To prove the superiority of ponies over machines, Trixie decides to challenge Sweetie Bot to a game of chess.

This fic was intentionally written for the 2023 Cyberpunk Equestria Story Contest, but I later on realised that there was a lower word limit of 2.5k words, so the story doesn't qualify.

Check out nonetheless the other entries here.

Now with a Chinese translation by plapoco

Twilight curses herself and now inanimate objects won't shut up. for instance, the lamp over there is unhappy in his marriage, and cannot find a way out. the curtains are avid social justice warriors, and twilight's quill pen is a kinky lil thing.
now Twilight can't write anymore because the moans are too awkward.

Celestia tells Twilight how power really works in Equestria:

geometric chains of waifus

Outer space is a quandary for Celestia. She has existed for a long, long time, but even she doesn't know everything. She owes it to her little ponies though, to protect them from every possible threat that could arise. To that end, she explores far and wide as the years go on. During her everlasting quest for knowledge, she meets somepony she did not expect.

Growing up with books, Spike has always been a fan of the critically acclaimed Daring Do series. But after finding himself stuck in one of the novels, Spike must find a way to survive in a foreign, daring land filled with mysteries and adventure. Back in Ponyville, Rainbow Dash finds familiarity in a draconian character from the newest Daring Do installment.

The meeting of soulmates is a thing of legend.

Most of the time.

Wallflower isn't exactly what you'd call legendary, unfortunately.

The universe holds many secrets and it's up to philosophers such as Gummy to unravel them.

Special thanks to Blueshift for editing.

Written for the Ignore It and It Will Go Away WriteOff Contest.

Discord needs Fluttershy’s help to prove to every other Discord that he has the best Fluttershy.

She’s… flattered? She's not really sure how to feel about it, actually.

A stallion relaxes by the pale coast, fishing rod in hoof.

Fluttershy can’t awaken from her nightmare, if it even is a nightmare. Nopony knows predators and prey better than her, but she'd never truly felt like prey before. She only has to make it until morning.

An entry in A Thousand Words Contest II

Reading by Wendigo Studios