Ad Astra Per Aspera: To the stars with difficulties.
Ad Astra Per Derpy Aspera: To the stars with Derpy difficulties.

Lightning Dust strands herself on her way to the red planet. With no way to move her rocket, she'll die unless Equestria's Best and Brightest find a way to bring her home despite cloak-and-dagger sabotage, snobbery, limited resources, and bureaucratic incompetence.

Content Note:
Death - Mentioned in the Prologue and Chapter 5. Chapters 7, 9, 10 (spoiler): Touched on: miscarriage.
Narcotics - Chapter 14 - Performance enhancers and blood doping discussed.
Sex - Inappropriate government-required questions in Dossier chapters; Ch. 11- a slightly saucy section.

Show Era: After Season 9.
Cover Art: The background Mars is by Kevin Gill with license to only the background Mars cover art at this link. The pony interposed on Mars is by owlicious, who also combined the two images.
Special Thanks: to owlicious for edits from the start through the end.

Love is one of the most powerful forms of magic there is. It's also one of the most dangerous, and Sunburst may have lost track of some love poison he had lying around. This could only go well, of course.

This story is a sequel to Stormy Affair

This is a fan spin off of Bodyguard!AU Series, with permission from Mono. Prior knowledge of the AU is not necessary to read the story. However, I highly encourage y'all to read Our Illusion as it enhances the story and it's a personal favorite of mine.

Captain Zephyrina Storm has dutifully guarded Princess Sunny Starscout for weeks, enduring the worst hardships imaginable: endless meetings and political tedium. When Zipp notices the toll it has taken on the princess, she strives to make the trip to Zephyr Heights memorable. With the extensive lockdown in place keeping them bound to the castle, she goes to enlist the help of the pony she trusts the most to spice up the princess’s evening.

Editor: Rego
Short/Long Description Help: Corah

The San Francisco Police Department never called Adrian Monk for the easy cases. And this was one of the weirdest.

A top scientist had been found dead...at least, the part they found. He had been found lying with half of his body inside what appeared to be some sort of portal...and the other half? No one knew. Foul play was not suspected until it was revealed that his assistant was also missing, along with a device that could have dire implications for the Multiverse...

Cover art by the talented IrradiatedPirateBooty! I highly recommend their work!

This story is a sequel to Losing Sunlight

Sunset Shimmer hasn't needed a family in years, but now that Twilight's introduced Sunset to hers, Sunset wishes she could do the same. The best she can do is bring her home to meet Princess Celestia, which would be hard enough for Twilight without mixing new magic with anxiety.

Sequel story to Losing Sunlight. Not necessary reading, but if you like this, you can check that out afterwards. Cover art by the talented SunsetSlight. Special thanks to Dubs Rewatcher for editing. Scribblefest 2018 Entry.

Starlight gets in an argument with Rainbow Dash on what qualifies as a Pegasus. This leads her to trying out for the Wonderbolts.

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Despite her redemption, and strong friendship with Twilight Sparkle, Sunset Shimmer is was still feeling envy and rage. Until her friend gets everything that Sunset wanted.

Sunset Shimmer had asked Twilight Sparkle to do something for her.

She didn't realise the pain it would bring, or the memories.

Of her unspoken past and things she thought she'd never say.

Anon feels like there's no need to get up today. He's been feeling a lot of things actually, and that's why he has been spending most of his time in the library lately.

But today he won't be able to stay put, because at the incredibly important festival they've set up a mystical tent, that even magic itself compels him to visit.

This story is a sequel to Fluttershy's Butterflies

As Fluttershy's friendship with Sonata deepens, she wants to bring the ex-Siren into her wider friendship group... and that means welcoming Adagio and Aria too.

A beach party story was suggested in the comments after Fluttershy's Butterflies, and it seemed like a fun idea.

You can read more about Fluttershy and Sonata in Rock Chicks (https://www.fimfiction.net/story/539724/fluttershy-rocks-out)

It also fits together with Princess or Puppet (https://www.fimfiction.net/story/537897/princess-or-puppet) and Sunset Shimmer's Loss (https://www.fimfiction.net/story/538122/sunset-shimmers-loss) in my EQG fan fiction.