This story is a sequel to Path of the Unforgiven

-Equestria is beset by a grand conspiracy when a secret cabal seeks to overthrow the rule of the Alicorns. In doing so, they unleash a monster that threatens to cover the land in perpetual fear and darkness.
-In the wake of the defeat of Queen Chrysalis, Æclypse the Unforgiven, exiled prince of the ancient Kingdom of Thule is unmasked by Twilight Sparkle. But how could this be? Divided between his true identity and the persona of 'Wanderlust' that has come to define his life, can the unicorn come to terms with who he really is?
-Unnerved by a letter left behind for her at the scene of a theft, a sense of dread stalks Princess Celestia through the halls of Canterlot. A trauma thought put behind her rising from the shadows of her memory.
-Can Twilight, her friends, and the exiled prince of ancient Thule save Equestria from a nightmarish future?

Shining Armor will tell you that he suffered no long-term ill effects from his encounter with Queen Chrysalis.

Nor did he experience any lingering problems from his fights with King Sombra or Lord Tirek.

None whatsoever. Absolutely not. Everything in his life is perfect. Happily married to a beautiful mare (who happens to be a princess!), Prince Consort in his own right, a kingdom of his own to help run...there is absolutely nothing wrong at all.

Shining Armor is a liar.

A side story to my Four Princesses, Four Demons series, which began with Cadance the Unbroken. Readers of that series will notice a few connections, but this story is crafted to be enjoyed independently.

Featured from 06/23/21 to 06/26/21, peaking at #1. Thanks, everypony!

After an intense disagreement, the four Princesses of Equestria decide to settle their dispute over a game of poker.

Underestimating your opponents has consequences.

Featured from March 24th to March 27th, 2022, peaking at #1. Thanks, everypony!

"Most ponies just call me Trixie..."
An unusual unicorn arrives on Sunny's doorstep, representing an organization sworn to aid the return of magic... and its new Princess...

This story is a sequel to Good Trooper Gilda

Gilda has been a fugitive, a refugee, a prisoner of war, and a bat-hen to Equestria's fussiest unicorn. But it wasn't until she took 'the Princess's bit', that she began to know something about what it meant to be responsible for the welfare of others, even if the others in question happened to be the pack of imbeciles, blackguards, con-ponies, and bat-ponies who had been fool enough to answer her captain's call to the standard.

A crystalline standard which had not been seen in the living world for over a thousand years.

And although Captain Gleaming Shield and her motley band of raw recruits and shifty bat-ponies aimed to do nothing more exotic and dangerous than put a foreign princess on her proper throne, there are other things stirring in the shadows.

Like calls to like, and the revival of ancient battle-colors may lead to the revival of other, darker memories upon which the rays of Celestia's sun lay lightly and infrequently.

Verspertine has always longed to touch the stars--and luckily enough, she was born a thestral, so it's (maybe) theoretically possible.

She's been training her whole life to become a Wonderbolt and finally, thank Celestia, she's a cadet at the Academy.

First place in the of the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting 'Batpony/Thestral' contest. The prompt was "stereotypes". Cover art by the lovely Scarlett Sketches--thank you to the folks who found the artist for me.

UPDATE: Now with a voice reading done by StraightToThePointStudio! Thank you so much, I really appreciate the love. :)

Everyone always tells Twilight that the ones who love us never truly leave us.

But that's a lie. It's always been a lie.

Things that live must also die. It's simply the cycle of life, and that cycle doesn't care about love or the pain it causes.

Until one day, that cycle is broken by a forgotten figure from her past: a little tortoise who's not so little anymore.

This story is, first and foremost, a gift for the incomparable Mushroom, who clearly must be some sort of undiscovered species of fungus dog since we definitely don't deserve her. I have it on good authority that this story gave her Many Feelings, and I hope it gives them to you, too. :)

This also won first place in the of the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting '2021 Gift Fic Exchange' contest portion, which is neat.

Cover art commissioned from the lovely Shaslan!

Celestia's son gets a surprise gift for Hearth's Warming and doesn't know how to feel about it.

Written for Petrichord for Jinglemas 2021

Written with help from Emotion Nexus, GapJaxie, Semillon, and Miller Minus

War, Famine, and Pestilence await their last member so the Apocalypse may properly begin. The only problem is he’s tied up in a meeting with his editor. What is he writing? Um. Look! A moose!

Can Pinkie Pie assuage the impatience of the remaining Horsemen of the Apocalypse with cupcakes until their last member finishes his work of Equestrian Literature?

Inspired by Binky Pie which was written by Miyajima of FimFiction.net
(Done! And we all waited so patiently.)

With editing special assistance that does not involve editing by Bad Horse, Maskedferret, Daniel and other unnamed individuals who have not been dismembered by War, or eaten by his horse. Honest.

Special thanks to Zedew at DeviantArt.com for permission to link to his excellent picture, ‘My Little Death Dealer’

It is said that every dog has its day, that every wrong will be eventually righted, and that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. For Prince Blueblood, these were simply words that applied to other ponies; he had no problem stomping over, mowing down, destroying, or flattening any pony who stood in his way.

Until today.