DannyJ's House of Fun

I'm DannyJ. I write, I blog, and I occasionally pre-read and edit for people.

Non-pony stories I've written:
-Wanderer's Diary and Wanderer's Diary: Other Sides series.
-Courier's Journal series.
-Vault Dweller's Log.
-The Doctor and the Master series.

Good reviews that I've somehow gotten:
-Just Dodge! on the Royal Guard, Saturday Night Featured, The City of Doors, and Louder Yay
-Discord: End of Empires on One Man's Pony Ramblings, Seattle's Angels, and Present Perfect's blog
-Decomposition on Seattle's Angels
-Part of a Pantheon on The Last Roundup
-Rest in Chaos on One Man's Pony Ramblings, and Present Perfect's blog
-World of Traitors on Present Perfect's blog
-Strange Bedfellows and Liaisons on Present Perfect's blog
-Wanderer's Diary on Dark Lord Potter.
-Human on Bronyland

Other accomplishments:
-The Borderworld on TV Tropes
-Human on Equestria Daily
-Human on TV Tropes
-Discord's House of Chaos on Equestria Daily
-War Machine on Equestria Daily
-Just Dodge! temporarily wins FimFiction
-Rest in Chaos does the same

TDragonfall
MLP: FiM
Dark
Comedy
Comment-driven. A mercenary company is contracted to protect the city of Dragonfall, the murder capital of Equestria. Somehow, it's all downhill from there.
Sex
Gore
Violence
Death
Profanity
OC
The Smooze
DannyJ · 39k words · 25 5 · 564 views
TThe Universe is Doughnut-Shaped
MLP: FiM
Comedy
Random
Slice of Life
After a particularly chaotic day, a bunch of weirdos get together to talk about how everything sucks.
Profanity
Sex
OC
DannyJ · 3.7k words · 38 3 · 610 views
TDoing Good or Doing Well?
MLP: Comic
Batman
Dark
Comedy
Or, Captain Goodguy V Mare-Do-Well: Dawn of Potatoday. A crossover that nobody asked for.
Violence
Death
Crossover
Alt. Universe
Discord
Mare Do Well
Cheese Sandwich
Maud Pie
DannyJ · 6.3k words · 40 2 · 611 views
TSubject is Sedated
MLP: FiM
Dark
The changelings were the one great threat that nopony saw coming. For the Equestrian Intelligence Service, life is about to get much more complicated.
Death
Alt. Universe
OC
Chrysalis
Changelings
DannyJ · 4.4k words · 18 2 · 341 views
TSomething Cosmic
MLP: FiM
Adventure
Twilight and Discord are a long way from home, and have to journey through a chaotic realm to get back to Equestria. Fortunately, this is Discord's speciality, so Twilight is in safe hands. Less fortunately, all the local gods want him dead.
Twilight
OC
Discord
DannyJ · 8.4k words · 84 4 · 1.2k views
EA Word With You, My Friend?
MLP: Comic
Drama
Slice of Life
Celestia and King Aspen have a much-needed talk. An epilogue to the IDW comics arc, Revenge of Everfree.
Celestia
Other
DannyJ · 3.2k words · 71 7 · 1.6k views
TThe Devil's Dues
MLP: FiM
Dark
Drama
Discord has had to give up a lot of his chaos in the name of friendship. In the interest of fairness, the forces of Order must also be made to surrender something.
Death
OC
Discord
DannyJ · 6.9k words · 129 3 · 2.4k views
EAgent Redwood
MLP: FiM
Comedy
Slice of Life
Redwood is not known for her discipline and restraint. Perhaps a military career was not a smart choice for her.
OC
Shining Armor
Royal Guard
DannyJ · 5.6k words · 25 1 · 447 views
TTo Keep the Fire Burning
MLP: FiM
Dark Souls
Dark
Adventure
Dark Souls crossover. A young stallion's journey to rescue a friend from a decaying asylum leads to an adventure through the ancient, ruined kingdom of Equestria.
Violence
Gore
Death
Crossover
Alt. Universe
OC
Nightmare Moon
Changelings
Sunset Shimmer
Minotaur
DannyJ · 119k words · 125 5 · 1.6k views
TRest in Chaos
MLP: FiM
Dark
Comedy
Random
How would a being like Discord want to be remembered after he's gone? Well, if you're curious, he did actually write a will. To the surprise of nobody, its contents are bizarre and mildly disturbing.
Death
Discord
DannyJ · 1.6k words · 1,806 23 · 18k views
TJust Dodge!
MLP: FiM
Dark
Comedy
Lyra thinks Discord is an idiot for not thinking to dodge when the Elements of Harmony were about to strike him. Discord thinks this is the perfect opportunity for a game.
Lyra
Discord
Main 6
DannyJ · 10k words · 1,948 24 · 20k views
TWorld of Traitors
MLP: FiM
Tragedy
Imprisoned in Tartarus once more, Tirek tries to rationalise what he did.
Tirek
DannyJ · 1.1k words · 177 1 · 2.7k views
TThe Winter
MLP: FiM
Dark
Horror
Winter is cold, winter is dark, and winter is miserable. This will be my last winter.
Violence
Gore
Suicide / Self Harm
Death
OC
DannyJ · 11k words · 34 2 · 456 views
TPart of a Pantheon
MLP: Comic
Dark
Drama
In the depths of space, Discord and an old enemy come face to face.
OC
Discord
DannyJ · 1.5k words · 113 1 · 2.2k views
TDiscord: End of Empires
MLP: FiM
Dark
Adventure
This is not the story of how the Dragon Empire fell. This is the story of why it happened.
OC
Discord
Dragons
DannyJ · 7.9k words · 155 3 · 2.2k views

Progress on current projects:

Ongoing stories:
Something Cosmic - Chapter 3 - 80%
To Keep the Fire Burning - Chapter 9 - 5%
Van Helsing - Chapter 3 - 15%
Dragonfall - Chapter 12 - 30%
Subject is Sedated - Part 2 - 65%
The Winter - Chapter 5 - 35%
Discord's House of Chaos - Chapter 4 - 40%
War Machine - Chapter 5 - 35%

Next stories:
The Warlord - Oneshot - 40%
I Who Stood Before Gods and Demons - Oneshot - 0% - Planning
World War Discord - Chapter 1 - 10%

Ongoing non-pony stories:
Courier's Journal - Chapter 2 - 80% - Stop sending me messages about this; I know how long it's been.
Wanderer's Diary: Other Sides - Chapter 2 - 0%
The Doctor and the Master - Chapter 3 - 20%

Jul

26th

2018

Dragonfall, chapter 11 · 9:43am July 26th

"I knew a filly in my youth, who stayed at the local hospital in my hometown for all the time that I lived there. She was a blind-deaf burn victim with fragile bones that constantly broke, and an inability to digest solid foods. Healing magic gave her seizures, and she was somehow allergic to literally all medicine, but painkillers most especially. All she did, all day every day, was repeatedly chant 'please kill me,' and all night every night, she would have the same persistent

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Good stories - Part 1

Hard Reset Twilight gives her life to stop a changeling invasion. Repeatedly. by Eakin 36,358 words · 7,228 · 112
Paradise Celestia and Luna were born as earth pony foals in a dangerous world. They must rise from nothing to become the princess we know, upsetting chiefs, gods, and the very forces of nature in the balance. by SlyWit 14 words · 1,420 · 22
For Whom We Are Hungry You didn't want to come here, but fate cares nothing for insects. The story of a changeling in Ponyville. by Cold in Gardez 14,935 words · 950 · 11
A FLEet|ng LIght |n thE DArknEsS Ponyville was deserted, and only this journal remains as a record of what occurred. by Flashgen 8,117 words · 1,190 · 24

These are the fifteen stories out of all my favourites which I both enjoy the most AND believe to be of the highest quality, adjusted to show no more than one story from each series or author.

Good stories - Part 2

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 143,267 words · 2,833 · 37
Fractured Sunlight As kids, Twilight and Sunset were best friends, but a tragic accident cut their friendship short. Years later, Twilight investigates the incidents at Canterlot High and comes face to face with what appears to be a literal ghost from her past. by Oroboro 113,364 words · 2,136 · 72
Records of an Academy Disaster Spitfire is apparently the only thing standing between the Wonderbolt Academy and total chaos. Temporary Captain Fleetfoot is not Spitfire. by Fahrenheit 9,277 words · 531 · 5
I Am Demon I am Cold, swirling snow that turns ponies against each other. I am Survivor, the one the Friendfyre spell didn't catch. I am Demon, and Clover the Clever is my Master. *Winner of Equestria Daily's Outside Insight contest* by Aquaman 15,842 words · 521 · 14
Not The Hero In all his existence, Discord has never faced an enemy as dangerous as this. by alarajrogers 286,337 words · 1,138 · 62

These are the fifteen stories out of all my favourites which I both enjoy the most AND believe to be of the highest quality, adjusted to show no more than one story from each series or author.

Good stories - Part 3

Moonlight Palaver Upon Nightmare Moon's return, the leaders of other nations gather to discuss the situation. They're not especially happy about it. by Carabas 6,851 words · 941 · 9
The Keepers of Discord Being a statue can drive you mad, yes? by Hoopy McGee 11,445 words · 5,867 · 84
Ragnarok As many such things do, it all started with Discord trying to help. And now Fluttershy can't escape the apocalyptic proclamations. Next time, she'll try the trick of wishing for no wishes. by Pascoite 4,538 words · 309 · 5
Rainbownomicon Losing a friend is only tragic for those who don't know necromancy. by Void Chicken 3,621 words · 1,572 · 41
ARTICLE 2 An alien crash lands in Equestria. It calls itself human. by Muppetz 212,695 words · 4,812 · 163

These are the fifteen stories out of all my favourites which I both enjoy the most AND believe to be of the highest quality, adjusted to show no more than one story from each series or author.

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