The author cleared his throat. “This is a story about a powerful but evil wizard, who plans–”

Rainbow Dash interrupted. "So you're writing a story, huh? Don't tell me - let me guess. Some badpony is up to no good, and wants to get his hooves on some magical MacGuffin. After some thrilling fight scenes and a bunch of danger, we will save the day without any casualties. Oh - and I'm going to be totally awesome. Have I got it?"

The author sighed. "Are you saying you don't want to save the day?"

"No, I still want to look awesome. But mix it up a little, ok? For example, kill me off five or six times. But then bring me back, because I'm just too awesome to stay dead."

"My readers are going to lynch me," the author muttered.

"And have Carrot Top save the day. She's been kind of neglected lately. Oh - and at the end of the story, turn the villain into a pile of ashes. A very polite and reformed pile of ashes, but still, y'know, ashes. That talk."

"Are you sure that's a good idea? I really don't have a good feeling about this..."

"Oh, you can trust me! It'll be twenty percent cooler!"

"If you say so," the author said reluctantly.

Yo wassup peeps, I'm... Uh, what's my name again? Oh yeah, I'm Morgan, I'm not sure if that's my real name though... I'm a former homo sapien who got thrown into this shit for absolutely no fucking reason. Yeah, I know some of you who read fanfictions would know exactly the hell happened to me; I've been isekaied. You know what? That's not the worst part, at least they're humans and can interact with people NORMALLY.

So, apparently, I'm in this fantasy-based world called 'Equis', I found myself as a Belkan experimental combat aircraft, ADFX-02, AKA 'Morgan'. The only way I can 'talk' is through radio, yeah I know I sound like Larry Foulke, but I'm NOT him. Period.

Anyway, this 'Equis' isn't as peaceful as I'd expected it to be. Also, their technology was up to date as well, thank god, I don't wanna trash my radio. Anyway, I don't fight for anyone...

Unless I find them worth fighting for.

This Equestria got a hell of a lot of predators, hungry for some political crap. Ya' 'll expect to me go straight in and help the heck out of Equestria without any second thoughts eh?

SIIIIKE

You know how mercenary works. I'll clean their asses if they pay me well.

Heh.

When Rarity accepted the offer to negotiate trading opportunities with the United Feline Kingdom, she expected nothing but polite talk (and one fabulous masquerade ball). But upon reading that the UFK has some particularly strict customs, she must rise to the occasion with very little notice. The only question is, will her choice of companion make things difficult...?

Written for Everfree Northwest's 2015 Iron Author competition. The challenge was to write the story in two hours, and incorporate the themes of "one brief, shining moment", "a voyage", and "masks".

I'll be posting two versions; the original, posted as written (other than formatting to make it easier to read), and the cleaned up version.

"Hey guys settle down we're here to tell our story so the world can know,"
"Just how awesome we are am I right Chuan?"
"Yes San we are awesome as you say but I think our brother wished for use to tell how we came from the Elemental nations to our new home."
"Thank you Baygo you are always the most polite of us."
"Hey, Hotaru how come you get to tell the story?"
"That is simple San, I'm the oldest."
"Only by an hour Hotaru, we were all born the same day remember."
"True but he also drew the short straw as well Chuan."
"Oh yay, I forgot about that, forgive me please carry on."
You know what forget it lets just start the story I think all this talking kind of confused the readers for a bit.

Chuan is Chinese for great river Waterbending Master/Bloodbending/Water Healing
San is Korean for mountain peak Earthbending Master/Metalbending/Lavabending
Baygo is Filipino for strong storm Airbending Master/?bending
Hotaru is Japanese for firefly Firebending Master/Lightningbending /?bending

The CMC and Gabby are aged up to eighteen.

Sweetie Belle and Chuan
Apple Bloom and San
Gabby and Baygo
Scootaloo and Hotaru
And yes the sex rating is there because the four couples do get it on after all the guys are stuck there forever and the girls are old enough so why not.

NO LONGER BEING UPDATED! Stories will continue in Past Conditional!

Present Perfect's Award-Winning Platefic, aka The Zebra Manuscript, aka "Where Do Fillies Come From?" (Beyond Random): There is really no explanation for this.

The Nether Apple (Dark, Human): I once ran a Tumblr called Ask the Nether Apple, with all of two posts, a spinoff of the better Ask the Derpmuffin. I wanted to post the introduction story here for posterity. Not pony-related, and knowledge of Ask the Derpmuffin is recommended.

It Was a Bright and Sunny Day in Ponyville (Random, Adventure): An exercise in mocking purple prose and the 'weather report' opening. It is a single, grammatically correct sentence that takes 500 words to accomplish what happens in the title.

Twilight's Guts (Dark, Random): Twilight awakens covered in her own entrails. How did that happen?

The 6th Step (Human): I overcome my fear of heights with the help of some friendly ponies in my head. A true story.

Movin' on Up (Random): The walls start shakin', the earth is quakin', Dr. Whooves' mind is achin' and what the bloody hell is actually going on?

A Very Nasty Habit (Random): Chrysalis is confronted by a Councillor worried about her health. How did changelings get those holes in their legs, anyway?

The Call of Carrothulhu (Dark, Crossover): Carrot Top's garden hides many wonders, but some were never meant to be pulled from the earth.

Blue, Green, Purple, Pink (Dark): My mane is lovely, don't you think? So many colors, swirling, never ending, constantly shifting, always in my field of vision. Help.

Waiting for Rarity (Sad): Rarity is off pursuing her dreams. What does this mean for her friends?

War Comes to Equestria (Dark): Celestia has spent countless lifetimes honing Equestria into a peaceful haven for her little ponies. So when an ambassador from the griffins casually speaks of war, it is understandable that she might become a tad... peeved. Inspired by The Descendent's excellent story "A Cup of Joe". Somehow.

The Lamentation Chain (Sad, Random): Five souls find themselves caught in a common thread of sadness and longing on the eve of the new year.

The Heart Holds Grudges With Gravity (Random, Crossover): Applejack and Rarity have had a long-standing feud since before Twilight even knew them. The time has finally come to settle the score.

Burdens of the Throne (Random): The Princess of Love was angry...

The Summer of the Giant Moth (Random): When a giant moth roosts on Applejack's barn, she learns to appreciate the things we have or something, I dunno. Contains the phrase "tremendous death fart". More than once.

Rusty in the Giddyup (Comedy, Romance): Notably uptight noblepony Persnickety finally meets the mare of his dreams. But she's not exactly what she seems to be...

A Chance Encounter on Route 66 (Slice of Life): After a breakdown in the middle of nowhere leaves her stranded, help comes to Wild Fire straight out of a past she wanted to forget.

Pareidoilia, or the Importance of Crochet (Sad, Slice of Life): Pinkie Pie tells her granddaughter about the five greatest ponies she ever knew.

Somepony Still Loves You, Trixie Lulamoon (Human): I end up in Equestria, which is weird, because Equestria isn't real, I'm not a pony, and I didn't really want to come here in the first place. Also, the ponies are dicks. Don't go to Equestria, kids, it sucks.

No Jobs Tonight (Human, Sad): My name is PinkPartyPony and I live in a Corrugated with my best friend Pinkie Pie. I'll tell you about her and me and what we do together and my Box Friends and strawberries.

Handy-Dandy (Random): Flying around at the speed of sound one day, who should Rainbow Dash run into but the Great and Powerful Trixie? But little did she expect, the unicorn has a revelation that will blow her mind!

Mowe (Dark, Comedy): Applejack was a fat baby, and her parents are dead.

Bat for Lashes (Adventure): Roughing it does not mean bringing an eyelash curler, at least not to Applejack. After all, it's not like she'll ever find herself embroiled in an eyelash-curling emergency out in the wilderness... Right?

Rainbow Dash Gets a Big Ball of Lame Stuck in Her Throat (Comedy, Random): And it kind of sucks!

No Harm, No Waterfowl (Comedy, Random): Beaten, humiliated and humbled, Trixie has been brought low and understands the horrible things she's done. Now, in a wildlife reserve miles away from civilization, she has found peace. But it is a fragile peace, ready to shatter when a flock of ducks arrive from afar.

The Eye and the Web (Slice of Life): An old seer is summoned to Ponyville to perform her last seeing.

And a Smile Means Friendship to Everyone (Random, Slice of Life): Fleur holds a press conference to talk about just what she did to revolutionize children's entertainment.

A Tsundere Diamond Tiara Schoolyard Romance Story (Random, Romance): Diamon Tiarda has a secrets she doesnt actually not never hate Apple Bloom but don't tell nopony shhh. I wrote this for Jake the Army guy because.

The Brony Princess (Human, Crossover, Random): Katelyn's life is awful: school sucks, her parents are idiots, and her only solace is watching My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. So when she's whisked off to a magical kingdom full of talking equines, things start looking up. Except it's not the kingdom full of talking equines she was hoping for... (Will not be finished.)

A Blackout in Ponyville (Random, Crossover): Blackout -- a giant, evil robot covered in guns and blades -- visits Equestria to see one particular pink party pony. Hopefully he won't squish any of the organics. A crossover with Transformers: Animated that will likely not be understandable to anyone unfamiliar with the show.

Vinyl Scratch Drops the Title (Teen: Sex, Random, Comedy): During the decannual Main/Background Exchange Day, Vinyl Scratch ends up sorting books with Princess Twilight Sparkle much to her chagrin and eternal boredom.

Love Means Never Having to Say You're Hungry (Romance, Dark): Rainbow Dash has a problem with Pinkie Pie.

Lines (Comedy, Slice of Life): A time-displaced warrior from Equestria's distant past ekes out a living in modern Manehattan. All she wants is coffee, and all the motor-mouthed unicorn at the computer store wants is to sell her the latest in Equestrian technology.

The Shortest Breakup Fic Ever (Romance, Comedy, Random, Sad): Two ponies discover they have irreconcilable differences. (Reading by AShadowOfCygnus!)

Star Bright (Original Version) [Adventure]: A young mare goes off into the Everfree Forest, seeking a way to come out from under her mother's shadow.

The Totally, For-Real Shortest Breakup Fic Ever (So Long as You Don't Look at the Character Count) [Romance, Sad, Random]: Pinkie has a tearful confession for Rarity about Rainbow Dash. (Reading by AshadowOfCygnus!)

Kiss of the Sea Queen (Adventure, Romance): After accidentally being turned into seaponies, Twilight, AJ, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy get swept up in the political strife of their underwater cousins. (Will not be finished.)

"Speak, Butt, and Enter" (Random, Adventure, Butts): Daring Do finds out just why she brought Ditzy along on her latest adventure when they come across a strange inscription outside a lost temple.

Matter Was I, If It Would (Random): In the wake of Princess Twilight getting a nifty-keen crystal tree castle, Pinkie has to ask Twilight a very difficult question. Or it might be a very silly question, I'm not sure.

Sunset Shimmer Plays Baseball (2nd Person, Romance, Comedy, Random, Equestria Girls): Fresh haircut, chocolates, flowers: you're all set for your first date with Sunset Shimmer!

Underneath It All (Random): As the Ghost of Hearth's Warming Future, Luna was awfully... tall.

Rainbow Dash and Fluffle Puff Try to Play an MMORPG (Random): They fail miserably.

Friendly Fire (Adventure, Random, Sad): In a ruined city, hunting for a lost relic, Twilight and Fluttershy smell something burning.

That's Amore (AU, Random): Starlight Glimmer needs to figure out how to pass five friendship lessons at once. Surely pasta will help!

That'll Do, Pig (Teen: Sex, Comedy, Equestria Girls, Random): Sunset Shimmer has something very important to say.

I'll Show You "Apple Brown Betty"! (Random): Rainbow Dash takes a dump on Applejack. They can't all be winners!

Daring Do and the Compact of Doom (Comedy, Equestria Girls, Random): Daring Do gets ready for another rousing treasure hunt, with all the things a brave adventurer needs to succeed!

Applejack Kicks It Up a Notch (Comedy, Random): Bam! Applejack is here to make everything spicier! A spiritual sequel to Things Rainbow Dash Doesn't Like.

Things Fluttershy Is an Expert In (Comedy, Random): Pretty much just Fluttershy yelling at ponies. Spiritual sequel to Things Rainbow Dash Doesn't Like.

Apple Slices (Sex, Drama, Sad): Golden Delicious, feeling trapped by his cozy, provincial life, goes in search of greener pastures. What he finds is a unicorn.

When a unicorn ambassador to the alicorn kingdom of Aria is killed and his family massacred, the only remnant of his bloodline lies in his son Rodrigo Cadenza. With his family dead, Rodrigo retreats back to Unicornia and warns Princess Platinum of the alicorns' treachery. Platinum refuses to listen, and Cadenza vows to live a quiet life away from politics and talk of war. But Rodrigo soon begins to notice strange symbols around the city and a hooded figure that appears to be following him. Little does he know that he will become essential to a conspiracy far greater than himself...

Gore consists of blood and vivid descriptions of injuries and killing blows.
Assassin's Creed is the property of Ubisoft Montreal.
I do not own the cover art.

Due to the persuasive tongue of King Cosmos and Queen Atomia, the ponies of Equestria stage a revolution against their creator, emperor Discord. But will things turn out the way King Cosmos said they would turn out? Will the ideals of "Cosmunism" lead the ponies to a glorious future?

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I'm a huge fan of history, but particularly history from 1900-1950, which is where the Russian revolution falls in. Roughly a year or two ago, I read the book "Animal farm" by George Orwell for my Freshman English class, and I thought it was a fantastic book (Despite how pretty much the rest of the class thought it was ridiculous). This past year I've become a brony and as I pieced together the storyline of FiM, I've noticed some similarities between the plot of 'Animal farm' and the history of Equestria. I thought of this idea when I was brainstorming new concepts for upcoming fanfics as my last one turned out to be awful, and I thought it was relatively unique. I asked my sister if I could borrow her copy of Animal farm and I re-read the first few chapters, and to be honest, it isn't QUITE the same reading the book an knowing what was going to happen, but it did give me a feel for the historical points. I tried to base my story on Orwell's, but to be honest Equestria is a hard topic to work with when talking about a political/historical like this. I simply don't have the necessary writing skills to make something similar to his work, but I did try, if anything. I hope you will all enjoy it, but I doubt it will get much attention as there are a few plot holes I didn't really adjust. That being said, I don't think it's too bad and I look forward to the comments I get from it :)

(Author's Note: This a story crossover type that should be probably written more about. Considering the growth of the Wizard101 game, as well as the show over the last few years, it's pretty fitting that FiM should meet with a media that adheres to the same genre of magic, and adventure. Another note, for those who have played Wizard101, note that this story will take place after the Morganthe arc, seeing as how I nothing about the third one. I also own nothing. Rights to MLP go to Hasbro, and Wizard101 rights go to Kings Isle.)

One life to live. One life, well spent in adventure, and the saving of the Spiral as a whole. It can make or break any good practitioner of these fickle arts known as magic. But for one Adrian Deathsword, it was taxing and exhausting. Everything, from the Council of Light, to Old Cob's speech, even everything before then.

Especially Malistaire. Fighting him once to stop him from awakening the world-ending Dragon Titan was one thing. Fighting him after being raised from the dead and infused with the magic of Shadow? Well, that was no cakewalk either. And it meant having to fight a undead army in the process! Geez, can a guy catch a break?

A nice vacation is what Adrian needs. One with no monsters, no need to save the world, and most definitely, far, FAR away from any of the Spiral's current known worlds and political intrigues.

Of course, the Headmaster has just a place in mind one where souls can go to relax, and where magic is all free, the citizens are friendly and everything is colorful and bright. No villains, or monsters. No need for having to go save all of existence. Magic users are everywhere, and talking ponies reign. Everything is peacefu-

Wait, was that part about talking ponies!?!

A/N: I own nothing. All characters (including wizard names, ponies, locations, etc,) are made up by me and everything included here belongs to Kings Isle and Hasbro. Any real life names of characters or locations are purely coincidental. I also don't play as a Death Wizard (though I have one my account), I mainly play as a Fire Wizard. Apologies for any misunderstandings this created.