The Cutie Mark Crusaders, three young fillies who joined together with one goal etched into their minds, to achieve their cutie marks together. Many trials have they undergone hoping to find their cutie marks each ending in the most hilarious and chaotic ways ponykind or even Discord could possibly imagine. The dream felt like it was far from their grasp yet that did not hinder them to continue on and try it another time.

It was until they finally helped the one pony that needed help the most did they finally achieve their lifelong dream of having their cutie marks together. After they received their cutie marks, their life changed forever as they continue to help others in need of a helping hoof. It seemed that life could not hinder these three fillies from living their lives to the fullest right? Not really...

With their newfound marks, this also was but one step into adulthood and suddenly their friendship takes a turn for the better or worse. What will they now that their friendship goes forward with ideas of adulthood ahead and of a love life? Will their strong friendship become more than just friends or will it break as time marches on? Only fate knows what will be in store for these three fillies...

EDIT: This is in the Popular Stories list on 1/21/16... won't last long but damn, my first story to be in that list...

DOUBLE EDIT: Link to a contest thread right here! Hearts and Hooves Contest! This isn't really important, but it's one of the rules for the contest at hand, so I had to obliged

In the thousand year reign of Princess Celestia, never has she felt so lonely with the absence of Luna. Although she kept a façade of certainty to her subjects, behind the mask is a pony who is in need of some support.

Despite this knowledge, she has learned many new lessons from but there was one lesson written in her last letter. Lost and forgotten in time, it has been found once again by the same pony who written it. See and learn the final lesson that Celestia learned herself.

The Shadow War, an event that once took Luna's virtue away and turned her into the being named Nightmare Moon forcing Celestia to banish her sister, has scarred many ponies far and wide. These effects are felt mostly by the crystal ponies. The city then disappeared from the lands forever leaving the mystery as to when it shall return. Now the city rises from the land again as Sombra reawakens recreating the Shadow War once again.

Witness the tales of many brave soldiers as the final battle begins and the war reaches its resolution. Few will live to tell the tale. Many will fall in battle. And the resolution begins now...

Hearth's Warming Eve, a holiday rarely ever celebrated in the Wasteland for numerous reasons. After all the events that changed the livelihood of many of the people living in the Wasteland, the Wasteland entered a state of relief for many of the heroes. Thus, began the first time that this holiday would be celebrated. Join in the heroes, as they take a break they well-deserved enjoying fun events, chatting with one another and possibly making new friendships with the other heroes far and wide.

Stories featured here: Fallout: Equestria, Project Horizons, Pink Eyes, Murky Number Seven, Neo Fantasia (My own sidefic to Fo: E) and as of the Seventh Day, Heroes. Protagonists in each fic are all here!

It was after they got their cutie marks, that the Cutie Mark Crusaders get the chance to go to Canterlot with their families and celebrate Hearth's Warming Eve. A time full of fun moments, chatting with friends, and many more activities. For Luna however, it is a reminder of all of those positive plus one negative she will be the only one to remember.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders ever so curious, follow her through the whole castle avoiding a few obstacles along the way but what they discover will forever change their understanding of what Hearth's Warming truly means to the Night Princess.

EDIT: Link to a contest thread right here! Holiday Spirit Contest This isn't really important, but it's one of the rules for the contest at hand, so I had to obliged

A prophecy once foretold that on the day where the Sun and Moon intersect during a war between the Solar Empire and the Lunar Republic, the inevitable battle between the two bodies will decide the fate of Equestria and of their futures. Journey into the unknown as the fated battle shines a new light revealing concealed details that the public lay hidden wanting this part of history forgotten...

As peace was rolling through Equestria, a new evil has emerged not from Equestria, but from another world ready to bring havoc across the land, it is up to Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy to fight this new evil alongside an unknown ally who wants to settle their battles once and for all.

Added the Gore tag because once you get to Chapter 7, things get a little gory.

Cover art made by johnjoseco, Cover Art