Long ago in the Crystal Empire, there was once a princess called Flurry Heart, who had a husband that she loved more than the entire world. She showered her husband with luxurious gifts, fine clothes, and all the love and attention that a wife could provide. Her husband, Mountebank Royale III was a stallion who was handsome of face, had a voice of honey words, and yet had faithless eyes.

One day, she discovered that her husband was entirely deceiving her by having an affair with a maid, and had plotted to kill her. Grief-stricken, her mind nearly gave way, she was convinced that all stallions were as wicked and faithless as her ex-husband. And the fewer the world contains of them, the better. She planned to marry a new husband and have him put to death the following morning.

Fortunately, Flurry's adviser, Jasmine has a son who is determined to stop this barbaric practice. Shahryar, a scholar will have to figure out how to change the Princess's mind and save the kingdom and himself. He does this, by telling Flurry Heart a story.

Based loosely on the 2000 two-part miniseries, "The Arabian Nights."

“But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked.

“Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.”

“How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice.

“You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.”

(Excerpt from Alice Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.)

Sanctuary Mental Hospital has no shortage of ghost stories. Given the horrific abuses that went on in the name of science and medicine, there are a variety of tales one could choose from its long eighty-four year history.

What is presented here is a surprisingly recent story involving the infamous asylum. Partly told through news paper articles since it’s closing. And partly from the account of a pony who was sent to there after the death of his parents.

At the age of fifty-four, he has received word that Fillydelphia officials are going to have the hospital be torn down. Wishing to see it one last time, he reaches out to the current owner of the property to have one last look at it before it's gone for good. But through an accident, he finds that while he may have checked out - the hospital hasn't entirely forgotten him.

Warning: The following story you are about to read contains M/M, if you are uncomfortable reading such material, please click off this and read something more comfortable.

It wasn't that Gear Sprung hadn't tried to get a date. Having moved to the Crystal Empire, he had gone to bars, clubs, and even blind dates. But no matter what he does, he simply has no luck in finding someone that finds him attractive. Being sick and tired of the loneliness, Gear does something truly remarkable with his profession as a clockmaker - if he can't get a date, he'll make one instead.

This story is submitted for the M/M Shipping Contest IV (2024)

Warning: The following story you are about to read is currently unedited.

In 835, Princess Celestia made history by having her picture be taken by the newly made invention called the daguerreotype camera. However, a week before, she found herself engaged in a conversation with three art critics who worried that this invention might summon the death of painting as they knew it.

Viewers would like to know that all the following criticism in this story is based on actual historical beliefs of how photography was seen in the 19th century. Any similarities to the new genre of AI art is purely coincidental.

Warning: The following story you are about to read contains both M/F and M/M shipping, a love triangle, and a series of complicated events involving two royals and one Shining Armor. If you find any of these as unappealing, you know where the exit button is.

Six months after basic training for the Royal Guard, Private Shining Armor is trying to figure out how to climb up the ranks. Shining hears that the position of bodyguard of the infamously arrogant Prince Blueblood has opened up. However, things get complicated when something rather unexpected happens - Blueblood has a crush on him. More so, Shining is dating Princess Cadance.

Story idea and proofread by Lilrq28.

This story is a sequel to A Silent Film

If you were to ask Vintage Cinema, a writer of true mystery books, Applewood has a long history of darkness underneath the glitz and glamor. His attention has turned to the Equestrian Society for Film Preservation in hopes of finding a film that is linked to his ancestor who disappeared during the silent film era. While his hunch does pay off, he finds that the film he has been looking for might have more than one mystery wrapped in its film reel.

A huge thank you to Lotus Moon and her cast for bringing this story to life.

Warning: The following story you are about to read contains M/M themes, along with cheating, mentions of prostitution, heartbreak, and revenge. If you are not interested in one or many of these things, you know you where the exit button is.

Dear Mrs. Rich,

To be honest, I wasn’t sure how to start this. Not because I don’t have anything to tell, but I’m not exactly sure how to put this into words. I imagine if anypony else were in my horseshoes, there probably isn’t any easy way to even admit it out loud – let alone write this down. Maybe the best way to do so is to just come up front and say it: no sugar-coating, no white lies, no twisting of anything. I’m just going to come out and say it.

My name is Abila, I’m one of the cashiers at your husband’s store, and I… I had sex with your husband twice a week for the past three years – he pays me.

Submitted for the M/M Shipping Contest III (2023).

Warning: The following story you are about to read contains themes of M/M entering into a polyharmony relationship. If you are uncomfortable with these themes or do not wish to read them, you know where the exit button is.

Cobalt never saw this coming. At a restaurant in Manehattan, his best friends who have been married for years have sat him down to ask him something quite surprising. Having left speechless, his friends ask him what he thinks about the possibility of him dating them.

This is a short and sweet story for the M/M Shipping Contest III (2023).

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Silver Tray was certain that he was going to be fired for sure. In all the years he had been as a waiter for the meals of the Royals, he had made a mistake that got him yelled at by Prince Blueblood. He was certain that his years of stability were over. But as he was preparing to leave the palace, Celestia comes to see if everything is alright.

Warning: The following story is currently unedited and is currently a unique experiment.

On paper, this should have worked.

The young six didn't intend to be roped into Summer School, and Twilight knew it. She knew the reasons for their slipping grades given that they have saved Equestria a few times, and she knew that it was rather unfair that they have to study again to retake their final test. But upon remembering a game she played when she was in the human world, she hoped to try to make their time fun by borrowing it and having it altered. In hindsight, maybe she shouldn't have made a deal with Discord for a shortcut. Maybe she should have heeded Sunset's warning about magic and human technology mixing - especially one that was decades old.

Nevertheless, the game that was meant to teach her students about world history, culture, and geography, has turned into a race to stop a thief from unleashing chaos.

So it's up to her, her students, and you to find out... Where is Carmen Sandiego?

Note: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? is a game published by Broderbund. I do not own the rights to the game nor the character involved. Please support the official release.