Red Spark had always dreamed of joining the fire brigade since he was small colt. Constantly running around the house making siren noises and using the garden hose to put out pretend fires around the house. After many years of chasing his dream, he's just graduated from the Canterlot Fire Academy and finds himself as the new pony at Fire Station 55 in Los Pegasus. These writings are his thoughts of the daily life as Firefighter.

This story is a sequel to Sunny's Days

Sunny Day is pretty happy with her life. She finally has the command she worked so hard for, and the view from atop her wall is amazing. It’s everything she wanted, but many ponies still view her as immature and wild. What more does she have to do to prove her worth and show them all she’s as serious as anypony else?

Elsewhere in Canterlot, Azurite used to be happy with her life. The tragedy that occurred during the recent Summer Sun Celebration changed everything, and now she’s struggling to get her hooves moving in the right direction again. All she wants to do is help other ponies like they’ve helped her, but her own fears keep getting in the way.

The paths before these two mares rarely touch, and yet wind closer together than either will ever know. Achieving their goals will ultimately rely on learning the same lesson: sometimes you just have to believe in yourself.

This story takes place between Sunny's Days and Three of Hearts. Knowledge of either is not required to enjoy the story but will add clarity.

Quill & Blade Universe

Everypony has a story. Some tell of heroic feats and grand adventure. Others tell of villainy against the forces of Harmony. The story of an average guard, however, is one of obscurity. They live in the background, unnoticed but ever-present.

Silent Knight assumed his tale would be like that of his father's: join the Royal Guard and serve Equestria. He would be just another helmet and spear, part of the rank and file. And that was all he ever wanted.

However, when Captain Shining Armor asked for volunteers to form a House Guard for the recently returned Princess Luna, it was Silent's hooves that stepped forwards to set his new life in motion.

This story is a side story to Memoirs of a Royal Guard and begins years in advance of it.

Sunny Day doesn't take much seriously. As long as she makes a little money, spends time with her friends, and ends her evening with a cute pony she tends to be happy. The universe, however, seems to have other ideas as Sunny pushes to graduate from the prestigious School for Gifted Unicorns, understand her powerful magic, and start her life as an adult pony.

Quill & Blade Universe

This story is a sequel to Memoirs of a Royal Guard

From the outside looking in, life has never been better for Silent Knight. He is the first pony in a long line of Royal Guard ancestry to earn a commission, he has a loving mare by his side, and he bears the kingdom’s highest honor for bravely risking it all to protect Princess Luna. The future shines bright with potential, but the shadows of the past lurk at every twist and turn that lies ahead.

Guilt, anger, and regret are constantly at war in the depths of Silent Knight’s mind. Despite his best efforts to enjoy the life he has, he finds himself trapped in the past, reliving the moment when his unit was ambushed and his ponies were killed. He refuses to show any weakness, instead hiding everything behind a tough face to protect himself and those he loves. But his true feelings—and what he plans to do with them—shackle everything he holds dear with chains forged in secret.

Secrets of a Royal Guard is a comedy series with romantic, dramatic, and adventure elements. It features an original character cast and their interactions with the princesses they protect. It is recommended that readers be familiar with Memoirs of a Royal Guard.

Quill & Blade Universe

This story is a sequel to Secrets of a Royal Guard

Duty, honor, and loyalty above all else. That was what Silent Knight had been told ever since he was a colt. They had guided him all his life and he was more than ready to follow in his father’s hoofsteps by dedicating himself to the Royal Guard. Then he discovered something else he had never expected: friendship and love. He learned that he owed these values not just to his job, but to his wife, his friends, and his family. Unfortunately, he learned that too late.

War has broken out between the gryphon kingdoms and Equestria is stuck in the thick of it trying to protect their ally, Nordanver. As Silent marches off to war, he must contend with the guilt that battles within him. He played right into the claws of Sudramoar's sovereign, and now he must leave his newlywed wife behind so that he can pay the price for his foolish actions.

Knowledge of the Quill & Blade AU is recommended to understand this story. It is a direct sequel to Secrets of a Royal Guard.

The village of Hollow Shade is bat pony haven in the forests of Equestria. Within there is a little bat filly named Pom Pom who just got her cutie mark. She wants to join the cheer squad but is failing to make the cut. With the window of time closing to join, Pom Pom struggles to figure out why she keeps on messing up.
Wrote this for The Touch · FiM Short Story on 6 Jan 2022
This was a contest entry for the Writeoff and figured might as well post it here.
Cover image by Groaning Grey Agony: https://www.fimfiction.net/user/49991/GroaningGreyAgony

This story is a sequel to Blood Red Velvet Shake

Lead Balloon receives a visit from her young friend Rosewood, after an accident which involved her smacking into a tree. Moral of this story? There isn't one.
Wrote this for The Hugs Went Away · FIM Short Story on 31 Mar 2022
This was a contest entry for the Writeoff and figured might as well post it here.
Cover image by Groaning Grey Agony: https://www.fimfiction.net/user/49991/GroaningGreyAgony

Ember Blaze and Ember Dawn, two brothers from a firefighting family, have only one goal in life; to become members of the Manehattan Fire Department's prestigious Rescue Company Number 1. For one brother, that dream is about to become reality, while for the other, his journey as a firepony is only just beginning. Along the way, both brothers will learn the reality of being an emergency responder in the largest and busiest city in Equestria- being a firepony means love, brotherhood, friendship, pride. But it also means loss, fear, tragedy and death.

While sharing an intimate moment, Celestia and Twilight Sparkle have a little chat.

Cover art swiped from Longinius.

Dramatic reading by Monanniverse.

French translation courtesy of inglobwetrust.