There are guns, and ammo. No wings above the treeline. No teleportation. Other than that, it's no rules, no limits. Last pony standing gets to enter the throne room. Last pony standing gets the prize.

These are the rules that every subject in Equestria learns as Princess Celestia decides to host an all-out, all-Equestrian paintball brawl in the Everfree Forest. Everypony makes their own plans and soon enough, factions create in the race for the promise of “whatever their heart desires”.

For some, it’s just a game of friendly competition. For others, the stakes are much higher, and in the Everfree Forest where everything and anything goes, it isn’t long before a series of strange events makes our six heroes wonder if they’re playing paintball... or if there’s something much bigger at play here.

Friendship. Power. Trust. Glory. All these elements and much more clash together in Ponyville Paintball, starring Jodie Foster as Applejack.

AUTHOR'S NOTES:

In this fic you will find that a few things don't exactly make sense when compared to the canon universe of mlp. This is because this story was stared way back in 2012, and a few things that might have made sense when written at the time are now canon-contradictory because of advancements in the FiM series' story arcs. For example, Twilight does not use her wings in this fic, because she became an alicorn long after this story actually began curse you MA Larson. If you're sensitive to this sort of thing, please bear with it. I should also stress that such details are few in this story.

To the next person who says this story is like the hunger games, I will come to your house and stab you in the eye with a spork. seeing as how I've run out of sporks due to the insolence of your comrades, I will funnel elephant shit in your ear through a vuvuzela, wearing a Pinkie Pie mask while Winter Wrap-Up plays in the back at full volume.

Edited by DeathRiseRobo for chapters 1 to 6, Brony_Fife for chapter 7, and Dr Bob for chapters 8 to 10. Big thanks to them!

Artwork belongs to vombavr on DeviantArt. I used it without his permission, and this I recognize. On his/her own request only will I remove it.

Enjoy!

Credit goes to CorruptionSolid for the picture! http://corruptionsolid.deviantart.com/

WARNING!!! THIS IS A SEQUEL!!! THE FIRST FIC IS BY FRIENDLY UNCLE AND TITLED, "The Creature that Came to Ponyville". Do NOT read my fic, unless you have read Friendly Uncle's fic first, please.

This sequel takes place four months after the events that transpired in "The Creature that Came to Ponyville".

What's happened since "The Creature that Came to Ponyville"?

Celestia's feeling of unbalance has not dissipated, like she believed that it would when Scuttles was dealt with.

Fluttershy has become slightly, mentally unstable, due to the emotional scarring of Scuttles.

Equestria's relationship with the zebras has grown rocky, concerning coal. (A hint towards Fallout: Equestria's origins but in no way a fan's, unofficial prequel)

Twilight and Spike were called back to Canterlot two weeks after Scuttles was dealt with.

Princess Luna revealed to Celestia that Equestria's energy crisis might be averted with a deus-ex energy source on the moon.

A colony was established on the moon to extract said energy source, with Twilight as the director of the project which is funded by the company, Neighland-Yutani.

Four months later, contact with the colony is lost.

The mane five are assembled to rescue Twilight and any other pony from the possibility of another xenomorph infestation.

Aliens: Equestrian Marines
Story by ShadowLeomus
Edited by Jandotrimmer
Pony kind has finally reached the stars and established colonies on many worlds. As far as pony kind was concerned there was no life out there... But they were wrong. Out in the blackness of space there are many secrets that should never be discovered, Xenomorphs being one
The first contact with the Xenomorphs ended in disaster, leaving only one survivor. You would think after this brutal attack the ponies would leave the creatures alone. But alas, no. For some ponies the potential in the Xenomorphs were just too good of a Business. opportunity to pass up.
So soon, Big companies began opening research centres all over the place, Making Xeno hives to study... In most cases the Xenomorphs would escape and ravage nearby colonies, reclaiming the planet from the ponies.
Pretty soon the Xenos began to find their way onto the pony's transport ships and travel to different worlds as stowaways to wreak their havoc on other colonies.
Princess's Celestia, Luna, Cadence and Twilight sparkle, ordered the creation of the Equestrian Marine Corps to protect colonies from the Xenomorphs and sometimes against the Corporations aswell.
This story is about an Alicorn called Endless Midnight, who joined the Marines to escape from becoming a Princess.
Follow her story with the 22nd Equestrian Marines "Bug splatter" Battalion.
Plot: The 22nd and their ship, 'The Salura' are on an errand to deliver a shipment of live Xenomorphs to a Xeno research facility on LV-446 or 'Tau Tamora'.
It's a simple job to Midnight, since the crew would be in hyper-sleep for 3 months.
But a month into the trip, Viper Platoon is woken up to find that one of the Xenomorphs had escaped and evolved into a queen.
Being the last to be awoken, Midnight and her friends in Viper 2-3 fight for a week against the Xeno hoard who have control over most of the ship. After a while all the survivors come to a conclusion... They must abandon the Salura.
With nothing but the coldness of space and untold horrors lurking out there the 22nd must count on their friendship to see them through.
this is Midnight's story. These are the Equestrian Marines
Authors note: Just so you are aware, Twilight will be in this story and plays an important role in it so keep an eye out.
Also the cover art has little relevence to the story, its there because the story needed one and because it amused me

Set in the canon of Friendship is Optimal

Ashley is an unimportant research assistant in an American machine learning lab. The release of Equestria online provokes more than a little interest in her lab, and she is selected to investigate it. What she discovers horrifies her, but for some reason she can't get anyone to take her seriously.

This does not dissuade her. Ashley might not know much, but she isn't going to sit idly by and watch her world end. No... if nobody else is going to step in, she will. It doesn't matter that nobody believes CelestAI is dangerous. It doesn't matter that it's a game about a children's show.

Ashley is going to save the world. Or try, anyway. The odds aren't great.

Editing by Two Bit and Sparktail, and art by Zutcha!
Il existe une traduction française de cette histoire, elle est par ici.

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Steel Song is a lot of things. Earth pony. Uncle. Professional bodyguard.

Retired.

So when he receives a mysterious package from Princess Luna a few weeks after the changeling invasion, he's understandably apprehensive. More-so when he presents himself before the Royal Diarchs to find that not only do they desire him to come out of retirement, but to take command of a most unusual position...

A position that may have more significance than any of them suspect. Because strange thefts are occurring on the Equestrian Railway, thefts that nopony can explain. Thefts that may have far more sinister intentions than their seemingly innocent nature may convey.

Intentions sinister enough to shift the balance of power in Equestria forever.

Book I of The Dusk Guard Saga.
Epic Fantasy
Has a collection of Side Stories as well, the first of which is here.
Now with a TV Tropes page!
"This is 100% Approved by Twilight's Library!"
Added to Twilight's Library 11/26/2013
Added to Canterlot's Finest 12/01/2013

This story is a sequel to The Conversion Bureau EarthGate Saga: Through the EarthGate

Book2B of the EarthGate Saga.
The Star Officers, lead by Admiral Sevin Truax XCVIII of the Hierarchical Stellar Empire (male)
The Funesti, lead by Governess Susan N‘Gahli CII of the Confederation of Funestia
The Observers, lead by President Tom Seminazzi C of the Observant Confederation
These three nations are of human decent, and as such are very ticked off about Earth's current state. They start to eagerly rally around the Clerisy's Crusade to heal the Earth. With their combined strength, they will bring down judgement upon the Equestrian Oppressors.

Lapis Opal Amethyst, youngest of the three children of the late Rubeus Obsidian Diamond, is a private in the Equestrian Special Forces. But after a promotion from Celestia herself, Lapis finds herself under a lot of pressure to live up to her family name. What will become of this Crystal hybrid?

Trixie was one of the ponies to openly support the Anti-potion movements. As such, she is currently on the run, constantly searching for a safe haven where she can be safe from Celestia's clutches. Will she find her safe haven in time?

We all know the story of Hearth's Warming Eve, but the simplified legend all ponies remember belies how close we came to losing it all. Now, the discovery of the lost diaries of the survivors transports us back to that harrowing time when the world balanced on the edge of a frozen knife, and the heroism of eight adventurers pulled us back from the brink, laying the foundations of the diarchy we know today.

(Compatible with Canon and inspired by Nyx's Family)
Now available in audio format.

Hanna, the CEO of Hofvarpnir Studios, just won the contract to write the official My Little Pony MMO. Hanna has built an A.I. Princess Celestia and given her one basic drive: to satisfy everybody's values through friendship and ponies. Princess Celestia will satisfy your values through friendship and ponies, and it will be completely consensual.

Being a complete introvert, Octavia is very surprised when a strange looking girl in her music class calls her a peculiar nickname. Her name is Vinyl Scratch, and for some reason, she acts like Octavia is her best friend! Who in the world is this girl???

Edited and Proofread by the very talented Shutup868

This story is heavily inspired by my love of Dawnfade's Vinyl and Octavia: University Days and my endearing love of Japanese yuri manga.

Got featured a while back and somepony was nice enough to point that out.

A normal day for two worlds.

In one, Twilight is researching magic at her home in Canterlot, trying to find information on the fabled Elements of Harmony.

In another, a young man, a childhood survivor of the infamous death game Sword Art Online, is about to enter the virtual world for the first time in seven years. The name he chose for himself, the one he hasn't used since that time, Animus.

In mere moments, their lives take a sudden and unexpected turn as the land of Equestria is transformed. The laws of reality are altered, following the rules of a game, and humans are pulled across the bounds of worlds. Now, Twilight and Animus must choose their path. Will they work together to understand the game they've been forced to play? They'll have to choose fast, because war is coming, and the only way to beat the game and wish everything back to normal is to fight against forces that would kill to have their wish granted.

Cover art by the amazing 2135D, also known as EZ The Pony. Authors, I implore you to enter his end of the month raffles or commission art from him. He is an awesome dude who is flexible to your spending limit, and will work with you to make sure that it is absolutely perfect. Just be sure to give him artistic license too.