Invading an extra-dimensional mad scientist's secret lair? No big deal for the agents of S.M.I.L.E.

But what Lyra and Bon Bon find there might give them some second thoughts.

Entry to the sidewide Science Fiction Contest III.

Expanded from a speedwrite originally written for the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting January 2024 Basic Contest.

Despite moving to Ponyville, Octavia's career is going strong. In high society, name and recognition is everything, this is holds true for anypony who wishes to work in those circles. So sometimes having a reputation helps in getting those well paying jobs at private parties.

But sometimes? Sometimes Octavia hates her reputation. Because when a pony is found dead in the estate of House Radon, every eye turns to her to figure out who killed the pony, including the main suspect herself: Lyra Heartstrings.

With the rest of Canterlot a blizzard away, help is not likely to show up any time soon. So not only will Octavia have to figure out who among the guests is a killer, she'll also need to confront past demons she wishes she'd left behind.

This was written for the Whodunnit? Youdunnit! Contest

Covers removed from his bed. A warm spot on the mattress right next to him. Strange voices and shadowy figures haunting his sleepy, delirious mind. These are but a few of the odd occurrences that have been plaguing the Anon household.

Tonight, he's going to get to the bottom of it all.

It's lunchtime in Ponyville, and Twilight Sparkle's stomach is calling for something with a little more flavour than what she usually feeds it. How will she and her friends react, though, when the lavender unicorn discovers that there is no place in Ponyville where a pony can get a decent burrito?

For some reason, John Smith decided buying a mystery box off the deep web was a good idea. All it had was some pencils, a sharpener, a journal, and this crystal with a note saying "charge crystal with sunlight". After he accidentally dropped the crystal, the man found himself in a strange, dark forest. At least he can document his day to day life until he can find a way out of this strange new world.

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Cover image by me.

This is an anthology of silly, cute, unrelated short stories about Anon, Chrysalis, and their friends and family. It takes place after Bed Bug, Lovesickness, Run Without Debugging, and Gamophobia, but reading them is not required to understand or enjoy this story.

Being married to the ex-queen of the changelings, Chrysalis, is an interesting experience. Having five little bug children running around doesn't make matters any easier. That said, one thing is certain...

There's more than enough love to go around.

Rating for occasional no-no words and sex jokes/innuendo.

Now featuring art of the bug children!

This story is a sequel to Extra Cheesy

Twilight and Lyra met up at the newest eatery in town, Cheesy Changeling Pizza, decided that not only had it been way too long since they had really had some fun together, but invited Bored along too.

Bored is a special kind of changeling. When his Glorious and Masterful Queen, Chrysalis, announced that a pizza shop was going to open in Ponyville, he was too slow to avoid being volunteered to work the counter. He was terrified delighted to find out that the Princess of Friendship wasn't the changeling-destroying monster everyling made her out to be, and was actually pretty sweet—taste wise.

But that was another story, another cheesy story. This one is about what came later. This is, Totally Cheesy.

Contains: Fun, silliness, changelings... again. But this time there is totally a cameo from the rest of the mane6! Rated T this time because mention of alcohol.

EDIT: So, this universe is completely identical to the normal canon universe, except Twilight Sparkle freakin' loves cheese (unlike the first time, I now know what a quesadilla is, but the cheese-puns are just too tasty to leave alone).

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Bon-Bon struggles with the memories of her life in S.M.I.L.E. - the tensions and horrors of it haunt her nightscape. She can speak about them to no one: not only are they secret, she knows the things she faced and sins she committed are beyond what Equestria can handle.

Lyra Heartstrings wants her marefriend to spend the night with her, instead of retreating away to hide.

Even a mountain can be worn down by the rain, and now Bon-Bon must expose Lyra to what keeps her up at night.

Written for the LyraBon Contest, which it won!

Featured 09/27/2022!

And now with a live reading from Skijarama!

Reviewed by PaulAsaran, with a rating of Pretty Good!.

Featured in Equestria Daily's 15 More Awesome Lyra and BonBon Fanfics To Read on 7/6/2023!

Twilight discovers an insidious new plot by a new shop in town, they sell things she finds out are named "peesa" and the combinations are unbelievable. Always, however, they seem to be based around cheese and tomato, two of the Princess of Friendship's favorite foods!

Contains: Fun, silliness, changelings... fairly standard fare for me!

EDIT: So, this universe is completely identical to the normal canon universe, except Twilight Sparkle freakin' loves cheese. (in other news, I now know what a quesadilla is)

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Princess Luna is dead. Princess Twilight is missing. Princess Cadance is trapped in the Frozen North. And Princess Celestia...

In this new world, there are three rules:

Walk in the shadows.

Avoid the sun.

Fear the light.

Follow them, and you might survive.

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