Manehatten, a crime and filth-ridden city. It's always been that way, at least for one Philip Finder, a hardboiled detective and PI for hire. Lately, something's changed. He and his partner, former thief, and now security consultant Daring Do are hearing rumors of monsters in the streets. A slash of serial killings, victims frozen alive. Dealers, selling what are called "Gaia Memories" to unwitting citizens. And now a mysterious woman, called Shroud showing up at their doorstep claiming to know how they can stop the monsters.

Just two simple words that will change their partnership forevermore.

\ Fang! / \ Nazca! /

"Daring, are you willing to ride with the Devil?"

(Noireverse belongs to Ponyjosiah13)

(Warning, comments contain Spoilers. Thank you, Layton...)

This story is a sequel to The Return of the Sun And The Moon

Mysterious mare voice: (encouraging softly) Princess Cadence wake up….You are needed.

Princess Cadence (answering, fighting to wake up) I am trying….I’ve been trying….But I can’t…My eyes don’t want to open…Who needs me? My daughter? My Shining Armor? My Empire and my ponies? Please tell me who needs me?

Mysterious mare voice (mysterious) your student needs you.

Princess Cadence (surprised still fighting to wake up) my student? Blueberry needs me? Why? She’s the daughter of my adopted aunt Princess Celestia….she’s no weak pony…she has more compassion than I do…I taught her everything I know about the Power of the Heart…What more can I do, Blueberry? (Tears running down Cadence cheeks)

Mysterious mare voice (mysterious) that I cannot tell you, Princess…you must find out for yourself…So wake up Princess!

In an abandoned part of the Crystal Palace, a five foot long spectrum colored, oblong energy bubble, floats in mid air. A moment later, it pops and drops a very beautiful 5ft 9in tall curvy pale, light pink Alicorn mare anthro with a moderate violet, moderate rose and pale gold streaked mane and tail to the tile floor. She’s attired in a sleeveless green top of the knee length dress with light gold gladiator sandals on her five toed bare feet. To round out her outfit, she’s wearing her gold princess’s regalia.

The Alicorn mare rubs the sleepiness out of her light purple eyes with her hand. Her first attempt to stand up results in her falling on her backside and discovering she’s a two legged pony, and not a four-legged pony. After the fifth attempt of trying to get to her feet, the Alicorn figures out how to walk. She makes her way through the abandoned hallways of this unrepaired part of the Crystal Palace trying to make it back to the throne room. As she emerges in a large open area of the Palace, she is quickly seized by the Black Opal Internal Security Unit and taken down to the Crystal Palace dungeon.

An average man died an average death, having achieved nothing of note, either of good, or evil. While in a different world, Celestia has perished during the changeling invasion, leaving behind grieving sister, student and nation.
But death is not the end for either of these people and with the power of a star, their destinies will be intertwined and reforged anew!

Anthro
(More characters and tags will be added as time passes. Also make sure to check out the sister story to this one.) Trigger warning, violence, death.
Will return once another main story is complete, or a funding goal is met.

Shrouded Petal: a sell-sword, a fighter, a magician. After having fought as a mercenary in many wars outside Equestria, and after being hired for the most unusual requests, he is back in Canterlot.
He is offered a job, quite simple it seems...
But will it be really? Or did he just set foot in the most dangerous territory instead?

Re-boot of the Shrouded-verse

The merchant is very good at what he does. ...Usually. These are short snippets of how some of his items... Backfired. The results should be pretty interesting.

This is a crack fic, don't take this seriously.

In a sunburned Equestria, Rarity leads the pleasant life of a clothier in the tiny town of Spurhoof. She’s got a successful business, a capable assistant, and the respect of the place she’s called home for six years. Maybe she never achieved her foalhood dreams of fabulosity, but at least she’s comfortable. What more can a mare ask for?

Then a band of outlaws decide to pay Spurhoof a visit, and their leader’s eye has settled upon Rarity. Soon she’ll have to fight not only for her life, but maybe her very soul. Will her diamond turn dull under the hot Equestrian sun, or will adversity make her shine all the brighter?

Print copies now available for purchase on Lulu!.

Now featured on Equestria Daily.

Inspired by Fallout: Equestria and the song Bulletproof Heart by My Chemical Romance.

Other stories inspired by music:
Escape
Ordinary World
Bed of Roses
Drops of Jupiter
How to Save a Life
Forgive Me, Friend
Time for Tea

A big thanks to my brainstorming fellow and ever-awesome friend SorenPixels, who has helped me ponder the plans for this story since its inception.

Additional kudos to Danger Beans and Cerulean Voice for their help with the first few chapters.

Big thanks to the fantastic author Viking ZX for taking time out of his busy schedule to be my Alpha pre-reader.

Last but certainly not least, my gratitude to my gang of Beta pre-readers: Babroniedad, Lord-Commander, Merc the Jerk, Snowybee, Soge, and Wanderer D!

I was not prepared for the absolutely stunning world building or the incredibly well done characters. [...] This is a work of absolute art. — Equstarte Marine Sebaste

Reading and re-reading (and re-reading) this story was an amazing experience. It will always be one of my favorites! — Wanderer D

I dare say this is a masterpiece of the fandom. — FanOfMostEverything

It's a gorgeous, vivid-drawn setting you've crafted for this, and it hits its gritty Western beats and epic scope with aplomb. Rarity's character journey in this is a stellar one, and her gradual sink into (and recovery at the brink of) [...] darkness was wonderfully and believably told. — Carabas

Cover art commissioned from the fantastic bakki, with title work generously donated by Novel-Idea.

This story is a sequel to The Tale Of A Lost Wolf

In order to achieve the power he seeks, Trider leaves his friends in Equestria and returns back to his planet. But when he arrives he is faced with a world that has changed since he left it and people that still remember his infamous past.

At the same time, his friends and allies in Equestria try to find different ways to combat the oncoming darkness that threatens to consume their world.

With the fate of two worlds on his shoulders and only a year given, Trider treads forward, gaining new friends and enemies, while also facing the sins and mistakes of his past.

This story is a sequel to Sweetie Belle's New Experiences

It has been almost 12 years since Sweetie Belle broke up with Silver Spoon at Canterlot U because of choices that were made for her by Diamond Tiara. She has done a good job lying to and manipulating Sweetie Belle but when her betrayal was discovered, Sweetie Belle dumped her.

Ten years have passed and after losing her job and assaulting a police officer, Silver Spoon wound up serving a year in prison. Once she was released, she had no job, no home, no one to turn to and is facing an uncertain future.

Having narrowly escaped the successful coup dealt by her treacherous cousin Duke Blueblood, Princess Rarity and her younger sister Sweetie Belle, try to escape their beloved kingdom of Soothsay.

Unfortunately, the two get separated, and to find her sister Rarity is forced to enlist the aid of a demon, something she thought to have only existed in the realm of fantasy.

The demon is more than willing to help her, of course... for the right price.

Collab between myself and Earthsong9405.

In a world with mere humans being slaves by multiple species, one escaped slave along with a small band of others who got split up from pursuers, has been saved by someone and is taken into care upon somewhere with hope. One that could change the fate of his humanity and perhaps take down all of the cruel kingdoms by an unlikely alliance who has been at war with each other countless times over, and over, and over again.