After the War of the Ring and the return of peace to Middle-earth, Gandalf the White departs for Equestria to visit two old friends of his; specifically, a certain pair of alicorn sisters.

Yet he does not foresee that Equestria, like ponykind, has changed with the years since his previous visit, and so he is quite unprepared for what lies ahead. Can the Wizard endure the trials that this new journey will bring? Surely, but only if he makes a few more friends along the way.

Six more, to be exact.

Written with a heavily Tolkien-influenced style, which has been sampled by:

thefluffyone
LeJokstereerre
TheProfessor86

Countless thanks for your help, guys!

(Originally posted on 8/21/12 on FIMfiction. This is written by an author that has only seen the films and has yet to finish the books, so there may be slight discrepancies.)

One changeling is sent far from the swarm, hurt and stranded; forced to listen and unable to act as terrible events take place that will change her future forever.

When everything she knows is lost, she'll have to find her own path. She will confront the demons of her past, the harsh realities of the present, and the uncertainty of her future.

Season 2 based story.

Follows the prequel "In the Shadow of a Special Day", which is not required to understand the story.

Rated T for mild to moderate violence and minor obscenities. Dark, but not a shock fic.

Cover art is "Changeling Angst" by the-ghostcat-pir8nin at Deviantart.

Join Daring Do on her most thrilling, most heart-pounding adventure yet — revealing a startling secret to her mother...

Featured on Equestria Daily -- August 22nd 2012

“What the hell?” he muttered. “What happened? He cautiously opened his eyes again.
“Oh…”
He wasn’t in his room.
“Oh…” Soarin mumbled again, looking down at the bed beneath him.
He wasn’t in his bed.
“Oh my…” He said, his eyes snapping open as his foggy brain put two and two together.

After being discharged from the Wonderbolts and spending an interesting night with a certain rainbow-maned Pegasus, Soarin moves into a new career, Weather Control.

He has no idea what he's in for.

Now has a sequel.

You spent quite a bit of your time back home honing your flying skills, but an accident grounds you. Without a place to stay any longer, you move in with your cousin, who gladly takes you in. However, you take note of a mare in town, and you begin to wonder if there could be more to life than flying...

Sequel to The Color of Apples. Reading The Color of Apples isn't really necessary, but I do recommend it, as some events may not make sense without the context.

As of 9/14/12 10:53 Eastern time Approval rating is 97.6804%

Haunted by memories of Nightmare Moon’s unnatural darkness, a mysterious stranger has staggered into Ponyville, the grand city on its horizon guiding him forth on a grim quest to have Princess Luna answer for a terrible tragedy. Fate quickly entangles Twilight and her friends into its designs, and it may take the combined efforts of the Elements of Harmony to stop what could very well spiral into catastrophe. Can they conquer their own doubts and inspire a conflicted soul to give up on revenge? Or are the mistakes of the past destined to repeat?

When a human, is mysteriously sucked into Equestria following his tragic death, he discovers a world of beauty, happiness, and magic. Transformed into a mare, and exposed to this new world that she was no connection to, she begins to learn what friendship is. But the ponies begin to reject her once strange things begin to happen in Equestria, and she embarks on a magical journey with her new friends to put an end to the evils that are penetrating the once peaceful world.

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Photo credits to Hombre0, his DeviantArt page here.

Edited by Wivoatt, one of the most thorough editors ever! I greatly appreciate her help, here's her DeviantArt.

[2nd Person POV] Taking a chance to prove exactly how cool she is, Rainbow Dash signs up to coach a hoof-ball team for its spring season. But she didn't know Applejack had signed up too. This sparked a major rivalry between the two teams, the Ponyville Dashers, and the Apple Zappers. You signed up for the Ponyville Dashers, more or less to get your workaholic mother off your back, and make a few friends. But Hoof-Ball is a hard game for a unicorn. Your entire attitude, however, changes when you see an orange pegasus filly wearing the same jersey as you.
(Inspired by the work of two neat fellas by the name of Crowley and Possiblydominator... Perhaps you've heard of them? I present you, young love and innocence, as innocently as I can present it.)
I do not claim to own MLP: FiM, or the cover art, and they belong to their respective owners.
I hope you enjoy the story.

After GLaDOS is uploaded into a potato battery, Wheatley humiliates the AI even further by uploading her into a project that was abandoned by Aperture a long time ago. In the blink of an eye, she finds herself in a deformed body of flesh and bone that resembles an equine, and is just as powerless as one too. It comes with all of its needs and bodily functions as well. To make matters worse, she's trapped in a land full of insufferable creatures that just want to make 'friends.' Will GLaDOS' cold, sadistic sense of humor and morals get the better of the ponies? Or will they peel away the once artificial being's metallic shell and find that there's a softer side? Probably not, but it's worth a try.

Story Theme: Tyler Bates - I Love You (Watchmen OST)

Thanks to Meeester, MrJoshy, and funkyferret for proofreading/reviewing.

Cover by Fedte16.

This story is a sequel to Thrown Abroad

After the events of Thrown Abroad, Suncloak the changeling is happily living in Ponyville. Well, sort of. He needs the love of friendship to stay alive! Luckily, there's plenty of ponies who would want to be friends with him. But let's not forget about other changelings here...

You know, this would be a lot easier if the whole concept of friendship wasn't so needlessly difficult.

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Amazing cover art by Wolfeh! Find her Tumblr here!
Fanart!
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