Gilda has just lost her childhood friend. She feels awfully foalish at the moment. Can she ever hope to find a new one?

(This is my first one-shot. Inspired by Griffin Village's song "Winter (Gilda)". I hope that you have enough kindness in your heart to forgive her <3)

P.S. Contains some mild language.

The real Gilda comes to Ponyville... but she doesn't get the welcome she was expecting. For some reason, everypony seems to already hate her... Will she ever find a place where her and her half-pony daughter can live in peace?

Also read:
Last Impression by Typoglyphic -- A wonderfully dark and morally ambiguous short story about what happened to Changeling Gilda.

After the humiliation at Pinkie Pie's party, everypony saw a speechless Gilda storm out, but nopony really knew what she was hiding behind her facade, nor did they care. Meanwhile, a certain Cutie Mark Crusader is enjoying her day until she stumbles upon the furious griffon...

Bitter about being kicked out of Wonderbolt Academy, Lightning Dust decides to travel abroad to give herself time to brood about her dreams slipping out from under her hooves. However, when visiting the land of Accithera, she meets a gryphon named Gilda in Australeo, and learns what Loyalty actually is.

When the Pirate Queen of the Griffonian Sea's daughter is kidnapped, it is up to the Pirate Queen Greda herself, and her crew of trusted friends to rescue her. Will she be able to find her precious Gilda in time, or will her Equestrian captors do away with her before Greda can bring her home?

Follow Pirate Queen Greda and her closest crew, Gareach, Ghayroth, Ghaimor, and Guis, as they cross the world in search of the lost daughter... and face all the dangers of the deep along the way.

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** This story was written when I was 15, and the quality and content reflect that. Please be aware that my position on topics contained within may have changed in the time between publishing and now, and I apologize for any offensive material that I may have condoned in my younger years. Additionally, this story was written as my part in a shared griffon setting with my abuser; as such, if I ever rewrite it to continue it, the story will likely be much different.**

Seeing the poor dragon at his wits end trying to woo Rarity, Gilda decides to give Spike some tips and help him gain the mare of his affection. Although she finds him slightly annoying, he starts to grow on her. And she soon learns that Spike has taken a liking to her as well...

Maybe too much of a liking.

Gilda wasn't always a bully. She was always antisocial and had a bit of a mean streak, but not a bully exactly. She was quite the opposite when she first moved to a city full of ponies when she was a teen, or "dinner" as she would have called them in ages past. After a while she resigned herself to exile in her temporary home, just waiting to cross the sea again. A certain annoying, gutsy, and possibly a bit insane mare changed that. We all know how their story ended; this is the day it started.

I'm aware this was probably done to death way back in the days of yore when Season 1 hadn't even finished, but I had a tiny idea to put my own little spin on it, so I figured I might as well get it out there and give it my best while I'm at it.