Shortly after Princess Twilight Sparkle acquires her own castle, she is tasked with interrogating a mysterious object that went down in the Everfree Forest. As the mystery unfolds, Equestria is introduced to a new race of creatures that although don't have the ability to yield magic or have the natural ability to fly, use intellect and ingenuity to match the power of friendship. Meanwhile, the Changelings are finally reorganized to attack once again but are conflicted on who to trust as an ally and who to target as an enemy.

More information and different character tags will be added once they become more relevant. I'm against adding the tags ATM because I do not want people searching for stories with a certain character in mind, coming across this one when that character hasn't even been introduced yet.

Fluttershy's Nightmare Night scare from last year is on all the girls' minds again. So when the yellow Pegasus invites them all to stop by her cottage for another frightful Nightmare Night, they all jump at the chance. And boy, does Fluttershy deliver. First, she lets out a terrified scream as she runs out of her cottage, then a creature of darkness sucks her back in, and now she's talking in a voice not entirely her own.
But it's just a fun fright for Nightmare Night. Right?
'Horror' tagged because it's Nightmare Night, after all, and 'Teen' because it might be a bit scary (?)

Written for EQD Writer's Training Grounds "Scare Master".

"I'll tell ya one thing, T, I'm getting too old for this nonsense."

Everything changed when the letter arrived at her door. Twilight Sparkle opened it, thinking it to be nothing but a letter from her former mentor, or perhaps something from an adoring fanfilly. When she read the message within, she realised that this was not the case. Instead, it contained a terrifying ultimatum from a mysterious kidnapper: she would find a way to rob the supposedly impregnable royal vault beneath Canterlot Castle, or do nothing and let her friend Fluttershy die.

Panicked, and with no other choice, the princess decided to cast a spell to summon some of the best thieves for the job. Little did she know that it had a wider reach than she had first expected.

Set during Season 4. A crossover with Grand Theft Auto V. © Rockstar Games. Rated T for strong and potentially offensive language.

This is the old version of this story. New version here:

The Weirdest Job Yet

Everything in Sunset's life is great. Everyone's forgiven her, and school is going really well. But when gangs, triads, mercenaries, and the government attack CHS, Sunset isn't sure she and her friends can handle them.

Fortunately, some strange allies soon reveal themselves.

GTA 5 crossover

And yes, I know that GTA 5 is an old game now.

My name is James. I'm your typical student: I sleep. I do my homework, all that jazz.

But, I mostly love to game. Gaming is my passion.
I have played a wide variety of video games throughout my lifetime. Some, I hate. Some I love. Some I haven't even played yet.

So, when I'm offered to have a chance to become a person in some foreign world, wielding the power of every video game I've ever played, I jumped at the chance.

...What the hell did I get myself into?

(My first, true HiE fic! All criticism welcome!)

My name's John. I guess my last name doesn't really matter any more. Life is ironic, isn't it? Life nurtures all kinds of species that can get along, but it also creates the species that kills others. In fact, there are some species, who's sole purpose is the death of everything but itself. I'm talking about diseases, of course. Viruses, bacteria, fungi, and even parasites. All my life, I found these things interesting. I loved studying them, so naturally I grew up to be an epidemiologist. When I wasn't studying diseases or doing other basic functions, I was playing one of my favorite games, Plague Inc. It's a game where you try to wipe out humanity using diseases. Over the years, I've become a master of the game, to the point where it isn't really a challenge anymore.

But, that all changed when the game sucked me into itself, and I wind up in a strange land, with even stranger creatures. But that isn't all. I've somehow gained the ability to create and control every single disease I can think of. Now, I have to survive in this harsh world, knowing that I'm one step away from wiping out the entire planet.

Like I said, life is ironic, right?

[Displaced fic]

To any newcomers reading this fic, I want to point this out. The story may seem confusing in the first five chapters, as I was trying to figure out how I want to write the story. I won't be getting rid of any chapters, but some small points might contradict each other across both of them. These points hopefully won't affect much of the future.