Rainbows at night. Strange apparitions in the sky. Seismic disturbances. Bizarre rumors.

No doubt about it...there's definitely something strange going on at Canterlot High School.

Twilight Sparkle is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery.

But are the Rainbooms ready to deal with this Twilight Sparkle?

The Bearers of the Elements of Harmony failed to stop Sombra in time from getting into the Crystal Empire and acquiring the Crystal Heart. Now the Crystal Empire is ruled over by a tyrannical unicorn, that will stop at nothing to get what he wants.

Equestria is on the brink of war, and the only ones who can stop the evil king of the Crystal Empire, are six mares. Those six mares are the Element Bearers, but can they use the elements while one of their own is missing and in fact within their enemy's grasp?
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This story is a pickup from Pat_Hoof_5000, with his generous permission of course. I aim to finish what he started.

Collab with the awesome pony known as LightningBass94

That Romance tag isn't there for the reason you probably think it is.
Also, this story was added into groups that it no longer fits into. It was added to these groups by the previous author.

Since time immemorial, the Grand Council of Immortals has watched over all aspects of Equestrian life. They determine the destinies of all things on the mortal plane, both great and small. They convene once every one hundred years, and the Immortal who plays host to the gathering is permitted one request.

This century, it is Princess Celestia who will host the meeting... and who will ask for an unprecedented gift be granted to the newest alicorn princess.

Inspired by the Rankin/Bass adaptation of the Life and Adventures of Santa Claus.

Excellent live reading by Goombasa.

The Equestrian Bureau of Investigation team is trying to catch an unknown criminal. Using the info and evidence of his crime they will try to get inside the criminal's mind and track him down. But this crime is nothing they have ever seen before.

Cover art made by: AhmadTurk.

Rarity has a dress shop, and for the longest time, she dreams of making it big in the fashion industry. However, Sweetie Bell living with Rarity on a more permanent basis has forced the unicorn to accept that she is learning just as much about the fashion world as she is about rearing fillies.

So when her little sister comes home one day and asks a most disturbing question regarding their unicorn parents, Rarity is intent on busting what she believes is a myth that has so long lingered regarding unicorns. After all, there was no need for everyone in Ponyville to think that unicorns commonly commit acts of incest when such was not true.

Right?

One day, a pegasus messenger stumbles into the palace and collapses at the foot of Celestia's throne, too exhausted to even stand. He had flown in all the way from the Badlands in order to deliver his news in time.

The changelings are coming.

Now it is up to Princess Celestia to figure out the changeling question before it is too late. Why do they attack in the open when their strength lies with deception? Why do they consume by force when kindness and generosity would help them more? What sort of thoughts lurk in the mind of a creature that consumes emotion?

If she can understand Chrysalis, maybe she can avert the oncoming disaster.

The pony of Honesty can not lie about a secret nopony knows about. But, how deep is her secret?

Rated Teen for excessive drug usage and dark themes as well as language.

Free Spirit is not like other Changelings. A Half-breed Changeling. Exiled by the Empire, he was forced to find a new home, the kingdom of Equestria. But will he be accepted in a place that is on the high alert on Changelings?

Author's note: Free Spirit is my OC. He and this story were inspired by the story's cover.
*Takes place after Season 2 and before Season 3*

For Applejack and Rainbow, life is busy. Rainbow is busting her flank in the Wonderbolts Reserves, and Applejack is working hard on the farm. Caught up in their busy world, Applejack gets upset that her partner forgot something. When she goes to confront her however, she finds she forgot something too...

Story inspired by this beautiful picture by Tsitra360

There's a cabin far off in the mountains that my Dad and I go to every death of Autumn. The cabin is nice. It's cozy, really. The forest is pretty there, and everything is covered in a blanket of oranges, yellows, browns, reds, and even some greens that are still around from the summer. It's really beautiful, it's absolutely amazing! In fact it's so beautiful there, my Dad and I don't even use the wood to keep the furnace going...