There are many who say that evil has no place in the world. These people are wrong. There is a place for everything, but evil especially. Without evil, we wouldn't have any context for what is good. The world needs villains so that it knows who its heroes are.

But as someone very unhelpful once said, there's evil and then there's evil. Some villains go over the edge, and instead of quietly filling their role as the natural antagonist, they try to overturn the chessboard. Instead of conquering, they destroy.

It's these sorts of villains that give evil a bad name. It's these sorts of villains that King Sombra is dedicated to hunting down.

Made as a birthday present for the utterly brilliant Evehly.

This story is a sequel to What Shy Did on Her Summer Vacation

"When you wander probability space, you notice some trends. Trends like Sunset and her friends getting the same summer jobs in a lot of worldlines. Well, ours isn't exactly close to baseline. It turned out a little differently for them."

Part of the Oversaturated World. Reading the prequel isn't required, but provides context for some parts.

"Wait, prequel?"

Shush, Ditzy.

This story is a sequel to Meeting Mister and Missus Sparkle

The Grand Galloping Gala: the premier social event in Equestria. Well known as the most glamorous event of the year by ponies who have never gone, and known by those who HAVE gone as being awful, and in recent years, downright dangerous. Sunset Shimmer has returned for The Gala for the first time since she ran away to the human world, and she has brought a date: her girlfriend, SciTwi.

With the reputation The Gala has gotten in recent years, one pony is insistent on having at least ONE year where no guests are sent to the hospital, no new construction is needed on the castle, and no one is almost sent to another dimension.

This can...only end well, right? Right?

No...no it can't.

Canonical with Equestria Girls the Empowered World and Conversion Bureau Oneshot: The Empowered World. How will be shown later.

Features War, Betrayal, Aliens, Fish Machine Guns, and Severe Planetary Vandalism

Discord, is old.

Very old.

But what is Discord?

Where did he come from?

Discord tells all.

Humor ensues.

The sirens are defeated and Sunset Shimmer has restored her magic. All's well and good, right?

Of course not. What begins with Sunset's friends wanting to have a very important talk with her will escalate until the fate of at least one world hangs in the balance.

Rated Teen for cosmic calamities, trace amounts of waifu theft, and a bit more skin than Hasbro is likely to show. Cover by iisaw.

The Story Shuffle short stories "Aftershock" and "Rock On" take place in the same continuity as this story. The background details of "Fish Out of Water" apply, but the story itself does not.

A short story in which You helps Twilight lose her ever-grammatical mind.

*****
Massive thanks to Level Dasher for stepping in and proofreading/editing! He pointed out a ton of little (and not-so-little) details that I missed, and I feel his efforts really put a coat of polish on the story.

ONESHOT: There can be horrific events in our lives, some we will never forget. Today, Mr. and Mrs. Cake will have a moment like that, when they buy a Starbits coffee machine, and a certain hyper pink pony wants to try it out...

Elslowmo and Nasse-Seta get credit for the cover image, it just felt right for this story.

If you enjoyed this, check out the sequel Ponyville Discovers Coffee. Here's the link: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/39039/Ponyville-Discovers-Coffee

While exploring Canterlot Castle, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash uncover a room filled with stone tablets connected to dials. Above each dial is the name of an alicorn they know.

These old things couldn't possibly control an alicorn's power, could they?

Only one way to find out.

Pinkie wants Starlight and Maud to enjoy brunch with her. An idea that Starlight dismisses out of hoof. Too bad Pinkie won’t take ‘no’ for an answer.

Inspired by a conversation and helped along with Tired Old Man!

Sometimes you have to laugh, so you don't have to cry. Pinkie Pie and Cheese Sandwich may have more in common than they thought, including Ponyacci, the greatest clown in all of Equestria. But when Pinkie Sense and Cheesy Sense combine, it sends them on a journey to throw the worst party of their lives.

Featured in Twilight's Library and on Equestria Daily. Art is"Generations of Laughter," by Fractious Lemon/Matt Garner. Used by permission, and it's also a shirt.