Hearth's Warming is never an easy time for Gallus, being the only one without a real family to go home to.
But this year, he just might discover a new friend to spend it with.
Proofreader and occasional writer. The sun tries vainly to stay lit for another day…
Hearth's Warming is never an easy time for Gallus, being the only one without a real family to go home to.
But this year, he just might discover a new friend to spend it with.
Sleepwalking--the act of walking while not conscious of it or aware of it, during one's sleep; to walk and/or perform other actions while sleeping; to somnambulate.
Which for Smolder, that alone is bad enough. Crawling into bed with Gallus while she's sleepwalking though...that's a whole other level of awkward.
Third place winner in "The Discovery" Young Six contest.
Featured by 2/5/2020.
On the edge of Sweet Apple Acres lies a grave, marked with a wooden cross. Nopony knows who it belongs to. And for Daring Do, that’s a problem. One that she intends to solve. But how can you make the world remember someone that time forgot?
There aren’t McRibs in Equestria, but that won’t stop a pony who wants her McRib fix. If they can’t be had at the Hayburger, it’s not that much of a stretch to commute to Alliance, Nebraska and get one.
Or maybe two, because right now they’re two for six at participating locations.
This story is a sequel to Changeling Courtship Rituals
Queen Chrysalis attacked Canterlot, brainwashed Twilight Sparkle's brother, kidnapped her former foalsitter, defeated her mentor in combat, and conquered her kingdom. She kidnapped the sisters of Twilight's friends, turned them against one another, and tried to drain all of Twilight's magic. Queen Chrysalis has, at every opportunity, done her very best to utterly destroy Twilight Sparkle's life.
For some reason, this has not caused the pony to fall in love with her.
However, due to Twilight's misunderstanding of changeling customs, it does mean they are now married. Twilight eventually managed to tell the Queen the truth, but she forgot that whether it's a kingdom or a heart, changelings conquer.
And since the changeling way of conquest didn't work, Chrysalis is determined to try the pony way. The only problem is, of course, she has no idea what that is. But she knows someone who does: Princess Cadance.
Now, with the absolutely sincere help of her mortal enemy, the pony she once locked in the caves beneath Canterlot while trying to steal her husband on their very wedding day, Queen Chrysalis is going to woo the sister-in-law of that very pony.
Surely this is the most perfect plan ever devised.
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Proofread by ShutterflyYay.
Takes place roughly after season five (so Starlight Glimmer is running around occasionally)
For years, Twilight Sparkle and Queen Chrysalis have been at each other's throats. Both have experienced victory over the other, and both have experienced defeat. Out of all the creatures in Equestria, none despise each other the way the pony Princess and changeling Queen do. They seemed destined to remain locked in battle forever, or at least until one is finally dead at the hooves of the other. The cruel insults, the vicious loathing, and the powerful spells that have passed back and forth between them at each meeting have become the stuff of legend.
Imagine Twilight's surprise when she finds out changelings consider this dating.
And now they're married.
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Sequel: Pony Courtship Rituals
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Some beautiful fanart of the end of chapter three was done by Dmann892; you can see it here.
More awesome fanart, this time from chapter one.
Now with a TvTropes page (obligatory TvTropes warning goes here).
If you want a Russian translation, you can find it here.
There is now a reading of the story on Youtube, which starts here.
Hallo! Sorry I'm late. But then, it seems... so are you, Rainbow Dash.
And so the late Rainbow Dash comes face to face with Death himself! And he's... surprisingly cordial, actually.
But when Rainbow ends up in his debt, there's only one way to get back to the life she knew: take up the role of the Grim Reaper herself while Death takes a little holiday. Will Dashie be able to stay quick among the dead? Will she be the most awesome reaper ever... or will Death have to cut his vacation - and Rainbow's life - tragically short?
(Apologies and honors to the late Sir Terry Pratchett.)
Editors: Reese, GenerousGhibli, E3gner
Illustrations: Greenfinger
My first FiM fic, actually my first fanfic period. A bit old, but I wanted to put something out there before I finish up one of my other works in process.
After many centuries, Princess Celestia gets to truly enjoy the dawn of perhaps the first new day Equestria has seen in ages.
A very short reflective one-shot, inspired by the works of fellow authors Martian and Hoof and Quill.
This story is a sequel to The Crystal and the Mirage
Though she's still reeling from the discovery that she's part dragon (on her mother's side), Rarity won't let that stop her from making life-changing decisions.
Spike won't know what hit him.
Winner of the Sparity 2018 contest.
Cover art borrowed with permission from DocWario