His life had become pain and sickness, but a bright new world offered an alternative path where not only it glittered, but it offered him the chance to shine as well. He would never be the same again, but life as a hippogriff can't be worse.

Done for a loyal patron. The original plan is 2 per month updates. Let's go!

5 contributions to the Ponyville Ciderfest 2023 Storytelling Adventure App AKA 5 tales from the Book of All Stories.

For those who don't know: The Ponyville Ciderfest Storytelling Adventure was an interactive story that ran throughout the 3-day convention in 2023. An "Alternate Reality Game" that involved actors, events, quests, and an interactive app that contained dozens upon dozens of bite-sized stories. These stories were unlocked using code words hidden around the convention, and each one offered multiple endings that would contribute pages from the Book of All Stories to one of three factions.

It was an honor to participate in the event, even though I could not attend the convention myself. The five stories below are my contributions, with their code words and all possible endings. Each story will have a brief description at the top, and the endings will be separated into separate chapters for a true CYOA experience.

I hope you enjoy these few scattered pages.

It is decided.

Terramar will propose to Autumn Blaze tonight! However, before the engagement pearl and transmogrification necklace can be given, there is an obstacle in the way of their romance.

A big one.

Honestly, it is going to be a royal pain.

(Please read this entire long description for more info on terms and romantic ships in this story!)

*If there is enough demand for it, I will separate the story into chapters. Other tags: adventure, comedy!*

Includes the ships below; All of them except for (Terramar x Autumn, which will be Terramar x Gabby and Autumn Blaze x Fizzle the Dragon) will be included in some of my stories to come, including my future "Next Generation universe.

Terramar x Autumn Blaze
Gallus X Silverstream
Gilda X Gustave Le Grande
Skystar x Arrow the Mermare male (from the Under the Sparkling Sea picture book)

Passing mentions:

Captain Hoofbeard x Jewel the merpony (comics)
Gabby x Boofyball Coach Klaus (from the comics)
Gavin x Giselle (they are background Griffons; the later is part of the one "celebrating Hearth's Warming in the episode The Hearth's Warming Club.)
Sandbar X Yona
Spile x Rarity
Twilight Sparkle x Flash Sentry
Fluttershy x Discord/Celestia x Discord/Fluttershy X Bulk Biceps are mentioned extremely briefly as well, haha.

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Character Age Headcanons:

Gallus (15), Silverstream (15)
Terramar (14), Autumn Blaze (18) (Autumn is four years older by one month.)
Gilda (18), Gustave Le Grande (21)
Skystar (16), Arrow (19)
Gabby (16), Boofyball Coach Klaus (21) (Klaus is five years older by one month.)
Gavin (11), Giselle (16)

Don't worry, the younger characters will marry when they are a few years older than they are at the moment! And the age of proposals/marriage (with parental permission) is 15 or 16 in most of these species cultures. (Paralleling where I live.)

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Includes a few references to Disney's/Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Mermaid.

This fic has a happy ending despite the fic's genres!

This story takes place three years after Twilight's Sparkle's second coronation. There are also references to the comics and the My Little Pony Movie (G4), so spoiler warning there.

I have never written either Terramar nor Autumn before so I am sorry if I write them out of character/without enough detail on their specific species.

Species gender names in this fic:

Male fish: buck. Female fish: hen. Kid fish: fry/guppy.

Male eagle: male/mate. Female eagle: formel. Kid eagle: hatchling/fledgeling/eaglet.

Male horse/pony: Stallion. Female: mare. Kid: foal/filly.

Group of: Fish: school; Eagles: soar/convocation; Pony/horse: herd.

Hatch-friend= young girlfriend or boyfriend of a hatching. (Young Griffon like the background Griffon Gavin.)

Seaponies and Hippogriffs in the same category - "sea-griffs."

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I usually ship Terramar with Gabby Griffon rather than Autumn, but that ship is a common one; I thought this ship would be unique enough for the May Parings contest.

Since Queen Novo acts like an (understandably) overprotective mother hen in this fic, you can think of it as a belated Mother's Day fic, as well as this long fiction having most of the storyline of a Silverstream x Gallus fic I had been going to write (that will be coming next year.)

I have another story on the works as a Father's Day fic. Look forward to that by the end of June! I will post a link here when it is published!

As I said above, I had planned to write a Gallus x Silverstream story - independent of the Parings contest, but I ran out of time to finish it and wrote this instead. Please enjoy this story, I hope it made you laugh and think and hopefully, it tickles the senses!

I could not finish this in time because my brain had too many ideas - and the fic is too long - but this was written for the MerMay 2023, as well as the May Parings contest! Autumn Blaze is decently popular in the contest, this year!

Pretty cover art (though Terramar is shorter than Autumn in this fic.) by the amazing Alexeigribanov

A training exercise becomes a fight for survival, when Staff Sergeant Winding Trail comes across a coup aimed towards the hippogriff nation. With dwindling resources and a squad of limited knowledge on the battlefield. She must find the strength within to overcome brutal tactics and cunning tricks, to bring all in her care back home.

In a secret underground room near the back of Canterlot Castle, a super important meeting is being held. With figures like Princess Twilight Sparkle, Dragon Lord Ember, Queen Novo, and the now-retired Celestia all in attendance, what could have caused such a tense, dangerous meeting to take place?

And why do you have to be caught in the middle of it?!

A fell power has risen on Equus, and many refugees have fled its clutches across the ocean to Aris, which now stands as the last beacon of Harmony in a world beset by war. Amidst this chaos, a reporter comes to the Royal Palace in Mount Aris to meet one of these exiles, and tell her story to the world.

You can see this as a sequel to Turning Over A New Loaf, since it takes place in the same timeline, but these stories can be read separately.

Important: this takes place in the Equestria At War universe. Equestria At War is a mod for the grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV, be sure to check out their Discord and Reddit if you're not familiar with it. They also have a group on this site: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/212917/equestria-at-war

Cover art: https://derpibooru.org/images/2979193 (resized and cropped)

In this alternate version of MLP a majority of magic had been drained resulting in the collapse of pony society and ponies forming herds to survive out in the lands outside the now collapsed Canterlot and Ponyville. Among these herds is one made of Twilight Sparkle, CMCs, Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Fluttershy others being added later on.

Finding 3 dragon eggs in the wild the herd see this as an opportunity to possibly raise an new generation of friendly dragons. Unfortunately for them a species called the seaponies/hippogriffs want them which results in battle between them.

Based on Angry Birds Classic

This story is a sequel to Forgiven

After hearing so much fun that her cousin Silverstream has been having at the School of Friendship, Princess Skystar wants to join her there, feeling like her mother Queen Novo doesn’t have time for her anymore. Unfortunately, Novo is less than willing, remembering what happened when Twilight tried to steal the Pearl of Transformation, and wanting her daughter to stay and become a princess.

With applications due in a week, will Skystar be able to convince her mother to let her go to the School and break down the emotional barriers that inhibit them both? Will Queen Novo finally be able to put the past behind her and accept her daughter’s wishes? It’s complicated….

A/N: This story is canon to the Misty Saga.

Princess Skystar has heard such wonderful things about Hearth’s Warming from Silverstream that she wants to introduce it to Seaquestria. Queen Novo doesn’t mind the idea, so she’ll go research it for a minute and—what happened?

Written for PacifistDoodl3r for Jinglemas 2022.

The Kingdom of Hippogriffia, united under the royal line of Novo, was long the shining beacon of prosperity and progress. It was a land that lived in harmony with itself, where troubles were something that happened far away and abroad, but not there. A land where its monarchs ruled absolute - firm but fair, with many wise Kings and Queens coming to pass.

But those were days that now seemed long passed. The Storm King's invasion had forced upon Queen Novo a cowardly retreat, one that would forever embarass her as the sovereign of her subjects. It was a time where she, meant to be the bravest, wisest, most capable among both races, seemed the most undecided and incapable. It was the start of something greater. A time where the cracks began to show.

Now, years later, that story has only continued, running its predictable course. Hippogriffs and seaponies alike are fed up with a Queen who was a coward. A Queen that was incapable in times of true distress, but always active and resolute on matters that seemed artificial. They were tired and angry at a Queen that did nothing to adopt to a changing world.

And now, they were banging at the gates. Now, they would force the issue. Whether it be them or the Queen - something or someone had to give way.

Long live the Queen.