In a farm town by the name of Marizona, Carrot Top is called to action from an old friend to be a miracle worker when the crops suddenly stop growing. The prejudiced and close-minded townsponies have grown hostile towards strangers -- and even towards themselves -- as a result from months dealing with a food shortage and the financial collapse of their town that is now looming over their heads. Will the orange mare find a solution to save the town? When worse comes to worst, will the friendship with her old friend hold, or will it perhaps grow into something more? Learn about the tale of Carrot Top and how she was able to live beyond her tomb.

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Cover art image by SpectrumPony.
In collaboration with Lucefudu.
Inspired by the backstory of the song, Beyond Her Tomb, by MictheMicrophoneZero and The Living Tombstone

(2nd Person Story.)

You had been a prankster as long as you could remember. When you moved into Ponyville, you made a friend and rival prankster, Pinkie Pie. Soon, a huge prank war ensued between the two of you. However, your recent trick has left some unexpected effects on the both of you.

Luna is no longer Nightmare Moon, and has returned to rule Equestira once again, but not everypony is so ready to forgive. When a secret organization kidnaps the Elements of Harmony and threatens to murder Luna, Rainbow Dash must go back into the memories of her ancestor Firefly, to learn the ways of the Assassins to fight this new terror and save the new princess, as well as her friends.

Credit to he4rtofcourage for the title image.

Princess Luna, ruler of the night, has spent a thousand years watching the increasingly-corrupt Equestrian nobility hatch their schemes. Sick of their plotting, she secretly gathers a group of ponies to deal with them once and for all.

One day, Fluttershy wakes up only to find herself in a changed world. Ponyville and Equestria are not how she remembers them: airships cross the sky, steam-powered machinery drives the economy and the rule of Celestia is no more. In this strange alternate world, Fluttershy reunites with her dear friends and learns of the event that changed history itself. Worse, the timid pegasus seems to have arrived just in time to witness the rapidly approaching climax of a civil war that has been raging for three hundred years...

You know, every day I try to be a normal kid. I go to school, do my homework, and hang out with my friends. I've always dreamed of having a pony as a pet. But now my room is filled with these technicolor ponies and I'm just about ready to kill myself. I've read all the damn fics about how awesome it would be to have a pony in real life, but Celestia damnit this sucks balls. Pinkie, what did I tell you about disobeying physics!

[2nd Person Perspective]

Working as a waiter at Canterlot's various social gatherings is a nice job. Especially since you began chatting with the cello player of the usual quartet, Octavia. You've gotten to know a lot about her, but one night there seems to be something on her mind. You offer her a drink to ease her nerves and you bring your glasses together in cheers.

Next thing you know, you wake up in a strange hotel room in a town you've never been to next to a certain gray mare.

Art by John Joseco

The revolution has begun. Ponyville lies in burning ruins, and the devious Master Plan now marches on the Celestial throne. Alliances will be forged, secrets will be revealed, and the face of Equestria will change forever...

[Second person narrative]
[You + Rainbow Dash/Fluttershy]

You're a fast-flying, teenage pegasus colt with dreams of glory! Having just transferred to a new boarding school in Cloudsdale, you're looking forward to meeting new friends, joining the wingball team, and finally hanging out with fellow pegasi. This year's going to be so awesome!

Except you're the only pegasus around without a cutie mark. And everyone already seems to think you're a total loser, before they've even met you. And your only friend can hardly stand up for herself, much less you. And you're convinced a certain rainbow-maned mare is out to ruin your life. Yep, awesome.

This is the story of your high school days at Wingbury Academy.

After an unexpected and unprecedented magic-related phenomenon, the Mane Six find themselves in an entirely new world, thrust into the midst of the bloodiest battle in American history - the American Civil War. Another problem arises as the Six find themselves split right down the middle at the legendary Battle of Fort Sumter - three Confederate, three Union. Now, the Six are forced to take part in the war - a deadly, four-year battle they can only hope to be rid of soon.