"If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago, I could be flying up there right now. With her, with them, the Wonderbolts. But... would I be better off for it?"

After being expelled from the Wonderbolts Academy, Lightning Dust traveled around Equestria in search of herself. Then, many years later, after a hard day of working she went to a bar and ran into the last pony she ever expected to meet again.

Who is jealous of who, though?

Written for the Everfree Northwest 2015 Iron Author Competition

Button Mash has finally convinced his mother to let him stay home alone while his family goes out for a few days, assuring his mother that nothing will go wrong.

Needless to say, something does go wrong. After burning the kitchen in a fire, Button Mash gets the brilliant idea on how to make sure his mother doesn't kill him. He's going to fake his death!

With no other choice, (Mostly thanks to blackmail) Button's friends must help him fool the town into thinking he's dead but he'll have to figure out a way out of this mess or his mother will bury him six feet for real.

Thanks to my Pre-Readers: DbzorDie and Zaphod

Thanks to my Editors: Obselescence and Seether00

Thanks to Kill Joy for the cover art

Spike now harnesses the bloodstone scepter making him the ruler of all dragon kind. Of course he hands it off as part of an important lesson on friendship, right? Naw. He immediately goes mad with power.

There's a large party thrown once the ponies from Appleloosa and the buffalo reach a truce. But during the party, Little Strongheart takes a second to look over at the apple trees in a new light. A curious Braeburn decides to find out what she's up to.

Short and simple answer, it's about death.

(Written for the World-Building Alliance, March 2013 contest)

WARNING: THIS STORY WAS WRITTEN FOR FUN AND NONSENSE. DO NOT EXPECT SERIOUS DISCUSSION ON FOREIGN POLICY

Princess Celestia decides to give Twilight a crash course in foreign policy by inviting her to Canterlot to both learn and participate in a meeting with a newly formed nation. Sure she's nervous, but she also confident. After all, she's the Princess of Friendship, she's made friends with Zebras, Buffalo, Griffins, dragons, and now even Changelings. Sure these new arrivals might be different, but nothing she can't handle, right?

When the School of Friendship receives a new Diamond Dog student, Gallus, Yona, Smolder, Sandbar, Ocellus, and Silverstream put their lessons in practice by quickly befriending him and giving him a warm welcome. But it's not long before it's discovered that there's more about this dog than he's let on, and the six students are getting dragged right into the thick of it...

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When the deposed king of the Diamond Dogs is brought before the court of Celestia, the story he tells is far too much to believe. For if it is true, the Equestrians' conquest of his nation has been a terrible mistake.

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Audiobook by Illya Leonov.
Proofread by GaryOak.
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To the far east across the vast sea is the forgotten homeland of the diamond dogs. A land once full of poverty, sickness, and famine has become an industrial super power that threatens Equestrias economic dominance/standing. Can Equestria survive as countless ponies are put out of work from the influx of cheaper and higher quality goods from Britannia or will they be forced into an war against a technologically superior foe? And just who is the Emperor and is every thing they know a lie?

A lot has changed since Tirek's first reign of terror, and he didn't have time to absorb the culture last time he was free.

He's still not sure he can absorb it now.

The Cakes have received a special commission: making some of the desserts for a global conference which will be hosted by the Diarchy themselves. As such, they're a little nervous about creating the right dish. And so after consulting a very old book, they're going to make something which nopony has seen (or smelled) for a very long time, a cake which requires one extremely special filling.

A very old book, the Princess, and a certain fruit.

Combine, then bake recipe for disaster for one day on low simmer.

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