Millenia after fleeing the Cataclysm that destroyed their homeworld, the globular cluster that has come be known the Forge is home to all manner of creatures. The old powers that launched the Exodus are long gone, and the current settlements live on their bones, scavenging what they can from the ancient magitech.

When a unicorn named Rutile Quartz learns of a sealed Crystal Empire vault that is speculated to be the tomb of the last alicorn empress, she swears a vow to help the researcher in search of it find and open the vault to learn the secrets within.

In the Forge, a vow is more binding than the strongest of magics, something the sworn will sacrifice anything to see done. But everything has a price, and the pony who sets hoof in the ancient Imperial vault may not be the same one who leaves it.

An entry in the 2023 Science Fiction contest.
A crossover with the TTRPG Ironsworn Starforged. Familiarity with the game is not required.
Other tag is for reindeer, umbrum, and Rabia
A branch in the Eventide multiverse.
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In the year 2279, the world is controlled by the four conglomerates: Alicorn Electronics, Chemical Language Industrial Front, Glorious Iron Industries, and Sea Air and Space Technologies. The globe and the space colonies are divided between the four colonies, but AE, once Equestria, controls the moon, retaining the upper hoof on all the others. This, however, doesn't mean there is no conflict.

Little sparks have broken out all over the place as technology advances. The first Bionic Titan ever created was a CLIF machine that went 'rogue' and headed straight to AE's capital, only falling to CEO Luna herself. On that day of the Summer Sun Celebration, June 22nd of 2222, the world had changed. An arms race began between the four conglomerates, and four generations of titans have come in its wake from all over the world. AE holds the crown for now, but the others are always advancing and gunning for it. Titans can now overpower an alicorn, and that means, something is about to change.

On the winds of a new era, two ponies in the poverty of the poorest island of SAST's Cavalisa Archipellago receive word about a job from an unusual employer. He asked for a pilot, so they went to the best around: a young stallion who goes by the name Zap Flash.

This story is a sequel to Cypress Zero

For hundreds of years, the post-scarcity world of Equestria has served as a launching point for the stars. Beyond their green earth, interstellar relays and starships power the colonization efforts of all species. And in just minutes, the digital messages of little ponies can cover distances once considered impossible.

It makes the arrival of a physical letter all the more meaningful.

Especially to the most isolated pony at the heart of the Equestrian Core Worlds.

An entry to the Science Fiction Contest II.
No prior reading of Cypress Zero is required. But both stories are stronger together.

Celestia is lost. She needs to get home.

This story was written for the 2023 FimFic Science Fiction Contest. It placed somewhere.

Prophesy says that Twilight Sparkle will not outlive her friends.

To preserve the Princess, her friends must survive.

They may not be immortal - but one year can become a thousand at the speed of light.

An entry for Science Fiction Contest II, where it took a Committee Prize!

Additional tags for spoiler purposes: My Little Pony: A New Generation ; Mane 5

Featured 3/23/2023 - 3/28/2023!

And featured on Equestria Daily on 4/4/2023!

Thanks to my pre-readers: The Sleepless Beholder, Dewdrops on the Grass, daOtterGuy, and Avery Day.

Twilight Sparkle launches an expedition to uncover the truth behind a mysterious rumor that could completely overturn the entirety of what's known about Equestrian history...and magic.

One friend in particular seems to hold the answers.

Written for the Science Fiction Contest II!

Everypony sees trees as, well, trees. But they aren't just plain old plants. There's the Treehouse of Harmony, and the Castle of Friendship.

But there are also the trees that look ordinary. Although they may not have powers, they have thoughts. And only one pony knows that.

Edit: Featured on 2/26/23 - 2/27/23 for some reason I don't know. But thank you!

Written for the Arboreal Yearnings Contest and the Science Fiction Contest II.

Once a year, on Polaris Day, Apollo gets to eat dinner with his family.

Written for the Science Fiction Contest II. Find the other entries here!

Also written using a prompt from Bean's Writing Group. The prompt was "A shared meal".

Huge thanks to Domena100, Arkadios, and gapty for prereading!

Far from home, small-time journalist Cauliflower Shrew has made it to the cradle of endless death that is the former Arisian League, itself the bloated corpse of what was once Hippogriffia, to report on the violent embers of its civil war. With the services of infamous griffon gun-runner Gerwin, she has all her bases covered for this trip.

But it's not just the news she's been sent here for. She's been given a solution with which to end the bloodshed.

And that gun-running griff may be the key.