Twilight's first Winter Wrap Up in Ponyville had a rocky start. Things took a turn for the better when she assumed control over the planning and organization, but after a stressful morning and with an all-nighter in front of her, she was afraid it might all be for naught. Luckily Applejack was there and knew Twilight needed a chance to take a break and recharge.

She needed a visit to the Thinkin' Spot.

Editing by Formerly Committed and JetstreamGW.

It's every young filly and colt's dream -- the moment they get their cutie mark. It is the instant they leave childhood behind.

For Firecracker, getting his cutie mark was a dream come true. Literally: he woke up, and there it was.

Now if only he could remember what his dream was about.

Wherein the foals of Ponyville stage a Hearth's Warming play, and everything goes irretrievably to hell.

Written for Alaborn for the 2018 Jinglemas collab.

At 3:15 AM, Adams woke me with a loud knock on my front door.
"Put your boots on," he said when I answered. "There's a biblical monster in my house."

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Meteors fall. There's a blaze of fire across the sky, a moment of impact and since everypony was lucky, nopony was hurt. It means there's a meteor embedded into the soil of the Acres and for just about everywhere else in Equestria, that zero-injuries landing would pretty much be the end of it.

But it's Ponyville. And for Applejack, the meteor was the easy part.

(Part of the Triptych Continuum, which has its own TVTropes page and FIMFiction group. New members and trope edits welcome.)

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Shimmer Glass is the newest employee of the Sapphire Carousel, and she has every reason to distrust the place and the people who have taken her in. She especially has reason to be wary of the Carousel's bodyguard, Rainbow Dash, and her improper conduct around the other employees.

But the Sapphire is both more and less than meets the eye, and soon, Shimmer will discover the true nature of her employers and her coworkers, and decide if she wants to risk her heart with the irreverent guardian of the Carousel.

This is a fanfic of Monochromatic's Crimson Lips. Reading up to at least "Chapter 19: Shimmer Glass" is absolutely required for this fic to make any sense, though you should read the whole thing anyways since it's incredible.

This fic is rated M for the exact same reasons that Crimson Lips is: for discussions of mature subject matter.Rated T now because so is Crimson.

Anon was rather surprised to wake up in a world of magical talking horses. He was even more surprised to discover that said horses already knew him from a TV show.

Inspired by some old prompts in the RGRE thread. Cover art by Nignogs.

For Celestia's entire life, and time immemorial before, ponies have lived in three tribes. The magical Unicorn Kingdom in the far north moves the sun and the moon, the hard-working earth ponies grow food, and the proud pegasi of the Cloud Empire control the weather. They coexist out of necessity in a delicate balance of trade, although they have little trust or friendship for each other.

But now, the North is getting colder. Crops are failing, and the balance is crumbling. In the midst of the world's freezing, a sinister plan unfolds, spelling further disaster. Everything hangs on the precipice of catastrophe.

All Celestia ever really wanted was to be assigned to work on the sun control team, but her world needs heroes – before it's too late.

Pre-read / edited by Georg, Ceffyl Dwr, The Dobermans, Telepony, and Beltorn. Thanks, all of you!

Sometimes, fiction matters.

Now with a Spanish translation by Spaniard Kiwi!

It is the wedding of the century: Vivienne Discret, Empress of Aquileia, was being wed to the love of her life, Twilight Sparkle, Princess of Equestria.

Discord had never suffered through a more conflicting thing.

(Only slightly crack.)

Important: this takes place in the Equestria At War universe. Equestria At War is a mod for the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV, be sure to check out their Discord and Reddit if you're not familiar with it. They also have a group on this site: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/212917/equestria-at-war

Cover art made by placing the portraits of Vivienne and Twilight next to each other.

The EAW Discord is a terrible enabler.