There was a time when the ponies did not have smoothies. They turned their heads skyward and cried for a fruity and slushy refreshment, but the princesses couldn't help. Then an alien descended from on high, a chalice in it's hand, and it grinned. For the alien knew of such a thing, and he was willing to share it, for a price.

And that price was two bits a cup.

Fair warning: Word play.

A jaded stallion catches the attention of two mares when he moves to Ponyville. Brought together by their shared connection in drinking alcohol, it is both the glue that binds them and the knife that separates them.

Editor: Daetrin
Proofreader: PegasusMesa

Art Commissioned from: ImJustAnotherBrony

Few things bring as much joy to Berry Punch as riding trains. Because of this, she was overjoyed to find a misprinted timetable that listed a new train travelling to Canterlot in the dead of night- -and even more pleased to discover that rumors of a new, experimental type of engine were true.

Except that this train does not run quite on time. And not many ponies seem to be willing to ride it, despite how many cars there seem to be. And how everything is oh so silent. Or, as Berry Punch begins to discover, something she would rather not know about the last train car...

With the Mane 6 called away from Ponyville on an extended friendship mission, Special Agent Sweetie Drops is forced to wage a one-mare war against an inadvertent ursine apocalypse.

Can Sweetie Drops overcome the well-meaning but self-destructive incompetence of her “Best Friend” and seemingly everypony else in town? And—more importantly—will Berry Punch fulfill her drink order before the bar’s destroyed, too?

This story was written for the: Season 9 Bingo Writing Contest!

My writing prompts includes the following:
Kaiju
Tartarus
S.M.I.L.E.
Chancellor Neighsay
Berry Punch

Many thanks to CoffeeMinion for his editing prowess.

Featured on 12/2/2018, my first featured story ever! I’m so happy.

Also featured on Equestria Daily on 12/31/2018!

Strange things happen in Ponyville. Foals start to disappear; their parents and siblings, struck by grief, will resort to every mean to find the cause. Some of them blame timberwolves; some blame the zebra living in the forest. Some of them even blame their fellow ponies. None of them, however, suspects a little filly suffering from insomnia...

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Part of the New Fimfiction Starter Kit

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Inspired by Bootsy Slickmane's Insomnia.
Preread by Bootsy Slickmane
Translated to Russian by repitter:
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Chinese translation by MLM
Russian reading by Demicorn Masterrace

A trip to a pub, some drinks later, and an open time slot leaves two mares stunned and awestruck.

This story is a sequel to The Risks of Braving a Storm

Tired of the city life in Manehatten and longing for something simpler, Silver Moonshine uses his life's savings to open a business in Ponyville. While he is mostly well recieved, the one pony who takes the most issue with his trade happens to be the only mare that's ever caught his eye - Applejack. However, she is incredibly skeptical of the newcomer even as she struggles with feelings of desire, loneliness, and the fear of having her heart broken twice.

Credit for the art goes to guttyworks of DeviantArt, though his account is no longer active.

For the past few years, Lyra has been keeping a close watch on Twilight Sparkle under the orders of Princess Celestia. Her mission: to ensure the princess's protege is emotionally stable and fit to be the leader of the Elements of Harmony.
Now Twilight has proven herself with the defeat of Discord, Lyra's mission is complete. She can finally drop her assumed identity of Heartstrings and resume her past life in Canterlot.
Or so she thought.
The princess has one final task for her, one that will uncover a conspiracy that could put the whole of Equestria under threat.
Lyra's new mission: to take down the rogue agent known as Golden Harvest.

Carrot Top would be all but content to spend her whole life working her garden and lounging, but after a visit with Rarity she decides to go out to a party at Sugar Cube corner in search of love, adventure and other junk that Carrot honestly could not care less about.

Neither of them expected what they found.

A hopefully on time entry to theRandom Romance contest