Lightning Dust blew it. Everything she had worked for, hoped for, bled for: gone. All in a moment of blind bravado that nearly ended up harming innocents. With that weighing on her mind, Lightning Dust seeks to lighten the weight on her shoulders.

She loves to fly, foals need to learn to fly, so what's the harm in teaching the fillies and colts to share the skies?

Dedicated to IJAB, who drew this art piece for me many a moon ago.
Editors: Draconian Soul and SpaceCommie. Really nice guys, but brutal. Talk about tough love. Now go give them some!
Preread by RainbowBob. The Spongebob to my Patrick.

EVNW contest submission.

When a wild Pikachu (Mind you, this isn't a normal Pikachu) falls victim to the heavy attack of non other then Arceus itself, after having been the victim of the crossfire of a Trainer trying to capture said Legendary Pokemon. She awakes to find itself... safe and sound. Only, not in the forest she had called home.

This story is more or less... a beginner's story, but with multiple chapters and a plot-line. Any ideas or judgement will be appreciated.

-Cover image from dragoart(dot)com-

Lightning Dust had finally reached her dream. After years of practice, broken bones, and sacrificed, she had finally been accepted into the Wonderbolt's Academy.

When she got there, her plan was simple: push herself to the limit and prove to everypony (even herself) that she belonged. But after a series of unfortunate events, she got kicked out. Now, with her dream crushed, she sees only one pony to blame: Rainbow Dash.

Written By: DJ_Neon_Lights
Edited by: Pegasus-Skip

Notes: First attempt at writing. I had to start somewhere, I guess.

Lightning Dust wakes up late, to another grey, gloomy day. She's cold and tired, and she's never felt so terrible in her life. But really, all she needs is to get back into a routine, or to see her friends, or to sleep a little bit longer... then she'll be fine.

Really.

Inspiration.

"Jesus, man."
—TheAspiringWriter93

"I'm sad now. Like.. you don't even know."
—thedarkprep

Dramatic reading by Limey Reads

Often called a psychotic, meth dealing hillbilly with a habit of untamed violence and murder sprees, Trevor Philips is someone that no one wants to mess with. The body pile he leaves behind and then sets on fire just for the heck of it proves that. But after a particularly deadly drug deal gone wrong, Trevor finds himself in a place even his disturbed mind has difficulty comprehending.

The feeling is mutual for the ponies.

8/21/2014 Yay! My first fic to get to the Feature Box! I'm so excited. Thank all y'all for helping this story reach this achievement. You all are awesome.

Retroactively giving this the AU Tag, and making this part of a series: "The Golden Saga". Stories will be split into arcs. With each new story having a recap chapter so new readers can catch up to stuff without being lost.

Part 1 of "The Golden Saga"

Raindrops is a mare who's lived a full and interesting life, and is a close friend of Ditzy Do, as well as a volunteer to various help groups in the community. When she sees Scootaloo diving for a meal in an alley way while covering for an ill Ditzy Do. She decides to take her in before the upcoming early winter hits. All the while trying to help her find the family she's lost long ago. This is a story of love, friendship, and the healing of old wounds.

Cover Art by: ImJustAnotherBrony

Editor: kingtiger666

Thank all of you readers for getting this story into the Popular Stories box. [8/14]

"Farm life aint easy!" Oh give me a break. It's easier than you think, if you have the right knowledge. This is the motto that Scotty Andersen goes by. His life on a Michigan dairy farm would seem like the most peaceful setting for anyone. Well that's not exactly the case for Scott. With a divorced family, and dead mother, he is forced to live with his grandpa on his father's dairy farm. He recently graduated from High School and is offered the job of running the farm. He's not too fond of the idea, but has no other option. His sorrow for his destroyed family is lost with his thoughts of suicide, and depression. All he really needs is a friend, but when he constantly moves from place to place, changing schools as he goes, it seems impossible for him to ever 'fit in'. One trip down the highway in rainy weather sets him on a path that not even he knows how to react.

Second story. Constructive Criticism is very much appreciated.

Awesome Proofreader: theone2three

For Derpy Hooves, it seems like every day gets worse than before. Her whole life she has been seen as nothing but a rolling disaster. She's seen as a clueless, quirky, messed up pony, simply due to her walleyed disability. How can she possibly hope to erase the stereotypes she was assigned? For Derpy, it's impossible.

Impossible, that is, until she chances into a certain purple unicorn. Will this meeting be yet another failure, or could it be the opportunity she's been looking for, and how could that opportunity affect her life?

I'd like to thank slip_stitch for being both an editor and a proofreader for me. Without her help, this story would literally be one giant punctuation error.
Also, thanks to Ardensfax for giving me the inspiration to try my hand at writing, Tobyc for putting a massive amount of work into a tvtropes page dedicated to the story, and Perilian for the massive amount of encouragement that kept me motivated enough to work my hardest at writing.

With a giant thanks to Kevinltk, Address Unknown is now available in both ePub and mobi formats! If you would like to download them, they are available here:

ePub - Teen (Clop Free)
mobi - Teen (Clop Free)

Cover art designed by Novel Idea

And, for everyone out there that enjoys Address Unknown, I have been honored to have a dramatic reading done by HanaYoriUta!

Here are the links, in 3 separate installments:
Chapters 1-15
Chapters 16-30
Clop Chapters

Firebeat, the young Cloudsdale talented racer, was sent for her first time to earth for her school project. There, in Ponyville, she discovers old and new friends, along with her X-best friend.
But strange dark events send the elements of harmony to Candrelot and the Crystal Empire.
And while the main 6 are away, the dark magic invades and threatens Ponyville.
Will the three young ponies forget their arguments between each other, the distrust and the jealousy and fight for Ponyville? and how far will they make it? Is the magic of friendship stronger than the villain's power of hate?

Thank you Lilach for the beautiful artwork:)

Rainbow Dash shows a surprising amount of manipulation to get Twilight out for a romantic night. Rarity might have helped a little.

Cover art by DoktorRainbowFridge