Mandibles "Mandy" Carapace hated Queen Chrysalis.

He hated her hare-brained schemes, he hated her commanding and dominating nature, and he especially hated her unending arrogance.

So, when the Canterlot Invasion failed and he was sent careening into Ponyville, he felt no particular rush to return to her.

Author's note: Contains Romance, but there aren't enough tags to include it, so I chose Drama over Romance (because the Drama is the main theme of the story, while the Romance is a side-plot that feeds into said Drama).

And now, I've also added the "Alternate Universe" tag, because of the stuff involving Mothra and Chrysalis.

Sequel is here.

This story is a sequel to Heart of steel

After returning from the crystal empire, Spike realized he what he needed to do. With so many threats popping up as of recently, he can’t afford to not be using his full potential. So, he needed to understand the true extent of his abilities. And for that, he would have to unravel the mystery of what he is. And it all starts with his egg. With Thorax at his side, and his friends and family behind him, will Spike be able to ascend into greater heights? Or will the jungle tyrant finally proceed, and butcher him whole?

The next major chapter of the Phoenix-verse

Sex tag for an implicit moment in the first chapter, and any references or allusions to it after the fact

Art belongs to NatNatcha87.

A man with troubled childhood is reborn as the bastard child of Queen Chrysalis and Shining Armor as a result of the latter being influenced by the spell of the Changeling Queen. The child refuses to trust his would be mother and the Queen struggles with conflicting feelings towards her new spawn. This new life shall bring out the best in the worst people and the worst from the best people.

Mal has led a difficult life as a sorcerer on an Earth where magic is feared by many. After being forced to use an untested spell in an emergency, he has found himself in Equestria. Though his situation isn't ideal, he could find the love, acceptance, and family he'd always wanted.

If he could stop being such a bastard about accepting help for five minutes.

Join Mal on his misadventures of learning how to love himself, and how to put some faith in others.

A slow-paced Human in Equestria story focusing on family both found and born and healing from past traumas. All major plot points up to and through the ending are planned out, the only question is how long will it take to get there and how much will I be sidetracked on the way.

Also filled with excess worldbuilding elements because I literally cannot help myself from overexplaining anything I find mildly interesting. Plenty of such ideas are concepts possibly (probably) already explored in other fics- the fandom is over a decade old at this point after all. Much of this ground has already been tread.

This fic is for me to stretch my sorely underused writing muscles. Please read and enjoy.

Updates Every Other Saturday now.

Cover art drawn by Raspberry Studios

My name is Fairuz M.G, and I died.

just like that, in a flash of tires and regret, but instead of fading into nothing, I woke up in a world I knew all too well from my years as a secret brony: Equestria. Now I’m a dragon, not Spike, but somehow his brother, his blood-related brother. and I love him like family, like someone I was always meant to protect. With every beat of my new heart, I can feel something shifting, a chance to change the plot, rewrite fate, and give everyone here the life they deserve. not just the Mane Six, but every soul in this world-ok that's too big for me so maybe in equestria?

Maybe death wasn’t the end. Maybe it was the start of the life I was meant to live: one where I’m no longer just a fan watching from behind the glass, but a part of the story… helping shape a future brighter than the show ever dared to imagine.

I just found this image on:

https://derpibooru.org/images/2117820?sd=desc&sf=id&q=Spike%2C+Button+Mash+

And thought it was cute.
I did not draw this, nor commission it.

But remember Being told the site doesn't mind that, so long as you give the source.

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A story about Spike being raised by his Big Sister Twilight. How he is sent to Ponyville's school to make friends his own age. He finds his best one in the even more socially awkward Button Mash. Together they will experience many new things. They will live sweet moments, have funny adventures and be together in the sad parts of growing up. But even with all this, they will get to find their Special Somepony in each other. Will the pressure of social issues in their female dominant society deny them the courage to be happy?

WARNING:
Spanking
Yaoi
Mpreg (talked about but no further)

Special Thanks to Gorillarmy for helping me improve the description.

Twilight Sparkle's life is going just fine. Sure, she only barely scraped through school. Sure, her job is boring busywork. Sure, she has no prospects for growth, no social life, and no real interests. But it's all going just fine, until a strange mare named Starlight Glimmer comes along and starts asking questions she can't answer. Things like why did Nightmare Moon never wake up, and are you happy? But the answers don't matter when you've got a perfectly normal life in Canterlot.

Thank you to ChrisRainicorn (Tumblr // FIMfic) for the cover art, the prereading, and the hype and motivation. It meant everything in finishing this fic and I really can't believe it's done.

I hope you all enjoy!

While driving from Boise to Seattle to visit family, Daniel Wilson falls asleep at the wheel of his 1999 Toyota 4Runner, and veers off the road. But just before catapulting into a tree and ending his life, a portal opens up infront of his car, sending him and his car into Equestria, hundreds of miles away from Ponyville.

Join him in his journeys across Equestria, with a car that has a magically replenishing gas tank and infinite battery. Will he fight evil monsters the likes of which the world has never seen, or slowly back away before speeding off at several MPH above the speed limit? Probably the latter, his gun only has 5 mags left. But enough of that, lets see what happens!

Ok, this is my next, and probably last attempt on a story forever. If I lose interest in this, you will not see anything else from me for as long as I live. Or until I get a new idea.

Anyone complaining or criticizing about this story in a clearly "I hate this story and you in every conceivable way" kind of way, fuck off please. This is my story, I do what I want. And why are you even reading it if you hate it?

Anyone, with constructive criticism to share, please share it. I love you guys, and you help me become a better writer.

Rated Teen for swearing and possibly a tired driver running over a (hopefully) non sentient animal.

Featured 6/6/25

Set in early season 3, and continues on from then.

Now, lets drive in.

Harry Potter escaped to the Equestria at nine, then got his Hogwarts letter. Ponies in both the wizarding and muggle worlds (see If Wishes Were Ponies)! Then the Changelings heard about the Ponies’ portal. Worker Infiltrator Cadet 370,456LE, Elly, and others, make their way in Harry Potter’s world a year after the Canterlot Wedding Debacle.

If you were thrown into a world of technicolor ponies, what would you do? For the lone human Anonymous, he'll discover the insane and wacky world of Equestria after being whisked away from Earth via portal. With a few interesting side effects, Anon will go on a quest to remember his past while also learning about friendship...and all that fruity stuff.

"Mysterious alien-like being to ponykind equals riveting tale."
~The Gracious Articuno

"Watch how he dominates animals with this one weird trick!"
~Milos

"Kind of slice of life. I can just keep reading."

~spiketen

And before you BLINDLY hit the 👎, read THIS please.