The wild, unsettled lands of Equestria are littered with ruins. Ancient temples, tombs, and testaments to long dead groups of ponies who decided to pass on the whole "Unification" fad and lost that gamble in Ozymandian fashion.

Some are filled with powerful lost magic relics. Others are overflowing with gold and treasure. (If you believe the legends, at least.)

There exist only a rare selection ponies who know how to safely delve these deathtraps to recover these lost pieces of history (and less still who would willingly accompany them).

But for these brave or foolish few, there is nothing more rewarding.

Written for the May 2024 Pairing Contest in the Original Pairings group.

Special thanks to Scream Queen for prereading and early feedback.

Inky Rose doesn't really interact with other ponies all that much. But that doesn't mean she doesn't ever leave the house, and underground shows are exactly her scene.

But the last thing she expected to find at a show like this is Troubleshoes, who looks like he wouldn't know the difference between a goth and a punk if his life depended on it.

Written for the 2024 May Pairings Contest.

Shortly before extracting the Pillars of Equestria and the Pony of Shadows from Limbo, the Bearers of Harmony faced off against a stallion trying to erase all records of an ancient evil, lest that knowledge fall into the wrong hooves.

Nopony ever considered that the two incidents might have been related. Not until Stygian's first novel hit store shelves.

An entry in the 2024 May Pairings Contest for the Original Pairings group. Last minute best minute.
Rated Teen for implied concepts a bit more grim than what the show could get away with.

Cover from the Friendship is Magic mainline comics, Issue #53

This story is a sequel to DominaTea

Anon tries to make sure his secret doesn’t become exposed, but it turns out it’s not as secret as he thought.

When Twilight was little she wanted a friend. Lucky for her, she owned a book with a nice dragon on the front cover. She didn't expect the dragon to be real though! Songfic!
Artwork Isn't Mine!

Starlight Glimmer has a secret project researching a totally new way to use magic, but she needs help. Twilight's help. Except, what if the princess doesn't approve? What if she can't see the potential? This is too important. Starlight must convince her, because the results will help ponies everywhere.

Written for the Dialogue-Only Contest III.

Thanks to Airy Words and Nines for proofreading.

All I did was wish for my life to be more interesting. And now I'm in a magical land where it's inhabitants think I'm probably evil. Plus, I'm getting armor of my favorite superhero, and am looking for the princess's protege, why? To convince everyone I'm her cousin of course! ... I think I bit off more than I could chew.

(First fic. Let's see how it goes! Criticism is welcome.)
This story was inspired by I Am Not a Charlatan! I Am Mysterio, Master of the Arcane Arts!

After the fiasco of The Fall Formal and Sunset Shimmer, I want to change my life. He wants to prove to everyone at Canterlot High, and most of all to himself, that he can change. Join Sunset Shimmer and watch her life change

After seeing Spike get rejected by Rarity, Meadow Flower follows him in an effort to cheer him up. Her cutie mark is a sunflower after all and her special talent is making ponies feel happy and sunny. She only came to Ponyville to visit her fellow Wonderbolt trainees, she didn't think she'd end up falling for the dragon.

https://www.deviantart.com/vernorexxia/art/Meadow-Flower-with-Cutie-Mark-Render-879320045

A spell miscalculated and the most unexpected results. Now thrust into a situation I find myself in a world seemingly bound for conflict. To control my future against various beings wanting to use me for their own purposes what will I be willing to do?