Fluttershy has proven herself kind to many creatures except one: the dragon. What is it about these creatures that makes her fear them so and why? She herself doesn't know. But when Fluttershy mysteriously awakens as the very thing she fears most, her kindness and bravery will be tested and along the way, she may very well learn what it truly means to have the heart of a dragon. This... is her journey.

Featured on Equestria Daily! May 13th, 2012! 5 Star Rating!

A transcendental character study inspired by the works of Ursula K. LeGuin, DragonForce, and Studio Ghibli. Rated Teen for some Mild Fantasy Violence and Blood. Cover Image by Bedupolker on deviantART.

Lyra has been murdered, and as detectives usually do, they suspect the spouse first. Bon Bon attempts to convince the detectives that she didn't do the crime, but this requires her to recall all their precious memories together.

WARNING: This has implied sex. Implied. No real sex. There's also minor violence and some offensive language, hence the Teen rating.

The reason this is Dark and Comedy is because while this is a dark story, the dialogue is, at times, humorous.

Applebloom and the rest of the Cutie Mark Crusaders have tried everything they can think of to get their cutie marks. But when they are introduced to a certain something called the internet, a whole new world of possibilties opens up for them.

(All references are to whoever originally created them, and yes, there are going to be a lot of references in this story.)

Two ponies, are pulled together in the strangest of circumstances. Viber has picked up an addiction to focalin, and later stronger stimulants and can't support himself anymore. He begins renting off his guest room. Lavender breeze, a witness to several crimes and considered to be a threat to the biggest crime syndicate in Las Pegasus(Masquerade Brotherhood), moves in with Viber and they quickly fall into a viscous cycle of using. But almost as quickly the masqs catch on to where Lavender is hiding. Quickly Viber and Lavender are thrown out of the lives they both knew and put into a world of sex, drugs, gambling and crime, that is the streets of pegasus.

Sweetie Belle pulls a prank on Rarity, but a good laugh is not the only thing that she wants.

Because sometimes the choices we make in life have repercussions we could never have foreseen. Sometimes they're done at the behest of others, and sometimes what is done for the greater good can still hurt those we love.

In other words, an exploration of who Cadence is and the part she played in Twilight's life.

An entry for the MLPGeneral's Friend-Off event based on FacelessJr's spectacular image.

For almost a thousand years, the immortal Nightmare Moon has reigned over Equestria as Empress. To the average pony, Nightmare Moon is an overarching enigma whose rule is absolute and whose wrath is terrible. But to Twilight Sparkle, who as an orphan has never known her parents, the Empress is something else entirely. When the young unicorn is brought under the royal wing as an apprentice, she learns a great deal more about the supposed tyrant than she ever knew. But as Twilight is introduced to life with her new mentor, she is thrust into a world of political intrigue, conspiracies and secrets. Secrets that were never meant to be revealed. As allies and enemies plot against the very peace of the nation, will Twilight fall prey to the perils of her new position? Or will she prosper and find in Nightmare Moon the mother she never had?

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My eternal gratitude to my editor, LordOfTheWrongs, without whom Night's Favoured Child would not be the story it is today.

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Spike only wants things to stay the same. Time, however, has other ideas. He's going to need a lot of help... An everypony story.

(Cover image by Rannva)

After the disastrous invasion of Canterlot, an injured changeling wakes up near a small cottage and is quickly discovered by two of the last ponies she ever wanted to see. Now, with the help of her new "friends," she has to remain undetected in a town high on changeling hysteria that would not hesitate to throw her in the Canterlot dungeons should her true nature be revealed.

Simple, right?

Too bad she couldn't have picked a worse form to stay inconspicuous...

Many thanks to ZuTheSkunk for the cover image!

We all wear a mask called composure, beneath which hides a heart that twists with guilt and hidden feelings. Regal as she is, Princess Celestia is no exception. What might be revealed should circumstances cause this mask to slip - or break?

Set several years after the potential conclusion to the series.