This story is a sequel to Three of Hearts

Joining the Royal Guard seemed like the adventure of a lifetime to Azurite. She just never imagined that her career would heave her life down the path it did. After struggling with her job, the injury of her partner, and her relationship, she’s found herself in entirely new territory: love. She’ll soon discover that love is only one of the elements necessary to keep ponies together.

Three of Diamonds is a comedy-romance story that pokes fun at some of the common tropes found in the genre. It is a direct sequel to Three of Hearts. Readers will need to be familiar with that story.

ToD is also an interwoven side story of Secrets of a Royal Guard.

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Adorable cover art by Potates-Chan.

In the wake of the interrupted wedding of Princess Cadence and Shining Armor, the Royal Guard went on a changeling hunt, fanning out throughout Equestria to find any changelings living amongst ponykind. The captured changelings have been confined to a guard barracks in Canterlot.

Meanwhile Princess Celestia is finding herself swamped with petitions from ponies across Equestria asking for amnesty for their changeling friends, colleagues, and lovers. Princess Luna, who has been itching to regain some responsibility since her return, offers to take on the petitioners... and the changelings.

(sex tag for off-screen births and hinted baby-making)

Purple banners were decorating all Canterlot. Even the traditional Canterlot's Palace flags and banners holding Equestria symbol and the Princesses cutie mark were replaced by light purple one, all bearing a big purple star surrounded by small white stars.
Lots of important ponies were assisting at this major event of the history of Equestria. Ponies from across Equestria were crowded at the side at the main street of Canterlot. Friends and family of the pony that was the in honor today were here too.

But instead of the smiles and cheers like Princess Celestia had expected for a day like today, everypony was holding the event on a different way. She had to hold herself a stoic expression even if her heart wanted to be more open like the crying family at her side. Giving a last look at one of the banner wearing her student cutie mark, glaring at the black ribbon crossing one of the corner, Princess Celestia, Diarch of Equestria and a lot of title she did not care at this instant, marched upon the balcony for a meaningless speech at Twilight Sparkle's funeral.

Take place after a different ending for the season 3.

I am in need of an editor for this story, if someone is interested, feel free to send me a private message.

Before the Two sisters became the sole guardians of the sun and moon, the Unicorns did their duty as Sun Seers and Moon Guides, raising and lowering the sun and moon over Equestria under the watchful eye of Starswirl the Bearded. However, each Seer and Guide would eventually deplete their store of magic, and would forever become magicless, with no way to recuperate.

It was an honour to be a Seer or Guide. It was a secret, shameful curse withheld from the other ponies.

Written as part of a prompt from my Facebook Group's head admin to write about a Summer Sun Celebration prior to Celestia and Luna taking up the Celestial Ceremony duties: https://www.facebook.com/groups/MLPAdmins/

Ruby Moon is a thirty-year-old mare with what she think is a rather successful life. She is a sergeant in the Palace Guards and she doesn't have any issue finding willing stallions to relieve the stress of her work.

But one day, her temporary new affectation in the Crystal Empire will change her life for maybe the better.

After all, what could go wrong with dating an older crystal stallion?

Take place the in Quill and Blade universe created by the talented Anzel and Crystal Wishes, but it's not necessary to know the universe to read this story.

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Chai Tea is the most interesting mare in the world, but always fighting beings that most folks would think are made up, can be pretty tiring. Not to mention covering it up too.
Neon Lights is your typical guy, dealing with his father and his family's legacy. How does he deal with this? Drinking of course.

This story takes place before the games and twilight's kingdom.
proofread by GradualGhost
and edits byJack O Worthy
this story wouldn't be possible without these guys.

The only currency in war is life. It is a simple creed meant for an era that most believe has long since passed. With princesses, elements, and friendship, what could dare shatter the dream sewn by Equestria’s holy lights? What could ever throw us into a state of complete, utter darkness? Well, they always forget. They always forget that Tartarus exists for a reason – that something trapped by once upon a time spawned their beloved guards. They always forget that even the Sun casts a shadow, and it is in this shadow where we sit – to serve as a bolting line of defense against all threats that slither beneath the pedestal of our magical world.

Cover art by the awesome Baron Engel.

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A State of Darkness builds upon the alternate universe established by the backstory of my surprisingly named OC, Wing. Since I have a doctorate in physics, I really wanted this world to have an expanded structure regarding education. I also wished to portray an Equestria in which violence yielded consequences that stretched beyond the discovery of good morals. Before touching this tale, I had envisioned a flight school curriculum that included training analogous to graduate level education, and I had fabricated a history in which the demonstration of new combat-applicable techniques during this training brought about the creation of the Wonderbolt DarkOps. There is also a heavy influence from the adventures I have had roleplaying with my closest friends -- who have shaped my characters and worldviews in ways absolutely immeasurable.

This particular group of ponies has shown an ability to handle the somewhat shadier sides of the realm. While this organization relies heavily upon pegasi and their flying skills, it is not limited to one race, which I think is just fine and dandy - especially with regards to variety. All of these historical bits that swarmed in my mind served as the nucleus for what would become A State of Darkness.

One night, I was inspired by the image of a pony soldier awaiting execution. It touched that desire I held to dive into the grittier elements of the universe brewing in my brain. That picture sealed the deal for me. I started writing, and when my fingers stopped moving, there was something present that I wanted to share with the community and continue. I am a busy physicist without a lot of writing time, but I will try my best to keep updating regularly.

Arc Overview:
Arc 1: A State of Darkness The unicorn supremacist group Einhorn Vormacht emerges and jeopardizes the harmony upon which Equestria stands. [Installments 0-9]
Arc 2: A State of History One of the characters delves into his past for the sake of a curious, by-the-book guard. [Installments 10-14]
Arc 3: A Game of Darkness [Installments 15-29] An old colleague of Wing's reappears with plans to to hurl the world into a state of chaos that not even Discord is down for experiencing.

This story is a sequel to Memoirs of a Royal Guard

From the outside looking in, life has never been better for Silent Knight. He is the first pony in a long line of Royal Guard ancestry to earn a commission, he has a loving mare by his side, and he bears the kingdom’s highest honor for bravely risking it all to protect Princess Luna. The future shines bright with potential, but the shadows of the past lurk at every twist and turn that lies ahead.

Guilt, anger, and regret are constantly at war in the depths of Silent Knight’s mind. Despite his best efforts to enjoy the life he has, he finds himself trapped in the past, reliving the moment when his unit was ambushed and his ponies were killed. He refuses to show any weakness, instead hiding everything behind a tough face to protect himself and those he loves. But his true feelings—and what he plans to do with them—shackle everything he holds dear with chains forged in secret.

Secrets of a Royal Guard is a comedy series with romantic, dramatic, and adventure elements. It features an original character cast and their interactions with the princesses they protect. It is recommended that readers be familiar with Memoirs of a Royal Guard.

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A head full of romance is what many Canterlot ponies would call a frivolous waste of time. Everypony was meant to play by the rules of high society: keep your nose in the air, laugh at important ponies' jokes, and attend all of the right parties. Upper Crust and Jet Set had been diligent in raising their daughter Crystal Wishes to be a pony everypony would know, but she wanted more out of life than that. She hoped she would someday meet a handsome prince and fall in love, just like in the stories she wrote.

Crystal knew life wasn't as easy as a foal's tale, but that didn't stop her from dreaming. All of the wishes, hopes, and dreams inside her heart escaped into her precious notebook as she wrote about princesses in power and dashing knights. So long as nopony found out her secret, she could continue to play the part of a dutiful daughter while waiting for her own love story to begin.

Azurite isn't your normal sort of royal guard. Patrolling, protecting, and policing are fine for some ponies but they weren't for her after a routine call went sideways. Now, while struggling with the injury of her partner, she does her best to help others as a pony relations warrant officer in the palace. The palace, however, isn't quite the bastion of pony professionalism that she imagined and she soon finds her heart pulled in two different directions... toward a stallion and a mare.

Three of Hearts is an unconventional comedy-romance story that isn't afraid to take some of the most common tropes and turn them on their heads.

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Cover art designed and created for Three of Hearts by the super talented and ever sweet Painted Wave.