In the distant future of Equestria, magic and technology have been fused together, and corporations pull the strings from the shadows. The world is a harsh wasteland, and ponies live in sprawling urban areas known as megacities.

For Neon Dream, life couldn't be simpler--or more boring. Despite being the 'best delivery pony in the city', she longs for something more.

She gets her wish, albeit not exactly as she hoped, when a relic from the past appears to be the latest package she was supposed to deliver, very much alive and begging for help. Now, the young mare finds herself pursued by relentless bounty hunters, gangsters and security forces hired by the corporations that run the world in a deadly game of cat and mouse.

All while this stranger keeps claiming to be Twilight Sparkle. But that's impossible, Princess Twilight died hundreds of years ago... right?

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It seems like a normal night in Ponyville, when Pinkie Pie's Pinkie Sense suddenly directs her out to Everfree Forest, where she sees a strange craft in the sky, terrifying her. Her friends try to comfort her and assure her she has nothing to fear, but soon the situation snowballs as reports keep coming in of strange sights, leading them into the forest to discover the truth... and something that will change all of their lives forever.

My name is Steelwing. Lieutenant-Commander Steelwing, fifth squadron.

I have scored at least six hundred kills across sixty combat missions. The press calls me "the last hope of sapient kind". Rookies look up to me. Mares fawn over me.

They're worshiping a lie.

Special thanks to BronyWriter and Georg for proofreading and editing!

When a group of people unearth an ancient facility, they discover a shocking secret that will forever alter their view of the universe.

This story is a submission for the 2023 Science Fiction Contest II

The cover art for this story was provided by Uz Naimat

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The young jam-maker can't really remember what his life was like before he was bringing his cart to the market everyday, but he remembers being distinctly unhappy. Not that sitting in the hot sun at a rickety old cart is much better. Through his conversations with a lively and persistent young mare, he may be able to have a change in perspective for once, especially when new opportunities come his way.
Assuming he doesn't fall into bad habits and forget about what's right in front of him, again.
The Princess surely had the best intentions for him when she gave him this dream, after all...

My submission for the Friendship is Optimal writing contest.

Live Reading by Skywolf!

What if Twilight decided to fight fire with fire when dealing with Starlight's time warping revenge plan?

Not what she expects.

Inspired by something I felt would've been good to actually see in the episode and would've added to it. I feel it'd have been a great scene had Twilight tried to fight fire with fire and change the past so Starlight's plan could never happen to begin with.

Hope you like it!

MLP belongs to Hasbro!

Cover art thanks to Violyre on DA !

Three years ago, an alien spacecraft was discovered buried deep beneath the Everfree Forest. Without delay, it was excavated and thoroughly studied to the best of Equestria's capabilities. All signs pointed it being completely defunct, never to fly again.

Though unfortunately for creatures visiting it during its first day as a museum, the truth was the exact opposite.

A three hour tour of the ship has now turned into a grand tour of the galaxy. Will homesickness overtake these new explorers, or will they learn to love going where no pony has gone before?

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In Part I of their tale, the ponies arrive in a star system at the edge of the galaxy. Immediately, Luna is voted as 'captain', and the race is on to find out how to operate the museum turned starship before they run out of food. Will our intrepid night princess be able to lead her ponies to this goal, or will her self-doubts put an end to her captaining days?

And why can't her new Red Dwarf friend be less cryptic if there's danger nearby?

The universe is vast and cold. The United Nations of Earth have spent over a century exploring the cosmos. Great galactic Empires that have fallen into themselves, other alien races whom have also learnt how to travel the stars and wonders that befuddle human knowledge.

While exploring territory recently made accessible, the UNS Campbeltown encounter something that ranks high in unusual finds for humanity. Soon enough, as they spend time inspecting this peculiar solar system, one thing is for certain: it needs further observation.

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Crossover with the Paradox Game "Stellaris"
This fic will be updated irregularly.

Twilight Sparkle, a creature of unimaginable happenings, is well-known for her book on her research of myths. And with her being at her batteries end, decides to take one last adventure from her life, with the help of her faithful assistant, of course. He has a maiden he wishes to see no matter what happens, and makes a venture with Twilight to find her, even if his friend doesn't know. Twilight sees her research completely flawed. Wanna know how?
Cause the ponies she researched told her so.

A meteorite landed just outside of Ponyville, in the heart of the Everfree Forest. Princess Celestia gave me the job of investigating the meteor crash.

Something emerged from the crash. I have no idea what it is. All I know is that it came from the stars, and it wants blood.

Cover art by mirapony.
A collaboration with BootyPopperzZz.
Additonal proofreading assistance from SkyRacer and Canucklehead.