The music wails from on high as two gods overlook the field of war. Ponies clash with ponies in contests of life and death by the hundreds. The twin deities, Celestia and Luna, take the field, racing headlong to meet in the dreamlike haze of a world gone horribly wrong... one way or another, this nightmare will end.

Many things smooth the way for diplomacy and diplomacy smooths the way for many things. Twilight's efforts to reach out with friendship to the changeling queen have made life better for everyone- but how MUCH better can things be? The changeling queen has a question for Twilight that she may not be ready for...

Content warning given for implied sexual activity only.

Pinkie Pie is the richest pony in the history of Equestria. The secret to her wealth?

She has no idea.

Trixie's line of work is dangerous. But she's a careful showpony, and that's why she's only died a few dozen times in her career.

She thinks this is normal.

Queen Chrysalis. She is evil, cruel, manipulative and downright mean. So there's no way anypony could love her for just being herself. However, the captured Mane 6 would soon learn that there is a special somepony for anypony.

Through unknown means, Sombra amassed an army and launched an attack against the Crystal Empire and a changeling sub-hive. This forces Celestia and Chrysalis to meet, and agree to a temporary alliance between their kinds. Neither is happy about the situation, but for the lives of the ponies and changelings they lead, they are willing to do what is necessary.

Yet, as weeks and months pass, the pair find working together is not as horrible as they originally believed. Is a lasting peace, and perhaps more, possible between ponies and changelings, between a princess and a queen?

Written for Equestria Daily's Super Happy Hearts and Hooves Lovefest Fanfic Event

It's an interesting situation - it's not every day that you get to see the outcome of the road not taken, what might have been. As the married Applejack and Rainbow Dash talk to the dating Applejack and Rarity, they get a bit competitive over who made the better choice.

The other Rainbow Dash and Rarity think it was obviously them.

[A RariDash story that ate what started as a commission for Spamotron]

Luna travels to the world of humans for a vacation, and encounters an old enemy from the time of myths.

An entry into the Crackship Contest.

Flurry Heart attempts to court Cozy Glow. Luster Dawn nearly dies as a result.

Following her heart, Princess Flurry Heart allows herself to be taken prisoner by Cozy Glow, Empress of Tartarus.