This story is a sequel to Homecoming

Loose ends are always a mess. Sometimes, you just need to go and snip them off to be safe. But when you don't want to be the one doing the snipping, what can you do?

Continuity: Homecoming

Spike makes a mistake that upsets Trixie, so she forces Twilight to let Spike go. So, Twilight gathers up her friends on a search for Spike.

Queen Coronal Flare ruled Equestria with an iron hoof for many years. Knowing that her reign would be eternal. That is..until a dark figure shows up, threating her rule.

He came from somewhere, anywhere but here...

All I know...

Is that he doesn't plan on leaving.

(Not got anything to do with humans, sorry!)

This story is a sequel to Elements of Heroism: Season 4

Life can be crazy and exciting. And the lives of the Elements of Heroism are no exception to this. So after the recent ascension of Burst Stream and Inferno Flare, there's really one thing to do after all this craziness. Take some time off. And pay a ludicrous amount of attention to their respective lovers.

Burst Stream, Inferno Flare, Steel Edge, Akage Strider, and Tyrannus Thunder are all owned by me.
Arctic Ace, Dark Ice, Shadow Thunder, Venus Bloomer, Night Fang, and Narico are owned by MLPFan1.
Magnet North and Nightfall Silver are owned by goldenrise365.

The warplight drive has become the core of civilization, expanding the horizons of equines and letting them spread across the stars. Aided by the Veritas Inter-Systemic Trading Coalition, ponies have taken up residence in three separate solar systems: Celestia, Hooftauri, Horsehead. Now, Equus is a desert. It's been abandoned to the consequences of rampant expansion, and the world is now one of extremes, of enormous sandstorms and oceans of caustic acid.

In the year 662 ALR, a Starjumper SS14 jumpship malfunctions catastrophically in the Celestia system. In a lonely lifepod, a pony plummets to the unforgiving planet below. He must brave everything that stands in his way if he wishes to return to his job, his home, and his life.

After all, it's a long way down.

Applejack's home has many extra rooms, but one is a bit more special than the rest. A tiny guestroom sits right above her bed, with an open trap door in between. Perfect for late-night chats when the thoughts are too loud for sleep.

People with nowhere to go, or no one else to talk to. Friends in need of support, and enemies in need of friends. They all find their way to that guestroom. Applejack is the rock of the group, and that won't be changing anytime soon.

...That's the plan, anyway.

(Tags to be added as new characters/categories are brought in)

Fluttershy’s not feeling well, so Pinkie Pie goes to Zecora to find a remedy.  Unfortunately, the Princess of Randomness accidentally gets things mixed up and truths start to come out that some ponies would rather have kept hidden …

Twilight goes through a lot of depression about not paying attention to Flurry Heart while she was at the hospital with the sick foals. So, Spike sends her Twilight's friends over to her and comforts her for her actions.

Why did I do it? It was so simple: just watch Rainbow Dash fly by, and be sent back to my own reality. I could have just waited, but I didn't. I could have convinced Starlight what the right thing was, but I didn't.

No. No, what I did was valid. I didn't trust her, so I did what I could to make sure Starlight didn't mess anything up for a hundredth time. I did what I felt was right.

But if I knew the cost, if I had known how unforgiving time would be, if I took a minute to think about what would have happened, I would never have gone through with it.

I bucked up.

Starts during the S5 finale. Rewatching the episode should not be required.
Help with editing done by Shadowghostalex.