Highly Recommended

The Changeling of the Guard Not all changelings are fit for life in a hive. But that doesn't mean they're capable of life outside it, either. Join one such changeling as he tries to find his place in Equestria, and what the difference is between survival and living. by vdrake77 229,930 words · 3,754 · 55
A Dodgy Business Applejack returns to Dodge Junction to help save Cherry Hill Ranch. Against her are trolls, a gang of kleptomaniacs, and a dainty but psychotic griffon. On her side is the most accident-prone pony in Equestria. by MLP-Silver-Quill 45,680 words · 395 · 4
Void Trials 2: Horizon Shocked by the raid on Equestrias colony on the planet of Horizon, Shetland Sparkle must learn to live with those she lost. But when investigators of the Hyena Empire arrive, it seems that something sinister is happening behind the scenes. by Obsi 128,626 words · 24 · 0
Riverdream at Sunset: a Manuscript Lord Dunsany has a curious adventure in the Lands of Dream, in a realm where beasts can talk and the sun rides low in the sky. by GroaningGreyAgony 7,791 words · 209 · 5
Familiar Dash has a pet robot! She's just the best. by GaPJaxie 10,267 words · 728 · 22

These are stories I have particularly enjoyed.

TPassing Familiarity
MLP: FiM
Dark
Drama
Sci-Fi
Familiar: Your robotic best friend, made just for you. She will love you, care for you, and live every moment of her life devoted to you. But when all that she lives for is suddenly gone, one Familiar must find a reason to go on.
Suicide / Self Harm
Alt. Universe
OC
The Hat Man · 44k words · 142 6 · 908 views
TReaping Rainbow: A Very Grim Hearth's Warming
MLP: FiM
Dark
Comedy
Rainbow Dash flies home for Hearth's Warming when she has a disastrous crash with Santa Hooves himself. With the big guy out of commission, the holiday spirit can only be saved by her! ...Oh, and Death himself as Santa, of course.
Rainbow Dash
Pinkie
The Hat Man · 2.3k words · 34 1 · 355 views
TScenes From A Hat
MLP: FiM
Anthology
A series of strange and singular stories picked properly from a proliferation of perplexing and pleasing prompts now audaciously authored into an annotated anthology by a meticulous, methodical man in a high, haughty hat.
Lyra
Bon-Bon
Main 6
Maud Pie
The Hat Man · 21k words · 62 3 · 348 views
ETime-Less, Price-Less
MLP: FiM
Romance
Comedy
Slice of Life
Derpy is asked to house-sit for the Doctor. She's eager to help out her favorite stallion... until she has one of her mishaps and smashes one of his watches. How expensive can a "Ponex" watch be, anyway?
Derpy
Doctor Whooves
The Hat Man · 2.1k words · 40 3 · 438 views
TThe Iron Horse: Robot Rock
MLP: FiM
Romance
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Hearth's Warming with family? Awkward. Introducing your family to your girlfriend? Worse. Not mentioning to your super traditional family that your girlfriend is a ROBOT? Buckle up, Maud Pie...
OC
Pie Sisters
Maud Pie
Cloudy
Igneous
The Hat Man · 16k words · 119 1 · 1.1k views
TThe Rainbooms vs Copyright Law ©
Equestria Girls
Comedy
Slice of Life
A Cease and Desist letter may spell the end for the Rainbooms. They'll need to fight for their band's future in this tale of music, litigation, the 60s being kinda weird in general, and Rainbow Dash being a frickin' idiot.
Sunset Shimmer
Rainbow Dash (EqG)
Sci-Twi
Fluttershy (EqG)
The Hat Man · 1.3k words · 138 3 · 2k views

EThe Maretian Chronicles
MLP: FiM
Sci-Fi
Where have all the ponies gone in this strange new world? Ask the children and you will find they never left.
Alt. Universe
Twilight
Georg · 1.7k words · 104 6 · 930 views
ELost in Sidequests
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Comedy
Slice of Life
Discords really like playing Ogres & Oubliettes, and wants all his friends to try it, at least once... or maybe more...
Discord
Main 6
Exodd · 1.7k words · 47 0 · 539 views
ETwilight Sparkle and the Elements of Bootlegs
MLP: FiM
Comedy
Nightmare Moon is weakened. All it'll take is one final blast of Harmony to purify her. Unfortunately, there's a few too many Elements on hand, most of which are... less than helpful.
Celestia
Nightmare Moon
Main 6
TheDriderPony · 1.9k words · 491 3 · 4.6k views
EThe Amazing Arcane Alicorn Frappe
Equestria Girls
Comedy
Random
EQG Pinkie Pie unlocks the secret of the Unicorn Frappaccino's power, and sends the recipe to her Equestrian counterpart. What could possibly go wrong?
Twilight
Pinkie
Sunset Shimmer
Pinkie Pie (EqG)
Grand_Moff_Pony · 2.3k words · 93 2 · 1.8k views
EPatterns
MLP: FiM
Romance
Drama
Rarity discovers a pattern in her relationship with Twilight, and wonders what she may have given up for love.
Twilight
Rarity
Undome Tinwe · 3k words · 234 10 · 2.1k views
TAnemoia
MLP: FiM
Mystery
Sci-Fi
Slice of Life
Bit is the first of her kind, a crystal machine shaped like a pony. For lifetimes she served, until her master was long dead. Instead of fall dormant like the other machines, she snapped. Suddenly, she could choose. She did.
Violence
Crystal Ponies
Starscribe · 67k words · 627 11 · 4.3k views

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Reaping Rainbow Rainbow Dash comes face to face with Death himself! And he's... surprisingly cordial, actually. But when Rainbow ends up in his debt, there's only one way to get back to the life she knew: take up the role of the Grim Reaper herself. by The Hat Man 40,779 words · 603 · 7
The Reality I Choose Battling Starlight Glimmer, Twilight finds herself in another alternate timeline. Only this time, she finds herself in the Golden Oak Library with the Princess of Friendship: Sunset Shimmer. by The Hat Man 6,736 words · 1,310 · 17
Sticking Points "The stars are GONE!" Twilight declares at an emergency faculty meeting at the School of Friendship. Is an apocalyptic-scale disaster impending... or is this a classic case of Twilighting? Starlight's got a guess... by The Hat Man 1,227 words · 111 · 2
Scenes From A Hat A series of strange and singular stories picked properly from a proliferation of perplexing and pleasing prompts now audaciously authored into an annotated anthology by a meticulous, methodical man in a high, haughty hat. by The Hat Man 21,291 words · 62 · 3