Three decades after the fall of the Equestrian society, the land is a frozen wasteland ruled by unfeeling, soulless creatures. Only a resistance led by the bravest of ponies has the power to make a stand and change the fate of Equestria's future. Locked in a bitter struggle for their very existence, the resistance will find that it is not only the future they fight for...

Written for the Equestria Daily "The More Most Dangerous Game" writing contest.

The brutish hippogryph Gander has decided to settle down in Equestria for the time being, to learn more of himself and his peaceful pony kin. What he discovers is that not all ponies are sugar and spice, and even the brightest of lights cast a long shadow. When a new threat finds its way into the hectic downtown heart of Baltimare, the griffon-raised warrior will find his strength put to the test. Can he protect his new home and friends from a growing violence in the city streets?

Can he protect them from the violence in himself?

The sequel to Taking a Gander.

Hippogriffs: The unlikely product of two substantially different worlds. Gruff, griffon-raised Gander has spent his entire life struggling to live up to the warrior ideal, praising strength and shunning weakness. Now, unwillingly ordered to Equestria to uncover his lost equine heritage, he might just learn that there might be more to these peace-loving ponies than meets the eye.

Assuming he survives the journey with his sanity in tact.

A short story written for the Outsider Insight EqD contest.