In the distant future, year 2205, the United Earth Government Expeditionary Fleet has spread the roots of mankind across planets in the most remote of places. Along the way, we have documented the life that thrives on these exotic worlds, learned much about the greater galaxy.

Expansion is key, and knowledge is power in this day and age.

Never before in any documented finding has man seen another sapient species beyond himself. When the scouting crews from the U.E.G.S Clarke suddenly find that they are not truly alone in the universe, it will be time to put to the test the First Contact situation they had never prepared for.

It's the year 2559. The UNSC barely managed to fight off the hordes of the Covenant. That victory came at a hefty price. With the war over and the rebuilding process beginning, the UNSC Tuscany is sent out to investigate potential new worlds to colonize. It's crew and captain are in for a surprise when a gravitational anomaly turns into a tense situation where cooler heads must prevail.  

Proofread by: Alex Nuage

Isolated from her friends and taken prisoner in the middle of a war, Twilight must deal with the very real dangers of being percieved as an enemy as well as the nightmares of her arrival on 'Earth'.  Can she overcome her own fears and the fears of her captors?  Will the wayward unicorn's assistance be a boon or a curse to the 'humans?'  Most importantly, will she ever find her way home?

(Coverart image from XCOM's website, modified for 300% more Sparkle)

(Gore tag for blood and some violence)

(Many thianks to the studius OminousTen for giving my rambles a once-over!)

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Scootaloo works up her courage and during class when everypony else is having a massive bathroom break, she asks Sweetie Belle out on a date. Now, it's all up to this first date to see if Scootaloo can finally have Sweetie Belle as her mare-friend.

They are mare age (or high school age) in this story.

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My name is Diamond Tiara. I am the most popular filly in school, and with good reason. I'm smart, I'm funny, I'm cool, I'm rich, and I'm resourceful. Everypony wants to be me... which can be kind of a burden at times. Alula, get off of me already!

I'm Alula! I'm not quite as smart as DT here, but I'm a really good athlete, and I'm full of energy every day! After all, I get to see Diamond Tiara every day, so how can I not be?

What happens when you give a drunkard a King Tiger?

Explosions, mainly.

(I am using the character versions of the princesses and Discord form this story: Equestria's Crazies.. this is just an idea I had. don't tkae it seriously.

Winter Wrap Up heralds the coming of spring. It symbolizes the end of the long cold haul of winter and the rebirth of the land. It also happens to herald the coming of change and the budding of new love. This year, Twilight Sparkle finds herself struggling with strange feelings that only seem to surface when she's with her best friend, Rainbow Dash. Will Twilight be able to figure out what these 'feelings' mean and be able to manage the stress of coordinating Winter Wrap Up? And what will Rainbow make of these feelings?

Big thanks to The Abyss for doing a superb job editing this!

Edit: Featured March 21, 2013!!!

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The crew of the Valiant Star spent almost a year avoiding rebel detection to get vital information to the Federation fleet. After a narrow victory, the crew decide to defy Federation orders to return to Eath, and they decide to take a short holiday on a verdant planet mapped by the ship's navigation computer. Only problem is, those silent, wide-eyed ponies aren't as silent as they first let on.

Humanity has had the urge to learn and understand since the dawn of their species as Homo Sapiens.  From the first telescopes and the study of the stars by sailors, to the colonization of new worlds, Human beings have pursued the unquenchable thirst for knowledge in all of its forms, no matter what the cost.

Now, in the year 4025, long after Humanity began expanding their reach into the deep expanse of space, a new world is found that defies all laws of physics and reality...

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Luna controls the moon while Celestia controls the sun in their neat orbits around their homeworld of Terra. No problems right? Not from the perspective of one observer, one desperate observer out for power.

This is just me working on the basics of writing, the only way to get better is to do it and I need to get better. More tags will be added if they become relevant.