As Celestia's personal student, there was no doubt in Sunset Shimmer's mind that she was the most powerful Unicorn in Equestria. There was no spell she couldn't master, no lesson she couldn't learn...save for one.

Hoping to rectify the situation, Princess Celestia broke one of her own rules and unearthed Starswirl's Mirror, hoping that, by gazing into it, Sunset would see what she always wanted. Unfortunately, the plan worked a little TOO well, but not in the manner she hoped.

Cast out and believing herself betrayed by Celestia, a desperate Sunset decides to seek out her 'Hearts Desire' on the other side of the Mirror...to a place where she will learn the lessons Celestia so desperately wished for her to learn: that Friendship is Magic.

I'm sorry, friendship is what now? How... quaint. Well, we don't believe in magic here. We believe in science. Delicious, magical science!

Twilight Sparkle is (by sheer coincidence to her name) a Spark: someone who is able to use questionable science to create miraculous devices that defy the laws of reality. She's still learning, though, and can't quite get out of a slump that endangers her career. Soon, however, a quintet of mysterious beings will cross her path, throwing her into a battle against an otherworldly foe. Her only hope is to push her talents to their limits, discover what lies beyond the enigmatic Intertwined Gate, and show them... show them ALL!

(This fic is based on the excellent webcomic Girl Genius, taking place several decades after the current time of the story.)

The last thing Applejack remembers, she was going out to tend to the south fields one day. She had just left the house and then... a blur. She found herself someplace else entirely. Loud, spattering noises surrounded her. Strange people were trying to hurt her. Her very body was twisted and wrong.

When she awakes from what should have been a nightmare, she discovers it was all too real. She's been trapped in another world, in a body that she can't even recognize, let alone control. To make matters worse, her natural Earth Pony magic is reacting to her new environment in strange and disquieting ways, intensifying to truly dangerous levels causing her to break nearly everything and everyone she touches.

Thankfully she's been offered help. A group of remarkable people is offering to take her in... assuming she can aid them in return. There's a man in a suit of armor. Another who carries a shield. One who carries a hammer. One a bow and arrow. One is a woman who lies just a little too much for Applejack's taste. And one of them is very, very angry.

Applejack will have to come to not only understand her new body and abilities, but also come to try and understand the meaning and value of honesty itself as she's put to the test in ways she's never anticipated. In this world of endless conflict and threats beyond any she could have ever imagined, does Applejack even stand a chance of finding her way back home?

Teen rating for mild blood, some death, and occasional mild nudity and lewd jokes.
Character and genre tags may be altered as necessary as the story progresses.

Ten years ago, the Griffon Empire opened a portal to a strange new world and tried to annex it. In the peace settlement that followed they lost control of the province containing the portal. Since then, the Griffonian Democratic Republic had been completely isolated, surrounded on all sides by a hostile empire. Now, for the first time, a visitor had been allowed.

Supreme Overlord of the Dominion of Equestria.
Wonderful title isn't it?
Capture the Country, Marry the Princess, Take over the world.
Sounds like an Adventure story doesn't it?
Well this is no story.
How do I know? Well I'm not stupid for one.
All those other dolts that came before fell into too many simple traps.
They're all so easy to avoid.
That's why I work to rule.
The rules.
The Rules of an Evil Overlord.

There was no doubt in Sunset Shimmer's mind that as Celestia's personal student she was the most powerful Unicorn in Equestria, bar none. But between the arrival of 'Princess' Cadence and Celestia's dismissing her for prying too deeply into Starswirl's Mirror, you can hardly blame her for being a little desperate.

Now trapped in another world in a form not her own, she'll be forced to learn the hardway the lessons Celestia so desperately wished for her to learn. Fortunately, there's more to her new friends than meets the eye.

Normally a fic like this one-shot goes the followingway.

Equestria appears on Earth.

Earth get's magic poisoned.

Conflict ensues between pro and anti-conversion forces on both sides.

Then Author tracking occurs depending on how much you like humanity as a whole. Yada yada yada.

This fics merely takes two simple facts about the Bureau genre and changes them: first the idea that Celestia herself is leading, or even aware, of the Bureau.

And second, that the earth attacked is a real life esc earth.

No, the rogue Bureau decided to attack Earths belonging to multiple other shows, books, movies, games, etc....and none of them are all that happy about it.

They also don't really do that well at the conquering part.

A prequel to the The Conversion Bureau Oneshot: Multiversal Counterstrike, this series follows various worlds on which a rouge noble or noble family has set up a barrier and bureaus in an alternate universe, seeking power, with the newfoals created as their loyal and obedient minions.

They all fail, but what damages do they leave in their wakes?

First FimFiction ongoing story (as opposed to Fanfiction), so advice on how to do things here appreciated.

Tirek has escaped once more and has amassed enough power to lay waste to Equestria and imprison the girls to bear witness to his destructive campaign. From the hopeless situation, with Equestria on the brink of destruction, a strange hero emerges to save the day.

(One Shot. Might make more)

This story is a sequel to Project Sunflower: Harmony

In every tale, there are unseen details. Small stories, often going unnoticed. This is a collection of those stories that relate to Project Sunflower: Harmony.

It isn't recommended to read these stories without reading the main story. Without the context provided in Project Sunflower: Harmony, it isn't likely that these chapters will make much sense.

Every chapter will have an author's note detailing where it fits in the main storyline. These chapters are intended to be optional to read, and are intended to add some depth and color to the main story.

Cover art by Genbulein