Twilight Sparkle is stressed, for some very good reasons: it's only been a few weeks since she was moved to Canterlot Castle to assume control of the duties of a princess, and she's still getting used to the constant stream of paperwork; she's trying to figure out when and how she'll be able to see her Ponyville friends again; and, to top it off, her first day off from princess duty is the night of her first date. So, seeing her obvious stress, Twilight's one and only BBBFF Shining Armor decided to tell her how his life started down the road leading to his crowning Prince of the Crystal Empire...

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Cover Art © 100yearslater@DA

Spike now harnesses the bloodstone scepter making him the ruler of all dragon kind. Of course he hands it off as part of an important lesson on friendship, right? Naw. He immediately goes mad with power.

Fancy Pants and his lovely wife Fleur are quite possibly Canterlot's most heroic duet. Together they conquered countless events, faced hordes of snobbish socialites, and emerged victorious from the most dire of faux pas. May their bravery and finesse be forever remembered on parties to come!

There is a missing element in their perfect life, though: the joy of having a child and becoming a family. When conventional methods fail, will the couple muster enough courage to seek out the alternative, or will they stay a duet forever?

Enter Chestnut—a daring filly from beyond Equestria, out of their social stratum, and definitely exceeding their boldest expectations.

For better or worse.

Love Tap has a reputation for being excellent at taking care of children. Twilight needs somepony to help look after the sirens. These two things really shouldn't have any connection, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

Spiritual sequel to The SweetieMash Chronicles. Though reading SweetieMash is not compulsory for enjoyment of this story, it helps fill some blanks.

Dazzling vector by Osipush.
Love Tap vector by MacTavish1996

Ever since the Sisterhooves Social, Sweetie Belle and Rarity's relationship has improved drastically. There are still days when Rarity is a bit busy, of course, and certain times when Sweetie doesn't quite get the hint.

During one particularly stressful day, Sweetie Belle gets into Rarity's makeup. Rarity demands an explanation. The answer isn't quite as simple as one sister playing dress-up.

Thanks to my good friend Loopy Legend for the prompt and link to the coverart.

Thanks to Holo, Sir Rustbucket, Loopy Legend, Sage Runner, ValorlordV5, and Midnight Legend for editing.

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Rated Everyone.

Bringing a lost empire into the modern age is stressful enough, but for a pair of young lovers, the weight can be difficult to bear. Fortunately, their love is stronger than ever. Their vows to one another the solid foundation of their marriage. There is nothing he wouldn't do to protect her from harm, nothing he wouldn't do to show his love. But, whether he is Captain of the Guard or Prince of the Crystal Empire, Shining Armor is her stallion, first and foremost. Her beloved. For the one who captured her heart, Princess Cadence will protect him from that which would harm his spirit—whether he knows it or not.

Editing and prereading done by The Albinocorn, Bad_Seed_72, Foals Errand, Meridian Prime, and Zodiacspear

Artwork originally done by Silfoe/RoyalSketchbook and used with permission.

A series of stories all about the children of Spike and Rarity. They might all be part dragon and part pony, but they're just like any other family. They have sibling squabbles; they search for romance; they have their own mini adventures; and they look out for each other when it really counts.

Set many years after the events of the comic Rogue Diamond by TheFlimFlamBros and Pia-sama

Cover art by Pia-sama

Slam never breaks a promise, and he never makes a promise he can't keep.

As an Earth pony Royal Guard, he's sworn to protect his squad, especially the unicorns that have to risk their lives as they cast spells.

As a dad, he'd never miss one of his son's big days. He said he'd get his son a present, and he will.

Even if he has to do it from a hospital on the other end of the world.

Rainbow Dash ends up in the hospital after taking a header into the ground. While she undergoes medical care, her co-worker Thunderlane and Nurse Redheart discover they are a pair of very pent-up and very smarmy ponies.

A very bad, non-clop, flirty fic as an exercise in completing a story with less than 3,000 words while being full of bad innuendo and jokes. The author regrets nothing.

Princess Cadance is ready to take another step with an important aspect of love: generous donations to the Crystal Empire's technically thousand-plus year old orphanage and animal shelter. If some lucky ponies find their soulmates through the event, all the better to go forward with it.

Some of her guards get yanked into the list of candidates, including Commander Flash Sentry. He is told that it's going to be a fun time, but he's not so sure. The situation turns even more serious when he finds out the identity of the mare that is essentially buying his time.
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"Luna, this is hardly appropriate."

"Nonsense, sister! You need a hobby, and testing the waters seems like a good starting point."

"But that's what the Royal pH testers are for."

"Wow... you really need to get out more."
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Rated "Teen" for slight alcohol reference.
Contrary to Cadance's desires, this is not a love story.