Celestia is beginning to get into her Princess Duties under her mother and father. This is taking up a great deal of her time. Her baby sister, Luna, is not happy about this, as it feels that nopony has time for her. To appease her, Celestia sets out to find fillies Luna's age for her to play with, and to teach her the Magic of Friendship. She then discovers how hard it is to balance foalsitting 7 fillies still in diapers with growing up as royalty.

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A challenge to myself. The exact nature of the challenge is unimportant. However, take a look at this.

HNNNG Counter:
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Edit: The '+' equals a HNNG that encompasses the entire chapter.

That's right. When you comment, I'd like you to include how many times in each chapter you have that particular reaction. I'll be keeping a running total. That ought to give you a good idea what kind of story this is.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders have always thrown caution to the winds when Crusading. However, their latest endeavor has left one of their number in great pain with no obvious cause.
When Apple Bloom has her injury treated, she realizes that things in her life aren't what they seem. And when she learns the truth...
Some things are hard to deal with. But the love of a family can fix a lot of problems.

Edit: New cover art by Inkheart7 on DeviantArt.

Spike has long been confused about his past. He remembers a father and sister that no one else does, ones that don't fully make sense. He remembers the demon that killed him...but then he was not dead. He can't remember what happened next.

Now, what begins as a journey to help his oldest friend clear his name turns into an epic quest to save the world. As he journeys, he will discover the truth about himself, his past, and the world around him. New friends will aid him, and an ancient power will awaken. A great evil stirs deep beneath the surface, and it is his destiny to face it. But he will not face it alone.

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Crossover with Breath of Fire 2. An idea I had that seemed to fit, and the BoF 2 characters matched up better then BoF 1.

She was given a past that haunted her. Her future was always uncertain, and the pain she carried with her would always haunt her.

But there was another path that could have been...a path that was in another world. This is how she set her hooves on that path.

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A gift story written for Twow443. For those who follow his riffs, you know Yaazi - who first appeared in my story "Pound My Pumpkin" - appeared in the riffingverse at Fluttershy's doorstep with no explanation. This is the explanation. This is how she got there.

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Edit: Since I have more ideas for "Stories of the Riffingverse", specifically, of Yaazi growing up there, I have changed this story to incomplete. Each successive story of Yaazi growing up will be added here, although perspective will change between chapters.

"Living here in Ponyville
Fighting villains from afar
You've got to find first gear
In your giant robot car"

When the CMC stumble across a giant mecha from another time, another place, another reality, their latest quest for their Cutie Marks takes on epic proportions. Between getting to class, dealing with an angry alien that's somewhat friendly, dealing with an angry alien that is distinctly less friendly, and anything else the heavens can throw at them, you'd think things were hard enough. But they still have to be home by bedtime.

...at least piloting a giant robot makes it easier to get certain bullies to shut up. Ponies dig giant robots too...when its weapons aren't pointed at them.

Now where - and what - was first gear again?

Creative Consultant: The_Whovian16

Garble's behavior towards Spike and his pony friends - despite being mimicked by his cronies - was unacceptable by the standards of the Elder dragons, and he was taken sorely to task for it. When the Elders decided an apology had to be delivered, Garble's twin sister, Garbledina, volunteered to deliver the apology. She claimed it was a sense of responsibility for her twin's behavior, but in truth she was curious about the 'runt' who so thoroughly got under his skin.

When she actually meets him, however, that curiosity quickly grows to something more. This comes as a shock to Spike and his friends...especially to a certain unicorn mare.

Cover image - cropped from the image that inspired this story - by Mr. 101.

When Twilight is called back to Canterlot to see to certain serious Princess duties, her friends seriously miss her. However, Rainbow has conflicted feelings, due to something that she thinks happened the night before her departure. So, when Twilight summons her - and her alone - to Canterlot, with instructions not to tell her other friends, she doesn't know what to expect. Certainly not being sent on a mission of national security with the fate of two worlds at stake, which becomes the start of an adventure of a lifetime.

One thing's for sure. That's the last time she agrees to one of Applejack's drinking games.

In a remote corner of the Solana Galaxy lies a backwater planet called Veldin. Nothing important ever happens there. Nothing exciting, either. Ratchet, a Lombax with no idea of his origins, is beginning to grow bored with his life, and dreams of excitement. He wishes on a falling star for some excitement to find its way into his life.

The falling star answers by crashing into his home in the form of a basket carrying a tiny creature with a horn, a pair of wings, and four hooves. The name on the basket reads "Twilight Sparkle".
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Part of the PWNY-verse.

Edit: Now with cover art by the amazing G_Haze
Video Consultant/Technician: m2pt5 (he provides the infobot videos and similar.)

Edit: Game Timeline
Ratchet and Clank: Done
Going Commando: Done
Up Your Arsenal: Done
Deadlocked: Done.
Size Matters: Done.
Tools of Destruction: Done.
Quest for Booty: Done.
Crack in Time: Done.
All 4 One: Done.
Into the Nexus: Done.