Rob Haddington is worried. He can't get a straight answer out of his girlfriend as to her whereabouts, and his cousin Tom has been AWOL for a while now. Desperate and determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, he finds himself thrust into a whole different kettle of fish for which he is hopelessly underprepared.

This story was requested by Moonlight Blues, and written to mark Hearts and Hooves Day.

Homo Sapiens are the rarest species on the planet of Equus.

Although they lack the ability to use magic and they are physically weaker than other races, they hold mental capabilities that far surpass any other species, which cause them to be viewed as major catalyst for societal, cultural, and technological advancements.

As a result, they are often considered valuable and highly sought after creatures by rulers, nobles, and entire nations looking to improve their political stance on the global stage.

In essence, the ideas that Humans are able to generate in their heads, are equal to having a walking, talking, gold mine.

So when a human foreign exchange student, sent to study at Twilight's School of Friendship by the Yakyakistan royal family, is bullied by his peers to the point that he runs away; things quickly spiral out of control for the ponies as it sparks an international crisis between Equestria and Yakyakistan that threatens to unravel the very political order of the entire world.

With the clock slowly ticking for Equestria to find the Human before it is too late to repair its relationship with Yakyakistan, and other nations eagerly eyeing the opportunity to swoop in and take advantage of the situation, Princess Twilight reunites with old friends and uses everything at her disposal to insure that she gets the Human back before it causes irreversible harm to the world of peace and harmony that she has spent so many years trying to build.

But unbeknownst to her and everypony else in Equestria, the search for the missing human will uncover an ancient secret lurking in the Everfree Forest that will change Equus forever and reveal a dark forgotten chapter in Equestrian history.

With so much information lost to the murkiness of time, Princess Twilight will be forced to confront the only two remaining ponies on the entire planet who might have answers, and convince them to come out of retirement in order to help understand the full extent of the situation that she and the rest of Equestria has inherited.

With everything that transpires, it leaves the ponies with several questions...

How will Princess Twilight, her friends, and all the ponies of Equestria, come to view their country after they come face to face with the sins of their ancestors?

Are the creatures of Equus really as loving and tolerating to each other as they always thought they were?

What was the full extent of consequences that came as a result of Celestia banishing Nightmare Moon, so many years ago?

And most important of all:

Is the magic of Friendship and Love powerful enough to dispel a grudge and resentment that has lingered for more than a thousand years?

(The story takes place 15 years after Celestia and Luna retire and contains some romantic elements despite me running out of tags)

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10 years have passed in Equestria since the epic four-part series finale of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
10 years since Equestria was at the brink of total destruction and has been saved from its ultimate threat in a last-ditch effort by the Mane Six, the Pillars of Equestria and the Student Six.
With the victory in this monumental battle fought by Equestria's heroes of the Past, Present and Future, Equestria has been ushered into a new, unprecedented era of peace and harmony...
But why is it that cutie marks suddenly started to vanish from Equestria then?!

Follow brand-new heroes on their adventures of friendship and personal growth in the all-new Generation 5 of My Little Pony, every week, only here, on Discovery Family!

This hypothetical Generation 5 My Little Pony series about Equestria's future has been and is created for the "The Next Generation" contest by GaPJaxie.
Even once Generation 4 ends, we'll still be awesome people and will still write awesome things for Equestria.
The series is on hiatus until Generation 4 ends. Find more infos here.

UPDATE 02/22/2020: "My Little Pony: Guardians of Crystal Growth" will return as a rewrite and new story submission in April! Read everything you need to know about the new release in this blog entry.

UPDATE 08/14/2020: The first release attempt of "My Little Pony: Guardians of Crystal Growth (Season 1)" had to be cancelled and the show was unpublished as a result. It will, however, return one day after I have worked on it more and when it is truly ready for release.

Sunny and the rest of the Mane Six make a new friend to help them in the fight against Opaline. Unfortunately.

Written for the thousand words contest.

Flurry Heart believes Cozy is redeemable. Others in the Crystal Empire aren’t so sure.

Written for the Cozy Glow Contest #4.

Tragedy claimed the loved ones of many in Equestria's war against the zebras, and Cozy Glow was no exception. The Littlehorn Massacre took her family from her, as it did for dozens of other ponies. In another life, this loss would have have shattered her already fragile psyche and turned her into a monster. Instead, she vowed to protect others from suffering as she did. She underestimated what that would take. After the bombs she couldn't keep from falling, all she could do was rebuild.
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Set in the world of Fallout: Equestria By Kkat. It is also a divergent timeline from Fallout Equestria: The Storm.
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Cover art by Teardrops.

Running from the Crystal Kingdom offered freedom, but Flurry is finding that her up bringing left more holes than she realized. An unlikely hoof offers her a new perspective, and a space to truly embrace herself.

Snowfall Frost's spell went off and erased the memory of Hearth's Warming, shifting Equestria into a history where it was never founded. Life sucks.

During a girls’ trip, the princesses get ridiculously drunk, and Luna talks them into going with her to swim with the dolphins.

Four ponies enter the frozen land of The Crystal Empire, in search of fame and fortune. What they find is a plot to enslave Equestria by the vile King Arabus.

Who has spirited away young Princess Flurry Heart, to try and steal her magic power. So he may then use a new spell, to swipe the shadows and souls of all ponies across the land.

If interested on details of this DND style Quest or would like to have a Oc of your's star in a possible future Quest visit Dungeons and Ponies Quest. for details.

Jade Bloom belongs to StrawberryGamer.

Hopeful/ Hopeless Dreamer belongs to Amereep

Wind Shard belongs to The Real Mister Pkmn

Sturdy Forest belongs to Orthoros