Princess Celestia has something to tell Sunset Shimmer.

Something about her parents.

It's nothing strange at all.

Yep.

Rated Teen and Sex for a very brief mention of how babies are made.

The greatest displays of strength are not always the most overt. Fluttershy is not whom one would consider to be a strong pony. But when Rarity digs a little deeper, she discovers in her friend a strength that carries the weight of hundreds.

Inspired by Estee's Five Hundred Little Murders.

Sunset was enjoying her day, going through school as she was expected to do, when she's suddenly called to the Principal's office.

Confused, but with little choice in the matter, she answers, heading to Celestia's office. There, she finds the Principal sitting, wanting to have a chat.

Sunset was not prepared for anything like this.

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With Hearts n Hooves Day approaching in the Crystal Empire, King Sombra is faced with the unpleasant reality that he has been neglecting the affections of his chief consort, Nyx. It makes him realize some things about himself he isn't particularly happy to face.

Please leave a thumbs up or down and let me know in the comments what you like and/or didn't like about The King's Gift. If there is another angle to which you want to see something like this go in the future, let me know that too. I am open to experimenting with new ways to write our King of Shadows as long as they aren't grossly out of character.

My offering to us dirty Sombra plebes for Hearts n Hooves Day 2016. Artwork by the wonderful Pixel_Spark.

UPDATE: 2/21/16 - A sequel is in the works with my collaborator, Tale Weaver. Look for "The King's Problem" coming soon!

UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: 5/17/16 - The King's Problem is on the back burner for now but I haven't forgotten about it. PM me if you want me to let you know when it's out, or better yet, follow me here at Hail King Sombra and you will automatically get the blog update with the link AND it will show up in your feed.

YET ANOTHER BLOODY UPDATE: I left a scene out in the final version because it slowed things down and didn't really fit the story going on between Nyx and King Sombra. It is more of a here-is-the-King-being-powerful-and-intimidating-his-enemies so if you like that awesome kind of thing, check it out here in my blog at Deleted Scene from The King's Gift.

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Late one evening, a troubled Pinkie Pie is forced to think about the situation in which she finds herself. Yet, after weeks of tiredness, nausea and other strange feelings, it takes a pony she knows all too well to finally make her realise what she's done. Only then can she face the fact that her life is about to change forever, and she's far from the only one who will suffer for it.

Audio Reading By: ObabScribbler Can Be Found Here.

This story is a sequel to Sour Sweet Reality

During a visit to Sunny Flare's mansion, Sour Sweet explains how her anxieties make her feel that having a mental condition means that she shouldn’t have children. As fate would have it, she discovers that she has run out of her medication the very next morning. Deciding to stay home from Crystal Prep and wait for her mother to pick up more, she learns that not all hallucinations are terrifying… especially those that call her “mama”.

Cover art by Kul.

(My first featured story! - 3/22/16)

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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An English knight married a kindly woman, touched in the head, who thought she was an alicorn. She was right.

Then one day Cecilia disappeared.

He knew that Cecilia vanished into the side of the statue, the same place she lamented the 'mirror closing' two and a half years ago. He threw a rock at it... and it vanished. It was true. He had to find her.

He didn't care about Cecilia's madness, about this 'Equestria' or her obsession with ponies. He loved her. He loved her enough to walk into Hell itself. He would bring her back, no matter what.

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Non-canon chapters 8-12

Edited by: John Hood, OkemosBrony, Legion222 & Katherine Kerensky (Chapters 1-12)
Guest Editor: refferree

The night is upon Equestria, and on a farm on the outskirts of Ponyville, a family settles in for the night.

In the wake of a failed assassination attempt, the royal sisters discuss the future of their reign.