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A lot can change from one argument. Cozy Glow wanted nothing more but to be somepony else. Anyone else. Instead, she was this little powerless pegasus that did nothing but what her mother demanded... what her mother planned! She was sick of mother's plans. She was sick of her own name! So, the filly took it upon herself to pack her things and run.

She had some family in the Crystal Empire. Perhaps it would do her some good to visit them? Maybe they could understand her issue. Maybe they could help her?

What she didn't know however was that her greatest mistake would be stepping into the Empire itself. After she walked in... she never came back out.
When King Sombra took over and dragged the entire empire along with him down his one thousand year banishment a little filly was caught in the crossfire.

Leiurus Quinquestriatus, the Deathstalker, a changeling raised to be a living weapon, is left without direction after the Canterlot invasion. Found by The Great And Powerful Trixie, she is taken to the Crystal Empire, in the hopes that somepony will take her in. However, Leiurus was given very specific orders regarding the Crystal Empire...

Orders regarding its destruction...

Part of the rebooted Cricket-Verse, aka The Nonsense-Verse.

This story is a sequel to I Am The Villain!

Emperor McBad, villain, hybrid, Emperor of Bananaramma (previously the Crystal Empire), Liberator of the Equestrian Republic.

His Empire including reformed villains of all kinds, his technology advanced, and his Corporation safely in peace. Sounds like he should be able to lean back and relax, right?

Yeah, as if things are going to be normal around McBad.

Pandinus Imperator (You can call him Pan, he won't mind) is knocked back in time during the Canterlot Invasion, and accidentally kills King Sombra on arrival. Instead of being executed, the changeling is surprised to find himself being hailed as a hero, and is promptly put on the throne as the new monarch, the Crystal Emperor. However, Pan now faces a great many problems, among them Celestia and Luna, who seem certain that the changeling is secretly up to no good, as well as several political factions secretly plotting to undermine his reign. There's also the tiny problem of the constant snowstorm that threatens to cut the city off from the outside world permanently.
The Crystal Ponies need a hero now more than ever before. Why did they get a changeling instead?

We Has A TvTropes.

While not truly a part of Bucking Nonsense's Changeling-Verse, the same rules regarding changeling abilities and society apply.

Cover image provided by gabapple, used with permission.

"Mum, Dad," Flurry Heart spoke up, "We should be crystal ponies."

Flurry has learnt about colonialism, and figures the only way to fix this is for the imperial family— or at least her— to be crystal ponies.

... More serious than the description implies.

Intended to be a submission for the Shining Armor is a Terrible Dad Competition

Flurry Heart has been captured by a dragon, but when her valiant knight tries to rescue her, he encounters a surprising revelation and an important wake-up call.

For Bicyclette's A Thousand Words contest.

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Following King Sombra's defeat, a crystal pony contemplates her newfound freedom.

This story was written for the Thousand Words Story Contest . It did not place. This story has dramatic readings by StraightToThePointStudio, Pony&Wolf Productions, and TheQuinch. Thank you to all.

After a tragic series of events that brought him to Equestria, a man is provided a new chance at life unlike anything imagined possible. Adopted by ponies in Dodge Junction, he grows up to develop a deep connection with, and strength from Equestrian magic, such that could rival any threat ever known in history. This inspires both awe and wonder, as well as fear and doubt by ponies around him. Despite wishing to stay at his newfound home of Cherry Hill Ranch, and away from public attention, the man must embrace his call to offer Harmony's magic towards those in great need.

What's one more Human in Equestria story gonna do? Let's see how it goes.
Deeply inspired by Destiny Chaser's Brighter Horizons!
God Bless any and all who are slightly interested to read this.

Equestria has changed, magic is now a distant memory. The tribes have split apart. Twilight's rule has long since failed. The Dark age is here.

Yet there is still another. Come, see the journey, where it began. For yet, hope remains while the love and friendship remains true. Hope is coming.

Flurry Heart's tale is not yet finished.

(Thank you to https://www.fimfiction.net/user/712780/Sonicexcel for helping to Proofread and edit.)

Rainbow Dash, a flyer in the war between King Sombra and The Crystal Empire, meets a mare named Pinkamena, a soon-to-be soldier who came here with her sisters, Limestone, Marble and Maud.

Rainbow is a very tough flyer and fighter. So why is she so soft towards Pinkamena?

(Cover Art was made by ArtyPaints on DeviantArt)