This story is a sort-of sequel and expansion on the events portrayed in both Alex Warlorn's 'Dark World' as seen here: Dark World Apple Tree and WandererD's magnificent fanfic The Changeling Queen

I like to think that it's not 100% necessary to read their works to read this one, but it does help. And those stories are very fine pieces of work in their own rights!

My deepest thanks to both authors for allowing me to reference their works.

After countless failures, unkept promises, and horrendous public relations that have made changelings look like a swarm of mindless locusts, the Changeling Hivemind has fired Chrysalis as Their Queen. Now, They must choose a new queen, but in order to stop past mistakes from repeating, They decide to hold auditions and perform a thorough vetting of the candidates to find the best one.

When an unknown meteor shower descends upon Equestria. Seven meteor's crash at different points in the magical land. Princess Celestia informs the elements of harmony that it is a sign that an old prophecy is coming to pass. As the six begin their journey, they discover that each meteor holds a pony who claims to have never seen Equestria before. The first one which crashed in Ponyville holds the gentlecolt calling himself, Jonathan Joestar. They all soon realize that they must gather the remaining stallions in order to avert a catastrophe of biblical proportions.

"There will come a time, when seven stars fall. Upon this day, a bizarre journey must take place to gather them together. For the evil they herald possesses powers unlike any other, sono chi no sadame!"

Carrot Cake is starting to think that his wife is hiding something. After reading an old book about myths and monsters, he starts to see strange quirks in her behavior that he never noticed before. Obviously there's a reasonable explanation for all of this, right? She couldn't really be a changeling...could she?

After an accident, Rarity and Twilight are thrown in a race against time to stop their transformation into changelings before they become part of Chrysalis' swarm forever.

Big Macintosh goes on strike when he sees he's the one doing all the heavy lifting and harder work at Sweet Apple Acres while his sisters frolic. His idea catches fire throughout Ponyville, and soon every stallion is up in arms! Sexism explodes in the tiny town, it's Stallions on Strike!

My entry into the "Hearth's Warming Care Package for Kiki" Fan-fiction contest. Didn't make the finals, but I was close.
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After a long day in the fields, Applejack only wants to be able to eat her dinner and go to bed. The only problem, it's already occupied by a very ill Zecora. The Apples are famous for their hospitality, but when does Applejack have to draw the line?

Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash abscond from Ponyville with no warning or explanation for their friends. Worried, the remainder of the Mane Six strike out to find where they've gone to, and why. Could it be a new crisis brewing? The return of a known villain? Something worse?

When Sweetie Belle got zapped during the Zap Apple Harvest, no one thought much of the filly's light electrocution. However, the zapping has given her a most unusual ability... the ability to change the color of objects, temporarily, into the colors of the rainbow. This is surprising to the little filly, as she has yet to achieve mastery of most magical arts beyond a novice.

Naturally, her adventurous streak gives her an idea. Sweetie Belle will become a superhero. She is the vibrant guardian, the watcher of the palette. She is...

Zapfilly.

Writing is the latest trend in Equestria. It seems like everypony is trying their hoof at it, even the mane 6. Due to the large number of novice writers, bad writing is cropping up everywhere. Seeing the need, a group of elite writers and editors formed a review group. Its goal: Training the writers of Equestria. Calling themselves the T.W.E. for short, they seek out bad writing in all it's forms, and train the novice writers, one review at a time. The mane six will all have to take the criticism, but they don't have to take it well. Will they be able to get past it and keep writing, or will Ponyville be destroyed by their bad reactions?