With a name like Schadenfreude and a special talent for either finding or setting off all those little nuances or annoying ticks that just drive ponies mad, you'd think he'd spend most of his time in prison. On the contrary.

He's Prince Blueblood's butler.

Actually, he does get thrown in the dungeon a lot.

Here's just one of those instances.

(New cover art by the fantastic TodayIWriteFanfics!)

Princess Celestia needs to have Blueblood assassinated.

For reasons.

Rarity seems like a good choice to do that, right?

Derived from a very silly conversation three months ago between Dewdrops on the Grass, The Sleepless Beholder, and myself.

Featured 4/6/2023 - 4/13/2023!

Now with a Russian translation by GrandCat!

Reviewed by Loganberry in the blog Louder Yay!, earning a three out of five stars rating!

Featured on Equestria Daily on 4/11/2023, as well as in their 25 More of the Best Rarity Fanfics to Read for Rarity Day on 9/8/2023!

Donut Joe keeps his store open on Hearth’s Warming Eve. And why not? He doesn’t have anywhere else to be, and neither do the tired, bitter ponies who find their way inside.

But the Eve is young, and strange things lie ahead. Who knows what might happen on a night like tonight?

(Inspired by the song "Old City Bar," by Trans-Siberian Orchestra)

Reviewed by TheifofZ here.

This story is a sequel to My Little Alicorn

After the events of "My Little Alicorn," everything seemed to be back to normal...except for one pony. Prince Blueblood is now trapped as a colt, his title, possessions and birthright stripped for his crimes. Before Princess Celestia will return him to normal, however, he must prove himself by attending Magic Kindergarten. Even worse, his current situation has attracted the vengeful gaze of two ponies he has offended in the past: the Captain of the Royal Guard and the Moon Princess.

Will Blueblood rise above his past self and emerge a better pony? Or will he sink back into his old depravity, and be stuck a colt for the long term?

Note: This is a sequel to "My Little Alicorn," so you might want to check that out first.

Twilight Sparkle knew what being an alicorn meant, but it never really hit her until the death of everyone she loved, including Celestia and Luna, who gave up their long lives and their powers to Princess Twilight and Princess Cadence. With Cadence, as Princess of Love and Light, raising the Sun, and Twilight, Princess of Friendship and the Night, raising the moon, Equestria has been at peace despite Celestia and Luna's departure over a thousand years prior. The loss of her friends left Twilight in a deep pit of despair.

A strange visitor from one of the many mirror worlds tries to talk her out of the depression by letting her know of a new threat to the peaceful Equestria that she and her friends fought for, but it might not be enough, and the beings from the mirror world that prey on negativity may have already got their tentacles in the Princess. Can Cadence and another unlikely royal manage to pull Twilight out of her despair long enough for them to reform a new, more powerful version of the Elements of Harmony to defeat the Sha?

Shining Armor and Prince Blueblood have always been a bit testy.
It comes to a head when they put their coin purse where their mouth is.
They compete to see who has the biggest balls in Equestria.

Things get a little nuts.

Before the School of Friendship, Cozy Glow tried to become an orphan.

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Whilst enjoying the company of Twilight Sparkle and her friends in the doughnut shop immediately following the events of The Best Night Ever a disappointed Princess Celestia send a letter off to Prince Blueblood explaining the implications of his failure of the "Rarity Test", among other things...

"They said it would be over in a month.... But it went on and on, seemingly no end to it all, with more pain and horrors that anypony could imagine before."
-Lt. Rainbow Dash, 4th Air Dragoons

Rainbow Dash has seen it all, the sadness, the horrors, and the madness of war. But when a new officer comes and join the army against Equestria's new offensive against King Sombra, she believes that she is about to see more madness than she has ever seen before.

This story is a sequel to Stories of the Great war

The Heer is retreating. Never did Blueblood think he'd see the day, but the entry of Stalliongrad into the war has presented the first sign of hope for a long time. Completely overstretched and sapped of offensive potential, Hivesmarshal Trimmel has ordered a general retreat.

Sensing the first opportunity for a long time; Field Marshal Blueblood, Commander in Chief of the United Ponies Front, has to fight a bloody political battle against the Equestrian political system to prevent their great leaders from snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.