Lightning Dust has been in a bit of a rut ever since getting kicked out of the Wonderbolt Academy. Day after day, she's been sticking to a strict exercise regimen under the guidance of Cloudsdale's premier personal trainer, Haymaker. Her hope is that she'll unlock her true potential and show Haymaker how awesome she is, thus prompting him to use his connections to get her back into the Wonderbolts. No matter how many times Haymaker tells her it's impossible, Lightning simply refuses to listen.

Then one fateful night, Lightning Dust's training is interrupted by the appearance of her greatest idol, Wind Rider. It turns out he too has difficulty accepting reality, and he has his own, more nefarious schemes to get himself back in the game. Haymaker sees this as his last chance to save Lightning Dust from walking Wind Rider's path. And if that means rubbing salt in a few wounds and shattering a few dreams, then so be it.

Cover art provided by the amazingly talented Cyrano.

This story is a sequel to Keep Pretending, Two of Three

Twinkleshine's dreams of stardom, A. K. Yearling's history with Wind Rider, and Cheerilee's mid-life crisis. Yes! These are entries seven, eight, and nine of Blue Chameleon VI's Writeoff Contestants for the Prompt: "Keep Pretending"

The Twinkle Must Shine On
Twinkleshine
Drama, Sad

“Kill or be Killed, Miss Yearling. Kill or be Killed.”
Daring Do, Wind Rider
Drama, Slice of Life

Cheerilee's Five
Cheerilee
Adventure, Drama

Rumor has it that there's a very intriguing painting on display at the Canterlot Art Museum. It's attracted the affluent, the famous, the critics... and the attention of the authorities investigating the elite patrons' disappearances.

Amazing reading by Pony&Wolf Productions here!

Written for a "Three Rules" Panic Fiction contest for the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Group. We each had 3 prompts related to a theme, my theme I received was "color", and my rules were:

1. Your fic must name at least three colors named in it.
2. Your fic must have a version of the words "vivid" and "dull" in it (adjective or adverbs or verbs or names or whatever).
3. Your fic must describe a color in an unusual way, or with words normally used for a different sense (crisp yellow, loud purple).

You can take the quiz for deciding the prompt here if you're curious. We (Quills and Sofas) are on Discord here if you'd like to join us for more writing madness.

Hearth's Warming is a wonderful time of year for most ponies. Getting together, singing, eating traditional foods, seeing old friends… and family.

But when that family is broken, or trying to heal, sometimes things can be a little harder.

Written for Admiral Biscuit, who requested some slice of life flavored with secondary background pones, as his Jinglemas 2023 gift! These may not be the most obscure, but theirs is a burgeoning family dynamic that I appreciated seeing. Cover art by mlplary6, source in image.

CW: Divorce, brief discussion of toxic relationships

This story is a sequel to My Little Mages: The Shadows' Revenge

Many are the slices of life stories of Twilight, her friends, and their families. Here are several that deal with their own roque's gallery.

A My Little Mages retellings of The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000, Wonderbolt Academy, Rarity Takes Manahattan, Leap of Faith, Rarity Investigates, The Mane Attraction, Viva Las Pegasus, Friendship University and The Washouts

This story is a sequel to Sunset and the Missing Christmas Tree

An electric train is bearing down on Canterlot, loaded with explosive fuels and toxic chemicals. If it were to derail, it would cause a disaster on an untold scale.

Only a veteran engineer, and a conductor with a troubled past, stand in its way.

Based on Tony Scott's 'Unstoppable'.

Only my second story to hit 100 comments!

My own twist on the events of Rarity Investigates S5E15 MLP:FiM

Rainbow Dash is furious. Hurt. Betrayed.

After everything she's done for Equestria, the Wonderbolts, and Soarin, this is how she's repaid? Her anger at the Wonderbolts burns hot, but it's the agony from their Commander's betrayal that cuts the deepest.

Determined to set things right, Soarin Skies, spurred on by Wave Chill's uplifting words, sets off to seek forgiveness from the mare who has captured his heart since the Grand Galloping Gala.

Can Rainbow find it in her heart to forgive him?

Will his heartfelt apology mend their fractured friendship and perhaps lead to something more profound?

"Sad and sweet I guess?" — raa raa.

A Soarindash fanfic | raa_raa_reads // 18k word count!
There is no clop, SADLY Just EXTREMELY detailed language and jokes! All Rights Reserves. Enjoy!

Rainbow was talking with Spitfire when it happened

They came in

Before the two knew what had happened, Lightning Dust and Wind Rider had chased the Wonderbolts out. They must flee and regroup somewhere else, but the two ex-bolts have the Washouts on their side, as well as some eerily familiar ponies that Rainbow Dash remembers.

However much Spitfire hates to admit it, they need help

P.S: 'violence' is added because a few times the characters make threats that seem violent, not sure if it counts. Also, I found the cover art on Google and got the idea for a fic about it

Blue Angel is a young and very skilled flyer trying to make a name for himself.

Rainbow Dash is hooves down the best flyer in all of Equestria. Or so she tells herself.

So when a new hot-shot rookie comes out of nowhere and starts beating her at the one thing she does better than anypony, our favorite rainbow-maned pegasus is hard-pressed to find a way back on top.

This story is a sequel to A Seed in the Big Easy

Button Mash has decided to get a job. But then arrives his biggest challenge in his chosen profession.

He'll just have to Hump it...

Edit: Was briefly in the Featured Box as of 28/01/2019!

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