Big Mac is just an ordinary pony from Ponyville. He works at the family farm, Sweet Apple Acres. Keeping the peace at the farm can be a hassle at times, especially with the Cutie Mark Crusaders running around and his sister being a fundamental element of friendship. Though one day the Crusaders uncover something that changes everything.

Being the mayor of Ponyville is not easy, not when you have the Elements of Harmony and the Cuite Mark Crusaders always causing trouble. Mayor Mare has a solution however, a Bachelor auction and Big Mac is the star of her little show. Follow Mac as he goes through his own personal hell, while the other stallions seem to be enjoying themselves!

Stallions on the Block: Big Mac, Soarin, Braeburn, Bulk Biceps, Prince Blueblood, Flash Sentry, Caramel, Thunderlane, Dr. Whooves/Time Turner, and Spike! Also two new ponies that you might be able to recognize.

Written by: Captain Unstoppable
Jake the Army Guy
Featured Story?! Thank you all!

Update: Since all of you have been debating the age, Jake and I have decided that the ages are as followed. Main Six are in their early twenties. CMC/Spike pre-teens 10-12. Mac mid twenties.

Thank you as always to jszellmer for the edits.

Thank you to KarmaDash for the idea bouncing along with Shrapmo as well.

Finally thank you mcwhale4 for the great cover art!

Also, here is what Auction has been like for Jake and Cap
Enjoy!

The bonds you form with others, sometimes you choose and want them. Sometimes you don't.
Bonds we were forced into, having no control over who we met or who we must interact with.
Bonds we've forged over time, putting in sweat, blood, and tears.
Bonds we've had all our life, ones that have influenced our decisions drastically.
Bonds we don't know about, and therefore don't act upon, until destiny rears its head.
The bonds you form with others can give you the power to do great things. They can protect you and the ones you care about. They can be the things that pull you from the darkness.
They can also endanger you. Used and manipulated to fit others' desires.

It's been almost a year since the Elements of Harmony saved Equestria from Tirek. Their fame spread as tales of their heroism reached the farthest corners of the land. Stories of Nightmare Moon's fury. Discord's revival, reformation, treachery, and repent. Sombra's tyranny. And Tirek's hunger for power.

The six bearers have been through much since then. But when evil once again threatens the land. They find themselves without their elements, and very limited knowledge of their rainbow powers. This time they'll need more than simply the Magic of Friendship to stop it. But who exactly can step up to the plate?

Celestia has discovered ancient texts that tell of a second set of Elements. Elements with the power necessary to protect Equestria. At least, she hopes so.

(I don't own the current image. If owner requests for removal, it will be done. Image comes from Axquirix and the emblems themselves come from here Emkay-MLP both on Deviantart.)
(The fic now has a theme song that was discovered by a friend who writes stuff. Some of his stuff is NSFW but he labels really well. Pay your respects to Senpai Butt Stallion and the awesome theme)

Many ponies around Equestria believe that only the Royal Guards handle all crime in the world, but even the elite guards need assistance in rounding up the meanest criminals in all of Equestrian history.

That is when they call the Rangers, an elite group of bounty hunters that travel the countryside hunting down these big time criminals, and who do you find sitting at the head of the entire ranger operations?

Why the Apple Family of course!

Long ago, Celestia sealed her sister into the moon. Her subjects, however, began to fear her and the elements she wielded, seeing they could be used on anypony. Heart broken, she fled her kingdom, leaving it to the ponies who inhabited it.

A thousand years later, Equestria is predominantly under the control of Earth Ponies. Industry thrives and magic is considered a thing of fantasy; Big Macintosh always thought this himself. However, his life is soon to turn around, and he will find himself on an adventure like no other.

(The main picture might be subject to change; just trying to paint a portrait of what kind of era the ponies are in in this alternate world)

(REBOOTED FOR GREAT JUSTICE)
(Proof-read by Sage-Wolf)

(Made the feature box. Awww riiight!)
(Well that was certainly short lived!)

Big Mac had always had these powers, the power to shift. The power to change who he was in the blink of an eye.

Macintosh's parents always told him that he was special. That no other pony could do what he could do. That he had a gift that he could help many ponies with. But that power didn't help him when he needed it most, and now his parents were dead. Big Mac kept his powers a secret, and withdrew into himself, hardly speaking more than one word at a time. But silence can be as loud as screaming.

Sequel to Let the Silence Sing!
Big Macintosh is dating Princess Celestia, and now all of Equestria knows thanks to a certain foal photographer. Dating a Princess is hard, thanks to her demanding schedule and his work at Sweet Apple Acres. The two rarely speak to one another during their get-togethers, but the silence sings between them.

When the unthinkable happens, Big Macintosh and Rainbow Dash find themselves fighting for their very lives. Can love and devotion see them through this ordeal, or will they give into death and despair?

Relationships are hard. It can be the bond between friends, the blood held in common with family, or the love between lovers. All are equal complexity and take time and work from all ponies to maintain. Sometimes that breaks down and a pony has to find away to come away as unscathed as possible. Scoots faces such an issue. Meanwhile Rainbow Dash must confront her own fears and come to understand how connections can change. Mac just goes with the flow and tries to hold everything together as stoically as possible, but even the most even tempered pony can be driven a little mad by a silly thing called love and its compactions.

Story previously known as The Unexpected Family of a Cool Filly

Triggers: Scootalove and MacDash

If you spot any grammar mistakes or have any ideas about how to make it better don't be afraid to make comment or you can just PM me.

Sol Do, Rarity's hick cousin from the gem-mining town of Hiddenite, is visiting the fashionista and her friends in Ponyville. What promises to be a simple visit from a relative, however, quickly becomes a tale of love at first sight as Rarity comes to learn she's not the only mare in her family tree obsessed with finding a significant other.

New cover art provided by the awesome Sketch-Pad.

Note: This fic was not in any way, shape, or form inspired by S4E13 Simple Ways. I've had this story in development ever since the second half of 2013, believe it or not. With that said, I will be making some references to that episode in this story.