With no job, and no home this was looking like it was going to be the worst Hearth's Warming yet. That was until she got a letter inviting her to spend the holiday at the rock farm.

There is a sequel here: Home is Where the Hearth Is

Lightning Dust is finally prepared to seek her vengeance on the mare she blames for denying her place amongst the Wonderbolts.

Of course, that kind of behaviour is probably only due to her romantic feelings for Rainbow Dash, which she just hasn’t admitted to yet.

It’s time for an unrequited intervention, whether Lightning Dust wants one or not.

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Vectors used are by theluckypegasus511, jeatz axl, turbo740, noxy and boneswolbach. Image composition was by myself.

This a fairly silly one off that I wrote most of at the end of last year while somewhat down about some of the reception that All for You was getting to de-stress. Then due to various factors it took me bloody ages to actually finish the thing and take account of the show actually bringing Gilda back in the meantime so nearly a year after starting it it's finally done.

Pre-read and edited by the always wonderful Mooncalf.

How had it come to this? I came here for a fashion show. Now I found myself trapped on the cold streets of Baltimare with no place to stay, and no place to go. Worse, I didn't know a single soul in this big, foreboding city. Without bits for a train or a place to stay, how was I supposed to get by?

Editing thanks to Word Worthy.

Well before Big Mac came to the Pie family rock farm, there was another pony who caught Marble Pie's eye. That pony was very different from Big Mac... and at the time, so was Marble Pie. But her oldest sister, Limestone, was there to watch and to worry.

Defensibly contains spoilers for S5E20, despite being set earlier in time than that episode. Cover picture by senseidezzy.

Twilight Sparkle. Princess of Friendship, manifold savior of the world, accomplished scholar, pillar of the community, devoted friend.

Sometimes it gets a bit much. Sometimes, you need a little break.

Cover art by Xishka, used with permission.

Twice now, she's endangered Ponyville.
Twice now, she's been forgiven and allowed to leave.
This time, Pinkie Pie is not letting her go so easily.

Trixie has never been one to shy away from boasting and ego stroking. It certainly helps when you've suddenly become one of the most important ponies in the world in the span of a single night. But Twilight starts to think things are getting out of hoof for the showmare when she starts hoofing out autographs and getting news columns for things as simple as stopping a runaway baby carriage or fixing a broken carriage wheel.

So she decides to show Trixie what a real hero is like with a little help from her friends. Unfortunately for them, everything will go too according to plan. When a simple scheme to teach a mare about swallowing your pride turns into a race to save a reputation, a friendship, and perhaps an entire city, there's only going to be one question on everypony's mind at the end of the day:

What truly defines a hero?

Story set in the Manehattanverse.
Cover art by punzil504

Trixie has been down on her luck ever since she used the Alicorn Amulet. Considered by many as a laughing stock and a monster, her career as a showmare has been ruined, making her became poor and depressed. But through some unfortunate events, she ended up back in Ponyville where she's forced to stay with her self-proclaimed sworn enemy; Twilight Sparkle.

Twilight is actually happy to have her living with her. Then why does Trixie hate her? And why is she blaming Twilight for her misfortunes?

Starlight Glimmer has worked hard to bring about her vision of perfection. Molding ponies to fit where they were supposed to and making them happier for it. Pity no one told her that when they made the Great and Powerful Trixie, they broke the mold.

Twilight Sparkle and her friends were not the first ponies to stumble upon Starlight Glimmer's utopia. They weren't the first ponies to rock the foundations of her perfect society, when they rejected Starlight's vision. Yes, they might have been the ones to shatter her vision, but the cracks were formed well before then...

...By the most annoying, abrasive, infuriating, stubborn, arrogant hero the world has ever seen.

When the Great and Powerful Trixie rolls into town she's gonna put on an unforgettable show. Whether you like it or not.