It is the first time that two creatures will be approaching the catastrophic planet. Never before has anything made by the inhabitants of Weil come close to it. What better creatures for this than two ponies?
Indeed, the mark on its surface, a crater, is one of the most recognized symbols in all of pony folklore. It's a symbol of peace, of joy, of fear and evil. Legends give it miraculous properties, as well as terrible corrupting powers.
Is there a link between this crater and pony folklore? Even if the planet is so far from Weil that it can't even be seen with the naked eye, it wasn't always the case. Millenia ago, it would have been visible in the night sky, barely smaller than the moon. Only for a brief period of time.

What will those two ponies find here? Are the legends true? And if they are, which ones? The good? Or the bad ones?

Warning: While there is no gore or physical violence so to speak, there are some disturbing things and implied pain. That's why the fic is rated "Teen". I don't think it needs the "Violence" tag, but I'm ready to add it if people deem it necessary. I'm also really bad with tags in general so I've put Horror and Dark because I think they do fit. Or, at least, the fic is intended that way.

Story written for the Science Fiction Contest III. I was planning on participating in the Wonderbolt Contest with another fic, but I couldn't do both in time, and this one was way more inspiring for me. So I did this one.
Art by Taïga Blackfield.
Music used: Ketsui to Kakugo (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S)
Sweet Dreams (by RisenFromTheDust, from the album Beyond and Below of Neighsayer/Furtherproof & Feathers)
Light of the Seven (Game of Thrones)
We Die in Here All the Time (Borderlands 3)

This story is a sequel to Motion

Anon and Celestia go to their first lesson in potion brewing. All the while, Anon has to juggle keeping his new interest a secret, and coming to terms with his feelings towards the mare. The big question is: when will he ask her out?

Spike has been Twilight's loyal Friendship Ambassador for many years, sorting problems and building bridges with other nations.

Sadly, the customs of his ancestral home remain a mystery to him. On a diplomatic visit to the Dragon Lands, Dragon Lord Ember decides to enroll Spike in a ceremony that all young dragons must pass, the communion with the deity of the dragons.

Yet, in this unfamiliar realm, a world of dragons he knows so little about, Spike is forced to grapple with profound questions of identity-who he truly is, what he aspires to become, and whether he can ever embody the essence of what it is to be a dragon.

Surely speaking with a God can't be that bad?

Set sometime before The Last Problem during Generation 4

Art is by Noben at https://www.furaffinity.net/view/16601690/ all credit goes to the artist and their works exclusively.

Fluorescence's mom helps run the pony side of the portal between Equestria and Earth. Taylor's mom does a similar job on the human side. So Fluor has known Taylor for, like, ever, and they share a fascination with the portal and how it works. This fascination only occasionally leads to interdimensional disasters.

A magical universe and a science-based universe may sit uneasily side by side, but friendship knows no boundaries.

This is an entry in the Science Fiction Contest III.

Roseluck has a problem. She loves this alien named Anon. While that may be a problem for some ponies, Roseluck knew there was someone else in the way. A certain someone she knew all too well...

WARNING: Light RGRE themes.

Inspired by the song VOLA - Straight Lines.

Art by viwrastupr (linked in source of image).

Pre-read by 6-D Pegasus.

Gift for Lucky Seven. Welcome back to Fimfic!

Twilight Sparkle handles her responsibilities to the best of her abilities. However, according to Future Twilight’s memories, that’s just not good enough. The future mare returns to the past to distribute some tough self-love.

This story participates in Sci-Fi writing competition.

It's that time of year, again - when Angel grows another year older. This year, Fluttershy has an amazing idea to celebrate with and surprise Angel and his animal friends! But, in a series of unfortunate events, something utterly terrible happens to Fluttershy's surprise! Now what must she do??

Rarity awakens to discover time has stopped for everyone but her and her love, Twilight Sparkle. And also Trixie. And a growing number of other ponies. And strawberries.

An exquisite corpse is a form of collaborative art where each participant only knows about part of the whole work, and must complete their part with limited context. In this case, each writer only had access to the previous chapter, resulting in the story getting confused, yet still moving forward undeterred. The exception is me having full context when helping out the others.

Participating writers were me, The Red Parade, Gearcrow, WiseLlama, Cynewulf, Ruby, trAce, Lingo, Lopunny, Undome Tinwe, and Nonchalant.

"C'mon! It'll be fun!"

"I mean- Are we really sure we should be headin' into the Everfree forest?"

"Yeah... Rarity told me to not go snooping around places like that..."

"Oh come on! Don't be a bunch of chickens! It'll be fun! And plus, we could even get a cutie mark in archaeology maybe!"

"What's Ar...charcoal or, whatever the hays that name."

"The study of cool castles full of mysterious secrets, like Daring Do does in her book: Daring Do and the Secret of the Sphinx!"

"Right."

"I mean, sure, if we can do anythin' to get our cutie marks faster, I'm in!"

"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS ARCHAEOLOGISTS!"

A short story made for the dialogue only contest. I had fun making this, and I think it turned out well.

The planet Equus will be inhospitable in just a few short years. All the creatures on it are preparing to leave for greener pastures. All, that is, except Spitfire.

This fiction is canon compliant. It takes place several years after "The Last Problem".

An entry into Science Fiction Contest III.