After teaching her how to play the game, Fluttershy invites Starlight Glimmer over to her cottage so she can help her beat Discord at the chaotic game of Treehouse.

Second story in the Ponies Playing with Pyramids saga. No previous reading required.

This story is a sequel to Hive Alive

After the chaotic series of events that created it, Twilight's small hive is now positioned with her at the peak of Equestrian authority. Not all are pleased by this. A coup has just been averted and the plots of those behind it may still be in motion.

With all other alicorns away and Discord gone with them, Equestria's history will be written by only one mare. She and her hive of friends and lovers are already being dragged into the tragedy of power-seeking pony elites, invaders, and ancient evils.

It begins as Cloudsdale falls...

GENERAL NOTES
1. Please see the age rating note below for a disclaimer on content and general story mood.
2. This is the direct sequel to Hive Alive. There is no significant time jump between stories.
3. Due to the length of Hive Alive and the time since it was finished, I have put together a useful timeline summary. Those interested in remembering key details from the 230,000+ word story will be able to do so easily. It is posted in a blog entry here.
4. Recommended to be read with the background color set to "Dark" via Formatting. It's the changeling thing to do. Chrysalis approved.

UPDATES
Biweekly. One new 3,000-4,000 word chapter every other Wednesday.

FULL TIMELINE SUMMARY OF HIVE ALIVE (for those that want to refresh themselves)

AGE AND CONTENT RATING
Rated Teen for violence, non-graphic injury, some crude language or terminology, innuendo, and suggestive content. No explicit scenes or descriptions will be included. Deaths may be mentioned but are not detailed. The intent of the story is not to be entirely serious or dark and therefore is not tagged as such. There will be more cheery scenes to come after the beginning chapters and thus this should not be confused with going the path of improperly tagged grimdark.

Alternate front cover is in progress.

In Popular Stories: December 31, 2016
First Featured: January 4, 2017

Thanks for reading!

Art by BlackWater (me)

A short little story about what happens when the Cutie Mark Crusaders want to stay up late and Discord is thrown into the mix.

Will he cause trouble and ruin the party or make it great?

Read and find out...

Dedicated to the New Year of 2017 (thus the Publishing Date)

After Doctor Hooves reads some magic words in front of a mirror, he summons three ponies from different worlds. Can these three destroy the friends of Equestria or will they be stopped? Is Fluttershy going to be drunk off her ass? This is what happen when you chose to write a fanfic instead of sleep. Disclaimer: There are references to several fanfics in this story. All authors should be respective and their writing cherish.

Waltzing into Sugarcube Corner, Trixie intends on acquiring the tastiest of treats, only to find herself caught up in the baking process. To make matters worse, there seemed to be an irritating voice harassing Trixie at every turn.

Warning: Features my crazy, runaway imagination.

Edits by Level Dasher
Now with a crazed reading by a special pony right here!

Featured on 1/1/2017 Happy New Years everypony!

This story is a sequel to Where the Sunflowers Grow

The Spoon family fortunes have declined over the last millennia following their ancestor's involvement in the defeat of Nightmare Moon and her legion. Still influential in the royal court of Canterlot however, Lord Spoon becomes the centre of a web of intrigue that uses his love of his daughter as a puppeteer pulls the strings of a marionette. No longer certain who he can believe or trust, Lord Spoon puts his faith in himself and his new found friends to help save his beloved daughter from the sickness that is taking her ever closer to the gates of the eternal herd. Cover art is a commission piece by Pridark.

After dying of old age, Fluttershy ends up in the afterlife, but it isn't what she expected. While there, she meets Princess Luna, who informs her that Equestria still needs her and her kindness and love. Sent back as an alicorn, Fluttershy must overcome her shock and find Discord, to make sure her husband is okay and not gone mad. Twilight, Cadance, Pinkie, and Applejack are all shocked by Fluttershy's ascension and return to life.

How will Fluttershy deal with being an alicorn princess and what will she and Discord do now? What is Discord's connection to Pinkie Pie?

Established character deaths of Rarity and Rainbow Dash and Spike's departure to be with Dragon Lord Ember. Teen for minor sexual situations and kissing. FLUTTERCORD! Don't like, don't read.

I do not own the cover art, and do not know who does. If you own it and want it taken down, please tell me!

Countess Coloratura decides to obtain a spell book that contains dark magic not just any dark magic, the dreaded Dark Wicca Magic. The only one that can stop this lunatic is Rainbow Dash who is trying to enjoy her vacation after the defeat of Bloody Mary not too long ago. This whole thing will make this trip to Florida all the more sweeter.

A thousand years ago, when the world fought for survival from the onslaught of the creatures of the night, a follower rose up and laid waste to the enemies of the night, proving herself to be an enemy of Equestria. The Queen of the Eternal Night chose this warrior to lead her armies, all at a cost. The warrior would be granted passage home.

Yet, when the sun mounted the victory of the light over the ethereal queen's head, the warrior was not found at the defense of her mistress, for the warrior spoke tell of how the queen had neither the means, nor the intentions, to pay her. The warrior raised her arms against the one she had once called leader and was struck down by the champion of the light, the sun, damning her to an imprisonment lasting a millennium of the world's time. So it has come to pass, the millennium gone, and the warrior's shackles loosen and fall to the ground, freeing the traitor warrior as her once-queen escaped her prison, and the night was intended to last.

A fic intended to pay homage to the Displaced of the old days.
[Final Fantasy XV Lore and Creatures]

Story Arcs
Chapter One: Hearth and Home (Chapters One - ???)

He hoped to venture south.

He didn't want to go too far, lest he missed the comfort of home. More than anything, comfort is what he seeks, though it was all in short supply. As the black sun began setting in the distance, he set up camp, resigning to his nightly yearnings of a better world.

She hoped to venture north.

She couldn't bring herself to fail, not when the world around her falls apart. What she seek is the end, yet it forever remains in the distance. Still, she carried on even as the red moon rises, not wanting to waste a moment's breath when a moment is all it takes to build a better world.

Even in a world of liars, however, fate had other plans.

Characters tagged as 'Other' to prevent potential spoilers.