One pony. One trip. One way.

If you knew you were going to die, what would you do with what time you had left? For Stellar Lights, the clock is running down. An unfortunate stroke of fate has left her with a ticking biological time bomb in her chest. Her family is wonderful and loving, but Stella certainly isn't blind --- she can see the distant truth in her husband's eyes and her daughter's hugs --- and she can't bear it any longer.

And then the enigmatic Princess Twilight arrives on her doorstep with a proposition. Stella will undertake an epic journey, so terrifying in scale that no pony has any hope of making it back alive. At the end, the lost destination of Celestia and Luna, whom disappeared from Equestria all those centuries ago. But Stella doesn't have to make it back...

The end she isn't worried about. The journey is all that's left.

Beneath the ice of our forsaken homeland is a magnificent subterranean labyrinth, a place of breathtaking wonders --- and terrors beyond imagining. A team of specialists led by archaeologist Amethyst "Sparkler" Star has been hoof-picked to explore this ancient place and uncover the secrets it holds.

But they are not the first to venture into the darkness --- and those they follow did not return.

There are mysteries here the predate the founding of Equestria, revelations that could change everything we thought we knew about the Great Winter and the mass exodus that followed. Because down here in the dark and warmth, something survived the ancient storm... a forgotten fourth tribe we left behind.

Cherry Berry owns a hot air balloon. One day, somebody wants to use it.

Shenanigans ensue.

Looking back, she witnesses the entirety of her world in the window. A single dewdrop of oceans and forests and mountains and storms, just floating there, hushed and still. She squints through an eye, placing her hoof upon the glass. It completely covers the receding planet.

And in that instant, she's alone.

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A thief.

I guess that's what I've always been. I've spent my life plundering ruins, seeking out the relics of ancient times, dodging traps and outsmarting incompetent villains... and collecting the hefty finders fee, to boot. It's been a great ride, wouldn't trade it for the world. But I'm not the young filly I used to be. Maybe it's time I hang up the helmet. Maybe.

But not without one last job. I've got a lead on the greatest find in history: The fabled Crown of Harmony, worn by the Pony Queen before she vanished, eons ago. Somepony doesn't want it to be found, though.

Somepony who knows why.

"She is our Shield, the benevolent protector of all ponykind. This was not always so. She was once a ghost, unfortunate enough to be forged anew in the fires of fate, and cursed to bear a sharpened edge that our foes would do well to beware."

Spiritual companion to Pest Control.
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Love. It transcends the mightiest of barriers... and death is no exception.

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Power. Notoriety. Money. Drugs. Mares. Fear. Weapons. Racing chariots. Blood. Respect.

...Pipsqueak?!

This is the tale of how one little colt inherits the largest criminal organization in the history of Equestria, and manages to turn the underworld on its head...

A collaborative effort between the Esteemed Scholar of Debauchery, Mister Moniker, and myself. If that wasn't motivation enough, you are sad and I no longer wish to speak with you.

"Beware Her wrath, fools who dare threaten our Kingdom. For if Celestia be our Shield, then Luna is the Sword."

Spiritual companion to Sweet Celestia.

Boba Fett. Notoriously known as the greatest bounty hunter in the galaxy. From the Outer Rim to the Core Worlds, his exploits are the stuff of legend.

His latest hunt --for which the reward offers enough credits to purchase a small star system-- takes him to the farthest reaches of explored space, to a distant and unknown planet, where he is to kidnap a notable figure of great power and return to his employer with all due haste.

The target?

Princess Celestia of Equestria.

The 'Human' tag is not present on this story because it involves immersion into a universe that contains a great deal more species than them. Expect far more than mere humans to make an appearance.