Fizzlepop Berrytwist has been exploring new lands to learn about herself and her place in the world for months. She still hasn't come to any huge revelations that she might have wanted to. But now, exploring an alien world unlike any she had ever imagined, she meets a pony who sees a kindred spirit in her...and perhaps something more than that, too.

A just-barely-entered-on-time entry for the May Pairings contest

David had a decent run of things in Equestria for a while now... A house, decent job doing silly little precision tasks that took the average pony waaay longer to do in exchange for some bits... Semi-frequent home-invasions...

Waking up to his- very dead- phone blowing up, and a Princess knocking on his door, out of breath and desperate, he has to figure out exactly why she's shown up.

Or more accurately- why she's now chasing him. Preferably after he's booked it, and no longer feels a mortal fear from the sheer insanity that was on his phone.

Such is life for human David.

I had the inspiration to write this just by seeing the image (and wanting to make myself write more/post more) and originally it was going to be an Anon- but then I had a funny idea.
I gave myself Edgerunners PTSD. And I couldn't fit the joke in well. It was not worth it.
... At least I got more third person practice!
Therin lies the sunk cost fallacy, and my desire to write more third person.
Ah well, I had some fun with the banter, so worth!
Give Icey some love. Peak funny arts.
Obligatory Ko-fi beg.

Featured on release day, and got to 1st at that. (Also apparently featured on EQD-) Thanks to y'all for enjoying my silly horsewords, to this day.

This story is a sequel to Pound My Pumpkin

Part of the "Pound My Pumpkin" expanded universe.

Fluttershy was Discord's first friend in his entire life. When nopony else was willing to give him a chance, she was determined to find the good inside him, the good even he doubted was there, and she found it. She awoke him to goodness, and taught the embodiment of Chaos what it meant to live in Harmony. But such lessons don't happen in a single day. Some take a lifetime.

Over time, both began to realize it was more than that. Discord was always coming back to see Fluttershy, spending time with her more than anyone else. It was obvious that, before long, something special would brew.

But things aren't as simple as either might wish. One is Harmony, the Element of Kindness. The other is the Spirit of Chaos. Can they make what they have work? Or will the difference in their natures be too drastic?

Glass Work was born in the north. He's lived there his entire life, used to the cold and the quiet. But when he pushes himself to move past it, and try to make a life down where the sun shines and the cold gives way to summer warmth, his plan is completely ruined.

Preread by Mikesnipe

Part of Equestrium

Anonymous, the only human in Equestria, has long had to place a limit on the number of questions Twilight can ask about humans. Thing is, Twilight clearly needs to know about human adrenaline. Obviously, the only solution is to rope the whole town into a huge scheme to get him to use it.

Obviously.

Edit: Featured 7/13/20! Thank you!
Edit 2: Now with reading!

Everyone has their circle of friends in college. Mine is relatively small. There's me, Noah, an Astronomy major. There's Klaus, a griffon, and a Game Design major. There's Maud, an earth pony, and a Geology major...

and then there's Nightshade.

She's a transfer student from Equestria, and the most recent member of our circle. Klaus, Maud and I have known her for three months, and she's adjusted nicely to life in Florida. We all consider her to be a close friend, and she seems to feel the same way about us.

But as much as we'd all like to think that we know everything about our best friends, sometimes that isn't the case.

This is an HiE/Anthro story where humans and ponies have been in contact for fifteen years, and takes place after Season 3, but in an alternate timeline from Season 4. The story takes place on Earth, and because I know someone will ask: THIS IS NOT RELATED TO ANY OF MY PREVIOUS STORIES.

Credits:
Cover Art: Me
Editor: danail24
Creative Consultant: Dewybmt

Featured on 7/12/14!

When eating their lunches, an interesting group of girls comes into the cafeteria and hypnotizes the entire school with their siren song. It doesn't affect Rarity, but her attention is drawn towards something else about the lead singer.

Her hips.

Pinkie Pie explains to Twilight how she, with the help of Rainbow Dash, invented a new type of candy.

(I finally decided to upload this from EqD.)

This is not the first time Trixie has had a drunken one night fling with a random pony.

It is the first time Octavia has.

A May Pairings jam, where it won a Judge's Prize!

Featured 5/30/2024 - 6/4/2024!

Featured in Equestria Daily's 11 of the Best Fanfics to Read For Trixie Day! on 10/31/2024 and in 15 of the Best Fanfics to Read for Vinyl and Octavia Day! on 5/27/2025!

Young Twilight Sparkle is studying hard for an upcoming art history test, when she makes a startling realization:

Artists used to have no sense of modesty!

This story was written for Perfectly Insane's No Dialogue Contest
Cover art by jijizi