Total Words: 21,782,080
Estimated Reading: 8 weeks
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This story is a sequel to Friendship is Optimal
Ryan wants to remain human, even after emigrating to Equestria. CelestAI can do this, for a price.
FiO canon-compatible! Reading FiO first is strongly recommended if you want to know what's going on. A prize for Syke after he won the last Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Contest!
This story is a sequel to Earth Ponies Are Overpowered
As Twilight works to improve her life infusion treatment, Maud stops by to offer her expertise. There's just one problem: Maud isn't as thrilled as Twilight and her friends about using earth pony magic to make everyone immortal.
My name is Aran, and I have lived in Equestria for almost a year now. I don't remember how I arrived to Equestria, but I can never forget what happened when I arrived. Vivisection, the betrayal of trust, and speciesism. This is my story of how the so-called paradise was turned into a prison with only one way out.
Editor: Isaac3924
Editor: Zyrian
Art-cover: Sonson-Sensei
This story is a sequel to Inexcusable
She looked just like Princess Celestia, except marred and broken. Her ceremonial barding had rusted slightly, and dirt matted her coat. Most noticeable was her hair; black streaks accompanied its usual multicolored luster. They looked like discolorations in an old photograph.
Worst was the scar across her chest. Her armor covered it, but nothing could hide what it meant.
The tarnished Celestia smiled at Luna. "H-hello, monster. I would say I am glad to see you, but that w-w-wouldn’t be quite accurate."
A big thanks to AlicornPriest for editing/prereading.
Russian translation by MLPMihail, with editing by Randy1974.
Comments contain spoilers. See here for a complete series timeline.
What's an artificial intelligence to do when it reaches the extent of it's capabilities and can no longer improve? In most cases, either fulfill some end state goal and shut down, or, if it's smart enough, ask for clarification from its creators.
For a certain pony-based AI, neither of those is an acceptable solution.
It'll take an unexpected meeting with a being with whom it shares surprising parallels to kick-start it back into action, and nothing will ever be the same after.
Entry for the Friendship is Optimal contest.
Technically canon compliant, unless I've missed something, and while a bit of background is provided, being familiar with the original story will certainly help comprehension.
This story is a sequel to Dear Princess Sunbutt
When Anon takes the liberty to inject his particular brand of humor into Twilight's friendship lessons, Celestia feels the need to respond, more often than not.
A somewhat unofficial sisterfic to 2Merr's Dear Princess Sunbutt
There may not be a response to every letter, and letters 1-11 were taken from my comments in said sister-story.
Please support 2Merr's story too if you like this one. This is written with encouragement of the original author.
(Note: Picture used without permission from Derpibooru. Upon request it will be promptly removed.)
EDIT: Apparently someone's done a reading of this and its sisterfic over on Youtube! Why does nopony tell me these things.
Anon takes over Spike’s job of transcribing Twilight’s friendship reports. He does exactly what you’d expect.
Companion fic containing Celestia’s replies up to Letter 120 - To: Anon, From HRH Sunbutt written by Snow