My name is Verità, and I am an Assassin. The blade in the crowd. Death in plain sight. I have served under Luna for my entire life, and now my story is coming to a close. I shall share you the story of my life, and the death, hate, and violence that came with it.

This is my story.

*Note* This story is a side fiction to go with "Ombra della Lama" by Vedavyasa. A whole lot of credit goes to him. It takes place around 40 years before the first season starts, and few things you have to also know.

This is an ALTERNATE UNIVERSE, meaning some things will not be canon. If you want the full idea of how this universe is, go and visit Vedavyasa's blog. You'll find everything there. Link will be in all the chapters.

Special Agent Timothy McGee is a federal agent, an author, and apparently some sort of plaything for the cosmos. How else could he wind up accidentally skipping work because he's stuck in a cartoon village full of talking ponies? And how exactly is he going to explain this to his boss?

MLP:FiM meets NCIS. Rated teen for language and spillover from NCIS.

READ THIS DESCRIPTION. ALL OF IT.

[2nd-Person Fic starring you and Rainbow Dash]

Having turned away from the spotlight, you preferred to distance yourself from fame and popularity. Instead, you chose to live a simple life away from the crowds and fortune. But when you meet a multicolored mare with an unusual request, can you find it in yourself to go for the gold again?

A/N: Okay, this is going to make very little sense at first, but just bear with me.

So I've been playing a ton of Kid Icarus: Uprising lately. It is hella fun, and Sakurai did an amazing job at revitalizing the series. It has easily stolen the spot of "favorite 3DS title" in my heart, and I can't put it down.

So you're probably wondering, "what does Kody's videogame preferences have anything to do with a romance story involving Rainbow Dash?" Well, everything, actually.

A friend of mine noticed my new addiction to this title. He knows I write about ponies, and as such, he jokingly made a bet with me saying that I should write a story in which I use music from said game in every chapter. I shrugged it off and ignored it at first, but I went and started to listen to the soundtrack. Somehow, I developed a plan and storyline from doing so. Now, this story won't reflect the events or storyline from this title. It is entirely original.

The rules I was given are simple:
1. The music must come from Kid Icarus: Uprising.
2. At least one song must be used in each chapter. More than one song is viable.
3. The same song may not be used more than once.
4. Remixes or fan-made renditions of songs are not allowed.
5. The song must be used in a way that enhances the reading experience. I can't just toss a song in and say 'mission accomplished.' It must complement the events and make sense.

Now, I know what you are thinking, and yes. This is really weird. But hey, it worked, and this story was born as a result.

EDIT: It has been brought to my attention that some of the songs used in the story are blocked in certain countries. As much as I would love to get this fixed, I'm afraid I don't have much of a way around this. If this affects you, I apologize deeply.

ANOTHER EDIT: Since Youtube is such a fickle thing when it comes to copyrighted music, a link may end up leading to a broken video. If this is the case for any of the songs, please let me know via PM so I can fix it ASAP. Thanks!

This is how it works. When you get to a bit of blue text such as this, that's a link to the song. Open it in a new tab and continue reading as the music plays. Simple. When you get to some red, underlined text, that is the cue to stop the music. Sometimes, that cue may not be there, and the song is meant to play until the end of the chapter. Songs don't carry over to other chapters, however.

The music is not required for the reading experience. It is entirely optional. Well, for you it is.

I hope you enjoy my nerd-ery!

Artwork by celebi-yoshi of dA.

An earth pony, born with a unique ability to move faster than most eyes can track, is forced by an unfortunate circumstance to become a thief. His speed and skill at theft lead him to become an infamous figure in Canterlot as he continues to pull greater heists and slowly becomes more and more bound to his "thief" persona. This arrogant figure, is led by his ego to even steal from princess Celestia herself. However, the princess decides to take matters into her own hooves and tracks the thief; learning about his troubled past in the process.

The story is a sanctioned spinoff of Kickass22urmom's Living the dream. For those who haven't read his story Heres the idea: The 2012 rapture has come and earth is gone all the people are given a choice ,heaven or hell, or another chance of life in a new world of their choice. I choose Equestria, and begin a new life of adventure making friends along the way.
~Author: Maverick, Editor: Cloudcutter

Awakening with no memory in an undersea Utopia sounds calm but when the once beautiful city falls to insanity and corruption, escape becomes the only way to survive. For Enchanter to awaken with no memory of his time in the chaotic place he must fight to regain his life or die along with his memories in... Euphoria.

(This is a Bioshock/My Little Pony crossover that has it's own story behind it and a mysterious fate awaiting the protagonist. Enjoy this twisted tale of Mares and Gentlecolts falling to insanity.)

My Little Pony crossed with Breaking Bad:

Several years in the future, a middle-aged Twilight Sparkle is diagnosed with a terminal disease. Facing hospital bills and having severed all ties with Princess Celestia several years ago, and making a meager living as a magic kindergarten teacher, she realizes that she needs to make more money to be able to support Spike.

She sees her opportunity and teams up with Pinkie Pie to produce and sell the popular new illicit drug "Crystal Spark", but runs into difficulties keeping her activities secret, especially since Applejack and Rainbow Dash are leading the Ponyville unit of Princess Celestia's elite anti-drug task force.

Las Pegasus is known for its exclusive casinos, bars and hotels. It's said that a lot of crazy stuff goes on there, but it's the norm! In comparison, the rest of Equestria is completely innocent. It's not known for ponies from outside there to go, but when they do, it becomes a mystery for all of them as to WHAT IN THE HOOF HAPPENED?
When the shady duo Tim and Tom promote their new soft drink, they offer five golden tickets to random buyers. The finders of these tickets will win a free trip to the legendary Las Pegasus as well as 2000 bits to spend there. Coincidentally, four of the winners are from Ponyville and another hails from a far away town, but when they all meet up, they are too familiar with each other.
The next morning, the five awaken with deadly hangovers in a high-up Las Pegasus hotel room, but what they find they've gotten themselves into is much more than they bargained for.
Rated teen for mild sexual content, alcohol use and language.

Princess Celestia has had enough. Reports, essays, and being locked up in a library for most of her time?

As much as she loves Twilight's friendship reports, she thinks Twilight needs to make more out of life. So she sends out an order of a holiday which EVERYPONY must oblige. And that includes her favorite student.

Twilight is devastated, but her friends convince her that meeting new ponies will be fun over the holidays.

"Can't be that bad, fresh air tastes like what now?" ~Twilight

After all, Celestia is giving her a new assignment - search for 10 sub-elements of her elements. Basically, analyze themes in life. And to make that happen, they need to explore more than Ponyville. Not to mention that Twilight can't really teleport 5 ponies and herself at once - the stress is too large.

Luckily and surprisingly, Rainbow finds the solution. As they pile into a rented, magic-run chillin' bright red SUV crossover with sports car, each pony gets to plan their destinations and their fates.

What they don't know quite yet is that one road trip can make a big difference in an egghead.

Picture credits all go to The-Intimidator on DeviantART.

Scion and his family moved to Ponyville from Cloudsdale on good intentions to live a better life on the ground. So far they were shown the kindness of the locals with a heartwarming welcome to the little town. But Scion meets a young mare in which he quickly falls for. Does she have the same feelings for him or is he just in over his head?

*Cover art done by LuMe*