When they began to read the ancient book Twilight and Spike only had the slightest of ideas what it could possibly be about. As the illuminated inks revealed to them an image of Princess Celestia locked in combat with a massive dragon and his sons they realized that the song written upon the aged pages was telling of a long forgotten battle...

... and that the Celestia they know and love is capable of things they dare not imagine.

Inspired by the image "By Celestia's Might" by John Joseco.

The news had shocked the entire nation. Anger, violence, and even threats of war have erupted in the colony on the borders of the harsh Frozen North, all of it centered around the infamous city of Gueldergrad. If Equestria is to put an end to the chaos before it escalates, somepony must venture into the foreign lands and set things right.

A noble unicorn steps up to meet the challenge: Shining Armor. Newest prince of the Crystal Empire. Captain of the Royal Guard. The pride of the Equestrian armed forces.

But there is a lot hidden in the far-stretching lands of the Frozen North, and even more can it reveal among those who dare to enter. Things the valiant captain does not yet know about his own company, those who command him, or even himself...

(Collab effort between JLB and yours truly. Inspired by the video game "Spec Ops: The Line". Knowledge of the source material is not necessary to get the optimal reading experience.)

Pax is a diplomat. The job itself is great, very rewarding, and he has quite a talent for it, but the one part of this job that bores him more than anything is the long, bumpy travels aboard one of Equestrias many trains. To pass the time he has taken to writing accounts of the things he sees, the places he visits, and the stories ponies share with him. These are his notes.

Equestria has flourished in Luna's absence. That's a good thing, right?

Written for EQD's Friend Off, inspired by the incredible artwork of Huussii.

The golden rule of gambling: "quit while you're ahead."

Princess Twilight Sparkle did not heed this advice. After losing a bet, she is about to learn of the consequences the hard way, and Princess Cadence intends to enjoy every second of it.

Will Princess Celestia survive this incident? And why the hell is Princess Luna always missing at times like these?

(Further chapters are completely unrelated...)

(Original sketch of the cover art by marking. Inking and coloring by yours truly...)

("Celestia picnic" image stolen from here: link)

Trouble has a habit of finding Daring Do... and when she finds herself injured, alone, and the unwitting target for an undead unicorn army, an unlikely partnership with self assured Wonderbolt, Spitfire, might prove her only chance at salvation.

The mismatched pair must forget the turbulent past they share, and put aside their differences if either is to escape the Hayseed Swamps alive!

This story is a sequel to Look Up

(NOTE: Not a direct sequel, in the sense that it isn't necessary to read the prequel in order to understand what's going on. 99% of this fic relies on canon events, namely the aftermath of the episode "The Last Roundup")

Rarity is angry at Rainbow Dash for stranding her and Pinkie Pie in the Badlands. Very angry. At Twilight's suggestion, the rest of their friends convince the bickering duo to take a trip to Las Pegasus in the hope that spending a couple of fun days there will help form truce between the two.

The city, however, offers infinitely more than that...

(cover art by Samey90 as part of a little "in-joke")

(a reading by the amazing CosmicAfro, to whom I'm eternally grateful: link)

The Cutie Mark Crusaders try and summon a demon.

Unfortunately, they get something far worse.

On the bright side: this may finally get them their cutie marks.

Written for the Everfree Northwest Pre-Con Contest, using the prompt "Making New Friends". Pre-read by Carapace and auramane, and edited by auramane.

Special thanks to OleGrayMane for volunteering to give additional and very thorough editing. Just as special thanks to Miller Minus for inspiring this monstrosity in the first place.

Early one morning, Twilight Sparkle gets up to make some tea.

Sometimes, a cup of tea is just a cup of tea. This is not one of those times.

Everypony knows which princess watches over their dreams. She is the one who they pray to every night, wishing for their rest to bring comfort rather than suffering.

One night, other duties exhaust her ahead of time, and the princess falls asleep on the job. Nopony is there to watch over her.

What does she see?

Dramatic reading by Wandering Pony here: (link)