Wake up. Eat breakfast. Trot to work. Eat a sunflower sandwich for lunch. Trot home. Take a shower. Sleep. Routine.

Two old 'friends' that once shared a flame have a chance encounter at a local cafe in Canterlot city...

The story takes place in an alternate Equestria in which their time line is even more closely tied to the likes of Earth. That would place these events well before the elements of harmony and just prior to Word War II, circa 1937.

Please enjoy this simple tale, it is a one shot. The author does not own or wish to own an account on fimfic, so his brother is posting it here at his request by the collabist's group.

The artist is str8g8 from the UK.

Princess Luna's chariot-pullers pull over on the edge of the Everfree forest while she makes a Nightmare Night visit to Ponyville. All that's left to do is tolerate each other, and possibly fight off a monster that threatens to destroy everything. Surely nothing could go wrong.

Image by Tess, sourced from Poonibooru.

Beyond the Equestrian borders lies a frontier filled with magic and mystery, history and treasure, but also incredible danger. A young Pegasus named Dusty dreams of making his name and fortune by scouring these lost lands for ancient artifacts. But Ivory, his childhood friend and stalwart companion is always at his side—even if her magic isn't exactly what one would expect from a unicorn.

When their escapades run them afoul of the royal fleet, Princess Celestia sends one of her old guards with them for a mission that, unbeknownst to them, may change the world forever. Some remnants may be better left in the past, and others are timeless gifts, waiting to be rediscovered... but one thing is for certain: the friendships that these ponies make will last forever. If fortune is on their side, it will be enough to save them.

“When there is nothing left to do; you must set yourself on fire.”

Nopony quite knows what possessed Starswirl the Bearded to utter this odd phrase. Some theorise that it was merely a euphemism or a riddle, and means everypony has a purpose; and that if you don’t have purpose you may as well be dead. Others think it has something to do with boredom; that if you are bored you need to put in some effort to mix things up and be ‘not-bored.’

For Private Mercury of the Earth-Pony Shields Regiment and her friends – Privates Brute Force and Steel Block – this phrase always means the latter. Because what else is there for an earth-pony shield-bearer to do in times of peace other than to guard the palace? And guard duty often comes with boredom.

What better way to fight boredom than setting stuff on fire?

Rated Everyone for the lulz

Deep in the earth, a shadow grows in strength. The Gates of Tartarus are breaking. The fires of revenge are burning.

A lone prince, a traitor to his kingdom, is waiting. He is waiting for power, waiting for the dawn of his new day. Yet the moment his victory is all but ensured, when Twilight Sparkle herself lies helpless before him, the prince starts to forget the line: the difference between who he was, and who he is now.

Can a traitor ever be anything more?

A lot can change in a year. As best friends growing up in Cloudsdale, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash experience the changes that come with the passing of seasons, and discover things about life, the wide world, and each other as their friendship grows stronger.

One fateful day, Twilight Sparkle saved my life by pulling me away from a lightning strike. I might not have my memory, but I have the most interesting filly in the world to bother until it comes back. Unfortunately, the world doesn't seem to want to wait. Something is wrong with the the fabric of time and space itself, and I just might be in the middle of it. I just hope we can figure out what is happening before it's too late.

(A fic I started writing a LONG time ago... like two years, it was the middle of S1... and decided to drawer it because OCs suck. Recently was inspired by watching some CRAZY ANIME to finish this up and chuck it out here. Why not? Enjoy. Or don't. I probably won't be writing OCs again for a very long time...)

The surly but brilliant police inspector known as "The Lens" has spent her entire career putting thieves and burglars behind bars... but only one of them was ever skilled enough to evade her. "The Magpie" is a masked pony responsible some of the most daring and spectacular thefts in Equestrian history, and despite his fame nopony knows who he is or what he wants.

After seven years of pursuit, Inspector Spectacles is determined to stop his most brazen heist yet and put him in prison one and for all... but nothing is ever so simple. Even in defeat, the charming and enigmatic pony has the city of Canterlot in an uproar. Although the Inspector knows everything about his methods, she must now unravel the truth about his personal motives—and in so doing, face a fearful moral quandary.