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A.K. Yearly's epic continuation of Daring Do is coming up. While fans eagerly await the next installment of the series, Yearly's publishers eagerly anticipate the estimated profit.
So what happens when they find out everything was real?
Picture by Austiniousi
Nighmare Moon was banished for one thousand years. She had more than enough time to plan her return. Every aspect was intricately planned down to the letter, for maximum dramatic effect to instil sufficient terror in her future subjects that they would bow down without question.
At least, that was how the plan was supposed to go.
Cover artwork courtesy of BudgieFlitter on DeviantArt.
It took many long years and far more defeats than he'd care to admit, but at last—at long last—victory was finally within the great Ahuizotl's reach. Absolutely nothing, not even that meddlesome Daring Do, would be able to stand in his way any longer. Yet even with his arch nemesis facing her inevitable demise and the ultimate power literally in his grasp, he can't shake the feeling that he's forgotten about something.
One tiny, crucial detail. Something very important. As in, 'could easily ruin his plans if not attended to' important.
...
Eh, maybe he just left the oven on again.
After a few moons in Ponyville, Twilight Sparkle has confirmed that everypony there is indeed crazy. But it's a fun kind of crazy, one she's come to appreciate.
She's much less appreciative when it comes to madness waiting for her back in Canterlot.
Cover cobbled together from this vector and this site for escape rooms. Rated Teen for Lunar ribaldry. Preread by Speckle.
In every world, era, and species, adolescents think they're the first to invent or discover whatever they come across. It's not hard to see why. In the flower of youth, every experience is new and fresh and exciting, especially the ones previous generations won't discuss. Not in polite company, anyway. Certainly not with their children.
Well, "exciting" isn't always the best word to describe those discoveries. Sometimes it's "horrifying." Especially when it involves certain alicorn princesses.
Rated Teen for discussion of topics that would be rated Mature. Also rated C for Crackfic. Graciously preread by Comma Typer.
Life isn't going so well for Rainbow Dash. First she gets into a bad crash that disables both of her wings, then she's told she's grounded and becomes forced to stay with Twilight, which in turn leaves her out of Wonderbolt practices. This, of course, doesn't leave her in the best of moods.
But when Twilight shows her the power of the lawnmower and the goodness it can bring, she comes to appreciate the little things about being on the ground.
An entry for the A Thousand Words Contest II, under the Slice of Life section.
Ahhh, Heavenly Healer. One of the longest-running franchises in the human world, drawing hundreds of thousands of fans with its masterful animation, colorful character designs, and deep roots in the magical girl genre of media.
You know who really, really likes it, though? Rainbow Dash. She's been a devoted fan of the franchise for years on end.
She's also rather confident neither of her friends know.
But, as many can attest to, failing spot checks happens to everyone...
Originally an entry in the A Thousand Words Contest II that was later scrapped in favor of The Grass is Always Greener being submitted instead.