Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Twilight, both princesses, and a couple of guards.
What do these ponies have in common?
Well, they all happened to be in the same room when THIS happened.

Caramel: Shy. Reclusive. Awkward. He's a mild-mannered pony that hardly gets into trouble. He's a hard enough worker, doing odd jobs around Ponyville. He can fix roofs, help the Apple family with their farm, and can even foalsit! However, one tiny detail about Caramel's little life has always eluded him: Love.

Yes, it is a sad thing, to be all out of love. No matter what he tries, poor Caramel cannot seem to find a mare to be with... Every time he tries, he either chickens out or the mare doesn't see that he needs help with his insecurity. That and, being the social recluse that he is, and being loveless, he isn't exactly hip and happenin' with his vocabulary. But, fail as he might, Caramel diligently tries to court many a mare, hoping to one day learn the lingo of the world around him, break out of his shell, and find everlasting happiness.

Enter Colgate: Outgoing. Witty. Dentist. She's the tenth mare this week on Caramel's list for lucky times! She's everypony's dentist in Ponyville, and a darn good one, at that! She's single, likable enough, and has a bit of a "sweet tooth" for the aptly-named colt. Something about him... Intrigues her. So, they decide to go on a date. Colgate wants a nice pony to settle down with, one that she can show the world to (for she loves to be in control of situations, which is why she loves dentistry!), and one who may help her with her "special needs".

One is outgoing. The other is shy. One knows of the world through gossip, dental work, and parties; however, the other does not. They seem like the perfect match! But will things go awry? Will Caramel step up to the plate? And does Colgate have a fetish? Will Caramel find out the true meaning of modern words? Or will he "buck" everything up once more, like many times before?

WARNING: Rated "Teen" for mild language, suggestive themes, and sensual, but not entirely sexual, content. THIS IS NOT A CLOPFIC (hence the rating, duh), but rather a comedic romance with heavy, heavy, HEAVY amounts of suggestiveness. You have been warned.

(This story is a submission for the 1st Writing Prompt of the group Author of the Weak, an awesome group by Shadowflash! Seriously, check it out!)

Back home from a weeklong trip, Time Turner finds Ponyville in the grip of the post Hearts and Hooves day “new love” phase. New relationships between couples have been forged, and anypony still unattached will be looking for their own special someponies.

It’s kind of annoying really. As soon as ponies see a relationship bloom they want to find somepony for themselves, and right now those ponies are searching for all the wrong reasons.

Time Turner doesn’t want to get involved, he’d rather relax for a while and recover from his latest “business” trip. The all-powerful force of love can go bother somepony else, thanks.

Love can be avoided, especially if you’re a literal time turner, but occasionally that’s not enough.

Part of the Winningverse and preread by Chengar Qordath, JJ GingerHooves, Ponibius, Web of Hope, and 621Chopsuey.
Cover Art Sources: Turner, Carrot, Colgate, Cloud Kicker, Derpy.
As a note: I'm reliably informed the first chapter starts off a little dull, and that generally the story really hits its stride in chapter two.

The magic of friendship flows through every creature, big and small. They just need a little push in the right direction. Tired of living under their masters' neglect, insanity or just plain monotony, the pets all desire (in one way or another) to take life in a new, more exciting direction.

When a mysterious curse is laid on the Elements of Harmony, turning the bearers into pets and their pets into ponies, the misfits embark on a dangerous trek to break it. What was originally meant to be a quick trip around Equestria turns into a harrowing journey that expands from the comfy suburbs of Ponyville to the forgotten ruins of an underground kingdom to the biting tundra of the north, all filled with odd characters, laughter and an evil that has lasted for generations as the pets each embrace their inner hero. Because as we all know: the greatest of legends always start with the smallest beginnings.

Story Theme: Matthew Perryman Jones - Swallow the Sea (Pt. 2)

*Guys, I appreciate every bit of feedback I get, but can you do your best to be constructive? I'd like to know what I did right, what I did wrong, and where I can improve so that this story could be at its best.
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Thanks go to the beautiful MrJoshy, Rainbow Bob, Vexy, Astrocity, Skeeter the Lurker, and funkyferret for editing and reviewing.

Credit for image and title go to Shawnyall and Equestria-Prevails

Star Swirl the Bearded is lost. Very, very lost. He was certain the world was round -- or at least a hemisphere -- and not, as it now appears to be, flat and riding on the backs of four elephants, themselves riding on the back of a massive turtle, swimming through the vast expanses of space.

He's going to need a lot of magical help to get home, and the Disc is going to need help to deal with the strange creatures that followed him through from his home world - creatures whose icy nature threatens to bring about the Apocralypse.

Fortunately, the first person he meets is a wizard. He even has "Wizzard" written on his hat...

Now has a sequel!

Hard lives breed hard ponies, whether by choice or by need. A chance meeting, a kindness rebuffed, and a direction of travel shared all lead to a journey of self-discovery on two fronts.

Cover is a composite of images from the talented artists Murphylaw4me and Dufy.

Every pony in Ponyville knows how Rarity is: Good-mannered, generous, beautiful, organized... But lately shes been acting rather weird.. Unless you think carrying an Applejack doll around is normal, then never mind.

Picture is from the talented Shawnyall and Antiander!

Sci-fi AU. Twilight Sparkle has lived on the Cantalot Space Station, capital of the Solar Empire, all her life. But can she adapt and make friends when her teacher, Queen Celestia, sends her away to be the new science officer of the spaceship Ponyville on its voyage to explore the galaxy for much needed resources for the war against the Confederacy of Species?

Additional background information can be found within the Data Files Collections. If you wish to see a part of the universe explained, let me know and I'll throw in a data file.

'Dark' tag refers to the war, which appears mainly as a background event. Other, dark elements may appear in later chapters.

Whilst I assembled the image (in Inkscape), the vectors used were created by Lazy-Joe and Emkay-MLP.
Recently undergone a complete rewrite.
TV Tropes page
Disclaimer—All orginal ideas are mine. All copied ideas are not mine. Work out which is which yourselves.

"So I walk up on high,/And I step to the edge,/To see my world below./And I laugh at myself,/While the tears roll down,/'Cause it's the world I know./Oh it's the world I know." -Collective Soul, ‘The World I Know’

Applebloom turns seventeen years old. Eager to become a grown pony, her strong desire to help out around the farm takes hold. However, she is quick to realize that she might not be as ready to grow up as she thought when she begins to have odd feelings for a small purple dragon. Will she be able to fully blossom into the mare she wants to become?

Pinkie Pie was coming over to Fluttershy's house to invite her to a party when she witnessed a shocking scene: Gilda trying to eat Fluttershy's tongue! She immediately knew she had to get her friends so they could stop that mean griffon before it was too late. After all, why else would Gilda have her beak in Fluttershy's mouth?