"Zecora? As the Mayor of Ponyville, I owe you an apology."

A double entry in the May 2024 Pairings Contest and the Dialogue-Only Contest.

Shortly before extracting the Pillars of Equestria and the Pony of Shadows from Limbo, the Bearers of Harmony faced off against a stallion trying to erase all records of an ancient evil, lest that knowledge fall into the wrong hooves.

Nopony ever considered that the two incidents might have been related. Not until Stygian's first novel hit store shelves.

An entry in the 2024 May Pairings Contest for the Original Pairings group. Last minute best minute.
Rated Teen for implied concepts a bit more grim than what the show could get away with.

Cover from the Friendship is Magic mainline comics, Issue #53

Starlight Glimmer has a secret project researching a totally new way to use magic, but she needs help. Twilight's help. Except, what if the princess doesn't approve? What if she can't see the potential? This is too important. Starlight must convince her, because the results will help ponies everywhere.

Written for the Dialogue-Only Contest III.

Thanks to Airy Words and Nines for proofreading.

"What?" Everyone shouted and I winced. I really should have seen that coming.

How the topic of everyone's relationship statuses got brought up, I blame Rarity. I really should have known she would have been the most annoyed at me keeping the fact I wasn't single hidden from her.

Inky Rose doesn't really interact with other ponies all that much. But that doesn't mean she doesn't ever leave the house, and underground shows are exactly her scene.

But the last thing she expected to find at a show like this is Troubleshoes, who looks like he wouldn't know the difference between a goth and a punk if his life depended on it.

Written for the 2024 May Pairings Contest.

Professor Ocellus visits the Crystal Empire to escort a new student back to the school, and possibly commits some minor faux pas in the process. Cadance worries.

Based on an entry to the Quills and Sofas 2023 Snowponies Contest; this version has been significantly expanded for publication.

Entry in the 2024 May Pairings Contest.

Grubber is determined to make sure his paying customer has a pleasant ride while he works to fly him safely to his destination.

Meanwhile, Thorax is just happy to be aboard.

An entry in the May 2024 Pairing Contest.

(Due to publishing this at almost literally the eleventh hour, no cover art for now as I've got no time to make one)

When Twilight was little she wanted a friend. Lucky for her, she owned a book with a nice dragon on the front cover. She didn't expect the dragon to be real though! Songfic!
Artwork Isn't Mine!

Rainbow Dash asks Spitfire for teaching advice. Spitfire's not sure the analogy she's using is actually helpful.

Originally written for the Quills and Sofas 2023 Disability Pride contest, where it received second place.

Disability depicted: Neurodivergence, likely autism.

In this world, Sunset Shimmer is not the reformed student we know, but the charismatic and feared leader of a rock band called "The Sirens' Curse." Along with her bandmates-alternate and darker versions of Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy-she dominates the music and social scene at Canterlot High. Her power is not limited to music; through her voice and guile, she manipulates students, teachers and even political figures.

However, beneath this bad-girl facade, Sunset hides a secret: her true identity as a girl in love with Adagio.

In this world, she was altered by a time-altering magic. So the roles change in every sense of the idea.

This story is for the contest of: Sunset x Villain Monster-Shipping Contest.