Stalwart Drone has been a Night Guard for a little over two years, and now he's being reassigned to the Crystal Empire, forced to leave his home and his talent behind only to have to readjust to living up in the frozen north.

Ruby Swift, conversely, has been in Equestria for most of her life, and recently she's taken a... darker look on life.

Forced to live in the same house as one another, the unlikely duo are going to have to live with what they fear.
At least, for now anyway.

Cover image can be viewed in its full resolution by clicking on it (or right-clicking and opening it in a new tab.) Spent a couple days working on it and I'll be uploading it to my DeviantArt gallery soon.

The changelings are banished, the day is saved! Yet a victory for one must be a defeat for another, and this particular victory has left one changeling stranded in Canterlot, alone and broken. A certain pink party pony is also alone in the Canterlot night, hiding her depression from her friends. She cannot, however, hide her feelings from a changeling. What will become of this unlikely pair?

As featured in Twilight's Library.

Cover picture by Ruirik

Niamh, an introverted student of veterinary science, finds herself transported to a strange world inhabited by ponies. Of course, that means becoming one herself. Now she must prove to the other ponies that she is not the 'Nightmare Moon' they think she is, and earn their trust, while they must earn hers. Especially this 'Princess Luna' character.

But two questions stand out above the rest as being truly important: How did she get there, and why?

Featured 19/03/14 Didn't expect that.

Amazing cover art was done by the extremely talented MrFulp.

When Sweetie Belle went with Rarity to Canterlot, she expected to die of boredom, but she find soon attracted by something that she hadn't expected and a desire that she didn't know that she had.

Thanks to my editor, AtomicMuffin.

Prince Blueblood thought the Grand Galloping Gala was over. He thought he could just go to sleep and put it behind him. He never expected to be reliving the same disaster of a day, over and over... and over.

TV tropes page here:
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/TheBestNightEver

Thanks to all the people who wrote the page and all the people who gave me a little wakeup call and comment to become aware of that fact! You can't see it, but you guys put a real smile on my face tonight.

Also, recently, extra thanks to RD Dash for giving TBNE a thorough editing. I've updated the fic accordingly (7.11.12)

A young man who has recently lost his parents finds himself in a situation where he's caring for a young woman who seemingly has just appeared out of mid air. She knows nothing of human customs but speaks English very well and she's apparently well educated although in what could only be called esoteric knowledge.

She also claims to be a pony. But nobody ever said that relationships were easy.

(Based upon the Team Fortress 2 mod and Garry's Mod gamemode: Prop Hunt!)

There is a ruckus in the castle. Maids are bewildered, guards are confused, nobles are aghast, and the Princesses are absolutely baffled. It seems that at some unforeseen point in the past, objects in the castle have gained sentience. Be it a quill, a brush, a stalk of celery, or one of Princess Celestia's personal effects, it has gotten up and zoomed around at some point. Why, just last week Prince Blueblood's coveted family heirloom, a solid gold egg, flew right off his shelf and disappeared down the hallway.

With Princess Twilight growing more and more infuriated, and with a theory that these objects might just be one perpetrator, the mysteriously mad romp of the objects may soon come to an end.

But not before the interloper has some fun.

(Cover art coming soon.)

Protect the ones you love...

Trixie isn't the perfect pony.
In fact, sometimes she's a downright awful pony....
And she knows it.

But there's another side to her
One behind the flashing lights and magic tricks.
One born and raised in the dark side streets of Canterlot. Where a painful past and a waste of what might have been a glorious future haunts her every step.
A world of regret and loss, with pride and dignity gone in a life-long struggle to make ends meet.
This is the life of a pony who has sacrificed everything to try to save the pure, innocent soul that is the only joy in her life.

This is the life of the pony who calls herself Trixie Lulamoon

Somewhere along the line, the press started to wonder about Derpy Doo and her new husband, 'John Smith'. So they sent an invitation for a sit-down and a chat...with ulterior motives in mind...

Imprisoned in the tunnels beneath Canterlot, she withers away in hunger and despair. In the castle above, curiosity leads him to a door that he is forbidden to open. When they finally meet, it is just the opportunity she has waited for. Mislead by a child's trusting innocence, Spike unknowingly stumbles into the clutches of Equestria's greatest foe. And once you embrace the darkness, the darkness never lets you go...

Cover image by ss2sonic