Dismayed by worse than expected results in the skies over Vietnam, the US military began to study the problem.

The Department of the Navy decided that the issue was inadequate training for close-in fighting. A cadre of experienced F-8 Crusader pilots led the charge to reform air combat maneuvering.

Their mascot helped, too.

Ah, Hearts and Hooves Day. A time of love between two ponies who love each other very much. A time of flowers, chocolates, kisses, and arrows. Love arrows specifically. Deciding to try a more action oriented approach this season, Cadance has donned her own superhero costume to bring love to the world with magical love powered arrows.

Will this lone cupid bring joy to the hearts of many? Or shall she only bring ruin and awkwardness?

Commissioned by Anonymous.

Edited by Jake The Army Guy and Magic Man. Thanks to Ariaannaa for letting me use the art

Cadance's duties on Hearts and Hooves day are intense. Spreading love across Equestria is hard work, and Cadance lets us in on her secret weapon. Introducing: The Love Arsenal

With Equestria being overrun by an new enemy, Celestia decides on a final gamble; transporting her world to another, random world in hopes that it's inhabitants will assist them. Unfortunately, they come into a world that has had it's own share of hardships. Having just exited a war and survived the impact of several thousands of meteorites, no nation is in the mood to fight for group of aliens that appeared out of nowhere demanding help.

Luckily for them, there is a special type out there that can be hired to fight for them, and stories have been heard regarding a particularly deadly unit from the last great war. Despite the unpredictability of these 'Mercenaries', they make an attempt to find it's former members. If the two can be reunited, Equestria may stand a chance; their only chance.

Notes:
This is a rather serious Ace Combat story, heavy in it's material. Prior warning that if you aren't a major fan, you may feel lost. This is mostly a tribute story.
Story one of the Aces Trilogy.
Rated T for language and violence.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic created by Lauren Faust and owned by Hasbro.
Ace Combat owned by Namco.

Fourteen years have passed since the Changelings were thrown from Equestria and chased from its borders. In order to preserve a brighter future from further threats, the nation of Gryphnia constructed a super weapon to prevent any further transgressions from the hives. However, the late King Sharpclaw has been rattling his saber, holding "Sky Breaker" above the heads of the others. After tense planning, the leaders of AEGIS (Allied Equis Guard of Independent States), launch an attack to destroy it.

It fails.

Now the continent of Equis is thrust into another destructive war. AEGIS is on the run after a massive blow to their air power. Now Rhapsody, a young pegasus Lieutenant, and the flight lead of Ghost Wing, must lead her comrades to victory before the Gryphons finish the job and take the continent as their own.

This is the first story I've uploaded to fimfiction that I've been working on for over a year. I'll accept any criticism, I just ask for politeness. Anyone who can recommend a good proof-reader is also welcome!

While strolling around town, Twilight Sparkle accidentally knocks out Derpy's contact lenses, revealing perfectly normal eyes hidden underneath.

So what else could Derpy be faking?

A reader's poll in Equestria's leading newspaper rates the Princesses by approval ratings.

OOC meta humor ensues as the four discuss the findings.

Pre-read by RT Stephens, MythrilMoth, and The Albinocorn.

1,000 years of banishment can really force a pony to rethink her life's choices. Now that she has returned, Princess Luna is starting to realize everything that she has missed since her departure, including the death of her beloved friend Snowdrop. As Luna and Celestia release Snowdrop's very first, and last, snowflake, Luna yearns to say goodbye to her beloved friend.

But doing so may prove to be more dangerous than Luna imagined.

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Snowdrop is (C) to SillyFillyStudios.

The Solar Empire.

That's how Equestria and its citizens came to be known under the rule of Princess Celestia, mover of the sun. Her rule was absolute, but not harsh. Everypony had their place, and everypony knew what that place was.

Luna, the mare of the moon, had returned from her thousand-year imprisonment as Nightmare Moon on the lunar surface. After her defeat in the ruins outside of Ponyville, she returned to being Luna and returned with her sister to once again take over her duties of raising the moon and owning the night.

But something festered in the heart of the night mare. She saw how there were classes of ponies that sat higher on the ladder just because of their race or bloodline. The unicorns, with their inherent magic, were favored most by the Princess. They and the pegasi with their cloudborne homes had more freedom and independence than the earth ponies who worked the land and inhabited much of Equestria...and Luna grew upset. Before she had become the jealous Nightmare Moon, everypony under the sun and moon were equal. Those who worked did for the betterment of all, and those who sought knowledge shared with everypony else.

For many years after her awakening at the hands of Twilight Sparkle and the Elements of Harmony, she brooded over these facts and did her duties as lifter of the moon. She watched as the ponies in Canterlot and all over Equestria became more and more separated...until one day she could no longer stand to watch her people be subjected to this.

Fleeing the Royal Palace and taking up residence in the ruins she fought in not all that long ago, she began recruiting ponies of all races and birth with promises of equality and a new future.

The New Lunar Republic was born.

Many ponies immediately divided between the two factions. Those loyal to Princess Celestia migrated towards Canterlot, eager to ensure their Princess and society stayed safe. The followers of Luna flocked to her ruins and the nearby town of Ponyville, making it their new capital as the New Lunar Republic officially seceded from the Empire.

Princess Celestia was saddened at these events, but a more shocking turn of events was yet to come. So idealistic were the Lunar citizens that they demanded that the Solar Empire disband, and all ponies would be included in the Republic as equals. This call was met by defiance by the Solar Empire, and three months after the initial demands, the New Lunar Republic declared war.

Families have been destroyed. Friendships have been torn apart as loyalties divided. Some ponies fled both factions, determined to make a living on their own in the wilderness of Equestria. Others have turned to more malicious tactics, hiring themselves out as mercenaries to whichever faction is paying more at the time.

For 6 ponies from Ponyville, this will be the hardest time of their lives. Ideologies and battle have torn them apart and spread them far from their homes.

War has come to Equestria. The Elements of Harmony are broken and scattered. Can these 6 ponies overcome their differences and unite to end this war? Or will the conflict be too much for them, leaving them bitter and resentful for the rest of their lives?

Moxi is a pegasus pony forced to leave her small town home in order to spend her life with her beloved Chillwind in Manehattan, but things turn ugly when Cloudsdale decides to secede from the Holy Solar Empire, Moxi joins the fight for the New Lunar Republic in an attempt to learn the truth behind the fate of her missing love...

(Contains references to Sweet Dreams, Luna by Dreamcatcher174. Dreamcatcher and Melody are property of Dreamcatcher174. Radiant Sol is property of SirRadiantSol. Cheshire Grin is property of X-tatik)