There once was a stallion who dreams of running away far from what he knows, from his very home. When he's awake, there is nothing but pain, the encroaching fear of loneliness, and less-than-helpful suggestions from within his psyche. When he's awake, he has to face the world around him, another nightmare.

The stallion is overwhelmed by this truth that he tries to dream it away by running...galloping to places unknown; anything to get away from this painful truth. But no matter how far his hooves take him, he is always back at the start.

He needs help, but not from professionals. He needs somepony to be there for him; an anchor; a friend. What he needs is a beacon of light to shine away the gnawing darkness. Even when guided, he will have to do most of the work.

This is his last chance to fight against the fearsome tide that threatens to sweep him away, and the one inside his psyche trying to drag him under the surging waves.

What will be witnessed is the beginning. The rest is an uncertain future.

This story is a sequel to JTHW: Journey To Hearth's Warming

17 months ago Canterlot was ripped apart and remade, Ponyville was destroyed, the main six vanished, the princesses were defeated, and a new group the Anti-Six rose. Now what is left behind for us to find? Seeing 9 ponies intertwined together in 17 months of living hell. See the start, the end, and then the confusing stuff in between.

This is an anthology story, with almost every 17 months getting one chapter per season. Most will get around six chapters in all so I'm guessing a series of six seasons. However, once introduced, Month 17 and Month 2 will get extra chapters between every 4 months, because their months will be covering more events.

Much like my Hoodwinked series, to ensure no overloading, each chapter will be around 1k words, including the longer stories. Plus, I will be posting three chapters each month. Seasonal breaks are akin to my Journey To Hearth's Warming series, but with winter breaks at the end of November and returning in February.

For those wondering, yes, this is a remix of my Friendship Lost. Rather instead of trying to post multiple stories at once and hoping everyone stays in the loop, I've decided to just combine them all into one story. Yeah, some plot points have changed, but some paths haven't. This means, yes, Flash Sentry will be a grey character in the future, but in the past... well you are just going to have to read and find out how he gets there.

As for its connections to Journey To Hearth's Warming. At most you are required to read Season 1 episode 3, and the Season 6 Prologue. That's it. Nothing else is required for a good while in this story.

The idea behind the cover is it's what everyone sees upon looking at Canterlot now. By taking the classic image of Canterlot and splicing it through several photoshops then pasting the strange pieces of each over top of the original and then shredding it with draw n copy n paste. It's meant to feel very very wrong.

Sunset was just walking out on the beach, late at night, when she sees Adagio, standing on the pier, overlooking the ocean. Fearing for the Siren, Sunset rushed over to help her.
Instead, she ends up nearly drowning, with an annoyed Adagio having to take care of her as she gets driven back to her house.

Content Warning:
--Mentions of suicide
--Several mentions of nearly drowning

This story is a sequel to Boast Busters - Extended Cut

An Extended Cut side story, the first second of its kind!

It's been a couple weeks since Rainbow Dash left Gilda behind in Innsbeak, and she's had time to think. It isn’t going well. A follow-up to Griffon the Brush Off: Extended Cut.

Edited by AdmiralSakai

The aging Eros used to be the Archon of the Church of Boreas, Regent of the Griffonian Empire, bent on uniting Griffonia under the Imperial banner.

No more. Not after the undead devoured the world, led by the Queen of Bones, a unicorn named Rosa Maledicta. Her goal: to annihilate all life and usher in an eternity of death. She has almost won, for the souls that yet live are a dwindling, single-digit few.

Armed with nothing but holy water and holy bread, this lonely griffon of holy robes thus seeks out Rosa in the wasteland that is the north.

The Apple family house is empty. Winona sits alone, waiting for the day it'll feel full again.

Featured as of 7/17/23

Twilight has never been a subtle pony, and Starlight has never been a shy one. So when the strength of their friendship leads to some fooling around, it's kind of hard to hide it from their friends. Especially when the bottled-up hormones of two ponies who haven't had much experience with that kind of thing mix together. Despite that, Twilight feels a little annoyed when Starlight always manages to take their friends' interruptions in stride.

Rated T for These Ponies Know What Sex Is (but do it offscreen)

The greatest beach in the world.

Nobody knows where it is. But it's a place you are bound to visit at some point.

Normally, you'd get to visit it just once.

River Republic border trooper Strawberry and her squad are considering what beach would be their ideal vacation spot this summer.

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Story for the Equestria at War 2023 writing contest!

Cadance is just starting her rule of the Crystal Empire, and there are many issues that need taking care of. One of them is making official diplomatic contacts with the neighbors, and it quickly proves to be both a headache and a substantial challenge; all of them heavily underestimate her.

After all, what use is love in politics and war?

Sunset loves the Washouts.

Despite being a unicorn, she loves their daring acrobatic and flying abilities, how they’re so confident and free in a way she never has been.

But one their members has caught her attention more than the others, and she’d do anything to get to see her, even try out highly experimental tech to try and teleport halfway around the world.

A Sci-Fi Sunset crushing on Rolling Thunder fic, done for the Sunset x Villain Sci-Fi Contest.