It was an average morning in Ponyville. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, the changeling was swimming in the pool.... wait what?

This story is written by me and Limescale.
You can find his page here
Front page at 1/21/2017. Thanks guys for making it possible!

As of 11/27/2023, the story now has an audio reading. Check it out! https://youtu.be/iYjTMNmnfSk

This story is a sequel to Staff Meeting

Spike guides three of Ponyville's newest residents through the wonderful world of gainful employment.

Thanks to Noble Thought for prereading.

Cover art by badumsquish.

A young colt asks the Night to take away his dreams.

Reading by The Crystal Maiden and I.

Swordulan Thunder Shield has trained his whole life to become a Royal Guard at the demand of his father. Finally having achieved his father's wish in joining the Royal Guard, Swordulan is faced with all the trouble Equestria can throw at him, and it doesn't help when he's constantly bested by a group of mares. Yet what else can he do? It seems to him the only way he'll ever make his father proud is by saving Equestria, even when the rest of his family is falling apart.

This story follows the show's canon events and chronology as closely as possible, with Swordulan having little to no effect on the TV show (besides filling some plot holes/missing details). Basically it's written like it's a parallel TV series focusing on a single Royal Guard (similar to what The Lion King 1½ is to The Lion King). I try really hard to pay attention to details, but I can't be rewatching the show over and over in order to get everything right, so if you spot something that doesn't align with the show, please let me know in the comments and I'll do what I can to solve that. Thanks!

Frequent Show Characters: Shining Armor, Cadance, Celestia, Luna, and Discord.

Art Gallery!

This story was previously known as The Story of a Royal Guard series, completely rewritten from the ground up for the sake of quality.

With his beloved princess locked away in the tower of an evil vizard, the heroic young knight goes forth to confront his nemesis.

Along the way, he has to contend with two snotty sisters, one horrendous hippogriff, all while towing a wagonload of baggage. Can Nuance deal with the dreadful Dark?

An entry in the Weedverse.

Two decades ago, Sombra succeeded in conquering the Crystal Empire. Now, his estranged son Brimstone must face him and right the wrongs of the past.

A commission for Brimstone, starring his OC (Twitter | Tumblr)

Cover art by Evehly (DeviantArt)

On the coldest night of winter, Trixie is wholeheartedly certain that her wagon would be able to keep her warm, but... she was wrong. Luckily for her, Starlight knows a very snuggly way to keep her warm.

Most ponies believe there's only one route to the Elements: gather a team of six, have each member demonstrate a vital virtue, then find and activate the magic. As it turns out, there's actually two.

You can grind.
Or you can start spending money.
Decisions, decisions.

(Now with author Patreon page. Also, as of this posting, trying out Ko-fi tips for the first time. Does anyone know how to embed that button?)

Retiring as Colonel of the Equestrian Air Force, you figured the rest of your days would be spent sipping a mai-tai by the beach... Not wet work. But after Queen Chrysalis' attack on Canterlot, traitors are a plenty and the Princesses need someone they can trust... Someone like you.

So welcome to the world of espionage and counter-intelligence.

One of my commissioned works in the development. Hope you enjoy it.

Twilight Sparkle has hidden the hottest pepper she could find in Princess Celestia's cake.

This is a bad idea.

(A collab with Tom117z)