Earth's militaries were prepared to wage war on land, sea and sky. Powerful navies, countless aircraft and millions of soldiers. A few planners even had contingency plans in case of an alien invasion.

There were no contingency plans to deal with an angry goddess.

An entry in FanOfMostEverything's Villain Exchange Program contest.

Cover art by Zero Devil

Button Mash finds a video game that kills him in real life if he dies in the game.

He can't stop playing it.

Proofread by BootyPopperzZz and DrOcsid.
Edited by Dreams of Ponies.
Original source image by yuji8sushi, the artistic trashy edits were done by yours truly.

Floral Breeze was a young Earth pony filly who got herself lost in the Everfree Forest. Will she make it out, or has her fate already been set in stone?

When her daughter discovers she is afraid of heights, Knightmare tells her the story of how she became known as the pony with a will like tempered steel.
Of a Nightmare Night years before when she was Fragile Flower, the pony known only for being afraid of everything.
Of the Nightmare Night when the monster, Deimos, came to Canterlot.
Of the Nightmare Night when Fragile Flower became Knightmare.

Written for the November 2018 Reviewers Café OC contest.

Cover art by: Mr Tech

One of the most dangerous coven of witches, the Daughter's of McCracken wrecked havoc amongst the communities of Equestria. One night they messed up and were brought down. 500 years passed before a new batch of creatures discover a shocking secret.

Time is short, and the mood is running low.

When the Princess is running out of options, Pinkie Pie is summoned.  While not even she could stop time or turn it back; but can she make the passing smoother?

A mare, summoning the last of hope, pushing herself well beyond, is there time for one last time?

When two different supernaturals come together, they are both becoming desperate. One needs food, the other needs power.

How badly does a sister crave the ability to conquer?

How immoral can one get for survival?

Different powers will be traded, different abilities will be gained. This is what happens when two immortals make deals.

No idea what I was doing with that description....
Anyway, this was a direct ripoff (with permission, of course) to The Exchange, by Daniel-Gleebits. It is a direct continuation from the first part of the story, so read it first. It's also done as a short writing exercise in the darker side of fiction, so if I'm honest, it's gonna be completely dogshite. (Update: it is and I hate it but I am strongly against deletion of things so here it remains.)

This fic involves slavery. If you really don't like that, don't read this. You have been warned.
There are also vampires and a fair amount of violence and blood spilling.

Twilight had made her choices. She had decided to draw a line for her actions and never cross it again. But how long can she stop herself if there's no one else there to stop her? How long can she stop herself when there's someone who wants her to cross that line, a voice she can't ignore that tells her to go back to what she once was?

This story takes place in the same universe as Wintermist's "Friendship is Mind Control: Consequences".

(Note: This won't be an elongated story with multiple chapters and immense world/character building. There'll only be this one chapter. If anyone wants to build where this leaves off, that's fine by me.)

In the aftermath of the Hive leaders death's Ocellus keeps her new kingdom within manageable harmony, to her best ability. It's not until her long dormant element reawakens that a nefarious entity destroys the peace, and old friends come together for another adventure.

Princess Twilight Sparkle. The Element of Magic, the Princess of Friendship. Her wings and horn signify her as a royal, as an immortal. Her friends, however, are still mortal. Which means they will eventually die. And Twilight will live forever, carrying on the memories of the Elements of Harmony.

Edit 11/11/18: I finally figured out how to add coverart lol