Jiang - “江”, ancient name for Yangtze River, now refers to rivers of great volume. Also used as a common surname.

Shuren - “述人”, "to describe human" or "he who describes".

Jiangshu ren - “讲述人”, a narrator.

An entry for Science Fiction Contest II.
I guess the judges just have very different aesthetic opinions from the public, or they were cutting this exotic little piece some slacks.

As you can probably tell from the protagonist's name, this story was originally written in Chinese. It is an entry of Raa's 2020 Midsummer Writing Contest, conceptualised to the four challenge elements provided by the holder:

Leaving embers. The '70s. Subjecting. A violet rain.

It was written in a time of doubt and fear, and I probably got too emotional writing this, but in the end, I'm satisfied with how it turned out to be. Some of the concerns I raised had become very real problems on the Chinese Internet. I wish it had stayed a parable.

I found it hard to translate this story. Not only are there expressions that sound cumbersome in English, but some concepts mentioned are also unique to China. It might not be easy to read this, never mind empathising, if you didn't grow up in China. Though, I hope some of the sentiment get through to you, and encourage you to help make the Internet a more forgiving space for everyone.

No matter what, may you enjoy this story.

Thanks you, TheFlint44 and Omega, for proofreading!

Yesterday, Twilight Sparkle was hot in pursuit of dangerous stolen magic, her friends at her side and Ahuizotl in her sights. Today, she is imprisoned aboard a wondrous and horrifying city, hurtling through the empty void of space and surrounded by creatures and a world she barely comprehends and everything she thought she knew is upside-down - a world where a legion of ponies serve as seeming slaves.

Yesterday, Santana Guerro was finishing up an ordinary investigation - another day, another case, another synthetic assistant assigned to be by his side. Today, an ancient, living space probe from a lost world is in his office - the furthest possible thing from routine, and certain to be far from easy to close the case on.

Both of them need answers. Secrets are in play - secrets that others will kill to be the one keeping. But to find a way out, they’re going to have to understand each other.

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First-Place Winner of the 2023 Science Fiction Contest.

Cover art Credit: Twilight is from the show. All else is mine.

This story is a sequel to Abducted by a Nightmare

It has been a year since Nightmare entered my mind. Since that day, we got to know each other better. Everything was fine until some guy named Discord escaped his stone prison and began spreading chaos and mess in similar way a 3 year old would. Just as I thought this world couldn't get anymore cartoonish, he comes along.

This story is a sequel to An Even Greater Warrior

NOTE: this is a prequel, so you don't need to read the other one first. (but you should read it eventually)

Written for the 2023 annual Operation: Crackfic-Storm event.

My name is, like, not important, man. Like, I was once a mere mortal, but like, none of that matters now. Not since I went to that creepy costume party with my best bud, and we met this spooky salesman, and like, next thing I know, I'm in Equestria as the dude I was dressed as!

That's like, totally crazy, right? I mean, like, who's ever heard of that happening to anyone before?? Zoinks!

Anyway, now I'm like a force of nature, man! Like, one so powerful, that like, even the gods fear my wrath...

...But all I wanna do is eat this submarine sandwich and hang out with my pony friends!

Ya know, I think Patrick Rothfuss said it best: “There are like, three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and like, the anger of a gentle dude.”

Well I'm like, as gentle a dude as they come...

Every week, I get more messages, begging I write more of my amazing Displaced Fic, one which boggled minds and destroyed pants everywhere. I hear you. I know what you want. I'm taking what little free time I have to give you exactly that, to give you the story that you've all been waiting for, the continuation of my incredible, amazing displaced fic, that raised infinite questions

That's right... This story is the long anticipated continuation of my smash hit Displaced Fic...
An Even Greater Warrior

YOU'RE WELCOME, INTERNET.

How do you deal with multiple genies crafted from the Djinn spirit and a human's expectations

"Daybreak has dethroned Eris, so as he flees he takes with him some treasures he has obtained in the multiverse, among them a golden cup that had a lot of magic in it."

While "Cozy Glow" had been stopped by young 6, the night was half quiet but unfortunately "Cozy Glow's" ritual had torn the multiverse apart. As the whole world resumed. Below where the artifacts were still there, an abnormality begins to emerge from the basement. An aura of chaos magic is coming out in the form of Draconequus with hints of an anthropomorphic peacock, with ram horns and bat wings.

The spirit of the Tree of Harmony had sent a message across the multiverse through the dream world and had arrived in Chaldea where Fujimura Ritsuka accepted the mission and helped Equestria to be saved.

"I am Sculptor, a servant class foreigner. The threat has summoned a base of the heroes of human history and I have turned Equestria into a world where great evils from all sides can interact.

The reason is that I am not a being of this age and world.

This is the story of how I will help save the world from the little ponies."

This story was made in collaboration with spiders123 and reader alpha.

It's a beautiful spring day in Ponyville, the kind of day where the clouds look like fluffy sheep (and the sheep look like ground-clouds), the kind of day for a pony to be out and about. It's not the kind of day to come upon a grisly murder scene, but that's how Rarity's day is going so far.

Who could have done such a thing?

Trigger Warning: No pre-readers. Are you sure you want to read this? Are you really sure?
Additional Characters (subject to change): Chell, Sparkler, Dinky Hooves, Kit Kat, Rarity, Twilight Sparkle

This story is a sequel to TheRussianBadger and the gang topple King Sombra's Empire

After Badgers last adventure with his friends in Equestria, helping to beat Sombras ass to a pulp and overthrow his empire, he discovers the Fall of Equestria series exists, including all of it's degenerate lore and weird ass fetish shit. Badger is obviously, just like every other sane individual that read this god forsaken series of cringe fanfics, quite pissed off. As such, he reacts the only way he knows how. By getting his friends together, hopping in an inter-dimensional travelling AC-130, and sending a 105mm shell up Danin's ass, while their Arma expert friends send in the Helldivers and Space Marines to kick ass and chew bubblegum. Due to supply issues they are all out of gum.

[If it wasn't obvious, this is very much an april fools shitpost. Expect somewhat low effort.]

Fluttershy was lonely, living in a small house on the edge of Canterlot, and being somewhat reclusive had such an effect. So she decided to find herself a roommate, placing an ad in the paper. To her surprise, it would be answered almost immediately by young Twilight, a witch in training at the academy.

(flutter-Twi, new fav ship, this also might be a bit inspired by Howl's Moving Castle)

This story is a sequel to Hot & Cold

Sonata’s a siren who listens to her heart more than her head. While she’s not always aware of what goes on in the world around her, she does pay attention to people, way more than one usually would. On her way out of her favorite fast-food joint, she finds someone out alone on a bench, seemingly down. With no consciousness to stop her, she tries to cheer them up.