Quibble Pants knows every detail of every comic book in Equestria, but when it comes to being a good father, he's kind of clueless. Not even his favorite convention can help him forge a bond with his stepdaughter, Wind Sprint.
But when a page from The Book of All Stories brings the maniacal Mane-iac to life, Quibble will need to step up and become the hero that Wind Sprint (and all of Equestria) needs.

An exclusive story written for Scattered Pages: Tales from the Book of All Stories as part of Ponyville Ciderfest's Interactive Storytelling Adventure in November 2023!
Featuring cameos from PVCF's Convention Heads Lucky Hops and Libby Roars, the digital kirin Fizzy Glitch and the awesome cosplay team of Crackle's Cousin Cosplay!

Artwork courtesy of Slush Pony
Special thanks to my editors, Nyronus and Sonicsuns

Only a few months ago, Starlight finally rekindled her friendship with Sunburst, and despite promising to stay in touch, the planned letters never surfaced, by either. To this end, Twilight has brought Starlight back to the Crystal Empire, for little other reason than to make the two of them get closer - much closer - for a few days. But after learning from Sunburst of a new artifact discovered in the Empire that he is currently studying, Starlight is presented with a choice: with the power to rewrite the past entirely with little consequence, should one do it?

Manipulating the past can have drastic consequences, even if all intentions were for others' good...

Written for the short story compilation, Scattered Pages, a collaborative effort between multiple authors who volunteered for Ponyville Ciderfest 2023's writing team.

Cover art by slushpony. Edited by sonicsuns.

My entry in the Ponyville Ciderfest 2023 anthology book, Scattered Pages: Tales from the Book of All Stories.

When an all-powerful book of destiny, The Book of All Stories, was opened, the worlds of Ponies and Humans converged at the Ponyville Ciderfest convention center. The book's pages scattered themselves across time, space, and infinite dimensions. Whoever attains a page of the book can rewrite history and reality at will. (For more detail, read the prologue story here: https://ponyvilleciderfest.com/opening-from-scattered-pages/ ) A nightmare entity gained access to a page and used it to escape from the dream world. An unlikely team consisting of A.K. Yearling, Doctor Caballeron, Discord, and Ciderfest Mascot Fizzy Glitch, must pursue the monster into cyberspace. What they find there, as well as the catastrophe they must prevent, is far beyond anything they could have imagined.

Twilight Sparkle sits on her throne, raising the moon yet again after tens of thousands of times. It's been over a thousand years since her best friends passed, and she regrets becoming an immortal alicorn that cannot seem to pass on naturally like the rest of them.

But when she has the opportunity to bring them back, will Twilight take the risks to make it so, even if it means sacrificing her own morals and making deals with those who she should never associate with?

This story was originally written for Scattered Pages: Tales from the Book of All Stories, a convention-exclusive book that was published for "Ponyville Ciderfest 2023: An Interactive Storytelling Adventure!"

Art by the wonderful Slush Pony

Preread by Vivid Syntax & volrathxp

Edited by Sonicsuns.

From Scattered Pages, the book sold exclusively at Ponyvile Ciderfest 2023, comes the 86th story written by Janicethelight.

Flurry Heart has to find a way to save the Crystal Heart with the help of- *checks notes* Cozy Glow?!

Will these two fillies be able to find a way to stop the Crystal Empire from being engulfed in snow? Why IS Cozy helping Flurry in the first place? And how did all of this happen?!

You'll just have to read to find out!

After a mining expedition seemingly goes wrong, Maud and Trixie find themselves on a movie set using less than safe practices. But not all is as it seems, with most of its cast and crew seeming to be ripped out of an entirely different era! Can this odd couple figure out what's going on, or will they simply be sucked in by the lights, cameras and action of the world of motion pictures?

This story was originally written for Ponyville Ciderfest 2023's anthology book: Scattered Pages: Tales from the Book of All Stories! Super Special thanks to Sonicsuns and Skywriter for all the extensive editing and feedback to help make this piece work so much. You seriously rock!

(This story is set during the events of the Ponyville Ciderfest 2023 Storytelling Adventure, when the con mascot Fizzy Glitch uses a powerful artifact to make the characters of the show come to life and drag the con into their world.)

Diamond Tiara is a bright, young filly. She may have had a troubled past, but she's moved on now. Things are just a little stressful at the moment, with a magical artifact calling her and everyone in Equestria to this strange new world. She can handle it though - she's a tough cookie! The nightmares of her own face smiling back at her don't mean anything. Nor do all those people who seem to know her despite coming from another world. Nor the fact that - no! No, everything is fine.

Plus, she has Luna, princess of the night, to hang out with, and plenty of adventures to be had in the world of dreams.

Everything is fine.

Preread by Solobrony and Cynewulf

Edited by Solobrony and Sonicsuns

Cover art generously made by Gleamy Dreams. You should check out her Etsy here.

Written for the Scattered Pages Story Collection. You can check out more stories from the collection, and stories written for the con here.

This was my entry into the 2023 Ponyville Ciderfest convention book, "Scattered Pages: Tales from the Book of All Stories."

When an all-powerful book with the power to rewrite anything is discovered by the esteemed Dr. Whooves and his stalwart companion, Derpy, great care must be taken to ensure it is not used irresponsibly. However, the temptation to rewrite inconvenient aspects of herself proves too much for the curious pegasus mare to resist, causing Derpy to change an important part of herself and re-writing much of her life. Derpy must then discover a way to undo her the changes made to her life with the help of Doctor Whooves, who no longer has any memories of his former companion.

Ever since the Book of All Stories was revealed, countless groups have raced to obtain the mythical magic of the pages. Spitfire, on orders from Princess Celestia and a tip from Discord, heads off into the White Tail Woods in search of one such page. After stopping at the village of Pinegrove along the woods' border, she's surprised to cross paths with none other than Lightning Dust. The two realize they are searching after the same prize, and a race to the finish ensues: one under orders to return the page, the other desperate to change her past.

My contribution to the Ponyville Ciderfest "Scattered Pages" book! For those who were unable to get the physical copy, we wanted to make sure we could share our love and passion with everyone. Everything we did is for the community, because of the community, and we hope you enjoy <3

Art: @IRUSU_kun

Deep within the forest of Kettle Mane, a compilation of pages from the Book of All Stories begins to surprise Fizzy Glitch with it's power.

A story from Scattered Pages - Tales from the Book of All Stories -- A Limited Run book for Ponyville Ciderfest 2023

Art by Eighth