My name is Luke Vaneer. I don't know how I got here or what I'm doing here in the first place, but this crazy, backward world of Equestria... is actually quite nice. I've managed to find myself a job, a place to stay, and I've become good friends with the town's local heroes and other friendly ponies.

However, what I may be missing in my life, even before I was transported to this world, was love. I was never a ladies man, nor was I always outgoing. I've always thought love would find me, but luckily this Hearth's Warming I think I may have a chance to shoot my shot with a certain blue pegasus I've been crushing over.

Twilight Sparkle has fulfilled her destiny and become the sole ruler of Equestria.

Unfortunately, at her first council meeting, she learns a terrible truth.

Equestria is a bit of a mess.

It's official. Twilight Sparkle has entered the highly competitive world of book writing.

The only problem? Her stories are far too complicated, confusing, and long for most ordinary ponies to even understand -- Twilight's close friends included.

Now Twilight must try her hooves at something she thought nearly impossible.

Writing a simple story.

Tempest gets roped into babysitting Flurry Heart during a visit to the Crystal Empire. It's not so bad. She can talk all she wants and Flurry's a good listener. Plus, it gets her away from the hustle and bustle of the Crystal Faire. In all, she expects a quiet night.

Then she spots a spider. And spiders need to die. By any means necessary.

The Crystal Palace will never be the same.

Written for the May 2020 Pairing Contest. Loosely inspired by, well, Kill it With Fire. Has a Spanish translation by SPANIARD KIWI.

A crisis has struck Equestria, and it is Princess Celestia's duty to restore the economy. How does she do so?

By sending every pony a check in the mail for the sum of 1200 bits.

"If this world makes you crazy,/And you've taken all you can bear,/You call me up,/Because you know I'll be there./And I'll see your true colors,/Shining through./I see your true colors,/And that's why I love you." -Cyndi Lauper, 'True Colors'

Ocellus has checked herself in to a mental hospital and, to the confusion of the entire staff, she seems perfectly fine. They invite the rest of the Student Six over to see if they can help figure out exactly what is going on with their changeling friend.

Credit to DeadParrot222 for helping pitch this idea.

On the day Trixie Lulamoon was hired for student councilor at the School of Friendship, she single-hoofedly murdered a philodendron plant named Phyllis, a close friend of current headmare Starlight Glimmer. For her crimes, Trixie is put on trial, and it reaches the Grand Canterlot Court. This story details the trial.

Takes place immediately after A Horse Shoe-In.

This story is a sequel to Bori As My Reindeer Pal

Rara has been your pal since you were five years old. Twenty years later, nothing has changed except your bond with the pony gets stronger and stronger.

Thanks to Daniyel099 for editing this.
https://www.fimfiction.net/user/292246/Daniyel099

Ocellus should have expected this question to come up someday. She really should have...

Just a silly little thing I thought of and had to write down.

Korean Translation by Ad Hoc
Audio Reading by ajvasquezbrony28

With the Ritual of Sacanas complete and the alicorn magic successfully usurped, the Storm King's chief enforcer anticipates her long-awaited reward, while it seems only a miracle can prevent the sacking of Equestria's capitol...

Cover art by luciferamon@derpibooru.org