What did it mean to be a worthy man?

This was the question that had haunted Spike ever since he had fallen for Rarity. At first, the answer had seemed so simple. Honesty, laughter, generosity, kindness, loyalty, and magic. These were the qualities Spike aspired to embody.

At least, they were, before he had his heart broken.

Now, he knows the truth.

Sex is discussed and reflected on, but not shown.

Part of the How We Lost It series, inspired by Fluttershy's Night Out

Proofread by Schattendrache

Other Stories in the How We Lost It series:
Twilight: Running Away from Destiny
Applejack: A Simple Pony
Rainbow Dash: Deathbed Thoughts
Pinkie Pie: What is a Smile Worth?
Fluttershy: Coming soon!

As Rainbow Dash slips away from this life and moves onto the next, she thinks back to her greatest accomplishments. And her gravest mistake.

Sex is discussed and reflected on, but not shown.

Part of the How We Lost It series, inspired by Fluttershy's Night Out

Proofread by Schattendrache

Other Stories in the How We Lost It series:
Twilight: Running Away from Destiny
Applejack: A Simple Pony
Rarity: What is a Worthy Man?
Pinkie Pie: What is a Smile Worth?
Fluttershy: Coming soon!

Pinkie lives to make others smile.

But the world is far from a nice place, and not everypony deserves to smile. For the sake of Equestria, perhaps it is best for some ponies to be left to drown in their own misery.

Faced with such a pony, Pinkie is left with a choice. To make this pony smile, no matter the cost. Or to preserve her own happiness.

Then again, it's not like she ever had a choice.

** This is a tragedy. Warning so you know what you are getting into.

Sex is discussed and reflected on, but not shown.

Part of the How We Lost It series, inspired by Fluttershy's Night Out

Proofread by Schattendrache

Other Stories in the How We Lost It series:
Twilight: Running Away from Destiny
Applejack: A Simple Pony
Rarity: What is a Worthy Man?
Rainbow Dash: Deathbed Thoughts
Fluttershy: Coming soon!

A year has passed since Twilight's coronation as princess, and the only pony who isn't happy during the anniversary party, is Twilight.

Perhaps what she needs is a night to herself, to reflect on why she's afraid to break free from her chains and find happiness.

Or perhaps what she needs is an escape. A way to run away and forget her problems... just for the night.

Luckily, the perfect escape comes to her in the form of a stranger.

Or perhaps this escape is just her next set of chains.

Sex is discussed and reflected on, but not shown.

Part of the How We Lost It series, inspired by Fluttershy's Night Out

Proofread by Schattendrache

Other Stories in the How We Lost It series:
Applejack: A Simple Pony
Rarity: What is a Worthy Man?
Rainbow Dash: Deathbed Thoughts
Pinkie Pie: What is a Smile Worth?
Fluttershy: Coming soon!

All Applejack wants is a kind, good-natured, simple stallion to settle down with. Only problem is, the stallion she's fallen for is anything but that.

No matter how hard she tries, she can't stop herself from falling in love with a villain. A criminal. And she doesn't know why.

But she's determined to figure out the reason, even if it means accepting a shameful truth about herself.

Sex is discussed and reflected on, but not shown.

Part of the How We Lost It series, inspired by Fluttershy's Night Out

Proofread by Schattendrache

Other Stories in the How We Lost It series:
Twilight: Running Away from Destiny
Rarity: What is a Worthy Man?
Rainbow Dash: Deathbed Thoughts
Pinkie Pie: What is a Smile Worth?
Fluttershy: Coming soon!

A heavy snowstorm traps a group of ponies in a tiny hamlet far away from any civilization, and while the adults are doing their best to fend off the elements and ration the quckly fading supplies, the foals decide to go out of bounds and figure it out on their own. But only one of them will be able to find out where the cold comes from.

Cover art by the one and only, the amazing SkyAircobra (DeviantArt I Patreon)
Whole lot of thanks to Karibela for initially hunting away the typos, misspellings and other various ineptitudes of mine.
Whole lot if awe to the glorious Schattendrache, that scalded my broken english into submission with his shadowy flame.
And even more salutations and fanfare go to The Red Parade, that improved my prose even further! Hurray!
And, of course, thanks to you, if you intend to pay it any attention ;)

The Zebras have long been a secret race that for eons have had little to nothing to do with other races but hopefully after today that will change. The king of the Zebra has agreed to meet 2 of the pillars who will do all they can to convince his people should befriend the ponies of Equestria. With a little help from Rarity.

Edit: Special thanks to EverfreePony and Schattendrache for help editing.
Edit: Special thanks as well to Merallakos for editing as well.

UPDATE: I hate to do this, but I am putting this story on hiatus for now, for a number of reasons:
1) I am currently rethinking how I want to story to play out and the main plot points. Some of the original idea is staying the same, but there are some other major changes I'm making, especially in the backstory department, that affect the story as a whole (maybe I didn't completely plan everything out fully before I started writing). When I eventually come back to this, it will probably look quite different.
2) I am also currently focusing on another story at the moment, one that is already finished, but I wanted to improve. I'm still thinking about this story as stated above, but it isn't my main priority right now.
3) My motivation for writing in general has tapered off over the last 2 years. I still love doing it, but I hardly did any writing during lockdown and even now I struggle to sit down at my desk and get anything done.
Trust me, this story isn't cancelled by any means. I never want to do that. It's just a VERY slow process for me right now. I will come back to this eventually. I don't know when, but I'm still working on it on the side.

Darren's story is not over. Not by a long shot.

Synopsis: I have been having weird dreams for as long as I could remember. People normally have weird dreams, but not dreams that warn them about the future. My "dreams" haunt my sleep and give me a constant buzz in my brain when I am awake. One night, however, my "dreams" took a turn for the insane, showing me something that made absolutely no sense, leaving me confused and unsure when I awoke.

Unfortunately, despite the absurdity of the "dream", it was in fact true, and I am now trapped in a world straight out of a children's TV show. I don't entirely know what to make of this situation I have found myself in. I would be helpless right now... If it wasn't for the fact that I had already lived through this only a few hours prior. I must be careful about how I react to my visions, because the choices I make could cause things to change for the better... or for the much, MUCH worse.

In line with the main canon up until the end of Season 8.

Special thanks to Schattendrache for proofreading this story. Without you, this story would be nowhere near as good as it is now.

Byetkul. once called Equus in the West, Earth in the East, the name means "World we all share." Humans and ponies live on the same world, with humans having a different brand of magic than ponies. With human magitek, the past evils were all dealt with the first time with Great Machines housing the six Elements: Nightmare Moon was cured, Discord reformed, even the Changelings are a friendly power thanks to human intervention. All but a mythical "Great Nothing" were dealt with in full.

9-year-old Kenny Draper, a human boy from the Hominian Frozen North, is terrible at all magic that isn't Water, but is smart for his age: A total nerd. His life is about to change forever when a tragedy brings about a chance meeting to brighten his life forever.

EDIT 5:20 PM MDT 3/24/2019: Popular box! Not quite Featured yet, but yes! Thank you, everyone who has read so far, and especially those of you who left votes. Thank you all so much!

This is a fic based on a dream I once had and the notes I took on it. I tried my best to iron out as much weirdness as I could and produce a properly-flowing story, since I saw the potential for a great fic in that dream. It may start out seeming like a slice of life fic, but I assure you, that time will pass, and we'll get to the adventure parts. The Self-Insert tag is just there as a precaution, as the dreamer (me) was the main character in the dream, but he has some traits I never did, both in strengths and weaknesses. More character tags will be added when other characters become relevant enough to actually be considered part of the main cast.
Special thanks to my co-author, Theboxcatgamer for assisting with this so much. This wouldn't have been possible without you. Thank you so much, man!
Additional thanks to Schattendrache and doomie-22 for the editing, proofreading, and supporting authoring (yes, I just made that term up. No, I'm not getting rid of it) you two have provided thus far. You've also been a big help!

Ryuuzan, a gryphon, overhears a looming threat and plans against the Equestrian Crown. He sets off to Canterlot to warn the Royal Sisters, but how can he aptly convey the threats when he cannot speak, and without being viewed as a threat as well.

Luna is witness to when the gryphon arrives, and with her court scribe Quill Feather, they attempt to unravel the mystery of the gravely injured gryphon, and the reasons why he risked everything to get to Canterlot Castle.