A short little story about the holiday spirit. Written in 2 hours or so, inspiration suddenly struck so I wrote. After the assault on Canterlot failed, the changeling hive was left cold and loveless. Ersatz the changeling has no where to go, so he goes wandering off in search of love. But he will be surprised by just what he finds...

Ever feel like you should be doing something? Like there's something missing from your life? Then you know how it feels to be Mimic Shift. Mimic is a Changeling living within Hive Mephistis, home of the great Queen Chrysalis. Stuck in a job which will only lead to his death, life doesn't seem to have much of a point, but Mimic's not worried, he's got friends who will help him make the most of his life, and with friends like these, what could possibly go wrong?

Welcome to Living The Hive Life, where we follow the tales of all manner of Changeling life, so sit back, grab some popcorn and relax as we regale you with our tales of adventure, romance and most of all, stupidity.

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Wow, this thing has been in the works for awhile. I should be updating this weekly-ish but don't hold me to it!

Special thanks to Cerulean Voice for all his help with editing!

Thank you to my amazing editor and friend FluxerCry for listening to all my stupid ideas and throwing in his own!

To Necrath thanks for letting me use your art as the cover, and for inspiring this story with said art!

And last off, thank you! All of you for reading this, I really appreciate it. Please, leave a comment on what you thought about the story! I appreciate any and all criticism. See you all later!

~DeepShift

Rated Teen for occasional swearing

Stalwart Drone has been a Night Guard for a little over two years, and now he's being reassigned to the Crystal Empire, forced to leave his home and his talent behind only to have to readjust to living up in the frozen north.

Ruby Swift, conversely, has been in Equestria for most of her life, and recently she's taken a... darker look on life.

Forced to live in the same house as one another, the unlikely duo are going to have to live with what they fear.
At least, for now anyway.

Cover image can be viewed in its full resolution by clicking on it (or right-clicking and opening it in a new tab.) Spent a couple days working on it and I'll be uploading it to my DeviantArt gallery soon.

Sometimes, Spotlight - or, Psych Ologist, as known by the masses - needs some time to unwind.
And, between bickering couples, Cloud Kicker's horrible aura of train-wreckery and the Cutie Mark Crusader Lemonade Fabricators, 'unwinding' may need a little more than the typical 'Two' he gets from his friends at the Spa.
No, this time, he's getting a Four.
Oh yeah, things just got serious.

Non-canon oneshot set in the Winningverse ~ Title for Chono

Titania is the oldest daughter if Shining and Cadence and the next in line for the Crystal Empire but she doesn't want to be a ruler. Oberon is the son of the Changeling Queen he and his best friend Puck often play tricks on the ponies and never take things seriously until he meets Titania.

Love is such a nice thing, so is True Love and Soul Mates but what about Forbidden Love? Both from different worlds, Changelings and Crystal Pony. Their parents had history together and what about an arrange marriage when one of them when that mare or colt turn 18? Will they upcome the odds and stay together, or will their nations bring them apart?

When the Changeling Commander wakes up, he finds himself on a quest for his lost swarm.

But what happens when you get caught yourself? Well the answer to that is that you are pretty much doomed at that point.

Follow this heroic (foolish) changeling as he embarks (stays in a cell all day) on a magnificent (dull) quest to find (plays tricks upon) his lost battalion!

(Image by ~Iaomai)

I didn't choose the hive life, the hive life chose me

These are the words that are often heard but never truly understood in Equestrian society. For the first time, the Queen of the Changelings is allowing a tiny batch of our finest enthusiasts into her kingdom in order document the inner workings that go in maintaining a well-balanced structure that is the Hive. From maintenance and construction, to nursing, to farming, to even having an illustrious guard of their own, the Hive is way more advanced then anypony had ever realized. Delve into the inner gears that make this hive-like society so powerful in the rough desert region of its homeland.

Raindrops by Alecza1234
Derpy by RegolithX
Changeling Queen by Derpy-Maple
Cave background by fryslan0109
Camera by Evilbob0
Muffin by Derpwave
Changeling 777 by sofunnyguy
Changeling helmet by Durpy
and Proenix
Other changeling (Larvas) by Ackdari

Sure all of us probably know what actually happened during the Canterlot Invasion?

Well, for one particular changeling commander-as it turns out-his Queen was counting on him with one job: guard the Elements of Harmony.

A prequel to Tales of a Changeling Commander (One of my first stories on this site)

Sequel to Tales of a Changeling Commander

Morpheus Bloom has it all! A nice office (crummy cave), a wonderful position (that really doesn't give him any power) and a comfortable job (sitting out in the cold guarding a cave entrance). However, with the newfound peace between ponies and changelings comes its challenges. Therfore, Queen Chrysalis sends Morpheus to Appleloosa to establish changeling relations. But what our misguided hero doesn't know is that he's about to set out on another adventure filled with new friends, foes, food, and jail cells.

(Currently on hiatus but will be brought back soon after I've finished my other changeling stories that take place before this)