Timberwolves. Among the most fearsome creatures to lurk in the depths of the Everfree, these hulking, wooden monstrosities have sharp senses that make them deeply efficient at hunting and tracking ponies and other sentient beings that wander into the forest—and making sure they don't ever leave. Anypony with a lick of common sense knows they're not something to be trifled with, and any (generally ill-advised) venture into the Everfree must be done in groups and/or with extreme caution.

The new species of hairless ape that keeps falling from dimensional portals in the sky into the depths of the forest, however, seems to be entirely lacking in said common sense.

Not to be taken especially seriously. (Not that me saying so is seemingly stopping anyone.) Features implied violence, but no gore.

Pre-read by Dewdrops on the Grass and The Sleepless Beholder. Inspired by discord conversations with Estee about the common "Mandatory Timberwolf Encounter" trope in Human in Equestria stories.

Winner by default of the Dishonorable Creatures Contest I. Featured on 4/19/23-4/20/23!

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Pony Wallflower Blush wakes up in a desolate and empty world, hoofcuffed to a princess of a species she's never heard of before. Everything feels so wrong. She tries not to think about it too hard.

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Suicide / Self-Harm: Wallflower tries to throw herself off of a cliff

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a submission to the May Pairings Contest 2022.

reviewed by Stinium_Ruide.

this strange story idea began life as an entry to Nailah's Shipping Contest that did not get finished in time. the randomly generated pairing i was given was Wallflower Blush x Princess Skystar, and the original version of the contest had a set of prompts that included the pair waking up hoofcuffed to each other in the middle of nowhere.

the pony Wallflower Blush in this story was inspired by Sledge115's Wallflower of Canterlot

thank you to Rego, Dewdrops on the Grass, Sledge115, and The Sleepless Beholder for prereading!

Years ago, Princess Twilight Sparkle of Equestria helped show a group of humans the magic of friendship, and they've never forgotten how much it meant to them. Since then, Twilight has continued to return to visit her friends in their world, and even as her coronation looms large on the horizon, they'd been confident things would work out.

But when a serious malfunction renders the device keeping the portal open useless and seemingly irreparable, Princess Twilight is left struggling to come up with a solution, or even answers. As the possibility that they might never see their old friend in person again grows, the Rainbooms decide to send a series of letters to the Princess, expressing their personal gratitude for the influence she's had in their lives, well-wishes for her rule in Equestria and cautious optimism for the future.

Cover art by D+CON! Used with permission.

Written for Bicyclette's The Twilight Files contest. See the other entries here! Pre-read by The Sleepless Beholder. The chapter "Letter 1: Rarity" ties in with the Bean's Writing Group prompt "An Artistic Touch", while "Letter 7: Fluttershy" ties in with "Someone is Missing".

Featured on 7/19/22 to 7/23/22!

Note this story only considers animated media as canon, and deviates from the depiction of events seen in literary or comic media like The Fall of Sunset Shimmer and Twilight's Sparkly Sleepover Surprise.

This story is a sequel to Carnivorous Trains

Cadence is stressed out, she has an alicorn baby to raise. She needs powerful sitters that don't quit on her. It would also be nice if Flurry stopped burning down her castle. Just when she thought the situation couldn't get any worse, she is called upon to solve a problem of love. Discord and Sombra's love problem. They are severely lacking love. So what does this stressed mother do? She puts Discord and Sombra in charge of her child. Join her as she desperately attempts to hit all her metaphorical birds with just one stone.

Reading the prequel is not necessary it's for the bit. This contains no actual sex. It's only for the comedy. Thank you Kody. Thanks for helping me iron out my thoughts. I also want to thank The Sleepless Beholder not only for the wonderful fan art, but for all their support, and for motivating me to keep writing. And thank you to DovakhiinMaster who is editing all my chapters, starting with the first one. You're a madman, thank you.

The Princess Summit is a commemoration to all of the fifty cities of Equestria that work together and acknowledge each other's unique gifts. The Princess of Friendship happened to promise the Canterlot diarchs that she could handle all of the extra planning details by herself. However, doing so has left her in a state worse than a Twitter-mite on empty.

Dutifully, the Crystal Princess asks her empire's bold hero to take command and make sure Twilight Sparkle gets proper rest. Without hesitation, said hero accepts. But problems arise that only a princess can deal with, and three out of four are occupied with vicious schedules at the corners of Canterlot City. What is the bold and honorable hero to do?

Well, what he shouldn't do is drag his charge around like a puppet and attempt to handle everything by himself.
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Wait, Spike? What are you doing? Spike? Spike!
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Half-serious now, Dr. Wolf. Should I be paying you royalties for these story ideas? But I digress.
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is property of Hasbro, DHX Media, and currently the Discovery Family Channel. No profit is made by this author for this work. Quick warning: there is exactly one sentence that involves the dismemberment of the undead. Please read with discretion.

Cover art by: Lokimonster (I just did some minor edits.)

Visit Lokimonster at http://monstervsgaming.tumblr.com/

After many a sleepless night, Nightshade begins to realize that there may be something more... special about her than she thinks. One of her only friends, Lightning Rod, seems to be very preoccupied in his own interests as well, until he begins to notice, too.

Criticism is welcome. I'd like to know why you liked/disliked it.

Rebooted yet again. Third time's the charm, I guess.

A four-way collaboration story between Me, Dreadnought, Forestshadows, and T A Ship.

(Not to be confused with an older story I posted, Wielder of the Orb: Of Magic and Ponies. It sucks. don't read it.)

This story is a sequel to What My Destiny is Telling Me

While this story is set in continuity with What My Destiny is Telling Me (and, by extension, The Final Conversation), it can be read on its own, as there is a quick recap of the first story in the text.

Sunset Shimmer's world changed, very literally, the day she fled through a magic mirror and became stuck on the other side. It changed again shortly afterwards, when a desperate search for shelter landed her at a home that, at the urging of their eldest daughter, took her in as family.

Sunset knows she owes a lot to Rarity, not merely in giving her a home but in helping her grapple with the darkness that lay inside her. Yet she still struggles to find solace in her new realm, the unicorn mind within her still struggling with being trapped in a human body -- and worse, potentially adjusting to it. Rarity can see the turmoil in her sister, and wants to help, but knows it's not going to be an easy conversation to have.

But it's a necessary one, for both their sakes.

Set in an alternate universe in which the timeline diverges after Sunset leaves Equestria. This story also deviates from the depiction of Sunset's past as portrayed in the comic The Fall of Sunset Shimmer; some details of said past are instead depicted in The Final Conversation.

Pre-read by The Sleepless Beholder and Dewdrops on the Grass. Written for the Bean's Writing Group prompt "Stargazing".

This story is dedicated to Ninjadeadbeard.

Cover art from a piece by SarcasticLeaves, who could not be contacted as they are no longer in touch with the MLP fan community. Should they contact me and request its removal, I will oblige.

Featured on 2/28/23-3/4/23!

One sleepless night's dream causes Dream Walker, a regular unicorn, to go traveling on adventures.Durring her everlasting adventure she meets new ponies everywhere. All it needed to triger her willingness for her travel was the advice of a certain Moon Princess........

Story written by me and my co-writer: TheBookish_Disaster

Twilight graduated from Canterlot High three years early, leaving what would become her friends in the dust. Her only true companion is her purple dog, Spike. After sleepless nights of relentless pondering and investigation, Twilight takes her studies to the field to find out what strange phenomena are going on at Canterlot High. What she uncovers is beyond even her own comprehension.

Learning how to be human, in the sense of both her physical body and her new outlook on life, has been an interesting process for Sunset Shimmer. Just as she starts to think she's figured things out through and through, something else comes to shake things up completely.

The latest such instance being when she learned her best friend had begun to think about their relationship in a whole new way.

And as Twilight and Sunset begin to explore what it means to care for one another the way they do, encounters with Twilight's family bring back moments in Sunset's life she'd long tried to lock away in shame. Resolving to confront some of the ghosts of her past in person -- albeit not quite in person -- the pair embark on a journey that brings Twilight to a brand new world, and Sunset to one she struggles to recognize, as both find themselves laying their souls bare before each other.

Cover art by Avery Day, who is pre-reading the story alongside Dewdrops on the Grass and The Sleepless Beholder.

While this story is not specifically a sequel, it is in continuity with two other fics: The Final Conversation and Milkshakes, Marionettes, and Midnight. The story begins late during the events of Legend of Everfree and diverges further from the canon timeline during "Dance Magic".

Featured on 6/20/23-6/21/23, 7/4/23, 8/15/23, and 9/10/23!