This is not a story about tolerance.  This is a story about caution.

When Cheerilee gives her class the assignment to set up a little business, Apple Bloom and her friends set out to sell apple juice.  Everything looks like it'll go smoothly, until the new kid in town starts selling a drink that's insanely popular with the help of Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.  

And Apple Bloom doesn't like it one bit.  She thinks Lyra and Bon Bon have adopted a poison mixer out to brainwash Ponyville.  

And no, it's not just because he's a changeling.

A/N: Yes, this is the sequel to Trial of Faux Pas, but the prologue pretty much tells you everything from that story you need to know.  It's not required reading and it won't offer spoilers to this.

Note: this story has both comedic scenes and dark themes.  However, since neither of these dominate in the story, they are not added as tags.  This is meant to be occasionally funny, but the subject matter can get pretty dark, a little darker than what we've seen on the show.  

You have been warned.

Faux Pas: War Engineer of Chrysalis' Hive, a personal advisor to the Queen and one of the select few allowed to think freely.

Military genius, master strategist in both offense and defense, mastermind of the Canterlot raid.  

Of course he got captured.  

For his actions during the raid on Equestria's capital, he is put on trial and judged by a court out for his blood.  The odds are stacked against him, and there is hardly any doubt that his days are numbered.

But changelings are nothing, if not masters of deception.  Faux's got his own plans for the trial.

A/N: My submission for the fourth Author's Prompt, which is about, you guessed it: being on trial.  It's a little darker than my usual fare, and I'm not too sure about the ending.  Feedback is appreciated, as the story hasn't been officially submitted to the prompt yet.  

19/12 Edit: Woop! Judges loved it, offered suggestions.  It has been rewritten with their suggestions in mind.  

Some changes:

-actual trial is more two-sided.  Both parties have a fair point.

-fight that breaks out during the trial is longer.

-Celestia is made more believable in general (I hope, it's really hard in this sort of story).

(Set five to seven years before 'The Magic of Friendship', depending on how old you think the cast is.)

Little Waiwai is a colt in need of a foalsitter.  Why should Rarity have to foalsit him? Because her mother said so, and like any teenage girl she can't really refuse a direct order from her mom.  He won't be any trouble, or at least that's what the grownups keep saying.

And yet Waiwai has somehow managed to drive away every single foalsitter in town.  This does not bode well for the aspiring fashion icon, nor does the fact that Sweetie Belle sort of knows him and definitely hates him.  

Steeling her resolve, a young Rarity must face the horrors of foalsitting a no doubt unmanageable colt and hopefully keep her mane intact during the process.  

Can her hair survive the horror that is little Waiwai?

A/N: Submitted to the third Author Support Prompt, and it won.

Yeah, I'm as confused as you are.  

It's listed as 'Slice of Life' because it's a mix of comedy, light sadness (philosophical/psychological stuff, I guess) and...well, to say more would spoil it.  Suffice to say it primarily tries to approach the show's look and feel, so the other tags don't really match up on the whole.  Hope you enjoy!

Now edited for accuracy's sake, the mention of gems and crystals is mixed.  In hindsight, this fanfic actually contains fanon that was made canon with the Season 3 opener.  Oh well...

Rumble's got his cutie mark! Yay!

And he's hiding it.  He doesn't seem too happy about it.  Yay?

Making his way to the library for some advice from Twilight, Rumble must now come to terms with the talent that Fate has bestowed upon him.  

Easier said than done when your cutie mark is an embarrassing one.

Submitted to the second Author Support Writing Prompt, with the theme "You are a foal, and you have just received your cutie mark."

The original got positive feedback, and very helpful comments.  It actually won the prompt, which was quite a surprise considering the rush job.  The comments have been heeded, hopefully this version is better content-wise.  Some scenes are radically changed compared to the original, hopefully for the better.  My thanks to BronyMaster; Peregrine Caged, SunnyDaze and Tricondon, this story would not be the same without your input.  

Edit: While it's been in the Padded Cell for a while (no clue how it got there and how it got there so quickly), it is now also posted on Discord's Domain, since Equestria Daily is just too scary for me.  Exuberance!

Edit again: No more Padded Cell? *le sigh*

Edit 3: Return of the Author.  Now gotten under the hooves of WRITE, and reception was positive.  Some alterations may happen at a later date.

This is it.  Junior Flight Camp: where a pegasus gets their Flyer's Certificate, the official proof that they can fly on their own.  Scootaloo's anxious to finally leave her flightless state behind, but having two star flyers in your group doesn't exactly help your nerves much.  Nor does having a pair of first-timers as your instructors and an insane unicorn bard as the nurse.  

And then there's Doldrum Whimper: a bulky pegasus colt who's the victim of choice in his school, yet can't seem to grasp that his strength is something he should be using.  He's like Fluttershy on steroids, for Celestia's sake! Well, he's nice to have around, at least, and it's not like Scootaloo can't make new friends...if they measure up...

Rating adjusted for safe measure.  There's no gore, no overly explicit themes, but some of the things are mildly suggestive.  It would get under the radar of a kid's show, no problem, but it'd be noted for flying under the radar, still.  It's mostly meant to be funny, but I warn you there are some sad moments in this.  Don't say I did not warn you, I'm merely pointing it out because I can't use the sad and comedy tags together.

16/9 Edit: in the process of being rewritten.  Layout will be adjusted, OC's colour scheme will be adjusted, some unclear elements will be clarified.  

17/9 Edit: Rewritten to be grammatically more correct, and the OC now has a new colour scheme.  Hope you enjoy!

15/12-17/12 Edit:More grammatical correctness in the spacing of dialogues, some little changes to make things sound more natural and some mentions of Whimper being purple corrected.  I could've sworn I fixed all that before, though.  Oh well...

Edit of the edit: gone over the whole thing based on the WRITE review of the first chapter, hopefully it's an improvement.  The grammar should be accurate now, and OOC-ness reduced, at least in those chapters that allowed for enough leeway.