Idol Hooves holds a special place in Equestria. He's probably the only exiled changeling to serve in the Royal Guard, or at least, that's what he expects, as exiles don't really broadcast that fact. However, it's well known that Princess Celestia loves all of her little ponies, and her guards perhaps more so, and that makes it one of the best ways for a changeling to discreetly feed.

But how does a changeling even get there, let alone get exiled in the first place? For that matter, why would it ever go to Canterlot? Set a number of years before the series proper, before Luna’s redemption, Idol details how he was exiled, the ponies he’s met, and the series of misadventures that led him to joining the Royal Guard, and should continue a good ways into the series, as something of an alternate perspective.

Soon, he’ll have to deal with a boisterous new princess to serve and a royal wedding in the works bringing a third to power. Will his old instincts bring this new life crashing down around him? What precipitates Chrysalis’s ill-fated assault on Canterlot? Is it really so wrong for a changeling to enjoy good craftsmanship to an obsessive degree?

New cover art provided by the fantastic Carnifex

And a TVTropes page here.

And an Ask Blog of questionable canonity!
Out of Idol Curiosity

Fanart by Norad2! Major thanks! Short For a Royal Guard

Art by Egophiliac of Idol and his Daring Duckie Please don't tell him what that brush is meant for.

Rating updated to (T), it's a bit darker than (E)
Comedy Tag added as well
And changed the character tags a bit.

One night after a crazy Pinkie pie party, the six friends wake up in a forest. They look around to find lots of strange creatures. The friends find a town and almost get mistaken for the local creatures. After a big mix up, the six learn that the creatures are called "Pokemon". Now the set of friends have to find a way back home. The only lead is a local legend, and the knowledge of the champions.

Steady Hoof, like most ponies, has a cutie mark. However, unlike most ponies, her cutie mark represents something... not quite on the right side of the law. Given her circumstances, she has been hired on as a personal assassin for Princess Luna.

She's not happy about it.

She thinks?

In wake of the second Changeling Takeover, Discord is infuriated with his magic being useless when he truly needed it. To reclaim his pride, Discord does the one thing he never needed before: Train.

Now he shall remind the world just who he really is: The most powerful entity in this world. Possibly any world. And he will start with the Pony of Shadows. But is Equestria ready to see the unknown and untapped limits of Discord's might?

Through a mysterious incident, Sci-Twi and Sunset Shimmer are transported to the world of Pokémon. Unfortunately, while Sci-Twi arrives as a human, Sunset is transformed into a Pokémon.

Working together as a Trainer and her Pokémon, the two must journey through the realm of Kanto in an attempt to find their way home and, in the process, learn as much as they can about this strange new world.

Cover art kindly provided by Mutter_Butter!

Featured on 26/07/19

Being transported to a new world wasn't exactly on Trixie's to do list, nor was it on her bucket list, but when confronted with a caring and hopeful father in the new world, well she wouldn't want to disappoint him, now would she!

After a bit of adjusting, she's shoved onto a Pokémon Journey, it had been her counterpart's goal to be the best Pokémon Trainer in the world! And really, no version of Trixie ever went for a lame dream, so what if her magic caused a few issues, that wasn't stopping her! If it took traveling to all the regions and battling in all the leagues to be the best trainer, then that's what she'd do!

This story is a sequel to Book of Pink

After a telepathy experiment goes awry, Pinkie becomes Twilight and Twilight becomes Pinkie Pie. Now they can't swap back.

But that's okay, because they're eerily good at it.

You don't need to read the prequel to get this. It's good by itself.

A guy named Dante gets Administrator privileges on a Minecraft server and discovers a broken plugin while doing server development. The next day he wakes up in a curious new world with all his admin abilities. Will he make friends, or will the ponies fear his power? His appearance will change history. Whether the change is good or bad is up to him to decide.

Edited by the fantastic: Doggyshakespeare

I am going to do my best to implement some reader driven content, as non intrusively as possible.

If you DISLIKE the story please let me know why. Just a thumbs down doesn't help me improve my writing!

Celestia was the leader of the nation. An ideal model of a calm and kind ruler with her sister. Not every day easy with the pressure of the crown weighing on her head. Amongst dignitaries, court, and assemblies, Celestia herself can be stressed too and after one of her worst days a convenient new spell comes up.

A specialty of Twilight, a simple spell to relax the mind and remove the stress for a clear head. Only dealing a smidge in mind magic, what could go wrong? A famous phrase that many rue on calling upon.

Celestia is catapulted into a world she hardly understands. Where what she knew was wrong and all her senses say it's right, can she figure out what her reality is?

Is her ideal rulership of a magical kingdom the truth she always believed or yet another lie?

Is this new world nothing but a bad side effect of the spell?

Are both there?

Is any of it real?

Princess Celestia was caught red handed by her sister, using tax money to purchase more sweet treats for her growing size. Luna decided it was time to take action and banished Celestia from Canterlot for a month. Pretty embarrassing to be banished by your younger sibling.

Celestia didn't want to let her little ponies see her like this. So she seeks out a place to take refuge from the mobs of newsponies and embarrassment.

Anon was teleported to Equestria accidentally by Discord. He absolutely despised ponies and didn't give two shits about any of them.

What happens when an alicorn that controls the sun shows up at his door?

Randomness and weirdness ensues.

Sex tag is for lots of suggestive things. No banging though.

Cover Image is By Ric-M