After getting a taste of his own medicine from Lord Tirek, Discord has decided to take his reformation a bit more seriously. Sure, he has magic and friendship again, but it's clearly not enough to warrant his own throne in Twilight's fancy new castle. In order to earn the coveted throne, he figures that he has to be the best friend he can be.

While scrolling through the Friendship Journal for inspiration and pointers, an epiphany hits him. Since he was reformed, he has never made an honest attempt to make new friends by himself. As the first step on this new journey, he decides to rectify that. And who better to befriend than the other ponies that provided the keys to the chest? It's the perfect plan!

Too bad he doesn't really know what he's doing. Yeah, despite understanding empathy, Discord still has a lot to learn about friendship.

Applejack, Lord Mayor of Ponyville, is invited to the minotaur homeland of Beefland. A new sapient creature has been discovered and, frankly, they need Celestia's help. Foreign relations ensue as Applejack meets and greets leaders from all over the world.

Not every leader's interest in the creature is academic. Plots intertwine and unravel as Applejack navigates the strange world that is international politics.

And also, maybe more importantly, interpersonal relations.

Every generation the bravest breezies leave their home and travel through a much more hazardous and hostile world, all for the sake of pollen. How could a bunch of yellow dust possibly be worth it?

The answer is a story that every breezie should know. One that Seabreeze teaches his daughter the night before he leaves for Equestria.

Winner of the World-Building Association's April 2015 writing contest. Prompt: "Fairy Tale."

This story is a sequel to What Shy Did on Her Summer Vacation

And now at last, the world sings again, and so they come to dance.
Ware lest they see, lest they hear, lest they take a chance!
Forgotten once they might have been, yet now they take a stride;
And I fear magics old and new shall very soon collide...

Part of the Oversaturated World. Coverart by jeshannon.

The Wonderbolts are many things. They're defenders; athletes; weatherponies; role models. But one thing they don't typically do is interact with the breezies. Even though the pegasi and the breezies have had a long-standing symbiotic relationship since the founding of Equestria, entomology simply isn't in a Wonderbolt's job description.

So you can imagine Lightning Dust's annoyance when she's signed up for a voluntary expedition to the breezies' home in the far east in order to collect their nectar. You can also imagine her surprise when she discovers that she's not only working alongside a cadet from the Academy, but also an actual Wonderbolt. Seeing this as her opportunity to get back in the Wonderbolts' good graces, Lightning decides to make the best of the situation and impress Fleetfoot with her skills. After all, gathering nectar from a bunch of bugs (read: fairies) should be a cinch for a future Wonderbolt.

...

And if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you.

Retirement is a scary concept when you've barely had more than a day off at a time for over a thousand years. Doubly so when it's not physical or mental infirmary driving the decision. For the former princess Celestia, everything that has happened has sparked what was supposed to be a small, casual adventure, but as per usual, nothing is as simple as it's supposed to be.

A chance encounter and a cry for help puts Celestia face to face with an otherworldly affliction that endangers not only the Breezie village where it seems to have originated, but potentially all of Equestria should it spread. Cut off from the allies she normally relies on, Celestia must instead rely on her intuition, wits, and leadership to battle an enemy she can't even see, or else succumb to the will of this dream from beyond the void.

A crossover with Hollow Knight, with spoilers for the ending of that game, though knowledge of the game's story is not necessary to understand this story.

Anyone else notice the lack of Seabreeze stories?

What the [Censored] happened last night? I can't remember anything but somehow I ended up going from a 19-year old girl, to one of those annoying breezies. At least I'm a brony, or pegisister (whatever you want to call it), or I'd be as clueless as a character in one of those dumb HiE stories.... And I'm pretty sure this is one of those, isn't it? Well [Censored].

WARNING (MILD LANGUAGE): "[CENSORED]" IMPLIES SWEARS, WHICH MAY NOT BE ALOUD IN THE DESCRIPTION, BUT ARE SURE AS [CENSORED] IN THE STORY. SO IF YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL [CENSORED] ABOUT IT, DON'T READ THIS. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Updated everyday or so, every other to say at the least.

After a rough day at work, Pinkie Pie recounts a tale from her younger days...

In the wake of the Storm King's attack on Canterlot, Celestia seeks to unite the world's leaders against further threats to hearth and home. This, of course, means that Pinkie has a party to plan! To do that, she needs to visit just about everybody to find their likes, dislikes, and anything else she can learn to help them have the best time ever.

First stop: Breezy Bastion, the home of the breezie species. The cutest, cuddliest, most fragile beings in existence. With Seabreeze as her translator, and Twilight's magic shrinking her down to size, she's fully prepared to spend some time living the breezie life...

Except that the breezies might not be as excited about the alliance as she thought.

Honey Dew is the smallest of the breezies, a race of bug-like ponies. During their migration, Honey Dew was separated from both packs due to a leaf flying in his path and carrying him away. He ended up breaking one of his wings, rendering him unable to fly. And when the portal to his world closes, he is now trapped in a new environment, a world full of giants, or what we know, Equestria.

Can the mane 6 find the smallest breezie before he ends up crushed? Can Honey Dew gain the attention of the mane 6 before they end up crushing him?

It's been a thousand years since the portal to Equestria closed for the last time. Now it is back again, and the Breezies hear of the legendary pollen that is supposed to be found in the flowers in the west of the land.
Seabreeze and a group of his friends immediately fly out to search for it - what's the worst that could happen, after all.

Set in the time shortly after the Summer Sun Celebration and the return of Nightmare Moon.

Best Seabreeze picture on the internet by J0kuc