Ep·​i·​proct | \ ˈepəˌpräkt \

definition of Epiproct

1: a plate on the thorax of certain insects that is usually a dorsal part of the 11th segment

2: a believable name for a Changeling that has the letters "Pip" in it.

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This is an entry in the Snippet Series, an anthology of old oneshots that I (and my good buddy Str8aura) wrote based around interesting pics I found. New ones will be posted every other Thursday for the foreseeable future.

Looking after the royal family is no easy task, but then again, it's never a dull one, either. My name is Zoom Zephyrwing—

And, um, hello! My name is Thunder.

—and these are our recorded experiences as two of Her Majesty's most noble guard ponies.

A community fic for all of our G5 writers!

Would you like to write about cute pegasi in helmets? Full details in this blog!

Explore a typical (or not-so-typical) day in the life of being a guard pegasus tasked with looking after the Zephyr Heights royal family, from the perspective of our noble protagonists. Every chapter will be by a different author, with its own standalone plot.

Cover art by RRDartist

It's Siblings Day in Zephyr Heights, and for Pipp that means another chance to obtain wholesome sister hugs for her livestream. Adamant to keep away from her sister's viral shenanigans, Zipp recruits Hitch to help her avoid the avid pop star.

Hitch, however, has his doubts about the whole thing.

Featured 3/20/2022 - 3/24/2022!

Live reading by StraightToThePointStudios:
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Ten years ago I began writing pony fiction for Gen 4 with a cute story about sisters. Today, I celebrate by doing so once again for Gen 5.

* Edited by Double R Forrest and LevelDasher.
* Cover art by Luximus, insert art by JowyB, and author's note art by Tomiku.

Inspired by the comic What Are You
By amazing artist Marenlicious

It's early morning in Zephyr Heights and Pipp wants to have a live stream on how to make the perfect morning sandwich. Unfortunately, she should have known her sister would want to disrupt her moment with her fans.

Wonderful reading by StraightToThePointStudio
Pipp Sandwich by StraightToThePointStudio

Izzy likes hanging out with her new friends, especially Zipp. She's learned so many new things from her, like that Pegasi don't hatch from eggs.

Edit: Featured from 1/16/2022-1/17/2022.

Inspired by the fanart Izzy
By neo-shrek

With the lighthouse fixed and everypony spending some time together, Hitch asks are peculiar question to Izzy about what happened on their quest. This leaves Hitch, and the others, maybe regretting asking that question in the first place.

Big thank you to StraightToThePointStudio for reading this story
Uni-Pecker by StraightToThePointStudio

Second G5 fanfic! Hope you all enjoy this light one.

Izzy signs up her friends to do a panel debate about particle physics at the Bridlewood Festival of Philosophy. Sunny, Zipp, and Pipp get behind the idea. Hitch is not sure what he is doing here.

When Sunny Starscout tells them about the story of Discord, Zipp Storm is curious to know if he's still alive today, so she, her sister, and their mother go 106 miles to what was left of Griffonstone to look for the draconequus.

Written for the Generation 5 Bingo Contest.
(Prompt #106: Queen Haven, Zipp Storm, Discord, Griffonstone, Griffons)

It was an average day, Zipp was out practicing her parkour skills when she happened to come across a pretty cool-looking stone. That stone's previous owner was one very special pony... a pony who once was, but now is.

Make sure to tell me what you think, feedback is encouraged and greatly appreciated, thanks!

Hitch has always loved Sunny.

The circumstances never allowed him to say anything.

And now it's too late.