Twilight Sparkle has been abandoned.

After an expedition into the badlands is torn to tatters by an unprecedented monster attack, Twilight finds herself stranded in a hostile environment with no safe way back home. With no supplies and no survival training, It all seems hopeless for the scholarly unicorn until she is discovered by a type of creature she has never seen before. A changeling named Thorax, a native of the badlands.

With Thorax's knowledge of the environment, he is Twilight's best chance of getting home safely. And by that same token, perhaps Twilight is the best chance the timid, pacifistic drone has of discovering something he has lived his entire life without.

Set well before the Season 2 Finale.

Cover art was drawn by me.

This is a spiritual successor to The Bug in The Herd, and The Bug in The Basement.

Edited by Mister Hypothetical.

This story is a sequel to The Young Warrior: Thorax's Hope

After a long and trying journey to reformation, and then the trials that came with forming a kingdom from the ground up, a peace has fallen amidst the Hive. The changelings are finally living in harmony with most of the world, and they're content knowing their Royal family is watching over them. But when a forgotten enemy begins to rise to the forefront, fear follows in their wake. With their protectors in disarray, the changelings are afraid. And for once, Thorax, Apex, and the rest of their family don't know how to help. To find their way out of this, it looks as though they'll need a true miracle.

Or perhaps, just a bit of luck.

Beyond the mirror of opposite-Equestria, Thorax is tyrannical and bloodthirsty. This doesn’t bode well for the rest of the hive when he decides to crown himself king.

Co-written with the wonderful BezierBallad.

It started off as another normal Guys Night at the Friendship Castle... Well, as normal as Guys Nights can get anyways. The party of brave ponies and changelings gathers around the table, with Dungeon Master Spike sitting at the head waiting behind his screen. And yet, tensions seem unusually high tonight. Might have something to do with Pharynx being one of those Changelings invited. Oh well, least it can't get any weirder or more awkward than that time Discord was invited... Right?

Huge thanks to PonyJosiah13, Milksnipe and LegoLassy13 for the help on this story. Ponyjosiah and Milksnipe for the proofreading, and LegoLassy for teaching me the ins and outs of Dungeons and Dragons.

During a diplomatic visit from King Thorax, Princess Luna discovers that, inexplicably, his brother Pharynx hates her lavender. And for that matter, potted plants in general.

That won't do, of course – even if Pharynx is the new Changeling Prince – and so she'll need to teach him a lesson.

And one lesson won't be enough.

Featured from 18/05/2020 to 20/05/2020, peaking at #4 in the box.
Featured on Equestria Daily! Also featured in Equestria Daily's 38 Fanfics to Read for Luna Day 2020!
9/10, from My Little Reviews & Feedback.
8.8/10 and 8/10, from the Reviewer's Mansion.
Rated Really Good by Ghost Mike!

Edited and proofread by VoxAdam, pre-read by Valtyra. Thanks, you guys

Written for the May 2020 Original Pairing Contest.

Cover by hosikawa_choco.

Author's Commentary

This story is a sequel to Yona gets to smash!

But as always, can be read without reading previous entries as it is a simultaneous, separate story.

Hearing recent rumors about Changelings on Gryphus, Thorax decides to send an expedition in order to see if there is any truth in them. He hopes that finding another Hive, and teaching them to share love instead of stealing it, can help the changeling races become more known and accepted in the wider world. And who better to join such mission then Ocellus, who already proved herself in befriending others?

However, the expedition quickly turns into a disaster. Barely escaping with her life, Ocellus is stranded, a stranger in a strange land, alone and scared. Forced into sudden responsibility that she never asked for, the Student of Friendship will find in herself strength and courage she never knew she had, while Pharynx and others scramble for any way to rescue her.

But as she and her friends do their best to spread harmony and peace over the world, the ancient evil stirs...

As usual, references to Equestria at War are present, but knowledge of EaW is not required at all to enjoy the story.

Thorax has just been named the king of a new hive of changelings that have turned on their queen. He is now tasked with reforming the rest of the "black" changelings in his hive. It hasn't been easy and three changelings in particular have given him trouble: his brother Pharynx; Ocellus's best friend Elytra; and the former general of Chrysalis's army Scutellum. Pharynx is wild but seems to still have a desire to stick with the hive. Scutellum, on the other hoof, is violent and fanatical and has influenced Elytra to remain loyal to her "mother". Can Thorax and the other reformed changelings convince them to turn on their evil ways, or will Scutellum threaten an uprising and ruin all of Thorax's hard work?

This story takes place between the events of episodes "Three's a Crowd" and "To Change a Changeling" and sets up for events in my series Flurry Heart's Story.

Twilight's entire life is upended after the Equestrian Parliament votes to subjugate the Changeling Empire via a political marriage. Twilight, in order to save her mentor from taking on the responsibility of the marriage ends up volunteering herself to be the bride.

Pharynx hates the new hive. He hates sharing love. He hates what his brother is doing, so he goes to be alone outside the hive.

During which, he starts to remember one of his older memories. A very important one.

Chrysalis becomes a mall Santa. Actually a mall "Neighbells". It sounded like a good idea at the time, only she dramatically underestimated just how infuriating it would be. Equestrians and their silly traditions.

Written for Mindscape for Jinglemas 2023!

The cover image doesn't correspond to anything in the story I just drew it like that to get your attention :3c

Proofreading, editing, and creative consultation by Izzy Incraft.