At 8:35 AM, Canterlot burns.

Unless Twilight can stop it.

Preread by the lovely Rewan Demontay, Teardrops, Perfectly Insane, and ChudoJogurt!

A batpony finds herself lost in the woods but something’s wrong… why’s it so dark? What's wrong with her eyes?
And she’s not alone. Something is out there, waiting.

Written for the Bat ponies and Thestrals Writing Contest 2017

~Featured on Fimfiction 11/19-22, 2017, and again on 12/9 and 12/16! Thanks so much!~

(This story will release in weekly chapters, beginning 11/19/2017 and continuing through the end of the year. Enjoy, and remember that this is a mystery story - if you intend to read, consider doing so before checking out the comments!)

Ponyville. The cradle of Equestrian civilization. The tiny hamlet with a habit for producing ponies destined to save the world. Under the cozy eaves of Equestria’s majestic capital city above, she sleeps; dreaming of quiet days, glad tidings, and a bountiful harvest.

This is Twilight Sparkle's town; the place where she earned her wings by learning not just to make a friend, but to be a friend yourself. Cider season is nigh, and a birthday party for a dear friend seems like the perfect way to usher in the first snaps of winter's chill. It might very well have been...had that friend not suddenly ceased to exist. Twilight didn't imagine her. Did she?

It wouldn't be the first time things have gone wrong. But it could be the last.

Story Specific Cover Art by: Ranch

Celestia had always been hardworking, she had always loved her job. She loved being a princess and everything about it- the power, the responsibility even. And most importantly, she loved that everyone adored her.

Celestia loved her sister. But when a pony loves two things, she’s bound to protect one over the other. And so, she did. Her sister wasn’t “banished to the moon”, contrary to common belief; she was dead.

Celestia believed she was a horrible sister, a awful person.

And of course, Luna comes back to tell her that.

The eastern grasslands of Zebrabwe are vast, beautiful, and a pain to cross. If you want to move your cargo quickly, you use a train. And this far from the cities, a payroll train is a very a tempting target for potential thieves.

Nyama Mpya is a guard, hired as part of a team to protect this particular train. She's never been in this part of the country before, but that doesn't matter. She has experience. She has skill. She has grit. She has determination.

And tonight, she's going to need every last ounce of it all. Bandits are on the prowl.

Written for the 2024 Non-Pony Writing Contest.

With rumors rising of multiple break outs in the royal castle's dungeon, Clover takes it on herself to investigate. But she becomes more curious when she realizes the Council of High Mages are keeping something dangerous in the dungeon.

Special thanks to:

The great ZettaiDullahan for the amazing cover he provided for this piece for free.

The pre-readers Greatazuredragon, The sleepless beholder, Stinium Ruide, Draconequues and Nate

And the editors that helped with this piece: Helping Hoof, The red Parade, Drowsy, The one strange fellow and Scotishbro

How the mighty have fallen.

My descendants are weak shadows of myself easily summoned and easily banished by the mere emotions of these equine creatures that rule the land.

They are treated as mere pests that must be driven away before an infestation overwhelms a small village at worst.

Their true powers are lost to them after eons of disuse, and only retain the call of ice and snow to use against our prey.

Fear not Brethren, for your last elder brother has been freed, and I will restore our true home to its ageless glory.

The last place to retain the old ways of nature and beasts, if only at its core.

Our Everfree Forest of Wendigo

Just a cool little idea I had. Enjoy.

FEATURED: 2/12/19

The year is 1037 ALB. Harmony reigns around the world, with Equestria, the River Federation, and the United Kingdom of Aris rising above all other nations to secure peace and prosperity for all creaturekind.

But while nearly every nation has embraced harmony, not every pony has. Within the Chiropterran Republic, a festering vendetta has brewed among a small number of radicalized soldiers and veterans of the North Zebrican War. They were not content with their dream of eternal night being stolen from them, and have conspired for years for revenge on a scale that the world has never seen before.

And at the helm of this secret mission is the most bitter veteran of all: Perfect Shot.

This story takes place in the Equestria at War universe and was written for the Seventh Annual EaW Writing Contest. It is also an adaptation of the "Ten Million Relief Plan" mission from Ace Combat 7, though it is primarily an EaW story. No knowledge of any of the above is necessary to understand this story.

Princess Twilight Sparkle has been losing her mind. She lives plagued by nightmares and hallucinations.

Discovering she's not alone, Twilight realizes Equestria may be in great danger. She seeks counsel with Princess Luna to discover the truth about her nightmares. However, Luna warns Twilight the knowledge she seeks will come at great personal cost.

Twilight Sparkle would give up anything to save Equestria, but how much will she sacrifice just to learn the truth?

Special thanks to Bradel for his editing advice.

If you could peer into the future, and see the exact cause, and time of your demise, how would that change your life? What if you saw the future and learned that that day was today? That's the dilemma Cozy Glow is faced with in this alternative version of the Ending of the End. In a dark twist, she uses Discord's chaos magic to take a peek into the future, and catches an early glimpse of her devastating defeat. Is there a way to prevent this horrible future from coming to fruition? Or is Cozy destined to an eternity of suffering? What does it take to make the change?

My second entry for the Cozy Glow Short Story Contest

Prompt: Cozy’s got a secret! Whether or not it’s hers is for her to know and you to find out.