This story is a sequel to Hurricane's Way

It's no secret that pegasi have a long, proud history as the warrior tribe. Their race boasts some of ponykind's greatest military minds, fearless legions that struck fear into the hearts of any who dared oppose them with their mighty lightning lancers and thunderhead squads.

Honor, duty, and protecting their own kind were the very foundation of the old legions, a notion that holds true to this very day. The strong protect the weak, and the weak stay safe under wing, grateful for their care.

But just how do they make such a big decision? Who determines the stronger pony out of two so closely bonded?

For all those questions, there is but one answer:

The Challenge.

Preread by Cynewulf, Jondor, and Timaeus. Thanks, guys.

Cover art by FairDahlia.

"Terror strikes Ponyville as an undead ruler roams the streets! Its shops and houses lay abandoned at her moaning hooves, and only one brave soul can save it! Will she have the heart though?"

"...Pinkie, shut up."

Written a couple weeks back, so none of my followers worry, please.

A rough comic rendition done by my patreon partner Knotted. Final will not be coming, as we have too much else to work on, so he provided the cover instead.

Twilight Sparkle has had a crush on Princess Celestia for a very long time. When Celestia's own advice prompts her to confess her attraction, Twilight discovers a secret that Celestia has hidden for hundreds of years. With the fires of the sun itself separating them, can Twilight find a way for them to come together?

Cover art by NadnerbD

Huge amounts of editing by Jordanis

Long Path, an earth pony living in Canterlot, and his best friend, a griffon named Free Agent, set out in the company of Twilight Sparkle to visit various places and species to look into what makes them different, and hopefully learn how to get along with them better. Things rarely go to plan though, and along the way, they discover things about themselves, and find love, drama, and laughter. Then Chrysalis changes everything, and the fate of the whole world might be at stake. Their lives will never be the same!

This story is set mostly after the events of Conversations in a Canterlot Cafe and builds on the fanon of the series, especially changelings, so you might want to read those stories first for background material.

Zevan was a loyal changeling and always did his queen's bidding, although he quietly questioned why changelings should end centuries of secret but peaceful intermingling with the pony population. After being expelled from Canterlot by the irresistible force of love and badly injured after crash-landing in trees, he had to reconsider his future. Ponies knew that changelings existed now, and the only example of them was Chrysalis' attempt to overthrow Celestia and their attack on Canterlot's population. His kind would be pariahs for the foreseeable future and maybe even their disguises would not keep them safe. A unicorn mare with a broken horn might do the trick though.

There is now a prequel to this story - Prelude To Change I suggest that you read that first.

Twilight Sparkle is an expert in unicorn magic, but earth pony magic remains a mystery to her. The books in her library have very little information about the earth tribe's abilities, other than their famous strength. Twilight is determined to uncover their secrets.

What she learns will change her life.

And it just might change Applejack's life as well.

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After the invasion of Canterlot, ponies became aware of the frightening changeling race. As a result, they had adopted methods of exposing and countering the love-feeding parasites.

Glamour, like other changelings, have found it more challenging to find a stable supply of love. Seeing the flaws in posing as a pony's loved one, she tries a new way of getting love.

By becoming a fashion model.

All she had to do was become famous and bask in the adoration of her fans. However, the world of fashion is not as easy as it looks, and Glamour finds her life become much more complicated when she gets paired up with Manehattan's newest fashion designer, Coco Pommel.

First featured on 8/29/15

This story takes place a bit after the events of "Rarity Takes Manehattan".

Rainbow wants to penetrate things and Twilight teaches her how. A few problems become immediately apparent.

Too much power, too much depth, not enough material science.

Editing by Autarch Prime

Clarabelle is a look at what the apple family keeping sentient farm animals really implies. When you think about it, it really sheds an uneasy light on the social dynamic between Ponies and the "critters" they keep under their care.

Inspired by "Get along little doggies", the song about rounding up cattle for their last corral.

Bloodthirst got more and more tensed every second and screamed with all his might. It was not until he felt somepony touching him and woke up with a start, panting and finding himself back in Platinum Royale’s room.

“Bloodthirst! Are you okay?” Platinum asked, concerned after seeing him waking up with sweat and looking tensed. “You look like you’ve just woke up from a nightmare!”

“I… did! For the third time already!” he replied hysterically. “I’ve been dreaming this ever since you came home! I just don’t know what to do…!” He fell into Platinum’s hooves and wept.

“Easy there, young boy,” comforted Platinum. “I’ll try to talk to my friends about this. Perhaps they can give some advice.”

This is a side story from The Inheritors of Friendship, taking place right after the eighth arc.

Bloodthirst the vampire pony has been living in Ponyville with Rarity and her daughters since the night he came. Read as he tries to accustom to the modern lifestyle with the ponies, developing friendship with the others and also his growing relationship with Rarity's eldest daughter Platinum Royale...

Note: My storyline will contain several plot changes from the original story because Season 6 began airing while I'm halfway through this story, and I've completed The Inheritors of Friendship just a few weeks before Season 5 started airing. So it means that this story will have more references to Seasons 5 and 6 and my headcanon of course will have a number of alterations here. But in most of the cases, my headcanon's timeline will remain the same. Anyhow, please enjoy

Cover art by Ziyi Chen