It started when ponies started going missing. It was small towns and villages that reported them first.

After an attack on Manehattan of seemingly unknown origins, The Regal Sisters begin talks of reviving an ancient order meant to defend Equestria and the rest of the known world from threats deemed 'other worldly'.

Much to her dismay, Twilight is chosen to lead Equestria's first—and last—line of defense.

I figured I could put my ongoing misadventures in X-COM and turn them into a fic of some kind.
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Kinda toyed with this idea for a bit until I was completely comfortable with it. Hope you like it! Please leave any feedback in the comments!

This story is a sequel to I Got This

Scootaloo and Rumble like each other a lot.

Sure, they hung out from time to time and it's been a little while since they had both promised themselves to admit their feelings for each other (and failed).

Maybe if they tried again, things would work out?

It was a casual get together with Rose and a few other Ponyville residents. The night went well for all of them, for the most part. Rose spends most of her time with a beautiful mare. The mare.

Later on, Rose finds herself in her room; alone and completely ashamed of herself.

Equestria is changing and ponies are scared. Everyone knows what is coming, but they all are trying to ignore the inevitable.

In an attempt to prepare for the worst, Equestria's greatest scholars and researchers have gathered in Canterlot to help preserve knowledge of all corners of the world if worse comes to worse. Trixie and Twilight are among the many who have volunteered in this undertaking and are the best at what they do. Great progress has been made towards this compendium, but it is far from complete and there are still many stories to tell.

A new visitor comes from a far away land, claiming a desire to help expand Equestria's Encyclopedia. It's an arduous task to be sent away to a foreign land unheard of by many, but it is all for a good cause, is it not?

(Thanks to A Green Notebook for proofreading and small bits of editing)

Octavia was no stranger to mistakes. She had plenty of shows that slowly went south, but she was usually able to fix things before they got too bad. But after a good night of celebrating, she causes a major rift between herself and her now former lover. Despite a month having passed, Octavia wants to try and clear the air.

Something keeps telling Bon Bon that there is something wrong with Lyra. She doesn't know what it is exactly, but she just knows that something is off about her. A voice tells her that Lyra is a witch, but before action must be taken, Bon Bon needs to confirm the theory.

Scootaloo has been trying to figure out how to tell Rumble how she feels about him.

Rumble has been trying to figure out how to tell Scootaloo he wants to be her special somepony.

They face the same dilemma, but will they be able to tell each other how they feel after days of waiting for the right moment?

Snippy has been through a ton of things. He's been near death at least four times, and if he remembers correctly, he's even died at one point. He wasn't a big fan of his new-found friends, but it beat being alone for the rest of his life in a world that died a long time ago. A guy who is almost completely insane, trying to teach you the 'magic of friendship ', a Captain who was a living 404 error and a doctor who was the Captains 'intern'. How could you be a fan of a group of people like that?

During a scavenging run for extra supplies, Snippy comes across a strange anomaly in the city of Capteinia. Unfortunately, The Captain, Pilot, and Engie end up following him inside the rift in time and space, landing them in some place they never thought they'd see before. Of course, with the crew Snippy has been travelling with, nothing is going to be easy, nor will it be normal. But hey, who likes normalcy in today's society?

Octavia has seen the theater before, but never dared entered it. But from what the voices have told her, this was the source. This is where she must go to put an end to her torment. Ponies have called her crazy, but they haven't seen or heard what Octavia has. If she wants to end all her misfortunes, she must go to the source, and play the perfect song, a candle lit at all times at her side. Then her torment will be over and she can return to living her happy life.

When life manages to throw the worst it can at you and nobody cares to help you through it, there's only one option you can think of. That is, until someone helps you before the big moment.
(Not the story mentioned on this blog post.)