Pinkie gets very excited about patio furniture. A little too excited. Having a whole store full of it is going to push her to her limits. The story of Cadance and Twilight isn't the only interesting thing that happened that day.

A quick and fun one-shot, done on the spur of the moment. Enjoy!
Now with audio reading!

Quizzical Greystone has just come to Ponyville as an assistant in Friendship Research. Such a socially inept filly might not be the best pony for the job. But this just might be the job she needs. If you can't make friends in Ponyville can you make friends anywhere?

A spell gone wrong teleports Twilight and Rarity outside the borders of the world. Here, amidst a wasteland of barren soil and neverending rain, there is neither food nor shelter to be found.

In the absence of former responsibilities, and with the looming prospect of death being closer than ever before, they begin to open up towards each other. There is no place for dignity or restraint when you have nothing left to lose.

But in the end, none of it matters. Their only hope for survival is to get back to the world before they starve.

My name is Sunburst, and I live my life alone, because I prefer it that way.

Not everypony does.

For some ponies, in fact, that's more like a long slow death sentence.

I've received orders to a posting as a royal guard. My duty as a member of the guard is to protect the princess. Traditionally, that's taken to mean against physical threats. Less traditionally, I'm coming to a realization that it may mean assisting in other ways - maybe even in ways she's not aware that she needs. Normally I would say it's not our place to intervene in personal matters. But when you see as plain as the hoof in front of your face that something is wrong, sometimes it finally brings you to the point at which standing by and doing nothing is simply no longer an option.

Day by day, I'm getting closer to that point.

I may have to make a hard decision. I don't know if this is right or wrong. All I know is that watching my princess suffer is impossible to bear when I'm supposed to be protecting her.

Approved by Twilight's Library on July 26, 2014!
Featured on Equestria Daily on February 5, 2015!

This story is a sequel to Seashell

I never thought I would see the Seawall again. Fate, though, seems to enjoy odd twists. Thirteen years ago, it was roses. Now it's feathers. Somehow they've both brought me back to this place, back to the edge of the world to where I really belong most of all.

My name is Sunburst, and as a guard of Princess Twilight, her student Azure Sky is both one of the ponies I protect and my friend. I watched her grow up. I, and everypony else, thought we knew exactly where she was headed in life. It seemed so obvious - how could the personal student of a princess have anything but the brightest of futures? We were all so sure.

What did we really know?

A happy life, a good life, can't be built on a lie. The heart of a unicorn and the heart of a pegasus are different things in some ways, but in the ones that really matter, they're the same. Nopony can endure the misery of an existence devoid of real meaning in their hearts, going through empty motions they feel nothing for, dead on the inside. I think all ponies, deep down inside where it counts, are the same in this way. That's what Azure and I needed to learn, here on the edge of the world, so that I could help her share the things she so desperately needed to find a way to give voice to.

Approved by Twilight's Library on December 11, 2014!

Following a necklace and a trail left by an old friend, Sunset Shimmer enrolls herself into Friendship Academy, a school ostensibly for teaching the foundations of Harmony to all. Soon after arriving, however, she finds herself entangled with not only the strange, seemingly emotionless Starlight Glimmer, referred to by some as the "Crystal Mare", but with the five Elements of Harmony. These mares participate in events called "Magic Duels", seeking the power of the alicorn, and its ability to "revolutionize the world". Now bound to these dueling games by virtue of her keepsake necklace, Sunset Shimmer fights forward, both to protect her new friend and uncover the truth of not only the games, but the Academy itself.

(Conceptual Crossover with Revolutionary Girl Utena.)

NOTE: Completely rewritten as of 1/9/17. For details, please read this blog entry about the subject!

It has been a year since Princess Cadance had become the ruler of The Crystal Empire, a year that has primarily consisted in political pacification, economic stability and the recovery of the history of the Crystal Ponies, which was erased by Sombra, any attempt of remembering how it was before Sombra raised to power is met with mental blocks that not even the best unicorns can undo.

But news flies of a secret chamber being recently discovered in the Crystal Palace, filled with objects and books that not only date before Sombra but also tells of a moment in the history of the Empire that may explain why Sombra was so decided in erasing their history.

First story, please tell me what needs to be fixed for the improvement of not only this, but ay future story I may create.

This story happened between 3rd and 4th Season, no EG.

Cover image made by mr_minati, if you like it go ask him for one (as a commision of course)

Special Thanks to:

Swift Lance for editing the Prologue

Rarity is one of the most famous, successful fashionistas in Equestria. The unicorn has it all from the shops and dresses to the fame and respect. Certainly it has been an easy road for her, right? At least, that is what Sweetie Belle thinks until she finally asks Rarity, "What kept you going despite all your failures?"

Edited by tommal & link4
Pre-Read by Scared Blade
Based on the events before "Crusaders of the Lost Mark."

My 5th short story in the "A Lesson From" series. Enjoy!

Rage Reviewed by BatwingCandlewaxxe

Twilight Sparkle, archmage, local Princess and part time friendship tutor, finds a book about a long lost school of magic on her doorstep.
It just so happens that the actual act of necromancy is more difficult than your average spell. Follow Twilight as she attempts to find virgins to sacrifice, carve pentagrams into her floor and generally do evil necromancy things.
All in the pursuit of knowledge, of course.

Ever since she was born, Aria was different. She was always different from all the other mares. For starters, she was physically a he, not that she wanted to be. In her day, transgender ponies don't get the acceptance they would like, but nopony can change how Aria feels about herself. She'll keep being herself for better or for worse.

This story is currently undergoing many changes. I'll be unpublishing all non-reworked chapters as of editing this description, only to publish them again when I've gone through again.