Duty, honor, and loyalty above all else. That was what Silent Knight had been told ever since he was a colt. They had guided him all his life and he was more than ready to follow in his father’s hoofsteps by dedicating himself to the Royal Guard.
Life has never been better for Silent Knight, but he finds himself shackled to the past by guilt, anger, and regret. Even though he tries to hide his true feelings from those he loves, he knows that the secrets he keeps will come at a cost.
Silent Knight assumed his story would be complete once he achieved his dream of joining the Royal Guard. To his surprise, it was only just the beginning.
Twilight Sparkle is transferred from Canterlot's elite police force to the boring town of Ponyville. She expects this to be the end of her detective work, but she couldn't be further from the truth.
Sunset Shimmer couldn't ask for much more. She has a great group of friends, a place to herself, and an amazing girlfriend, Adagio Dazzle. Except, the Rainbooms don't know she has a girlfriend, much less who it is she's been dating all this time.
Applejack is a busy mare. Working on the farm means she can hardly miss a day, or at least so she says. The time for friends and family, for enjoying her life, they'll happen eventually, some other time.
Waking up beside a dead body is a terrible way to start a Nightmare Night. Helping a guardspony solve the case when you're not an angel yourself is even harder.
Twilight manages to turn herself into a draconequus - now the only one who can help her learn to control her new chaos magic and change back is Discord. What could possibly go wrong?
Princess Luna is tired of living in her sister's shadow. She petitions Starswirl for help, and what she receives is far from what anypony expected. The real question is whether Equestria will survive her mistake.
One day, the Crusaders happen upon Ponyville’s newest, specialty flower vendor: a young mare from Alemaneia named Schneeblume. They think she’s hiding something. Turns out she is, though not in a way they expected at all.
Jake finds himself roped into a high tea with Princess Celestia and a group of snobby nobles. The lunch is boring, the tea is boring, and the nobles are boring. Jake must brave a conversation with Rarity before he can escape and get some damn coffee.
6924496 And Snakeskin Duck tape just finished MLAABQ too.
Well, I don't even you guys. So man good ones, and so many classics that (I at least, and probably most of us) look at with at least slightly rose colored glasses
6950174 Very interesting write-up. I've been eager to see what you guys had to say about these stories. Also.
As voting began, it quickly became clear that the audience had tough decisions to make. With the exception of a few underdogs pitted against fandom juggernaughts, nearly every vote was close. Four different votes were too close to call and went to our panel.
Although now that I’m looking back at this, I’m pretty surprised that Law Abiding Pony wasn’t nominated here, although that may be that Mother of The Hive as well as Shadowrunners: Equestria are looking really good (read: even better than, say, Of the Hive), and those aren’t done.
Come to think of it, have any of his stories made it here?
- MLP: FiM
Duty, honor, and loyalty above all else. That was what Silent Knight had been told ever since he was a colt. They had guided him all his life and he was more than ready to follow in his father’s hoofsteps by dedicating himself to the Royal Guard.- MLP: FiM
- Mystery
- Slice of Life
Life has never been better for Silent Knight, but he finds himself shackled to the past by guilt, anger, and regret. Even though he tries to hide his true feelings from those he loves, he knows that the secrets he keeps will come at a cost.- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
Silent Knight assumed his story would be complete once he achieved his dream of joining the Royal Guard. To his surprise, it was only just the beginning.- MLP: FiM
- Dark
- Adventure
- Mystery
Twilight Sparkle is transferred from Canterlot's elite police force to the boring town of Ponyville. She expects this to be the end of her detective work, but she couldn't be further from the truth.- Equestria Girls
- Romance
- Drama
Sunset Shimmer couldn't ask for much more. She has a great group of friends, a place to herself, and an amazing girlfriend, Adagio Dazzle. Except, the Rainbooms don't know she has a girlfriend, much less who it is she's been dating all this time.- MLP: FiM
- MLP: Movie
- Comedy
- Drama
- Random
Foal in need of help? Just burn a letter to Tempest Poppins: she'll show up to set things right.- MLP: FiM
- Sad
- Slice of Life
Applejack is a busy mare. Working on the farm means she can hardly miss a day, or at least so she says. The time for friends and family, for enjoying her life, they'll happen eventually, some other time.- MLP: FiM
- Dark
Waking up beside a dead body is a terrible way to start a Nightmare Night. Helping a guardspony solve the case when you're not an angel yourself is even harder.- MLP: FiM
- Drama
- Slice of Life
Anon is trying to move on with his life after what happened in Ponyville but it's hard to ignore what's right in front of him.- MLP: FiM
- Sad
- Slice of Life
Anon likes to keep to himself, but Celestia thinks he should make friends.- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
Twilight manages to turn herself into a draconequus - now the only one who can help her learn to control her new chaos magic and change back is Discord. What could possibly go wrong?- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
- Random
It was only a dress. A nice dress, to be sure. Very nice. Perfect, even. It definitely wasn't an evil artifact.- MLP: FiM
- Adventure
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
Princess Luna is tired of living in her sister's shadow. She petitions Starswirl for help, and what she receives is far from what anypony expected. The real question is whether Equestria will survive her mistake.[Adult story embed hidden]
- MLP: FiM
- Dark
- Sad
- Slice of Life
One day, the Crusaders happen upon Ponyville’s newest, specialty flower vendor: a young mare from Alemaneia named Schneeblume. They think she’s hiding something. Turns out she is, though not in a way they expected at all.[Adult story embed hidden]
- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
- Random
Celestia's personal dungeon. So just what does it take to get banished to such a deep, dark, horrific place? Not much, actually.- MLP: FiM
- Romance
- Drama
- Slice of Life
Heavy is the head that bears the crown. Light is the heart that shares its burdens.- MLP: FiM
- Comedy
- Slice of Life
Jake finds himself roped into a high tea with Princess Celestia and a group of snobby nobles. The lunch is boring, the tea is boring, and the nobles are boring. Jake must brave a conversation with Rarity before he can escape and get some damn coffee.So, I imagine the ballot's closed now?
My little Dashie
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Yeah, we took a vote snapshot as of yesterday and that'll be the data that drives the audience choices.
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And Snakeskin Duck tape just finished MLAABQ too.
Well, I don't even you guys. So man good ones, and so many classics that (I at least, and probably most of us) look at with at least slightly rose colored glasses
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So who was the winner?
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We'll be making our official announcement shortly! We're contacting the winner for an interview.
In the meantime, we have a writeup of the panel on our website!
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Very interesting write-up. I've been eager to see what you guys had to say about these stories. Also.
Heh heh!
Although now that I’m looking back at this, I’m pretty surprised that Law Abiding Pony wasn’t nominated here, although that may be that Mother of The Hive as well as Shadowrunners: Equestria are looking really good (read: even better than, say, Of the Hive), and those aren’t done.
Come to think of it, have any of his stories made it here?