Eerie Lantern would be happy to go through the rest of her life without seeing a living soul... after all, she can see ghosts. What could the living have to offer but endless heaps of trouble? Then one fateful evening, one of her worst fears comes true:

A pony wants to be her friend!

Moonlight Raven is a goth pony who doesn't shy away from the dark and grim. Her sister, Sunshine Smiles, is equally unflappable in her optimistic joy. Together, they are easily the most terrifying thing Eerie has ever faced.

So how can she get rid of them, and ensure nopony else ever bothers her again?

Uh... preferably without murder? Sheesh! As if she needed to be haunted by any more disgruntled murder victims...

Death and Violence tags for the sorrowful recollection of a ghost's demise.

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Many users on here will be familiar with Moonlight Raven, the goth and Sunshine Smiles, her hyperactive friend.

Well, today, Manteo will meet one of their relatives. Buckle up, it's a crazy ride!

Moondancer and her friends are visiting Lyra in Ponyville. While they enjoy a sweet treat at Sugarcube Corner, what pony should pop in but one of the famous Elements of Harmony?

But to Moondancer's surprise, they're not quite as famous as she thought...

Due to forces beyond his control, not to mention a few inconvenient laws, a being from Tartarus is forced to travel through the cities and towns of Equestria in order to go home. During the trip, however, he and his guide begin to develop feelings for each other. Which only gives them a few days to either take a risk or lose a chance.

This story was an entry for the Mare x Monster Story Contest held by The Monthly Contest Club. Click here to learn more about the group, the contest, and its contestants!

Edited by the awesome and detail-oriented stupidhand14!

Cover art by the cute and talented Little Tigress!

Meeting one-another at an amateur poem club, Maud Pie and Moonlight Raven have become close friends, sending letters, meeting for lunch and reciting new poems together. But lately Raven has been feeling something far stronger than friendship towards Maud, and tonight she plans on seeing if Maud feels the same way.

After three years apart, Sunshine Smiles visits her... odd 'soul' sister, Moonlight Raven. The broody mare, having taken an opportunistic trail into a cushy life at Canterlot, struggles to understand what she wants out of her life. Both welcome and unwelcome, her sister's big re-entrance into it sparks deep, meaningful and inscrutable soul searching.

...if Sunshine would give her some peace and quiet first.

*Thanks to Meridian Prime, Manaphy, Mudpony and Samey90.

Coverart by Joakaha.

Mysterious shops that aren't there the next day are common in many worlds that have at least some magic to them. They appear in a variety of forms, from shady booths in exotic bazaars to squirrely hucksters with infinite-capacity trenchcoats to cosplay supply tables at convention vendor halls. But the classic, poorly lit store overstocked with mysterious trinkets is a timeless symbol of the plot device salesman's art, and Equestria is no different. Canterlot alone has eight of them, none of which maintain a single address for more than a week at a time and all of which reinforced by wards that protect them from angry customers looking for refunds.

None of that is going to stop the pair of angry orange hind legs approaching the front door of one at rapid velocity. After all, you have to buy something to count as a customer.

Inspired by the Time Action Glory Challenge's "April Tomfoolery" prompt and the pictured Starbucks menu item, which really did exist at one point in time.
Rated Teen for very mild innuendo and much less mild bodily processes.

I had that weird dream again last night. You know, the one where I’m wearing a dark crown. Violet cape fluttering in the wind. Standing on top of a pile of bones. Looking down on the blackened buildings. Seeing all the tattered ponies marching past in chains. That one.

I like that one. I wish I didn’t. But I really, totally dig it.

Donut Joe: a sweetie under his shaggy exterior, or soul struggling with urban ennui? Sunshine Smiles and Moonlight Raven are going to find out, one way or another.

Written for the Writer's Training Grounds '15 #13.