While experimenting with new spells, Princess Twilight and Starlight Glimmer died when a spell backfired with fatal results. Due to a screw-up in paperwork, the pair's spirits were called to Hell.

Unfortunately, it was beyond Devil's power to send Twilight and Starlight to their rightful place in Heaven. Until God could eventually get them, they had no choice but to suck it up and settle into their new home.

However, one of them got a little carried away with making the best of their situation...

It was just another day for Eric Reed as the "non-native bridge to pony society" for Twilight Sparkle's School of Friendship. He was the only non-pony in Equestria who had fully accustomed to pony life who also wasn't native to not just Equestria, but to that world completely. A view even Spike can't claim to have.

However, even Eric's unique take on ponies couldn't prepare him for how to respond when Gallus confided in him that he had formed a crush on one of the Mane 6. So, Eric did what he had a tendency to do during times he was rattled.

He ended up putting his foot in his mouth, and not literally.

This story is one of a series of stories that all take place after A Giant Adventure to Equestria. However, it is not necessary to read any of them to understand this story, but "A Giant Adventure to Equestria" does show how and why the human OC Eric Reed is in Equestria.

If you enjoy this story and would be interested in reading any of the other stories with Eric, you can find the list of all current ones here.

Starlight Glimmer has been a great and reliable guidance counselor for Princess Twilight Sparkle's School of Friendship ever since its inception. She always went the extra mile for her students and prided herself on always being available to them without complaints. She even had to learn it was okay to not be available to them sometimes.

Starlight has also never received a raise, even though the school has been open for well over a year.

Upon learning of Starlight's non-existent raises despite her excelling and working hard as a guidance counselor, Trixie Lulamoon lost it. Despite Starlight desperately pleading with her to calm down, the Great and Furious Trixie stormed to Twilight's office and demanded the bewildered alicorn inside for answers and to pay up. Saying Trixie didn't like Twilight's reason for why she hadn't done it would be the understatement of the century.

Starlight Glimmer managed to successfully save the Mane 6, Spike, and the Princesses from Queen Chrysalis while inspiring the changelings to reform.

Except for Chrysalis. She instead chose to flee in disgrace after warning Starlight to sleep with one eye open.

However, as the group watched Chrysalis run away, Spike asked a big question.

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With no immediate princess or headmare duties to deal with, Twilight Sparkle baked cookies with a new ingredient she had invented. To Eric Reed's misfortune, Twilight asked him to be her victim taste-tester.

Eric would normally be happy to help, but the cookies' smell made him – and his stomach – want to take an indefinite rain check.

Unfortunately for Eric, with Twilight being Twilight and having her pseudo-scientist hat on, declining to eat up would be ineffective for curing his sudden "Persistent Alicorn Syndrome."

But fortunately for him, five words would turn the situation on its head.

This story is one of a series of stories that all take place after A Giant Adventure to Equestria. However, it is not necessary to read any of them to understand this story, but "A Giant Adventure to Equestria" does show how and why the human OC Eric Reed is in Equestria.

If you enjoy this story and would be interested in reading any of the other stories with Eric, you can find the list of all current ones here.

Unable to stop Starlight Glimmer's plan to stop the Sonic Rainboom, Twilight Sparkle and Spike pleaded desperately for her to stand down. In canon, Starlight relented at the last second and consequently reformed.

But what would have happened if Starlight gave a different reaction to Twilight's friendship offer and hoof?

Spoiler alert: it ended with one of them in roaring laughter.

EDIT: featured through 02/13/22 and 02/15/22!!

While investigating Canterlot Library for the source of a potentially dangerous amount of love, Princess Cadance stumbled across its forbidden archives. There, she came across numerous stories packed with romance–some between ponies she knew.

Eventually, the Princess of Love decided that she would "help" make some of the romances a reality. A new shipper was born.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as she hoped, and it might even cost Cadance her horn.

Doing a get-together on Hearth's Warming Eve with the Mane 6, Spike, Starlight Glimmer, and Sunset Shimmer, Eric Reed made an offhand comment about Santa Claus. It brought to his attention that Twilight, Starlight, Spike, and Sunset (and possibly Pinkie Pie) are the only Equestrians who knew who Santa is.

So, Eric told the rest of the Mane 6 about the legend of Santa Claus. But little did he know as he told his story that it gave a couple of ponies ideas...

It's not required to do so to enjoy this story, but if you want to learn how and why the human OC Eric Reed is in Equestria, check out A Giant Adventure to Equestria. Or When Dating a Sunset... to learn where Eric and Sunset became a couple, although the relationship only plays a very minor role in this story.

Newly reformed and fresh off her parade celebrating the beginning of her redemption, Starlight Glimmer arrived at the Castle of Friendship with Princess Twilight Sparkle and Spike. She was ready to learn friendship from Twilight, now her teacher, and Twilight was excited over having her own student.

However, Spike was even more excited over Starlight moving in. He drooled over the prospect of having backup in dealing with the bane of his existence.

But only if he doesn't scare Starlight off first...

Plagued with a sore back, Rarity asked Eric Reed, who works as a masseur at Ponyville's spa, for a massage to help with her back.

However, Rarity went on to enjoy the massage a little too much.

This story takes place after the events of my A Giant Adventure to Equestria story. However, it is not required to read it first to enjoy this story, other than to learn how and why Eric Reed is in Equestria.