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Dramatic Background Ponies

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TBatmare Begins
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Drama
Derpy's life takes a whole new direction when she is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But where will this new journey take her, and who will she be at the end?
Crossover
Luna
Derpy
Doctor Whooves
Carrot Top
Cloudkicker
Batbrony · 188k words · 238 7 · 5.9k views
TBreak the Walls Down
MLP: FiM
Sonic
Them's Fightin' Herds
Romance
Adventure
Drama
In an effort to rid himself of his mortal enemy, Dr. Eggman flings Sonic into another dimension. Stranded, alone, and with no apparent way home, can he survive this strange new world? What adventures await him? Come along and find out.
Sex
Violence
Death
Profanity
Crossover
Rainbow Dash
Spike
Other
Main 6
Griffons
Super Saiyan D · 146k words · 290 33 · 15k views
TRedeemed
MLP: FiM
MLP: Movie
MLP Gen 5
Dark
Adventure
Slice of Life
The long-anticipated clash has finally arrived. The world’s magic has been destroyed and all hope is gone. With the fate of Equestria hanging in delicate balance, Misty must lead her friends in their final confrontation against Opaline….
Gore
Violence
Suicide / Self Harm
Death
Profanity
Alt. Universe
Izzy Moonbow
Sunny Starscout
Mane 5
Opaline
Misty
Admiral Producer · 84k words · 26 4 · 1.5k views
ELure of the Flower
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Drama
Mystery
Daisy dreams. What of, no one can tell. Only she's spending longer and longer in a world of her own. And one day, she won't wake up at all…
Doctor Whooves
Roseluck
Flower Ponies
Daisy
Lily
Impossible Numbers · 81k words · 25 2 · 734 views
EDreamwalker Dash
MLP: FiM
Dark
Drama
Slice of Life
Rainbow Dash wasn't completely serious when she suggested herself to become Princess Luna's successor as dreamwalker. Princess Luna, though, has different ideas. It's time for Rainbow Dash's training.
Rainbow Dash
Luna
Other
Fluttercheer · 69k words · 91 8 · 2.4k views
TGoing Deep Under
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Drama
Mystery
The seas harbor many mysteries, and one of them is about to be uncovered. Question is, will those that have uncovered it survive the experience...?
Alt. Universe
OC
Fancypants
Ember
Sci-Twi
Night Glider
The Bricklayer · 68k words · 48 3 · 1.3k views
EAunt Millie
MLP: FiM
Drama
Sad
Slice of Life
Derpy has to leave Ponyville for a week and leaves Dinky in the care of her aunt until she's back. Dinky hates it, because her aunt is always patronizing her, while she just wants to be treated with respect. She faces the worst week of her life.
Derpy
Other
Dinky Hooves
Sparkler
Fluttercheer · 56k words · 90 8 · 2.7k views
TSweet Affection 2: Friends and Romance
MLP: FiM
Romance
Comedy
Drama
Slice of Life
Starlight hopes to be a good mentor to the Crusaders and other foals while Rumble and Tender Taps try to help each other when it comes to filly love.
Dinky Hooves
CMCs
Rumble
Starlight Glimmer
Tender Taps
Masterob · 51k words · 37 5 · 1.7k views
EThe Strange Case of Dinky Hooves' Cutie Mark Curiosity
MLP: FiM
Drama
Mystery
Slice of Life
The Cutie Mark Crusaders get their first mission to guide a pony to its true destiny. But it proves to be a challenge. Can they really help a pony to get its cutie mark when it already had one, but lost it?
Dinky Hooves
CMCs
Fluttercheer · 49k words · 21 7 · 1.1k views
TThe Undesirables
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Thriller
Princess Luna assembles a team of Equestria's most undesirable inhabitants in order to deal with the problems too dangerous to risk the lives of the Elements of Harmony.
Luna
Trixie
Lightning Dust
Sonata Dusk
Starlight Glimmer
DEI Caboose · 45k words · 298 7 · 6.6k views
TCritter Snow Day
MLP: FiM
Romance
Drama
Slice of Life
Alula's goal is Train Tracks and Train Tracks is in a happy relationship with her best friend Peach Fuzz. But the universe is on her side, so why stopping there? Critter Snow Day loops and that's Alula's chance. But the universe watches and listens.
Fluttershy
Scootaloo
OC
Other
Fluttercheer · 44k words · 15 4 · 434 views
TLove Me Like You
Equestria Girls
Romance
Drama
Despite an awful past, Wallflower loves her life with Sunset and has for many years. Then she finds a secret Sunset's been hiding. Now Wallflower is determined to stop Sunset from making the biggest mistake of her life—asking Wallflower to marry her.
Suicide / Self Harm
Sex
Sunset Shimmer
Wallflower Blush
Scampy · 41k words · 129 18 · 1.5k views
EDinky and the Sisterhooves
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Comedy
Slice of Life
A nosy bookworm, a put-upon carrot, a neurotic apple, a giggly airhead, and a pegasus who's all wind and no thunder. Put 'em together and what have you got? No idea, but Twilight's about to find out the hard way.
Twilight
Apple Bloom
Spike
Other
Dinky Hooves
Impossible Numbers · 24k words · 51 2 · 845 views
TPinkie Pie's Hearth's Warming Vacation
MLP: FiM
Comedy
Drama
Slice of Life
The Pie Family visits Sweet Apple Acres on Hearth's Warming Eve for the very first time! And Pinkie Pie will make it the best holiday both families ever had, no matter how much holiday madness, family drama or unexpected guests she'll be up against!
Alt. Universe
Crossover
Pinkie
Applejack
Other
Limestone Pie
Ruby Pinch
Fluttercheer · 23k words · 17 5 · 812 views
EWhy the Gift is Given
MLP: FiM
Drama
Slice of Life
"Why do we get gifts every year?" said Dinky. And thus began a rather strange and strained inquiry for Ruby Pinch, a sensible soul (so she thinks) in a world full of odd adults, bad feelings, and grinding days.
Berry Punch
Carrot Top
Dinky Hooves
Sparkler
Ruby Pinch
Impossible Numbers · 22k words · 28 4 · 610 views
EA Letter to the Ponies of the Future and Equestria's New Generations
MLP: FiM
MLP: Comic
MLP Gen 5
Drama
Sad
Slice of Life
Will the future know about us or will we be forgotten and erased from history? Twilight couldn't allow this to happen. And so, she devises a masterplan to preserve the friendships of all ponies and creatures for Equestria's new generations.
Other
Main 6
CMCs
The Pillars
Young Six
Fluttercheer · 22k words · 42 5 · 2.7k views
ESell Me A Lemon
MLP: FiM
Comedy
Drama
Lemon Hearts is not the nicest of ponies. She's a liar, a braggart, and a tearaway; those are her GOOD points. Seeing her more successful friends at the next school reunion, however, makes her wonder where her life went wrong. And who else to blame.
Twilight
Lyra
Saffron Masala
Twinkleshine
Lemon Hearts
Impossible Numbers · 18k words · 16 3 · 571 views
EWish for a Mother
MLP: FiM
Dark
Drama
Slice of Life
Every filly had a wish. Normally, a loving and caring mother was not one of those wishes, but Brown Sugar's life wasn't normal. Some wishes required a sacrifice to become true, but could a sacrifice bring Brown Sugar the mother she wished for?
Pinkie
Other
Fluttercheer · 16k words · 76 6 · 1.7k views
EFate must be Cruel only to the Kind
MLP: FiM
Drama
Sad
Slice of Life
Better than anypony else, Crackle Pop knows that dreams are fragile like a bubble. He knows this, because his special talent is destroying dreams. For Crackle Pop, it's a curse, and now, this curse ruined the yearlong dream of the pony he loves most.
Apple Bloom
Derpy
OC
Other
Fluttercheer · 16k words · 15 3 · 759 views
EMidnight Bloo
MLP: FiM
Drama
Slice of Life
What happens to the candy on Nightmare Night? And why's Bloo so depressed about it?
Luna
Other
Impossible Numbers · 15k words · 41 3 · 406 views
TSunsets on Sonata
MLP: FiM
Equestria Girls
Dark
Sad
Slice of Life
Sonata wants to die, her family has left her and she is alone. Now? It's up to someone to save her from herself. Let's just hope it isn't too late.
Gore
Violence
Suicide / Self Harm
Profanity
Alt. Universe
DJ P0N-3
OC
Sunset Shimmer
Sonata Dusk
Main 7 (EqG)
Witchrblizzad · 14k words · 40 9 · 2.3k views
TWelcome Home
MLP: FiM
Dark
Drama
Slice of Life
Come take a journey through the eyes of ponies bound together by tragedy and redemption.
Narcotics
Violence
Suicide / Self Harm
Death
Profanity
Second Person
Big Mac
Berry Punch
Starlight Glimmer
Starswirl
Ruby Pinch
Trick Question · 13k words · 57 11 · 1.6k views
TTo Be A Wonderbolt
MLP: FiM
Comedy
Drama
Slice of Life
A Weather Control Pegasi content with her mundane life. doing the same routine trapped in her own bubble, learns what it means to dream big and the consequences that follows in pursuit of happiness...
Rainbow Dash
Spitfire
OC
Wonderbolts
Fleetfoot
Genki Griffon · 13k words · 11 2 · 313 views
TThe Woman in Grey
MLP: FiM
Drama
"So why does she come here?" "I dunno. I've never heard her a say a bloody word, but she plays right well."
Human
Octavia
Echo 27 · 13k words · 23 2 · 640 views

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