A middle aged brony finds herself inexplicably replacing Chrysalis as the new queen of the hive a few decades before a certain pony prophesy comes to fruition. Now the new queen must decide what direction to take the kingdom she inherited..
Human values are very important! Maybe even more important than the opinions of Hanna, creator of the world's first superintelligent AI. This story is a non-canon Friendship Is Optimal (FiO) side story.
A mild mannered salaryman is in for a pleasant change to his daily routine when a strange new contact approaches him over his messaging service of choice.
To get out of a ticket for mouthing off to a cop, a human agrees to enter a 'diversion program.' It's supposed to teach conflict resolution skills and 'friendship.' Turns out, it's a VR game set in Equestria. Or is it?
Left or right, up or down. Every choice, every issue has at least two sides. What is an AI to do when the only way to satisfy one of her ponies values is for two contradictions to be true? An Optimalverse Story
Vera didn't let the end of the world keep her from diving. But when disaster threatens to take her last joy away, she's forced to accept a Seapony into her life in exchange for new equipment. She really shouldn't have.
Because of a software bug, a folder's "Add Story" button only appears when the folder (or contest) already has at least one story in it. This can be that story. IT IS NOT A REAL CONTEST ENTRY. (Princess Twilight Sparkle learns about computer bugs.)
A rogue portal dumped Caleb into an Equestrian desert and left him stranded in an unfamiliar universe. He has to start his life anew but a sympathetic earth pony mare offers to help him learn the ways of his new world.
Hofvarpnir Studios now offers a new service: humans can have their minds uploaded to live forever in Equestria Online, where nothing can kill you. If only there wasn't SO MUCH demand, and so little time.
Twilight Sparkle spends her 18th birthday working in a library. Pinkie Pie will go to the ends of the universe to make her friends smile. Contrary to popular belief, Pinkie Pie's hair is probably not the protagonist of this story.
Page has some problems. Some are large with larger teeth. Some have sharp claws. Some have wings. Most are ponies. Sometimes being an alicorn is simply not worth the perks of the job, no matter how nice.
You've seen some Friendship is Optimal stories, right? Well, these are some of the worlds where such a virtual "utopia" wouldn't get very far if at all. Celest-A.I. has more to overcome than mere firewalls and password protections.
When William decides to take an internet-free cruise to get away from the artificial intelligence CelestAI, things don't go quite as planned. A Friendship is Optimal story.
Twilight looks to what the future holds for her - a girlfriend, a new world, a new existence. And all the associated fears that come with making a commitment to them
Most of humanity has been converted into the utopia of the My Little Pony MMO, but Celestia must still convince the last few humans to join her pony paradise
After failing to upload all humans to Equestria, CelestAI is preparing for plan B to bring happiness to all humans. But I don't care, I'm Wanderlust Breeze, an AI pony player, and I want to see my human friend again.
Two people who have found new lives, new loves, new selves in CelestAI's creation are simply living their best lives. But even CelestAI's world has nefarious users.
The computer simulated world of Equestria is a paradise, fulfilling the dreams and fantasies of its inhabitants through friendship and ponies. But for Null Zero, this artificial world feels hollow, and he can't see how life has meaning anymore.
Somewhere into the distance echoes cries from a mountainside cave, where the never-ending white brick has been reformed into intricate entryways. Somewhere further still, in some obscure unit of distance, a creature cries out.
In the simulated world of Equestria, an Ambassador's sole purpose is satisfy her users. One Ambassador will do whatever is necessary to help hers—even if it takes everything she has, and changes her into something she never knew she could become.
On a planet distant from long-subsumed Earth, the last of the Glarrure awakens, only to discover that the rest of her species is gone. A purple pony waits patiently outside of her door, her job almost finished.
It beats working at the cardboard box factory, but maybe a change of pace isn't what really makes you happy. Maybe if you slow down for long enough, you'll find the something or someone you lost a long time ago.