In the wake of an unspeakable tragedy, Cheerilee finds herself struggling to survive the long year ahead of her. But her former lover's death has left an open door: one that invites ancient figures and stories from old tales and legends. As the line between reality and mythology begins to blur, she can't help but wonder: what did Applejack do? And... did it kill her?

Cover art by Cereal.

A gift for my incredibly awesome buddy, Mushroom. Congratulations on everything you do, and keep kicking ass. May the world never stop you.

Tanya Degurechaff gets tossed into Equestria and transformed into a Changeling Queen. It's a nice retirement from modern warfare as an aerial mage. Then Queen Chrysalis attacks and forces her out of retirement. Historians refer to this as 'a bit of an oopsie.'

Daring do faces her worst foe yet, an overzealous fan.

One that the law can’t stop and she must face alone.

Had this random Idea for a short.

Sometimes the best stories come from the most unlikeliest of encounters.

In 'Rich in Flowers, Unlucky in Love', one of the flower girls struggles with her growing feelings for a customer, suffering as she watches him stumble into romantic disaster after disaster.

In 'Perspective', Pony Joe shares with one of his customers a tried-and-tested method for resolving a Code Sparkle(otherwise known as a pre-test meltdown).

In 'Late to Class', Lemon Hearts is quite excited to be filling in for an injured professor... until an unexpected student appears in her roster.

And in 'Historical Inaccuracy' Sunny and Zipp go on a scavenger hunt through history to answer a pressing question: is it even possible for one of Sunny's ancient heroes to have had an extramarital affair?

These four stories were written as part of the Quills and Sofas 'May Pairings' contest, where prompts were given matching ponies that didn't have much of a chance to interact onscreen. It was quite fun and challenging. Pre-reading help provided by the Quills and Sofas participants, as well as horsetorian and Celestilune.

(Tags are for brief mentions of alcohol consumption and discussion of an extramarital affair)

This story is a sequel to The Blueblood Papers: Bound By Blood

The Heartlands Campaign has reached a stalemate, and the Guards Division pauses to lick its wounds and prepare for the next offensive. While on leave, Prince Blueblood meets his hero, A. K. Yearling, and is dragged into a Daring Do story he would much rather have read.

Proofread and edited by Setokaiva

Have you ever wondered how Daring Do became a famous explorer? Well today you are gonna hear her backstory.

This was requested by Skywalker215.

Exactly what it says on the tin. These are all choose-your-own-adventure shorts written as part of Ponyville CiderFest 2023's Interactive Storytelling Adventure. There are thirty-nine in total. The chapters have been jumbled up in the tradition of choose-your-own-adventures.

More stories from PVCF's 2023 Interactive Storytelling Experience can be found here.

Includes fics for G1, G3, G3.5, G4, Pony Life, & G5. A G2 character even sneaks into one story. Celebrating all generations of ponies for MLP's 40th anniversary!

Thank you to the entire Ponyville CiderFest Interactive Storytelling team (Vivid Syntax, Nyronus, Sonicsuns, Note Worthy, SteelTheWarrior, Snowday, Aria E. Diamond, SoloBrony, Skywriter, Ellwyn, Ghost Note, Overlord Pony, RQK, Shade Hunter, Shottsy, Celestilune). You pulled it off, and it was amazing!

Special thanks to Admiral Biscuit for pre-reading and for being the liaison on this with the PVCF staff.

There's a new ending option (hero) for The Young Mage And The Lighthouse that wasn't part of the app. This was one of the last stories written, when we needed more chaos/villain entries to even out the choices. So this hero option is bonus content!

Air Supremacy: (G4) (Adventure) (Lightning Dust, Wind Rider, Wind Sprint, Rolling Thunder, Short Fuse)

Wayward Mail: (G3) (Romance/Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Star Catcher, Skywishes)

Quick Trip: (G3) (Adventure) (2nd person) (Shenanigans)

Snowball Fight: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (Snowcatcher, Flitterheart, Sunny Rays, Dewdrop Dazzle)

Disco Dash: (G3.5) (Slice-of-Life) (Starsong)

Hedging Her Bets: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Cozy Glow)

Dog Gone: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Diamond Rose)

Bumble Buzz: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Honeybuzz, Bumblesweet)

Holding Out For A Hero: (G1) (Adventure) (2nd person) (Wind Whistler)

Lost In Lava: (G1) (Adventure) (Lavan, Princess Tiffany, Sludge)

Taste The Rainbow: (G1) (Adventure) (North Star, Lavan, Princess Tiffany, Sludge)

Dig It: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Petunia Paleo)

Escape: (Pony Life) (Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Potion Nova)

Daring Do And The Temple Of Syrinx: (G4) (Adventure) (Daring Do, Flitter, a sphynx named Mr. Jinks)

Alone: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (Sweetie Swirl)

Overcast: (G3) (Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Thistle Whistle)

Stone In Love: (G4) (Romance) (Queen Chrysalis, Lord Tirek, Cozy Glow)

My New Statue: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (Toola Roola, Cozy Glow)

Creative Differences: (G5) (Slice-of-Life) (The Dreamlands: Minty, Blue Belle, Snuzzle)

Love Or Something Like It: (G1) (2nd person) (Romance) (Heart Throb, Sweet Stuff, Sundance)

Mintzilla: (G3) (Adventure) (Comedy) (2nd person) (Minty, Kimono)

Ghosts Of The Past: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (Starbeam Twinkle, Flitterheart)

Against All Odds: (G3) (Slice-of-Life) (Razzaroo, Sparkleworks, Sunny Daze, Merriweather)

Exchange Student: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Daisy Dreams)

Daring Do And The Blue Pearl Of Baytona Beach: (G1, G2, & G4) (Adventure) (2nd person) (Daring Do, Squirk, Crank)

Where Everypony Knows Your Name: (G1, G3, G4, & G5) (Adventure) (Fizzy Glitch, Fizzy (G1 unicorn), Green Apple, Wysteria)

The Cutie Mark Database: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Featherweight, Mayor Mare)

No Shirt, No Shoes...: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Rainbow Flash, Feathermay, Lily Blossom)

Cherry Pie, Pet Unicorn: (G4) (Comedy) (2nd person) (Cherry Pie)

Unfair Advantage: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Ploomette)

Never Fade Away: (G4) (Comedy) (Slice-of-Life) (Minty, Cozy Glow)

Rogue Storm: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Sunny Rays)

Sweets & Treats: (G3 & G4) (Slice-of-Life) (Plumsweet, Sweetberry, Triple Treat, Cotton Candy, Port-o-bella, Tropical Storm)

Iron & Porcelain: (G4) (Comedy) (Iron Will, Bifröst)

Nopony Beats The Whizz (G1) (Slice-of-Life) (Whizzer)

Frazzle Dazzle: (G1) (Adventure) (2nd person) (Katrina, Ember, Heart Throb, Frazzits)

The Young Mage And The Lighthouse: (G4) (Adventure) (Dewdrop Dazzle)

Vehicle...Allegedly: (G4) (Slice-of-Life) (Lulu Luck)

Passion For Fashion: (G3) (Slice-of-Life) (2nd person) (Rainbow Dash, Zipzee)

My entry in the Ponyville Ciderfest 2023 anthology book, Scattered Pages: Tales from the Book of All Stories.

When an all-powerful book of destiny, The Book of All Stories, was opened, the worlds of Ponies and Humans converged at the Ponyville Ciderfest convention center. The book's pages scattered themselves across time, space, and infinite dimensions. Whoever attains a page of the book can rewrite history and reality at will. (For more detail, read the prologue story here: https://ponyvilleciderfest.com/opening-from-scattered-pages/ ) A nightmare entity gained access to a page and used it to escape from the dream world. An unlikely team consisting of A.K. Yearling, Doctor Caballeron, Discord, and Ciderfest Mascot Fizzy Glitch, must pursue the monster into cyberspace. What they find there, as well as the catastrophe they must prevent, is far beyond anything they could have imagined.

Pipp Petals has a big problem. She's fallen in love with Maretime Bay's Sheriff, Hitch Trailblazer. However, when the Book of All Stories is opened, Pipp and Hitch are brought backwards in time via the Time Stitch Crystal to help Barley Tender, Caramel Malt, and the one and only Daring Do rescue some of the pages from the Book.

Can Pipp and Hitch help save the pages from the Book? Will Pipp be able to confess her truest feelings for Hitch? All will be revealed in The Lost City of Abyssinia.

This story was written as part of the "Scattered Pages: Tales from the Book of All Stories" physical book that was sold at Ponyville Ciderfest 2023. It utilizes some elements of in convention lore and convention mascots, specifically the usage of the "Time Stitch Crystal", a plot device used to bring ponies forward or backward in time and its connection to the Pris-Beam Lantern.

This story also takes place during the events of Ponyville Ciderfest 2023, when Fizzy Glitch opens the Book of All Stories and sucks all of the convention inside the world of the Book.

Special Thanks to:
Skywriter, Sonicsuns (Editing)
LuckyStar (aka my wife) - for doing some super awesome cover art!

This story is a sequel to Daring Do and the Legend of the Kirinstone

A.K. Yearling is summoned to Canterlot to embark on an expedition to investigate reports of floating ruins over the Southern Sea, where she finds both ancient history and a villain who's been waiting for the perfect chance to strike.

Written as a birthday gift for PonyJosiah13, who also helped with proofreading and planning.

Inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Again, no, not a crossover.

Additional notes (spoilers):

Beelzebub, Azazel, and returning demons inspired by the game Helltaker.

Some airship designs inspired by the Super Mario Bros. games.