Everything that makes this fandom special can be found within this story, and at a pretty high quality at that. The headcanons, the deconstructions, the reconstructions, the heartwarming moments, the sad moments, the funny moments, the extra dosage of darkness, the shipping, the ship teases, Twilight and Spike being adorable, Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo being adorable, Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie, etcetera. It expertly demonstrates, summarizes, and represents everything I love about this show and its fanbase.
I may prove to be alone in this regard, but Families is probably my favorite story on this site. And so, it gets my vote.
Dear Diary. I have selected my new name for this job: "Fleur De Lis." The target's name is Fancy Pants, and he's rich, well-known, and single. This is going to be a breeze.
What does it mean to be immortal? Celestia's memory is very old. It is twisted and confused. She wakes one night to find that she can no longer tell her memories and her dreams apart. She no longer knows what was real and what was only dreamed.
Twilight Sparkle's friends have lived long and happy lives. Now their time is coming to an end, but Rainbow Dash, at least, will not go gently. Twilight has the power to save her friend's life. Is it worth violating the natural order?
Following a Changeling attack, Applejack holes up in her home and awaits other survivors. Now the question is whether they're actually who they say they are.
I could never decide on one best story to nominate, so from the ones I consider best I'm posting the long and the short one that I feel are the most underrated.
Rogi had to hide another smile. Equestria was impregnable. This would be easy. He'd be done within minutes, and happily drunk within the hour. "Well, my Lord. How do you plan to proceed?"
I was really surprised to see only a single 8686 story nominated so far. And even one of the earlier ones. I feel they're all great but generally got even better over time.
Meet the most cynical pony in Canterlot, who under the latest Princess' orders, moves to Ponyville to meet up with the Mane Six for his own quest to find friends. Many Swear words ensue.
Luna's betrayal plunged Equestria into chaos. In a bid to restore harmony, Celestia calls upon the very ponies who once served the Nightmare to drag the world from the ashes – and find the monsters who would threaten our future. I am one such pony.
This one is maybe an odd one, and short, but Crowne Prince puts such perfect weight and poise in every sentence. Possibly the best humorous prose I've seen on this site. Just giving it a shout-out.
Blank Slate is the greatest thief of his generation, ready to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But you have to get up pretty early in the morning to get one past the pony who defines when ‘early in the morning’ is…
- MLP: FiM
- Sad
- Slice of Life
Pinkie Pie reconnects with a few of her old friends.[Adult story embed hidden]
- Equestria Girls
- Slice of Life
Sunset Shimmer spends an ordinary afternoon and evening at home.- Equestria Girls
- Sad
Adagio has one last song in her, but no voice to sing it with.[Unpublished stories cannot be embedded]
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One story per post, lest the voting get messy. Break 'em up.
- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Sad
A young man falls in love with the beautiful dark alicorn who moves the moon. But she's a fictional character … isn't she?- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
1984 pony style!I was going to nominate Hard Reset, but somebody already beat me to that punch. So instead, I'll go with one of my other personal favorites:
- MLP: FiM
- Dark
- Slice of Life
Spike and Scootaloo are acting strange, and Twilight and Rainbow Dash are going to find out why.Everything that makes this fandom special can be found within this story, and at a pretty high quality at that. The headcanons, the deconstructions, the reconstructions, the heartwarming moments, the sad moments, the funny moments, the extra dosage of darkness, the shipping, the ship teases, Twilight and Spike being adorable, Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo being adorable, Pinkie Pie being Pinkie Pie, etcetera. It expertly demonstrates, summarizes, and represents everything I love about this show and its fanbase.
I may prove to be alone in this regard, but Families is probably my favorite story on this site. And so, it gets my vote.
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I included both because they're two parts of the same story, Ghost Lights is the sequel to Seashell.
- MLP: FiM
- Adventure
- Sad
Princess Celestia and Twilight Sparkle's bond is tested by miscommunication and guilt.- MLP: FiM
- Sad
- Slice of Life
Why was this filly, this Rainbow Dash, wasting her Celestia-given gifts? Would the letters tell me?- MLP: FiM
- Slice of Life
Fluttershy and Discord have become very good friends lately. Now if only she could convince him that she's not in his imagination...- MLP: FiM
- Dark
- Tragedy
It is their nature- MLP: FiM
- Adventure
When Twilight is taken by the Nightmare, it's up to Pinkie Pie to rescue her.- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
The body language of wings.- MLP: FiM
- Slice of Life
The wedding might be over, but emotions are still running high for many that were involved.- MLP: FiM
- Slice of Life
Dear Diary. I have selected my new name for this job: "Fleur De Lis." The target's name is Fancy Pants, and he's rich, well-known, and single. This is going to be a breeze.- MLP: FiM
- Slice of Life
After his defeat Discord was left alone...but even after months pass one creature can't let go...- MLP: FiM
- Drama
What does it mean to be immortal? Celestia's memory is very old. It is twisted and confused. She wakes one night to find that she can no longer tell her memories and her dreams apart. She no longer knows what was real and what was only dreamed.- MLP: FiM
- Sad
- Slice of Life
Twilight Sparkle's friends have lived long and happy lives. Now their time is coming to an end, but Rainbow Dash, at least, will not go gently. Twilight has the power to save her friend's life. Is it worth violating the natural order?[Adult story embed hidden]
- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Comedy
Twilight accidentally marries Chrysalis.This here contest needs it some more Cold in Gardez, it does.
- MLP: FiM
- Slice of Life
Buckwheat would like to be a farmer. But what he wants isn't important, and that's alright with him.- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Dark
- Adventure
- Sad
- Slice of Life
- Tragedy
the that: spidering when heres?Someone had to.- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
Sequel to Windfall, set three years after. Twilight & Rarity invent artificial wings!6906575
I teach at a major University.
Argembarger was my student.
- MLP: FiM
- Dark
- Horror
- Sad
Following a Changeling attack, Applejack holes up in her home and awaits other survivors. Now the question is whether they're actually who they say they are.[Unpublished stories cannot be embedded]
This one has been in my list of favorites for a very long time. Is it the best of them all? I don't know. That's up to the rest of you to decide.
- MLP: FiM
- Dark
- Drama
Luna has a very important conversation with a very unimportant pony.Oh, easy one.
- MLP: FiM
- Romance
Fluttershy's used to taking care of all sorts of critters. Grumpy magician unicorns, not so much.One of my favorite season one fics
- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
Twilight is called back to Canterlot and Applejack goes with.- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Adventure
- Drama
Ponies and dragons are living together in peace now. You know, other than the army of dragons trying to conquer the Crystal Empire.I could never decide on one best story to nominate, so from the ones I consider best I'm posting the long and the short one that I feel are the most underrated.
- MLP: FiM
- Random
Rogi had to hide another smile. Equestria was impregnable. This would be easy. He'd be done within minutes, and happily drunk within the hour. "Well, my Lord. How do you plan to proceed?"I was really surprised to see only a single 8686 story nominated so far. And even one of the earlier ones. I feel they're all great but generally got even better over time.
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- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
Meet the most cynical pony in Canterlot, who under the latest Princess' orders, moves to Ponyville to meet up with the Mane Six for his own quest to find friends. Many Swear words ensue.- MLP: FiM
- Dark
- Drama
- Mystery
Luna's betrayal plunged Equestria into chaos. In a bid to restore harmony, Celestia calls upon the very ponies who once served the Nightmare to drag the world from the ashes – and find the monsters who would threaten our future. I am one such pony.- MLP: FiM
- Slice of Life
Twilight tries to figure out how rock farming works.Thought I'd add a couple that haven't been posted that I find worth mentioning.
- MLP: FiM
- Dark
- Drama
After a crash leaves Rainbow Dash with the mental state of a child, her friends look after her. At the moment, It's Fluttershy's turn.Rats, I did the brackets and everything. Why didn't it work? I think I've forgotten how to use the site :P
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Surround the link with
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tags, like this:[embed]https://www.fimfiction.net/story/416482/remnants-of-rainbow[/embed]
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I did that before, but I just realized that there were spaces on either side of the link. Forgot about that haha. Thank you!
- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
Many years ago, Ponyville was even smaller than it is now. But not too small to experience its first bank robbery. In distinctly Ponyville style.- MLP: FiM
- Romance
Rainbow Dash finally has her chance to try out for the Wonderbolts!This one is maybe an odd one, and short, but Crowne Prince puts such perfect weight and poise in every sentence. Possibly the best humorous prose I've seen on this site. Just giving it a shout-out.
- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
Teacher by day, editor by night.Likely a little late, but I feel this deserves to be among the others. I'm pretty sure I didn't see it there before.
- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Slice of Life
Five teenage girls are forced to endure a Saturday of detention together.- MLP: FiM
- Drama
- Sad
- Slice of Life
Spike thought he could get them to trust and befriend Thorax. But they didn't.- MLP: FiM
- Adventure
The Mane Six, Spike, and indeed the entire population of Ponyville find themselves trapped in the world of Minecraft.- Equestria Girls
- Romance
- Sad
- Tragedy
It's a normal day at CHS, right? So why is everyone ignoring Sunset Shimmer?- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Slice of Life
Every year, on Hearthswarming, Berry Punch makes a drink for Fluttershy. One perfect drink.That "Completed Stories Only" requirement sure is a thorn in my side. I want to be able to nominate The Changeling of the Guard.
Ah well. This story should have been nominated already, but I guess the task falls to me:
- MLP: FiM
- Slice of Life
Blank Slate is the greatest thief of his generation, ready to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But you have to get up pretty early in the morning to get one past the pony who defines when ‘early in the morning’ is…