Rakdarian survived the apocalypse of earth. At a tender age he watched his family succumb to madness and cannibalism, which he narrowly escaped with his life, fueled by luck, instinct, and a small amount of skill allowed him to find a group of other children where he lived in relative safety. Five years later he is ripped away from everything he had ever known, again. The story of a teenager hardened by his trials as a kid, and how he adapts to the new environment.

An old pony’s tale draws twins, Astra and Shimmer, to the Everfree Forest. When they find the tale to be true, one soon regrets the adventure, while the other enjoys the outcome a little too much. They find gems that not only give them the power they searched for, but turns them into different species as well!

Watch as two ancient species that had been wiped out are recreated by an adventure, and how the mares cope with the outcome.

Two tricks of the night, the difference you shall see, as one as one turns you into an animal, the other makes you deadly. ~Engraved on a stone in an unknown language.

(Vampires and Lycans and Princesses, oh my!)

Cover picture made by me. (Which explains why it isn't the greatest.

Author's note: this story is still undergoing occasional editing as I figure out what the hay I'm doing. Some scenes may be added, modified, or removed.

Two months ago, a changeling posing as Rainbow Dash tried to abduct Twilight. Nopony was hurt, but Twilight became a bit paranoid--how could she make sure something like that wouldn't happen again? The best thing she could think of was to invent a spell, empowered with her full might as princess, that would forcibly remove the disguise of any changeling in the vicinity.

It's testing day, and Ponyville's about to get twenty percent buggier . . .

AU taking place between seasons 3 and 4. Trigger warning for one scene of implied dubcon.

Celestia has been preparing for Luna’s return in exacting detail, most of which is being kept from the other ponies. Unfortunately, a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.

Shining Armor wakes up one morning to discover that the entire Day Guard has quit, save for a single Pegasus named Cloud Skipper. Their reason: anger over thinking they're being replaced by the Night Guard, made up of a single Night Pony named Midnight Blossom. Before he can pull the situation together, Nightmare Moon returns. Still, one can only make the best of a bad situation.

But even after Princess Luna is restored, the problems don't stop. It's nearly impossible to recruit any more Guards, leaving the reparations in the hands of three ponies. Nightmare Moon isn't entirely gone, still haunting the dreams of Skipper and Midnight. Certain warlike cultures may notice Equestria's weakness and invade. And the old commander of the Day Guard, Cumulus, may have had other motives for his disbanding them...

Truths will be uncovered, identities will be questioned, and nightmares will come to life. But maybe, even in the eternal night, a light can be found and followed to the dawn.

Notes: British spellings used for all except names. Also, Hasbro owns My Little Pony, and Cloud Skipper and Midnight Blossom were originally created by Equestria-Prevails on Deviantart. The only thing I own is this particular story.
Rated Teen for blood and occasional uncensored swearing, but no detailed gore and no sex.
Written with pre-Season 4 information.

Feature dates: 17/08/14, 26/08/14, 13/09/14
Wait, how the hell did I get a feature by posting an omake?

Kaleidoscope Coral has been having strange dreams, or rather nightmares, that she can't explain. The town she lives in, Stableton, has had trouble for years, most notable, the disappearance of it's citizens. Could her dreams be the answer to their problems, or the root of this evil? One thing is certain: Stableton will need to call in outside help if they have any hope of everything returning to normal.

Everypony remembers Tirek, the infamous, magic-stealing monster that walked Equestria all those years ago. However, few remember his brother, or the sacrifice he made to secure the future of ponykind.

Spike on the other hand remembers Scorpan quite well. Far more than he should, in fact. When memories from the distant past begin to emerge, memories of Scorpan and a dragon that looks uncannily similar to Spike, he has many questions, and very few answers.

Why does Spike have memories of a time eons past, and more importantly, why does the name ‘Scorpan’ sound so familiar?

Special thanks to Marshal Twilight for helping me touch up the story and plot, as well as editing.

After a detente' meeting with Princess Luna, a Griffon soldier visits Canterlot to see why she came in the first place. But while he was there visiting, he meets a pony who doesn't judge a book by its cover.

Alexander Ironclaw is owned by Equestria-Prevails, credit for the OC and cover art.

This is my entry for the Equestria Daily Summer Fan Fiction Contest.

Prompt:

Write a story about ponies... from a non-pony's point of view.

This story is a sequel to Wild Card

Back by popular demand, Ace continues his misadventures across Equestria and surrounding lands. Along the way he must deal with Black Brew Smugglers, the Equestrian authorities, an old foe returning and his quickly dwindling supply of tobacco. At the end of the day though, there remains only two important questions:
Can he get away with this?
and
How much fun can he have whilst doing so?

Part of the Chess Game of the Gods universe
Cover art is by the ever-awesome Kaze1121

For over a hundred years, Princess Celestia has taken the time to read a few letters that some fillies and colts send her at the end of each school year. Most of the letters bring a smile to her face; there's nothing like the wondering, wonderful mind of a child after all.

The most inconsequential participants in the great Equestria-Sarathûl war, a conscripted earth pony farmer and a human soldier take a break from miserable fighting in the rain for a simple act of kindness.

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Written out of my great love for John Hood's fantastic epic, Across the Sea parts one and two. This is written as a kind of side-story for a possible future of the fic; the real narrative probably won't go this exact path, but I've made a good guess. That's part of the beauty of Across the Sea.

Also, to quote John Hood about this story:

I'll sanction it to the degree of "It gets the feel and tone of the world right."

This story uses none of the characters of the one it's based off of, but instead uses the incredible world that Across the Sea has built.