The war with Sombra is finally done. The ponies have won.

The combatants are invited to a big party. It's basically just a distraction from the heartache the war left. Of course, Pinkie Pie, Maud Pie, and Rainbow Dash all go to it. After all, the three of them are three fast friends who really helped the ponies destroy Sombra.

Both Pinkie Pie and Rainbow are now in relationships. Pinkie Pie even has two daughters.

At the party ponies suddenly start to share war stories and then Maud Pie shares one of her own stories.

This story is a sequel to Band of Five Attributes

(Takes place 10 years after Band of Five Attributes, I suggest you read that first!)

Complete re-write can be found here.

When everypony thought all was well, in the greatest moment of prosperity, a new threat sweeps over the Gryphon Kingdom, demolishes the Crystal Nation, and then eradicates the Changeling Hives from existence, save for a few stragglers. The stragglers refused to explain what had happened, leaving the Elements of Nature with quite a lot of questions...

The king of a prosperous kingdom is overthrown, and with his defeat comes the end of the royal dynasty. Thus begins a new era, and a new dynasty is born.

Junior Ambassador Cori's first session in the Crystal Empire requires her audience get over the shadow of Sombra. Their results on effectiveness may vary, but shadows are definitely not present long.

Short little oneshot here, fells, to commemorate Memorial Day.

No real relation to the universe of Carnation, just one uneasy-but-quick-thinking Crystal Pony O.C. and the most bombastic bull in Equestria teaming up to teach everypony about being assertive.

Warning: Total nonstop Iron Will.

Cadence is a scared little filly who has just become an Alicon Princess. She feels that she isn't ready for the trials that come with this title. She's only eight after all, I'm sorry eight and a half. One night while confiding her fears in her pony bear Shiny a storm rages on out side of Canterlot castle. Frightened by both the storm and the stress of her new responsibilities young Cadence goes to talk to her aunt Celestia who always has a story to tell. Maybe this story about the Crystal Empire will help take Cadence's mind off of things. This takes place in the same universe as my other story "Dual Melody." I hope you all enjoy "Ballad of the Crystal Empire"

The first draw... 77, the former occupant of Vault 77, has been lost to the Wastelands of his home for years. There he slaughtered the slavers and raiders with glee, becoming a monster who slayed other monsters and a boogeyman of the evil of the former United States.

Within the labs of the Empire, he is made anew... and awoken, is set upon the stage of the Empire, its savior and destroyer, and the lesser evil of all that occupies the jeweled city.

Long after the rise and fall of Nightmare Moon, the dark and mysterious servants of Princess Luna, her royal guard, battle the remaining nightmare forces to keep the waking world safe at night. But the Nightmare forces are a crafty entity, and with the population of Bat Ponies dwindling, the Luna Royal guard may face their toughest challenge yet.

“For I would rather betray the world, than have the world betray me.”

Thrown away by the outbreak of war, the heroes of Equestria face themselves against one of the most powerful and destructive force they had once reckoned with many times before.

Not only that, but everyone is against the century long monarch of harmony. Armies are being put up. Coups are being held. The dictatorship of one’s nation against the people is getting stronger by day, by night.

With reasons, come actions.

And with that, begins the saga of the war that will separate friendships and tie new ones.

Thrown into chaos, war is everyone’s refuge.

This story takes place sometime after season 3 it details Cadence's life as ruler of the crystal empire, her struggles to keep her kingdom a beacon of peace and harmony. King Sombra attempts to overthrow Cadence and retake the crystal empire. His attempts shake Cadence, shining armor and Equestria to it's core. Will Cadence be able to maintain the peace and harmony of her kingdom as King Sombra wreaks havoc on everything she holds dear, including the life of her and Shining's unborn child?

Clover the Clever has been given a very difficult task by her mentor, Starswirl. Now the fate of all of ponykind rests on her shoulders, but that's only the half of it. Saving the world isn't a one pony job, and in this case, it's going to take much more time than Clover has.