Party Favor is a party planner in Canterlot. He runs a fairly successful business and has many binders various party themes. One day a unicorn he's never seen before enters his shop and turns his world upside down. Could this be the end of Party Favor's party planning days or will his new friends be able to help him out of this most unusual situation?

A version of this was in the writeoff *Princess Not Included. Previously titled The Princess Party.

Prodigy. Cultist. Student. Starlight has been known by many things in her short lifetime but how did it all come to be? Now she tells her story. A story of how a fractured friendship drove her to her conquest of ridding cutie marks for good and bringing in an age of equality, and how six ponies destroyed everything she worked for but in the end gave her a second chance at redemption.

Queen Light hasn't expanded her hive in years, and her changelings' supply of love is running out as she has eggs ready to hatch, so she goes to Queen Chrysalis, who's also hatching eggs, to join forces to expand both hives. What they don't notice is that the newest grub of each hive might stand in the way. One day, Hatch, of Queen Light's hive, stumbles upon Queen Chrysalis' only egg that hasn't been split. She needs a hive of her own as she's been deprived of love from her queen. The result is Hatch and Gac going beyond the northern borders to turn Equestria into their own hive, facing adversities along the way, and forming an unlikely but good example for other hives to follow.

In an alternate reality where the Elements of Harmony were never created, its up to a new band of heroes to save the day. And these heroes just so happen to be equipped with part cannons and balloon animals. Will these party planners manage to vanquish evil, or will their party be pooped?!? It all comes down to whos party rocks the hardest!

Ever since Pinkie Pie and the rest of the Mane Six left his little town, Party Favor's been quite depressed. Double Diamond and Sugar Belle have been working together to solve his depression. But no matter what they do, Party Favor just gets more and more depressed. When the gala comes around: Night Glider, Double Diamond, Sugar Belle, and Party Favor are invited to the gala by Princess Twilight. When they arrive, the Mane Six and the Cutie Four meet again. And Party Favor and Pinkie feel a special connection.

Author's Note: Thanks to Chaos Queen for making the awesome cover art! I love it so much! Written before Season 5 finale The Cutie Re-Mark.

While exploring a ruined castle somewhere in the Everfree Forest, Party Favor was attacked by a ferocious beast. Even though he manages to fight back, he starts growing more fur and behaving like a dog.

Will his friends help him find a cure?

Double Diamond has always been the right hoof of Starlight Glimmer, a cruel dictator obsessed with the idea of radical equality. He meekly shared all her ideas and followed all her orders. What was behind this blind devotion all this time? Will he now be able to reject old ideals and get used to a new life in the village in order to become a good mayor for its citizens? Will he dare to reveal to everyone the most important secret of Starlight? Will the other ponies forgive him, and most importantly, will he forgive himself?
He will try to find answers to all these questions...

Warning: Due to my "funny" sense of humor, this story will contain what will most likely be a lot of cringe moments. If that's not your thing then I just saved you from having to read this. Also, this story is pretty obviously a "Wish fulfillment" type of story too so just pass this story if that's not your thing either.

You've been warned. Do not continue with this story unless what I said above doesn't bother you.

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It's usually every bronies dream to want to be a pony. 'Usually' anyway because most would probably decline.

In a world where Equestria and Earth made contact. What if out of nowhere the princesses showed up asking you if you wanted to become a pony with all the benefits of knowing how to do everything? Sounds too good to be true? Well it's all legit and for one brony, he'll have the best time of this life! And that's just on the first day! This is a story of a series of events that takes place on Day One.

Some things to note about this story (Please read these before reading either version)
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Edit - I decided to unpublish the Trouble Shoes version of this story because... it's pretty bad.

Edit No.2 - Even though I said that I wasn't going to mention how Earth and Equestria made contact, or for how long and how they would know things. I might just go ahead and do that regardless at some point so readers can have an idea instead of being clueless.

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-The main one is going to be Double Diamond while the Trouble Shoes version will be optional because both stories will have differences even if both are pretty much the same in a way concept wise. So you could pick which one you want to read or just read both for the differences.

-Straight to the point: This is a self-insert that includes scenarios of what I would do as Double Diamond and or Trouble Shoes.

-I'm intentionally making this story easy in a way XD The "benefits of knowing how to do everything?" makes it very obvious.

-Since this story is straight to the point. The plot is small in this one meaning that I won't get into how Equestria and the Earth made contact. (I'm making these two version more silly compared to serious after all)

-Since I see this story as one where Equestria and Earth had made contact already, I'm not sure if I should add the AU tag. If a bunch of people reads this story and tells me that I should then I'll go ahead. (This story takes place on March 7,2016) ... actually having the AU tag is perfect.

-This is in no way related at all to Thunderclap and Thunderlane Go Shopping , A Day in the Life of Lunar Night or any of the related sequels. This story is completely new.

-This story will take place in real time meaning on the day I start this story, will be the day everything in the story takes place.

-This story will be written in a different style compared to the other ones.

-This story will have it's gay moments for both versions. Maybe a lot. Yes, gay. In the end it might be too much for some. So if you don't like gay then you can easily skip these.

-Due to my crazy sense of humor, this story will have it's Wat , Random, and Suggestive moments. A LOT! of suggestive humor in both versions. More so in the Trouble Shoes version. So if that's not the type of stuff you want to be reading in stories then you can skip these.

-Since I have such a crazy/suggestive sense of humor. If any of you read the craziness in the story and didn't approve of it, just remember: It's for the most part what I would do as a pony.

-I truly hope I can keep this entire story as Teen/Sex ... but, with what I have planned it'll be very borderline.

Night Glider enlists her friends' help to find her coltfriend, Party Favor, who has gone missing.

This story is a sequel to Politics by Many Means

Hollow Shades, home to the tombs and shades of countless Nocturnes.

Sugar Belle, haunted by her failures and the shades of those who fell to them.

As midnight calls, the boundaries between these two shall blur, and more shades shall enter their shared realm.

Continuity: The Song of the Spheres
Branch: The Seekers of the Stars