Pendulum lived a comfortable routine for an up and coming efficiency company in Manehatten. That routine was shattered when he was sent to a new client that could put them on the map.

A little town called Ponyville.

Oh sure they had sent their request late giving Pendulum only a day to get there and organize a schedule. Sure the records they sent were disorganized at best. Sure they hadn't come close to succeeding for over 70 years. But really, how difficult could it be?
Pendulum would soon come to regret those words...

Edited and pre read by the excellent Knight of Cerebus, maskedferret, Cerulean Voice, and CartsBeforeHorses

Cover art by PoisonSt

(Takes place before season 1)

Remember that poor frog that was turned into an orange? We never saw it get turned back, and they never mentioned it again. So what happened to it? How did it manage to get onto the town hall? Did Twilight ever learn about the abomination of nature she created? Did anypony notice it at all?
Proofread by the excellent CartsBeforeHorses, MrJoshy, Salacar, Knight of Cerebus and statoose.

Before Equestria's founding there was a little ship called the P.S. Newstart. It's mission was simple. Discover new lands in case the peace summits fail and the land becomes inhospitable. When the ship didn't return it was assumed that it was lost at sea. Until one day it mysteriously appeared in the harbor of the old earth pony territory badly damaged, with the crew having no recollection of what occurred . The only clue was a battered old journal which described a most unusual little island...