"But then there was Fire. And with Fire came Disparity. Heat and Cold, life and death, and of course... Light and Dark."

Sunset Shimmer awakens in a cold and distant land, with no recollection of how she got there. Finding her way around, the girl learns of the flame she carries and how everything else in this world would kill to get it.

To escape, Sunset has to fight her way through dangerous foes and deadly beasts; beings that covet the Fire. This would be her most trying task yet.

(Sort of a Dark Souls/Bloodborne Crossover.)
This is now part of the Bloodlines Continuity.

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Featherweight is a simple stallion that runs a simple newspaper company for Ponyville. Yet somehow, he's managed to catch the eyes of the fairest mare of them all. It almost seems too good to be true...

Entry for Cozy Glow Short Story Contest

Selected Prompts:

They’d set her free. They’d told her she deserved another chance. She didn’t know what being reformed meant, though, in a world where the heroes crushed the wrong-doers with overwhelming force.

Cozy’s got a secret! Whether or not it’s hers is for her to know and you to find out.

Edited by SirReal

Tree Hugger needs a little bit of business help from Trixie.

Following the events of making his newest book and reading it in person at the bookstore, Ahuizotl relishes in the adoration and devotion of his newly found fanbase, even if he wittingly or unwittingly managed to outcompete Daring Do and Caballeron's collaborative effort that's sitting across the street from him.

One might say after hearing his side of the story that he's finally not misunderstood by others anymore. Everyone knows the real him now.

Or...do they?

Could that really have been the truth he was telling?

Note: Edited by Norm De Plume from 3/8/20 to 3/13/20.

To discover the status of this story and the sequels, click here:
Official Status on the Sequels to “A Moment of Truth”, and the Story Itself

Taking place during the time the Main 6 look for the Hippogryphs, and Tempest and Grubber going after Twilight, the Storm King arrives in Equestria for the first time in his life, making his true grand entrance to the land. While he is alone, he reveals his intentions behind why he does what he does, as well as what sort of villain he truly is.

Note: Even though this will be a very dark and sad story, there will be some slight comedic moments to compliment the contributions of Joe Ballarini, who co-wrote the movie’s story with Meghan McCarthy.

This cover art was done by artist Leondude.

Edited by Norm De Plume on January 21, 2021.

Something has woken up in Canterlot. It is a mummy, a dead god from a time before Equestria. But what has it awoken for? What is its purpose? Sandy Dune, its loyal steward, does not question her master. She follows and serves it no matter the cost. But can she continue her blind loyalty when she is drawn into the game of gods and monsters?

Proofread by MrMinimii

The Carver-Man: In the black of winter, a killer stalks the outskirts of the Crystal Empire. Due to dwindling resources, the once-mighty city is forced to send out under-equipped, under-funded wave after wave of guard to catch the preternatural threat. Will Bronze Cog and his squad be able to defeat it, or will the Carver-Man claim yet another victim?

The Restless Heart: Shining Armor was surprised to see Flurry Heart waiting for him when he returned home from work. But, after all, can a daughter's love for her father really be held back by such mundane things as wooden coffin and six feet of cold earth?

The Old Orchard: Braeburn returns to his childhood home, and spends the day reminiscing about his past; the arson, the murder and the way it made him the stallion he is.

The One with Pinkie Pie in it: (Second Person) You are Anon, and you just managed to score yourself a date with the party pony. However, as the night progresses, you can't shake the feeling that when she said that she'd have you over for dinner, she meant it literally.

This story is a sequel to The Deep

Down there in the darkness, centuries of evil
And his arms will take you deeper and deeper
God lives underwater, we all seek his kingdom
And you feel his embrace, sweeter and sweeter

For more than a month now, Rarity has been bedridden, stuck in a seemingly endless nightmare-filled sleep. Despite warnings from both Celestia, Luna and Discord, she conspires to travel to the Saddle Arabian mountains in search of answers and, hopefully, a cure.

But what she doesn't know is that these answers could lead her to a horror beyond her wildest imagination.

Sequel to my first ever horror fic, The Deep. Prior reading recommended, but not required.

Inspired by the Candlemass song of the same name and, of course, the works of H.P Lovecraft.

Rarity lives a good life. To the world, she's a beautiful fashionista, a paragon of grace and virtue, an exemplar of generosity and friendship. Furthermore, she has a girlfriend who loves her dearly - and buys her everything she wants. However, a lady can only keep up an act so long...

An argument spiraled out of control one day, and Sci-Twi came home with a bruise that day. Now Rarity's secret is in danger and Cadance is determined to uncover the truth about her and her charming facade. Seated in a trendy cafe, Rarity's carefully constructed life is about to come crashing down.

Edited by: Samey90 and Waxworks
Written for: ArtistFire's Disabled Character contest

Featured: July 26 2019

Oh, ye great mysterious - Thousand leagues of blue
No one knows which mysteries are hidden
Beneath your surface

Your awful stirrings seem to speak of some
hidden soul beneath

- Ahab: The Pacific

The ocean holds many secrets, hidden away in the deepest expansion, far away from prying pony eyes. With Rarity becoming a reluctant explorer, whisked away in a magical bubble that plunges her beneath the waves, not even in her wildest nightmares could she imagine what awaits her all the way down there...

Inspired by the works of H.P Lovecraft and the Funeral Doom Metal album: "Call of the Wretched Sea" by Ahab.

Now with an audio reading by Illya Leonov: https://youtu.be/-ZkgeyAmsn0