He had resigned himself to stand before his queen, to learn of his place in the hive's latest invasion, but instead witnesses the fall of the queen's empire. Misplaced and frustrated, Vertex must now turn to his newly-crowned king for answers.
During a liaison visit between his hive and the Crystal Empire, a young changeling drops by a local plushie shop to pick up a special order. He never expected the plush maker to be a changeling, too.
When a Rainbow Dash from another world crash lands near the Badlands Hive, Princess Twilight Sparkle, daughter of Queen Chrysalis, works to find a way to send her home.
As the hive embraces a brighter future, so do the arid lands surrounding it. Caught in an acclimating climate, the hive now faces a series of downpours that limit both flight and activities. Luckily, Thorax has a plan, and a cozy one, at that.
It has been forty-three years since Queen Twilight Sparkle first discovered her lineage and claimed her birthright. And never has it been harder on her than when The New Kingdom is unveiled to the world.
Shapeshift doesn't remember the changeling attack on Canterlot or why he drank his experimental potion, but when a major effort to integrate changelings comes about he sees a significant opportunity for answers.
Twilight Sparkle brings the Student Six through a series of field trips to each others homelands as they mature. | Long-form exploration of the Student 6 and their homelands | Followup to "What's Your Problem?"
Thorax is not the first Changeling to reform his hive... but all hives who have done so in the past have been cursed to extinction. Celestia assigns Daring Do to find out why, and stop history from repeating before it's too late.
A new world, a new place. A bunch of pastel coloured talking horses, and turns out I'm some kind of strange insect monster responsible for almost the ending the world. This is shaping up to be a hell of a new life.
On the Winter Solstice, Starlight and Twilight's definitely-not-a-date is interrupted by Sunset Shimmer arriving from the future. Warning of a disaster, and claiming to be Twilight's future wife.
Despite their detached relationship, Thorax never gave up on his brother. With Pharynx now transformed, his cold demeanor has begun to thaw, and so Thorax is presented with something he's never had, before - an interactive big brother.
After Gallus' behavior in 'The Hearth's Warming Club', Fluttershy holds a special class on "sharing your feelings", just for the Young Six. | Dramatic Character Study of the Young Six
Under the light of the moon, King Thorax and Prince Pharynx come face to face with the changeling's grim past - a dark crown, and the beast that still wears it.
Embracing the power to share love rather than steal it, the changelings work to reinvent themselves and their kingdom while Thorax seeks to introduce a more peaceful hive to Equestria.