Whether by the sword or the slow decay of time, Shining Armor will die.

When your life is as dull a gray as the world that surrounds you, the mundanities can make it all seem meaningless. Sometimes all we need is a little color -- or six -- to reintroduce us to what truly makes life worth living.

*6-16-2017 Edit, added Rainbow Dash tag because it triggered knighty.*

There was once a young man named Miles Wilhelm. He was neither bitter nor was he angry at the world. He lived a life like any other, until one day, when a mystery woman crashed into his life and nothing was the same ever since.

Based loosely on the MLP fanfic, My Little Dashie
I don't own the rights to this at all

Ruhig Fortepiano is the ambassador of an yet unnamed, but powerful military and industrial empire, performing his duties in the city of Canterlot. After months of planning, the political-economical relations between the two kingdoms are keen to change for the better in quite a short time, Ruhig, as an ambassador, having a rather direct participation. But the brand new order of things may actually not be in everyone's liking.
Will the unpredictable and somewhat odd, but kind and morally elevated ambassador manage to apprehend the intrigue evolving around his ambiance for the next days before the execution of the formalities, thus, pushing the known Equestria in a bright future ?

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Cover art done by IcyBlackWing
The mare on the left is Ms. Touche Finale, the Pegasus in the center is Ruhig Fortepiano, and the aged Unicorn on the right is Mr. Presspapier.

Crescent leaves home after finding out her parents think she needs to be taken care of. Follow her as she goes to Ponyville and meets Twilight Sparkle and other favorites and learns the difference between weakness and true strength.

The city is dark and a nightmare made out of concrete, wood, and steel. One mare must stand above all the corruption and put an end to it. But in a city of dastardly decadence, not everything is as it seems, and a team must be assembled in order to combat the evil that lurks in the underworld.

Be sure to comment when reading! I'm always looking to improve my style