An incident lands Gallus in trouble. The biggest trouble he's ever been in. Because of it, he's now forced to confront and talk about the one thing he never wanted to address: his parents.

Thanks to Scyphi for helping me edit this.

If you told Gallus before he moved to Equestria that he would become a part of the hippogriff royal family, he'd call you crazy. Yet, here he is, and the anxiety is killing him.

Luckily, there's a pony in attendance that knows a thing or two about marrying into royalty.

My entry for the May 2020 Pairing Contest.

I want to thank FloydienSlip and RTStephens for their help with editing this story and their invaluebale feedback. Also, a shoutout to Nitro Indigo and anyone on the Fimfiction Discord server that gave their feedback as well.

Featured on 5/31/2020! Thank you to everyone that made this possible!

Hearth's Warming is never an easy time for Gallus, being the only one without a real family to go home to.

But this year, he just might discover a new friend to spend it with.

Spanish Translation

After a mirror portal field trip being conducted by Luna goes terribly wrong, Ocellus finds herself trapped in a strange palace far from home. That palace, once abandoned, is now infested with a hive of love-starved changelings intent on using her only way home as a means to invade her world.

Otherwise, Ocellus appears to be alone.

At first.

The story is inspired by, and a homage to, my favorite game of the last decade. However, this story is neither a crossover nor AU. This story is set after "The End of the End" (but before "The Last Problem"), and is purely a My Little Pony story. Warning: rudeness and intolerance are not allowed in the comments, but spoilers are. Exercise discretion. Remain polite and on-topic. And please enjoy the story!

Silverstream sorts through old pictures of herself. Gallus proceeds to be cute.

Winner of the 2023 Quills and Sofas Trans Speedwriting Contest.

A first person account of a changeling guard who is helplessly, pathetically in love with King Thorax.

Now with a reading by Skijarama!

This is a story of two forgetful ponies and their love for one another. Join Ditzy(written pre-Derpy episode) as she struggles through a cold winter and a lonely heart.

Cup Cake knows what the pegasus mare is doing. She can see the way the filly is swaying her flawless body around Sugar Cube Corner. She can hear the flirty tones in the perfect voice as the mare sings her siren song to Carrot...

Eight years.

Eight years since the war.

Eight years since Gallus became a prisoner.

He's been beaten, thrashed, and drowned in the darkest of despair.

Yet he still keep going despite everything lost to him.

Because he hopes to return one day.

Return to his friends.

Return to his Silverstream.

Return to his home.

Pre-Read by CrackedInkWell who also helped inspire this idea

Ocellus is struggling with her feelings, new and old, and contemplating just who or what she is, deep down. Now is not a good time for making big decisions.

So naturally, when a beauty contest breaks out in the Hive, the decision is made for her: she gets drafted to participate. Silver lining? If she wins, she might win the affections of the one crush she's had so far.

It's Ocellus versus a bunch of crazy girls who can barely read and take everything out of context.

This can only end well for everyone involved.

Author's note: technically set in the same universe as My Fey Lady, but not a direct sequel, and no prior reading required.