Cozy Glow just wanted a nice Hearth's Warming gift. But that's how her entire life went wrong.

I thank Shilic for prereading.

^{For the 2021 Cozy Glow Short Story Contest.}

^{For the 2021 Cozy Glow Short Story Contest.}

Twilight Sparkle visits Equestria, makes a surprising discovery, and gets shipped by at least two different ponies, including...himself?

(Art used by permission of andoanimalia.)

Is this an AU? Maybe not, if you read all the way to the end. Maybe one pony just happened to be visiting the right place at the right time for whatever reason, maybe doing research.

_{(You can read this story by itself, but it's 'technically' a sequel to This Story Will Lose the Contest Or Be Disqualified, and That's Ok (The "Add Story Button" Story))}

_{(#portal-transformations portal-transformations)}

Twilight's new invention helps Scootaloo and Apple Bloom with their family lives. It works exactly as designed...if not as expected.

I thank Brumby_Run and Tipper for prereading.
_{Also, special thanks to both of them for taking the trouble to put in well over a decade studying Commonwealth dialects, to be better prepared to help with this sort of thing.}

^{(Any problems remaining in the story are, of course, my fault.)}

"I'm not just ANY reject," Scootaloo whispered angrily. "I'm the BEST reject."

Scootaloo learns the truth about where rainbows come from. She doesn't take it very well.

(Also, we learn how Fluttershy REALLY pays for her animal sanctuary's expenses.)

^{This is an idea that's been tempting me for months. Now with the Rainbow Factory Contest, I have an excuse! I promise, this story is nearly as tasteful as the original premise, if not even more so!}

Who will save Canterlot High from Sunset Shimmer's cruelty?

Sometimes the antihero you need isn't the hero you expect.

(This story REALLY IS kind of a dark sci-fi romance/shipping short, just like the tags say.)

This story is an entry in a Sunset Shimmer x Sonata Dusk (Sonata Dusk x Sunset Shimmer?) event. (Can I find an interesting enough path to "Now, kiss!")

^{Image Credit: part of a picture by nekojackun (Thanks!)}

_{(Followup: I fixed a couple minor wordings in October 2022.)}

When Twilight was still Ponyville's unicorn librarian, she learned a surprising secret from Rarity.

Twilight surprised Rarity with a secret of her own.

Warning: This story is silly, and contains at least one plot twist (some people don't like those.)

^{(Image Source: I edited a picture by "DimBulb," with DimBulb's kind permission.
The original image is, of course, bigger, better and cuter. )}

"An unofficial strategy guide to Equestria Online: Original Version Simulator.
Get as good as you can at the most important computer game in history!"

...

An FiO side story, and an entry in the latest Optimalverse story contest. Notes on canon compliance are in this story's Author's Note.

Cover image is an edited version of d.w.h.cn's https://derpibooru.org/images/2409991, used by permission.