If the first weeks of the Great War had raised concerns over the ability of Royal Armoured Corps of the Equestrian Army in comparison to their Changeling counterparts, the disastrous Battle of Talewood in early 1010ALB laid bare the inadequacy of their equipment beyond any doubt. An answer was needed and ideally, it would arrive three moons ago.
Now it falls to industrialists more used to tractors than tanks to come up with a new vehicle capable of standing up to the mechanised fury of the Changeling war machine, but with the Heer gaining ground every day, will anyone deliver a working model in time to turn the tide of the Great War?

This story has been announced as the second place winner of the Fifth Annual Equestria at War Writing Contest! The prompt was "Magic making way for technology."
This is a short story set in the world of the acclaimed Hearts of Iron 4 mod, Equestria at War. It is set in the Quenta Roccolië timeline.
Rated Everyone, but contains mild injuries (nothing worse than a Jerry Anderson series might show).
Thanks to ShiningBeacon for betaing.
Cover is a painting of a British Valentine tank circa 1942, presumably in Libya or Tunisia. I was unable to find the original source.

...and lo, Harmony spread Her Light across the world, and unto us, Her children, so that we should know Her virtues and live in happiness, and may Her Age persevere forevermore...

The Age of Harmony refuses to die. Flurry Heart seeks to kill it.

Heavily inspired by the vibes of Dark Souls.

An entry into FoME's Imposing Sovereigns III contest, with the unusual interpretation of Flurry Heart vs. Perseverance. Hopefully that counts.

Thanks to ScatteredStarlight413, MockingBirb, Roxylalolcat, and Gelatino for various levels of pre-reading and editing.

Cover art courtesy of Roxylalolcat.

(Uh... top of the Mature Off Feature Box and 3rd Place Mature On Feature Box day of posting? Wow. Was not expecting that... Is this the place where I bring that up? People do that, right?)

The following story takes place in the Equestria at War universe.

For some, the memory of the Great War against the Changelings was just that; a distant memory. But nopony can deny that, despite a victory, the repurcussions that followed have resulted in a dark time in the worlds history. God-Empress Daybreaker now rules across the Equestrian continent with an iron hoof, and has ruled uncontested for over two decades.

Even her protégé, Sunrise Sparkle, is starting to doubt her superiors' decisions. But given that nopony ever questions the God-Empress and lives to tell the tale, she simply kept her thoughts to herself. That is until a certain thought to be dead Princess of the Night visits her in a dream...

Cover art by Neither
Full size here

Twilight Sparkle's coronation as the sole ruler of Equestria is right around the corner. To not disappoint her, Sunset Shimmer decides to come back to Equestria for the first time since her theft of the Princess's crown to attend.

Said Princess's student, Starlight, is there to greet her, but the two of them are surprised to find that Sunset is a princess herself - or at least an alicorn, and her arrival may have unintended consequences for a trio of recently imprisoned villains.

Meet martincitopants. Youtuber, memer, and frog man. He will soon embark upon a wild quest of chaos, destruction, and impending doom and tomfoolery. Now let's set the scene. Martin has just defeated his nemesis, Kevin, sending him off to an unknown world on his battered warship, far away from martin and kerbin. However, little did martin know, he had sent Kevin through a wormhole leading to equestria, and now, Kevin is planning to wage war against martin and the bean space program, but first, Kevin must build up his forces and find a way back, and to do so, he must take over the world of equestria. In kevins first plan to conquer equestria, he accidentally breaks his machine, and summons martin and some other random people, including TheRussianBadger and his friends, rimmy, digby, and the cadian XXth, rubixraptor and his group, Ignis, detective dan, jon tron, Sovietwomble and his mates, the top gear hosts, and a few other random people. As they are scattered across the world, they must work together to find out where the hell they are, and hopefully, help equestria defend against the Kevin empire as they prepare for an invasion.

Yes, this is one big shitpost, but someone had to do it.

Links to youtube channels:

matincitopants: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcnci5vbpLJ-rh_V9yXwawg

TheRussianBadger: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheRussianBadger

Rimmy Downunder: https://www.youtube.com/c/RimmyDownunderGaming

RubixRaptor: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNq9guLAKVEUqh7m3aOgleQ

SovietWomble: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQD3awTLw9i8Xzh85FKsuJA

Oleander questions her usage of dark magic after unleashing its full potential on Barrad's enemies. These questions become more apparent after the madness over Barrad disappears.

Written for the Fifth Equestria at War Write Off.

The peaceful land of Equestria is peaceful no more. A Great War is brewing, and the changeling armies prepare to invade the sovereign ponylands of Equus. Thus the nation of Equestria prepares for a war against the changelings, a war that will have a profound effect on the Ponies who live in the harmonic nation. The Mane 6 must confront each of these profound alterations to their lives, and the emotions that come with them, unbridled and powerful as they are. But it will be tough, when each stage of grief matches their element, and thus represents their feelings towards the greater conflict.

Set in Equestria At War

On a visit to the Crystal Empire, Twilight Sparkle pieces together clues and evidence to paint an unmistakable conclusion: her so-called friend Rarity has somehow seduced her brother Shining Armour into betraying his beloved wife. There is no possible other explanation. She must confront this homewrecker and expose the truth!

UPDATE: There is now a voice recording of Homewrecker, by Skijaramaz - Tone Shift. It is very high quality. Check it out right here!

Nightmare Moon just wanted to rule in peace. Sure, the changelings weren't exactly the friendliest neighbors Equestria had, and the people of the east, from the griffons to the riverponies, were future threats to her reign that had to be dealt with, but she was confident that all would go well in the end. Unfortunately, a Daybreaker from an alternate universe was absolutely not a variable Nightmare Moon had accounted for.

(Mostly based on the world of Equestria at War, a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic mod for the WW2 grand strategy game Hearts of Iron 4 by Paradox Interactive, and also a few headcanons that I thought would be fun.)

While strolling the boundaries of the Crystal Empire on a snowy Hearth's Warming, young Princess Flurry Heart comes across a relic long thought lost. Touching it brings an encounter with a dark spirit from the past.

Now, here they are, face to face; two rulers of the Crystal Empire, one of the past, the other of the future.

Will the cold dead heart of the King of Shadows corrupt the Princess of Peace?

Or will a miracle come to pass on this most blessed of holidays?

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Written for Frazzle2Dazzle for Jinglemas 2021, whose request was "Sombra and Flurry Heart, with the hope of no romance between them." Merry Christmas, buddy. Hope this is in that wheelhouse.

Cover art borrowed from yumeyuuheii.