Aria Blaze is a retired siren and member of the Dazzlings. It’s not really a story she could tell to just anyone, but who else can she turn to when the only two people she’s ever known disappeared from her life? Maybe you, perhaps?

Rarity's heart is broken by a disrespectful stallion, she escapes to a bar to drown out her sorrows in cider. However, one of her dear friends is there to make everything right. Not just for her, but also everyone else in the bar.

Based on the song "The Piano Man" by Billy Joel, and his other songs.

Cover Art By: logisticbumm

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Set roughly two years after Luna's return and redemption, Spike has begun to question whether or not non-ponies have protected rights in Equestria. When he raises his concerns to Twilight and Starlight, the Princess is offended by criticism of Celestia's system, while Starlight begins dreaming about her old ideals once more. Twilight sends their concerns to Celestia and Luna, but they soon develop very different views on how to handle the situation.

The entire time, the non-pony nations are increasingly agitated by the overwhelming influence of the pony city-states and the need for them to forsake their old cultures in favor of becoming more "civilized". An ancient prophecy foretells that a hero will emerge to unite the non-ponies and strike at their oppressors when they are at their weakest.

As the battle lines are drawn and diplomacy fails, two things are certain. The first is that no land or nation will be unscathed by the conflict; the other is that whomever succeeds will set the political precedent for the next thousand years...

Title is a reference to the MGS: Peace Walker song. This will eventually evolve into a Lunar Republic v. Solar Empire fic, but their creation will probably only be the end of this fic and the setup for a sequel. This is an AU set roughly two years after the beginning of the TV series, where the point of divergence is the Season 7 finale. There are some references to Equestria Girls and the comics, but since I haven't read very much of the comics, I'm mostly cherry-picking. There will also be a plot involving Spike as a sort of "chosen one" and the introduction of a third-party competitor in the form of an alliance between non-ponies. I'm not sure why I did it, but I thought it would be good to throw in something extra instead of just NLR fighting SE, since there's already a dozen of those out there.

I added the romance tag because the relationships of the characters have developed into important plot points.

Below are my three major warnings.

WARNING: This fic is political, though I'm trying to present each side as both an aggressor and as a defender rather than pick obvious "heroes" and "villains". That said, topics such as race form the initial crux of the fic, though in this context race means dragon/griffon/pony, etc., and the races don't have real-world racial equivalents, so please don't get worked up about it. Feel free to root for or condemn any side you want; I'll withhold my personal bias, since the point of MLP is building bridges, not walls.

WARNING 2: There will be fighting. One of my mistakes with my last NLR/SE fics was the over-the-top dramatic flare of the war, and the introduction of modern weapons. These battles will be fought using technologies shown in the show: spears, arrows, magic, and Pinkie's Party Cannon (when she wills it). I've left the casualties ambiguous because some readers prefer lots of death and some don't. Read into it however you wish.

WARNING 3: Getting sick of these, yet? There will be a lot of shipping. I tried to prevent it, but I can't help it, and now it's part of the main plot.

This story is a sequel to Ultimate Spiders and Magic: Episode V "Neogenic Nightmare"

While everyone is away for the Camp Everfree trip, Peter decides to stay behind amidst the Man-Spider aftermath. However, Trixie’s father, Jackpot, comes into town for his magical performance tour (and hidden illegal matters) as the Great and Powerful Mysterio. Now, Spider-Man must contend with the magician’s powerful illusions and technology, all while trying to preserve his friendship with Trixie and learning of her family's turmoil.

Life is never simple.

Coverart done by jmkplover and edcom02

Special thanks to this group of editors and proofreaders! Regreme, Azu, Commander Stelios, Titan Commander Sebaste, and Marvelsoldier

Set during an Old West Earth, Adagio Dazzle is the leader of a gang, living up her life as much as she can. However, a certain fiery-haired woman has caught her eye, making Adagio evaluate her life once more. After her day of drinking at the saloon, the gang leader finds out she is being kicked out of the gang she established. In the most unceremonious way possible as well... After all is said and done, Adagio finally realizes her own feelings for Sunset Shimmer and decides that she has to keep on living just to see her one more time.

Hello, everyone! This little short story is an entry into the Sunset x Villain Period Piece contest! I know I'm cutting it a little close, but that's because I really struggled coming up with a story idea I would actually like to write. This story is inspired by Red Dead Redemption, a video game I played a lot when I was younger and I highly recommend you do so too! It has a great story and entertaining characters, so it is worth one playthrough, even if you don't like shooting games!

This story is a sequel to Slender

Equestria is ruined. The Slender One's reach cannot be escaped and now the populations of entire cities have disappeared, vanished without a trace.

Even the princesses have left the ponies to their fate.

Big Macintosh returns to Ponyville with a team of like-minded ponies and one goal in his mind; to stop the evil once and for all.

Cover art by Swirling Line, of course.

Cloudchaser and Big Macintosh have been going out for a while now.
So when Applebloom mentions hearing weird noises coming from his room, Cloudchaser investigates...

Fluttershy wants to ask an old friend to prom, but she doesn't know how to go about it

Commission for Jmoslash

What happens when you get caught red-handed drinking out of a milk carton at your friend's house by her older brother? Sunset Shimmer is about to find out.

This story is a sequel to Hot & Cold

Sonata’s a siren who listens to her heart more than her head. While she’s not always aware of what goes on in the world around her, she does pay attention to people, way more than one usually would. On her way out of her favorite fast-food joint, she finds someone out alone on a bench, seemingly down. With no consciousness to stop her, she tries to cheer them up.