The old castle in the Everfree. Twilight Sparkle knows it's full of secrets that are still waiting to see the light of day. On her most recent exploration of the ruins, however, she finds something that she left there years ago.

Not all things know defeat in death.

Mother sky mushrooms grow in just a few remote peaks of the Eastern Stonewood Mountains. For the monks whose subsistence and religion is built on these mushrooms, they offer far more than just a profound psychedelic experience. Eating the fruit of the mountain is said to give earth ponies super strength, future sight, and the ability to fly.

But the monks aren't the only ones interested in mother sky's power. A pegasus republic gathers strength in the west, rallying around the exploits of a ruthless general and a scheming senator. With the Stonewood mountains in their sights, the two tribes spiral towards an inevitable and horrific war.

Hypha, a young acolyte, aspires to learn the secrets of mother sky's magic and become a full-fledged monk. When tragedy strikes and his world explodes into violence, can Hypha save the secrets of mother sky's near-unlimited power from the hooves of those who would use it for evil?

A story about unlikely friendships and the cycles of history. Updates regularly.

Prereading by lovable literati TheDriderPony and Syke Jr!

The sole survivor of a sunken cruise ship finds himself stranded in the middle of the ocean, nowhere close to land and with very little to help him survive.

Being alone is bad, but not being alone might actually be even worse. Something is stalking him. Tormenting him. Something that can scare away even the most vicious of predators.

Written for the Barcast's Halloween in April contest.

Join Daring as she heads for adventure on a newly discovered island, where she is in search for artifacts and lost civilizations. It'll be a bumpy road for her as she'll be facing off against a new powerful force that surpasses Ahuizotl and Dr. Caballeron together, The Kremling Empire with their leader, King K. Rool.

Daring will have to team up with someone familiar with the island if she wants the upper hand over K. Rool, and her best shot is with a gorilla that she can't understand.

Just what is hiding on this island that would entice a king enough to pull him out of his kingdom? With a total of 10 chapters to it, Daring Do will unravel the mystery of this island through difficult challenges and cooperating with the family of this tie wearing gorilla.

This will be a 'Donkey Kong Country' crossover that'll follow more closer to the SNES trilogy, so don't expect DK's strength to be strong enough that it could punch the moon out of orbit any time soon.

While visiting Princess Celestia for the first time since they'd reconciled, Sunset Shimmer notices something amiss — the Crystal Mirror connecting the human world to Equestria has been quietly replaced by an entirely different mirror. Before she can question why, Sunset is sucked in and thrust into an entirely new world.

Now stranded in the world of Neopia, Sunset inadvertently frees a creature named Xandra from her stone prison, and forms an unlikely friendship — but the past, it seems, is not forgotten so easily.

A Neopets crossover.

Cover image done for my by the wonderful @honeyixi on Tumblr.

Omen had been living in Ponyville for a while, living off of the research grants from a few of the miscellanea that he had brought with him from his own home when he had been suddenly transported. At least until a petition began circulating the top of Canterlot that he was a dangerous madman. Until it gained traction he really didn't mind. He kept to himself, only bothering to descend from his rented room in the castle of friendship to do the weekly tests Twilight asked before returning to his own private reading and experiments.

At least, until it finally reached the courts with enough backing to at least get him evicted. With that going on he could hardly afford to ignore it anymore and donned his best suit. After all, if he wasn't wanted, why bother staying. He just had one little thing to do before he left, one last goodbye before he went to talk to the darlings at the Griffon Empire.

Fluttershy's Nightmare Night scare from last year is on all the girls' minds again. So when the yellow Pegasus invites them all to stop by her cottage for another frightful Nightmare Night, they all jump at the chance. And boy, does Fluttershy deliver. First, she lets out a terrified scream as she runs out of her cottage, then a creature of darkness sucks her back in, and now she's talking in a voice not entirely her own.
But it's just a fun fright for Nightmare Night. Right?
'Horror' tagged because it's Nightmare Night, after all, and 'Teen' because it might be a bit scary (?)

Written for EQD Writer's Training Grounds "Scare Master".

Hoping to find a cure to a rare disease that has been tormenting her since she was a filly, Octavia Melody travels to the ancient city of Yharnaram, said to hold a magical remedy powerful enough to heal any illness. Instead, she discovers a metropolis spun into a web of eldritch terrors eager to devour anypony who enters its gates, and, perhaps now that they have found the one they are looking for, the world itself.

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This story was born out of my frustration at being incapable of writing a anything worth reading, and is going to be mostly unedited and unplanned. If that doesn't scare you off, then prepare for a tale "told by an idiot, full of sound and fury".

(Knowledge of the game Bloodborne is not required to enjoy this fic.)

Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo are on an outing when Rainbow Dash decides to show Scootaloo her favorite spot. This happens to be a giant hole in the ground that seemingly has no bottom. What happens however, when Rainbow dives into it, only to not resurface.

A Grimdark tale I hope you enjoy.

Cover art: Children who Chase Lost Voices

Down in the deep, dark bowels of Canterlot, Flash Sentry meets Twilight for the first time.

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