A strange creature from beyond the Sun and Moon has arrived in Equestria, much to the consternation of Twilight Sparkle and company. His coming will set off a clash that shall see the wills and strength of two combatants pitted against one another to determine the fate of an entire afternoon.

Fair bit of warning: This story EARNS the "Random" tag. Your Mileage May Vary. Consult a physician before, after, and potentially during reading. Do not allow contact with broken or bruised skin. Do not ingest. If accidentally ingested, do not induce vomiting; it'll come naturally.

"Sex" tag is for innuendo and discussions of heredity.

First part is the meat of the story. Second part is an author's tract masquerading as a conclusion.

"Lord" Tirek has been defeated, and now is once again in Tartarus. Yet even as he rails against his fate, one princess comes to ask some questions.

She won't like the answers she gets.

A small little story to fit one headcanon of where Tirek and Scorpan came from. Also the seed of a longer story, but I've got enough unfinished stories on my plate, so call this a little bit of therapy to put the idea to bed so I can work on something that actually needs to be finished.

It was supposed to be a simple day of rest for Twilight Sparkle. No invasions to thwart, no demigods to battle, no world-shattering revelations to deal with, not even a friend's dilemma; just the simple pleasure of a warm, sunny day spent with books, books, and more books. Maybe a friend or two later, for spice.

Then a crazy changeling drops from the sky and complicates matters with his insanity. The worst thing with the situation? He's very polite about it. And then Lyra gets involved and it all hits the fan after that.

They finally revealed themselves in the mid 21st century. After hundreds of years of clandestine observation and experimentation, they admitted defeat in their quest to prevent the genetic death of their race. Thus, they gave us their knowledge and technology in the hopes we could avoid their fate. But the gifts came with a responsibility: we had to assume their role in overseeing and protecting the various worlds they had taken under their wing, or in some cases, had outright created as experiments. Amongst these is, of course, Equis, the one experiment world with a full ecosystem complete with non-human sapient natives, and we can't exactly wear a body suit and expect to fit in.

And that is why I'm a mint-colored unicorn now, mom.

...No mom, I'm not joking. Why? The pay is good, I get to see a new world, help protect innocents from the meaner denizens of the place, that sort of thing. ...No, mom, I am not still upset that you didn't get me a car on my sixteenth birthday. I wasn't really upset in the first place, honestly. ...Should you really be asking that? ...Okay, if it'll get you to stop asking, yeah, everything works. Yes, even that. No, I have not tried it out! I don't even have fingers! Oh for the love of—just, just put dad on the line, okay? I've only got fifty seconds before my card runs out and I start paying full rate for interstellar calls. Lousy telecom companies.

-This story inspired and largely influenced by Project: Sunflower by Hoopy McGee, but it is a separate, unconnected story. No endorsement from said author is implied.

Rated Teen for occasional foul language, discussion of mature topics, and fighting scenes. Nothing graphic, however. This is a story in progress, and as such tags for characters and/or categories may be edited as future updates may warrant.

In the depths of space, a great and terrible conflict has begun. Now, six unlikely mares must venture forth in their space fighters to defeat the forces of Nightmare CATS and bring harmony back to the Equestrian Star Empire.

...At least, that's how Rainbow Dash tells the story of the defeat of Nightmare Moon. A certain princess might take offense to the embellishment.

A ridiculous short story involving one of the oldest Web/Internet sensations.

Applejack's bid to defeat Lyra has failed, and now the fight spills into the streets as the maddened unicorn absorbs the power of harmonic energy, making her as powerful as the alicorn of Earth herself.

Yet in the midst of this battle the dimensional barriers are broken, and something terrifying comes through the breach: another Lyra.

A bit of a crackfic, written in response to and a sort of continuation/atlernate ending of Robot Lyra Attack! by Blue Print. Mainly because of mutual dares in comments we made to each other on his Appletheosis story.

So now that you know of the train wreck of insanity that brought the story here, remember this: I regret NOTHING!

Mecha-Lyra's theme.
Alternate Lyra's theme.

Spring, the time of renewal and growth, is upon Equestria, and there is work to be done at Sweet Apple Acres. But while out on his monthly inspection, Big Macintosh runs across a particularly peculiar pony who won't take "no" for an answer.

Unfortunately for him, the day goes downhill from there as the mint-green unicorn just won't get off his back.

Partially inspired by Anthropology, partially by Wild, Sweet & Cool, and mainly by my own growing insanity.

This story just popped into my head last week and refused to leave until I wrote it out. So, enjoy, if you want.

Rated "Teen" for some occasional concepts that may not be entirely appropriate for young children. Nothing worse than you find on Prime-Time TV, but I want to be safe. Otherwise clean. Some light shipping near the end.

EDIT: Modified and updated with hopefully slimmed down sentences and whatnot. Proofreading done by RandomEncounter.

Just a cathartic story for blowing off steam/guilty pleasure. Typical self-insertion HiE. Read at your own risk.

And yes, I am totally ripping off Through the Eyes of Another Pony. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, after all. So if despite my intentions your interest was piqued, go read CardsLafter's story instead, it's much better.

It is the year 3070, and Mankind is once again at war. The battlefields of the future are dominated by fierce, robotic war machines known as BattleMechs, and under their auspice empires have risen and fell. Now with the worlds of the Inner Sphere once again facing the drums of war, two mercenary units have set off on their respective missions, their only tie a common ride upon the back of a JumpShip.

Yet when a cosmic accident causes a misjump, they find themselves thrown into a world that they cannot fathom: a world where magic is a force of nature, where mythical creatures live and thrive, and colorful ponies live protected under the aegis of their monarchs. New choices lie ahead, decisions must be made, and the inner character of Humankind will be put to the test when the question is asked: to conquer, or protect?

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It is the year 1023 after the ascension of Celestia and Luna to the dual thrones of Equestria, and Ponykind is at peace. With Luna cleansed and Discord sealed away even more thoroughly than before, all looks bright for the future of the colorful equines. With friendship and optimism, they face each day with hope and vigor.

Yet, when the heavens scream as a foreign object tears its way into their reality, the princesses and their subjects face a new threat that they cannot fathom: creatures and machines from a world of death and darkness, where magic is unheard of and the avarice of powerful men drive the engines of war to crush the innocent under their bootheels. Can they survive the coming of these coarse beings, and can they maintain the magic of friendship in the face of Man's Inhumanity?

With Russian Translation provided by Undermind.

A crossover with the Battletech universe, though this is an alternate BT timeline of my own devising. [WARNING: Fandom related material and fanboy rant to follow. Non-Battletech fans won't care, read at your own risk.]

Because **** the Word of Blake and their munch-tastic "armies from thin air" BS. Yes, I know the Clans were almost as bad, but at least they had some sort of justification in-universe. Wobbies? No. Just no. I don't care that it was 15 years, you don't go from "fringe group of mutually-antagonistic and argumentative sub-groups following various degrees of religious mania" to "WE ARE THE SPACE NAZIS ALL WILL BOW BEFORE US" like that.

So for BT fans, this is a 'verse where the Second Star League is still around, the Wobbies still had their temper tantrum though it was smaller and more in line with a bunch of religious fanatics. No stupid "knock everything down for ClickyTech" Wizkids/Fanpro approach, nor any "hey let's shove a bunch of cheesy Level 3 stuff at the players to make the game even more complicated" Catalyst Games stuff. This is just good ol' fashioned 'Mechs wailing on each other, only with ponies. Who will also be wailing on 'Mechs. GLORIOUS.

Cover image by Icaron of DeviantArt.

Princess Luna, Mistress of the Moon, co-ruler of Equestria, is utterly bored, and tired of dealing with the bureaucracy. When she happens upon an uncompleted spell that promises access to other worlds, she finds a project that engages her as seldom before. Yet, some worlds are not so pleasant and safe as Equestria, and Luna is about to find out how denizens of one of the more dangerous realms entertain themselves as she is thrust into a bloodsport like no other.

The Tournament awaits.

A crossover with Unreal Tournament, specifically UT2k4, which I've come to regard as my personal favorite of the series.
There is some gore, but nothing worse than your usual FPS game made in the last 10 years or so. Rated Teen for that, and some foul language. (Because it wouldn't be UT without the smacktalk.)

Consider this as the soundtrack. Because that's exactly what it is.for Deck 17. So, freakin' EPIC.

Cover art commissioned from Atryl, who is a demigod of Art. Seriously, he's awesome. Go throw money at him.