It’s April 1st, and none of the changelings are pranking each other. They decided that they weren’t going to pull pranks on each other. Then, Thorax discovers Pharynx has a piece of Chrysalis’ throne. He decides to prank his brother. It doesn’t end well.

It started off as another normal Guys Night at the Friendship Castle... Well, as normal as Guys Nights can get anyways. The party of brave ponies and changelings gathers around the table, with Dungeon Master Spike sitting at the head waiting behind his screen. And yet, tensions seem unusually high tonight. Might have something to do with Pharynx being one of those Changelings invited. Oh well, least it can't get any weirder or more awkward than that time Discord was invited... Right?

Huge thanks to PonyJosiah13, Milksnipe and LegoLassy13 for the help on this story. Ponyjosiah and Milksnipe for the proofreading, and LegoLassy for teaching me the ins and outs of Dungeons and Dragons.

Pharynx hates the new hive. He hates sharing love. He hates what his brother is doing, so he goes to be alone outside the hive.

During which, he starts to remember one of his older memories. A very important one.

Thorax leaves Pharynx to handle the finer points of negotiation with a pony diplomat who is, ironically, extremely undiplomatic. Everyone involved is given reason to regret this decision.

A collaboration with SoloBrony.

Art by marsartist.

This story is a sequel to Yona gets to smash!

But as always, can be read without reading previous entries as it is a simultaneous, separate story.

Hearing recent rumors about Changelings on Gryphus, Thorax decides to send an expedition in order to see if there is any truth in them. He hopes that finding another Hive, and teaching them to share love instead of stealing it, can help the changeling races become more known and accepted in the wider world. And who better to join such mission then Ocellus, who already proved herself in befriending others?

However, the expedition quickly turns into a disaster. Barely escaping with her life, Ocellus is stranded, a stranger in a strange land, alone and scared. Forced into sudden responsibility that she never asked for, the Student of Friendship will find in herself strength and courage she never knew she had, while Pharynx and others scramble for any way to rescue her.

But as she and her friends do their best to spread harmony and peace over the world, the ancient evil stirs...

As usual, references to Equestria at War are present, but knowledge of EaW is not required at all to enjoy the story.

This is a sequel to Anarchy: Pony of Chaos.

After learning that the Terrible Trio, the three villains who got closer than any other to destroying Equestria, were still aware and awake while frozen in stone, Princess Twilight Sparkle has decided to commute their remaining sentences and find appropriate forms of parole for each of the prisoners.

But while Cozy Glow has been remanded to the custody of Equestria's new Princess of Chaos, and Tirek has been shipped back to his homeland and his family, Chrysalis is proving a very tricky being to imprison, control, or reform. She's simply too cunning, too powerful, and perhaps too crazy.

And that is why Twilight has called in the experts. Not only will she seek answers from the Reformed Changeling Empire and its Royals, but also with a certain former Student of Friendship. Perhaps, together, they can provide Chrysalis a second chance at friendship.

Or it will end in flames. Only time will tell.

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Part of the Anarchyverse.

On the wrong side of bars is the place one doesn't tend to want to find themselves in. Allowed out quick, sure. But with a punishment.

I have found out that I am bad at titles. Making good titles that represent the story is not within my capabilities. Really, how do you expect little old me to pump out a word or two representing an entire story?

This story is a sequel to Walk Where There Is No Path

Pharynx has always been a capable and fearsome fighter, one of the best in the hive. It came as no surprise to anyone that he should become First Commander after the previous one’s death in battle. He has succeeded in every task and every mission given to him, except for one: to turn his soft-hearted brother into a warrior too. Correcting that one blemish in an otherwise spotless career would undoubtedly prove his devotion to the hive and its Queen. But upon Thorax’s sudden departure, having been given the unenviable task of damage control, Pharynx is left questioning his lifelong conviction and must decide where his loyalties lie.

I know it says above that this is a sequel to Walk Where There Is No Path, but it’s actually more of a midquel to that and Winds of Change, and familiarity with the said stories isn’t a requirement to understand what’s going on. I recommend that you read them anyway if you haven’t already, but you don’t have to do it before reading this.

Changelings are inevitably linked to social insects. Their hierarchy, mannerisms, and single-minded natures all clearly link them to it. But the issue with social insects is that family and individuality generally don't mean anything to them. Yet for Pharynx and Thorax it does. They've always been different than other changelings, and now with Chrysalis ousted those differences are all the more distinct.

In looking for answers though, the two may stumble across answers they would rather have left hidden.

Pharynx used to be a top soldier in Chrysalis's hive. He had the drive to lead the army in her name. Then, his success came to a grinding halt when Cadance and Shining Armor's barrier launched the swarm away. But it did more than just eject him and his brethren out of the city. The shock restored some memories of a former life, one where he was a human with a slightly different set of chromosomes.

Armed with this knowledge, how will that change his approach toward events yet to pass?
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