After a decade of shirking his duties, a young buck finally takes on the legacy of his lineage: To be the keeper of stories in the world of ponies. In a ceremony that has endured for generations, he must first obtain the blessing of an elder. The last elder of his own kind. The Great Sage Fimbulpur, also know as a "Sage of Fate", and his grandfather. Except that the times for ceremony and ritual are long past, since obtaining that blessing now is an impossible task for him in more ways than one.

Thankfully for him, he can always depend on the help of a good friend he made long, long ago. A mare by the name of Cozy Glow.

Melody, short for Melodic Heights, had come home from school just to leave again and run toward the cliff where the vast ocean sat. Under the warm light of the setting sun, Melody gets to talk to somepony she loves most.

Her mother.

There have always been myths surrounding the mysterious Everfree Forest. Its mysterious origins, its unnatural feel to those that brave its depths, the odd curses and hexes it seems to birth. Since the days before the Alicorn sisters' rule, one story has been told to young colts and fillies, of a protective spirit deep inside, that wards off the dangers of the woods, and safely leads any lost children home.

A story for kids, to make the world seem less scary. However, when Dinky finds herself lost, the story's validity is brought into question when she spots a glowing white deer staring at her from the trees.

How does one continue to find a reason to live when they've been cursed with an eternal life? A lonely spirit, the last of her kind - or so they think.

Athanasia [ ath-uh-ney-zhuh ]
Noun
Derived from the Greek a-, 'without', and thantos 'death'. Meaning eternal life.

It's 2:08am, Rainbow Dash can't sleep, and she has to get up in six hours. The same story every night.

It was one of those nights where everything was making him sad.

Sunset nearly loses everything to one of the stupidest things that's ever happened to her. However, in spite of how dumb all of it was, it continues to eat away at her. She knows it shouldn't, but she can't stop the feeling on her own.

Thankfully, she doesn't have to do it on her own.

This is the only thing I will ever write referencing anon-a-miss. No relation to any of my other canon.

Featured 12/20/23-12/22/23

Pre-read by Nudistsquid.

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Loss is almost foreign in Equestria, but Blue Jay – Ponyville's resident bird expert – has to help make his sister's final request happen before she dies. Sunny Meadow's requests him to take her to see the birds he loved to watch. Blue Jay agrees.

My first story like this. Criticism welcome.

Far from civilization, in places still left blank on all maps, one can sometimes find wonders of magic that predate even Equestria. Beautiful and dangerous, they’re a silent reminder of the world as it once was. But they’re also a threat to the travelers from the growing Principality of Equestria, so when Princess Luna discovers an unnatural blemish in the texture of her dreamscape, she doesn’t wait to investigate it.

Little does she know that the creator of that blemish is already waiting for her.

A reading performed by Skijarama!

Stepping Stone is an adult now. Everything that happened before was years ago. It's all ancient history. But even if the past is ancient history, it can feel so real, even in the smallest of ways.

After the defeat of General Hax and the Vanargand, the crew of the Taranis were suppose to be able to go home. Instead they found themselves in a land far from home, both the Taranis and it's counterpart having been brought with them. With no way home, the twelve children that saved the country of Gasco are forced to find their way in the land of Equestria. They could at least be assured that the war at home had been ended, and that their families were safe.

That was suppose to be the case, until the Storm King's forces invaded Canterlot with technology and weaponry far beyond what Equestria had. The capital quickly fell, and in an effort to keep the full power of the alicorns out of the hands of the Storm King, Twilight finds herself dragged along with six of the children onto the steel behemoth they had piloted six months earlier. The hope of all of Equestria now lies in these children's paws, and in the terrifying power that only they are allowed to command.

The following is a crossover with Fuga: Melodies of Steel. The fic might be more enjoyable for those who have played the first game to completion, but as Fuga is rather unknown I'll do my best to make it easy for all to read.