What gives a pegasi the ability to fly? In what language does the soil speak, when it talks to an earthpony? And what power does a unicorn may posses, so it can create things out of nothing?
To this question I have devoted many, many days and nights of my long life and I only found it right at the end of said life to write down all my experiences and to share them with the world.
Or, to be more precise: With you, dear reader.

Follow me with my adventures to distant cultures, different kinds of magic and in the end; witness the birth of a nation of which I can only hope to last in peace forever.

There was a pattern here....

She hadn't seen it before. Or rather, she had refused to see it before.

But...

Were ponies really so... naive?

This story is a sequel to Sweetie Belle Tastes Like Marshmallow

It has been months since the most eventful two days of Sweetie Belle's life so far. She now has her cutie mark, and has seen another side to her bullies. She's even been granted permission to spend a week at a campground near the Horstralian Colt Coast, far far away from Ponyville. She'll even be able to catch up with Babs Seed, who is going with her school, too.

But strange things have been happening at Camp Blue Lake lately. Things like ghosts, giants, aliens and even an island in the sky. Even stranger stuff lurks through those trees.

But not to worry. Everything's under control, right?

But when one tour goes horribly wrong, the Crusaders are separated from the camp, taking ten other fillies with them into the darkness of a jungle beyond their wildest dreams. Furthermore, Apple Bloom keeps hearing mysterious voices, and appears to be in contact with a mysterious guardian spirit for reasons unknown. Worse, it appears those rumors and myths are all true, and it appears someone has interest in them, and in particular whoever this "Maple Bloop" is...

Rated teen for themes and language, among more.

Notes:

-Takes place after Crusaders of the Lost Mark, while the prequel is before.

-Humans and anthros are later in the story. Later chapters will also include crossover and sci-fi elements.

-Xoyc is more correctly Xòyc and pronounced /ʁo˥˩r̼ʡ/. See here for more information.

We are all connected to our roots...

You are the Royal Gardner at Canterlot Castle. The position has been passed down from stallion to colt for generations in your family.

The roses are your pride, because they are what she loves most, and there is one bush in particular that captivates you. When it thrives, she does.

And, try as you might... you cannot help but having fallen in love with her.

Dirt in your hooves and sweat on your muzzle, why would a Princess of Equestria look twice your way?

But hope... hope grows like a weed.

My name... is Nightshade. Once upon an era I was human... A killer.... A madman... At least, I think I was. My memory is a blurred collection of images, and nothing seems clear about my past. I remember killing, taking lives... but I also remember losing my own. But one thing strikes me, it sticks out like a sore thumb... a person... No, not a person, something. It changed me, sent me to this new world and told me it was my last chance. Now, this new world is where I will learn some very important lessons, supposedly. This New World is where our story begins... shall we start the adventure?
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iNsAnE KiL1Erz

19 ficlets of love, all themed around the little messages in a random can of Dove Valentine chocolates. What sorts of ships will you find inside?

This story is a sequel to Rare-ified

Ever since the night of the town-wide music video shoot, Rarity had been acting rather odd. Ponies have noticed her looking somewhat unnerved, glancing over her shoulder from time to time. She passes it off as nothing whenever asked, and just goes about her business like normal afterward. But what could be making her so uneasy? What troubles plague her mind? And why won't she tell anyone about them?

After her role in the Helping Hooves Music Festival, Rara "Coloratura" heads backstage to take a moment. In just one day, so many things happened to her. All of them life changing. She fired her manager, she changed her image and musical style, and she reconnected with her oldest friend. All of it being incredibly overwhelming.

The last time she felt so overwhelmed was...

A thank you to my pre-readers Tatsurou and Merc the Jerk.

[AiE] It's the first day of winter! What better way to spend it than with a marshmallow pony?

Rated Teen for some vulgar language.

Years ago Fluttershy met Rainbow Dash when they were just filly's, coloring her world far earlier than most ponies. A few more years later Fluttershy met a pony she came to realize she loved, confusing her well beyond what she deserved. To add to this unpleasant surprise neither her nor Rainbow have ever spoken of their apparent connection, even after all these years. Now Fluttershy has to figure out just what "Soulmate" truly means and how it effects her long lived friendship and newly budding romance.

A story based on the same idea as Colors of the Soul by Monochromatic.