By the year 2238, two-thirds of humanity have become "ponies', living in an online virtual reality paradise where everything they could ask for is theirs to have at a moment's notice. It is a world of freedom, where all biological needs are eliminated and you can live forever doing whatever it is that pleases you.

But for some, Equestria can seem less a paradise and more a prison, an artificial and manufactured place where nothing is real and everything is a simulated lie to make you feel comfortable. Perhaps, even the feelings of the mare sitting next to you holding your hoof. How could you ever be sure even your own feelings are truly yours if you're just a program stored on a server?

Does living in Equestria mean Twilight Sparkle has to choose between her heart and her soul?

Entry for 2021 "Friendship is Optimal" contest. Pre-read by TheAlbinocorn, RTStephens, and FanOfMostEverything

Twilight and her friends have shared many adventures, but for Princess Cadance, being the mother of a baby alicorn is the greatest adventure of all.

And as Terry Pratchett taught us, "adventure" is a word that means a mess of bad food, no sleep, and folks trying to kill you.

But when the burdens of rulership and parenthood get to be a little much, Cadance can always count on her family to be there for her. A weekend visit to her favorite sister-in-law's castle should perk her right up!

An entry in the Cadance Is a Terrible Mom 2021 competition.

Cadance tries to be the best mom in the world. She really does. But when she's summoned to Flurry's school after her young daughter gets in a fight with a classmate, she wonder just how good of a mom she's capable of being.

My technically-not-late entry into the Cadance Is a Terrible Mom contest.

The banishing of Nightmare Moon has brought much suffering to thestrals throughout Equestria. They are seen as servants to a wicked manifestation of the night, and are treated accordingly. Many officials, including the mayor of Manehattan, use every opportunity to gain from this abuse.

Yet the spirit of the bat-winged ponies is not so easily broken. Count Shadow Wing leads a band of Thestrals to demand their rights be returned... or else.

Gregory tried his best to convince his mother and grandparents to do the upload, but they're too stubborn. Now he has to decide whether stay with them or leave. But can he truly be satisfied, when knowing what fate awaits his family?

Written for Friendship is Optimal Writing Contest

Twilight Sparkle has retired from her role as ruler of Equestria after a two hundred year reign. Expecting to enter a peaceful retirement, she is instead confronted by the return of King Sombra, who once again seeks to enslave the ponies of Equestria and bring darkness to the land. Her friends having grown old and passed away long ago, Twilight must face Sombra alone.

Art by Adreamera, http://derpibooru.org/images/2600332

Adrian was taken from his world unexpectedly. Waking up in a world full of colorful and smiling ponies, he finds himself being the odd creature out among the population. With him trying everyday to adjust to his new life, he learns the truth of the princess' intentions for him in this world.

When a young man goes to a comic-con cosplaying as a character they made up after watching Steven Universe, he will find his life flipped around after meeting the infamous "Merchant". Going under the name of his Original Character (OC), Sky will once again face the one enemy he has always dread the most: High School.
However, it seems everything in this school is not as it should be. Can he help some new friends he meets? Or will this event become a major crash and burn?
(A possible start on my Crystal Gem displaced series. Hope you all enjoy it.)

Twilight has a few things to say to Cadance before she marries Shining Armor. Namely, that she's terrible.

Written for the Cadance is a Terrible Mom 2021 competition .

Equestria Online is a popular MMO in the world, only behind CyberConnect's The World. A game constructed by the Harmonium company, Equestria Online is a fun game where people all around the world can play.

But things aren't always so simple. As the player Bright Wind is about to find out, there is a powerful AI named CelestAI at the center of the game. And CelestAI has set out to trap her in the game, can she make it out? And what help will she be able to find?

Crossover between Friendship is Optimal and the world of .Hack//.

Written for the Friendship is Optimal Writing Contest