In a town where speaking is illegal, ponies go about their day in fear of having anything they say come true.

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"Be careful what you wish; it may come true. Be careful what you say; your words may be taken from you." - Autumn Blaze, Kirin provocateur, moments before her Silencing.

Sugar Spoon helps ponies work through their heartbreak (for a reasonable fee). After receiving a request from Carrot Top she tries to get to the bottom of what has gone wrong with her relationship.

Not solving this heartbreak means the end of one of Ponyville's longest relationships and Sugar Spoon not getting her rent money.

Big thanks to EverfreePony for their amazing help with proof reading and editing.

While in Appaloosa with the need of extra assistance for the harvesting season, Caramel and Braeburn spend the extra time they have together with a baking competition. The former is willing to put his new-found skills to the test against the best in town in hopes to come out victorious. The results may surprise both of them.

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Caramel has many interests, and a long history of getting sucked into scams while following them. Chancellor Neighsay wishes to work through his backlog of pending EEA investigations, and offers him a deal.

Rated T for brief strong language, mild CW for internalized ableism (neurodivergence)

Winner of the Caramel x Chancellor Neighsay bracket in the semifinals of the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting May Pairings Knockout Contest.

Cheese Sandwhich goes out of his way in contacting all of Soarin’s old friends, Derpy, Braeburn, Caramel and Octavia in hopes of making the lonley stallion get a worthy party.

They crossed paths with each pony while holding invitations.

However, with every pony grown up it makes Soarin wonder if there’s a chance they can be geuine friends again, especially being famous.

Equestria has fallen to the Storm King.

It felt like it could never happen in a place like Ponyville, where the biggest concern most years was the summer harvest. Danger remained safely outside of the realm of their charming little hamlet, locked away in the Everfree Forest. Whenever danger appeared, the Elements of Harmony were soon to follow, blasting away any evil that might threaten the pony populace! It felt like no real harm could ever befall Ponyville.

But now the Elements are gone and the princesses are imprisoned. What will happen to the innocent townsfolk left behind?

Follow the adventures of Big Caramel as he is thrown into a work camp and fights to stay alive with other imprisoned worker ponies. He'll have to contend with a screaming neighbor who's lost his sanity, a self-appointed leader of the farm ponies, awful food and worse working conditions. Will a new friend offer a hope for escape, or merely a distraction from their inevitable fate?

It can't get much worse than the constant screaming - right?

A/N: Big Caramel was the popular name for this background pony a decade ago, but the wiki says he is also called Creme Brulee or Chance-A-Lot!

I would call this story dark, but it has no gore or any other special warnings. It's a grim setting, but not especially grimmer than the movie itself, it just focuses on the grim parts the movie glossed over.

Bonbon is married to Caramel, and their life progresses along easily. Bonbon's good friend Octavia is in-town, and will find herself in surprise at the changes made since their last visit, affecting her in ways strange to her.

This story was originally published in May of 2020, as part of a trade with Twizzle, who wanted a story taking place in the earlier stages of pregnancy, and involving Bonbon and Octavia. I wasn't able to do much with the premise.

9 Years have passed and a lot of event's have occurred Sunset's reign, downfall, Anon a Miss, Reconcilliations, and the long awaited reunion between her and Celestia. Despite these uprisings her friendship with the girl's has gotten stronger and stronger over the years, Sunset now 22 is preparing for a new beginning and little member to her world of magic and friendship.

Caramel and Big Mac get ready for Hearth's Warming dinner.

This story contains LGBT themes. Emphasis on the G.

Written for Apple Bottoms for Hearthswriting.

Prompt: Big Mac x Caramel, anything but sad endings! Sad middle okay!

Thanks to The Sleepless Beholder, Bicyclette, and The Red Parade for prereading.

Caramel works hard, sometimes overworks himself, but it’s nothing he can’t handle. It leads to bad days sometimes, but they usually don’t last, he can get over them.

Now if only everypony stopped calling him Toffee...