The hunt is on and the stakes are high, but this Hearthwarming Iron Will and Tempest Shadow may find more than they look for.

Written for Libertynude for Jinglemas 2023

Prompt: "I would like to have a story with Iron Will and Tempest Shadow in it. Any genre is fine, though I'd prefer it not be a shipfic or horror story. Those aren't genres I want in my stocking."

An alicorn who wishes to repair a friendship in any way possible finds herself aboard Equestria's largest space station. Her goal is to keep things friendly with her old friend, to avoid relapsing into the past and ending up alone. As Twilight attempts to fix the fence, the station becomes contaminated.

There is an Organism...big, relentless, aggressive, and extremely deadly that arrives on the once friendly station, causing chaos and turning the friendly atmosphere into a war zone. Twilight, who has no experience in mechanics or maintenance, has to fix the station.

Watch Twilight as the hunt begins, as ponies turn on one another, and as a friendship slowly begins to crumble. Could you tell me how long it would take you to...sign out?

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Ponies? Yeah, you hear a lot about them growing up in the minotaur homelands, and it isn't all positive. Actually, almost none of it is positive. They're different. They've got those weird pictures on their flanks and those little prayers they mumble to their princesses. Ponies are gentle, passive. They're not like us.

See, a minotaur is supposed to act a certain way. You bulk up. You get aggressive. You don't let anyone else push you around, and you don't associate with ponies. I've heard the same thing my whole life, ever since I was young.

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Iron Will does an assortment of things, all of which are manly.

Done for Strumfreak's group "30 Minutes to Write Challenges," for week 1 under the "Slice of Life" category.
It will involve Trixie and a very loud minotaur. Oh, and also references to things that technically shouldn't be in the My Little Pony universe, but are in this story anyways.
Slight shades of Trixie/Doctor.

Iron Will's minotaurliness can't be eroded by anything... right? Maybe not even the Foalfree Press. Read on to find out!

Trixie is on trial for enslaving Ponyville and mutilating several ponies with her magic during "Magic Duel." The Equestrian media wants to turn this into Equestria's trial of the century. Trixie, being Trixie, naturally soaks up the media attention. She gives dozens of interviews, basking in the glory of the cameras.

However, she becomes concerned that she may not get a fair trial, and even if she did, she worries that she's already been convicted in the court of public opinion... which to a performer like her, is the most important court of all.

Iron Will and Rainbow Dash Set out on a journy to find out the truth about the element of Darkness.

This is my first fic from way before. It is trash.

You are transported to Equestria. Clearly you’ll be the raddest, most handsome and lovable pony of them all. They’ll make you king. They’ll be your friends. You could even have anypony you want because you're awesome. Such as the beautiful mare Fluttershy, who's been calling to you with her sweet, sweet flank since episode one. So...what are you waiting for?

Iron Will's goats have been coming to work punched.

He intends to get to the bottom of this.

Edited by Dubs Rewatcher!

Fic reading by M E Lovecolt!