Tempest has been chosen by the so-called Cat Distribution System. Plus on Christmas!

Journey throughout Equestria has been very hoofful. She deserves a break. And just as she begins the day, the very known terminology "cat distribution system", specifically about cats, has chosen her.

Written for Sane Marbles for Jinglemas 2023.

For a thousand years, there was just Celestia. Then Cadance appeared, Luna returned -- and now Twilight has ascended. There are ponies who are very curious about just what happened, why -- and how. Especially the how. Twilight herself is on that list, a freshly-minted princess with far more questions than answers, about to face a brand new one: what truly makes an alicorn?

And what happens if it goes wrong?

(Part of the Triptych Continuum, which has its own TVTropes page and FIMFiction group. New members and trope edits welcome.)

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Cover art by Harwick.

Flitter doesn't like most ponies. There's hardly anything in the world Flitter likes, very few which she can even remotely tolerate, and only a couple which she truly loves. Fluttershy is not in the last two categories. Flitter sees Fluttershy as weak, and weakness disgusts her.

But when you're trying to help someone you love, you'll look for help in a lot of places -- including the cottage of the weakest pony in the world.

And for those willing to listen past their pain, it might be the place where they start to learn what true strength is.

(This story takes place about five moons before Triptych and well after On The Application...)

Part of the Triptych Continuum, which has its own TVTropes page and FIMFiction group. New members and trope edits welcome.

Now with author Patreon and Ko-Fi pages.

Audiobook production by ObabScribbler.

Tempest Shadow is used to being alone. She has been for most of her life. So when she's going to spend Hearth's Warming alone it doesn't make much of a difference to her.

But when a freak snowstorm blows in and forces her to seek shelter in a seemingly abandoned cabin, her plans for solitude on the holidays might just be changed.

Written for Sane Marbles for Jinglemas 2022

The Crusaders sometimes form conclusions and make decisions based on impulsivity and gut feelings rather than rational thought. So, when they meet Ponyville’s newest, specialty flower vendor—a young, quiet mare from Alemaneia named Schneeblume—Scootaloo immediately begins to suspect something… that behind her quiet exterior, that bright smile, and those kind eyes, she's hiding something sinister.

Well, technically, she is... but perhaps not in the manner they expected.

In the end, the three quickly-growing fillies may find that their cutie marks and their penchant for helping ponies may come in a different fashion than they're used to.

Cover art done by the incredibly talented G_Hyze. This is the crop of a full picture I commissioned; said picture is presented in the story and sourced to his DeviantArt.

Rainbow Dash didn’t know she’d be on the precipice of the biggest change in her life when she nonchalantly agreed to help Pinkie Pie. Throw a party, make a lot of foals happy, go home. That was the plan.

So…why does she keep going back? Why does home…feel so empty?

Unable to shake the one foal that refuses to leave her head, Rainbow Dash is ready to jump into the greatest change—and greatest challenge—of her life.

And that, my friends, is only the beginning.

Chinese translation by luhcow:
无光，无声 Unseen, Unheard - FimTale
https://fimtale.com/t/34089

Derpy participates in a tourney.

Coverart used done by: equestria-prevails

Also exists IN SPANISH thanks to SPANIARD KIWI

Rainbow Dash flies east.

Tempest always avoided other ponies -- or creatures in general. For years, she kept the mindset that if she got close to anyone, she'd be vulnerable. Be caught in the open. But on a snowy night in winter, alone with her thoughts in her room, Tempest begins to reflect on this.

Well, more like her subconscious forces her to talk about it via a lecture Twilight Sparkle would be proud of.

Written for Sane Marbles for Jinglemas 2021

Update 12/25/22: Now has a reading by Flutterpaws!

Being Princess Celestia's personal guard is a gruelling, thankless job. However, when the Princess begins tutoring a small purple filly, Bastion finds himself on the receiving end of a much needed hug.

Entry for the EFNW Pre-Con Writing Contest 2015.