The village of Brightly, British Columbia, Canada, has a deep and storied history as a coal mining town which slowly faded as ships stopped using coal for their boilers. Nowadays it is a quiet, isolated community nestled within the forests of the Pacific coast. It's the kind of town where everyone knows everyone, and folks look out for each other. Those bonds of friendship and community are tested when some of the inhabitants begin to turn into colourful ponies with strange powers and abilities...

Created with the assistance of my editors: Sandstorm94, Coyotethetrickster, Rejara and other foolishbrave souls.

Welcome to my very first commissioned story. Thanks to the kind support of my patron through Patreon I am able to try my hand at a kind of story I've never written before. This story will be updated monthly for as long as my patron wishes to pursue it.

Cover Art by Gab0o0
https://www.deviantart.com/gab0o0

A story from The Canary Files

This story is set in the world of Damaged's stories of Softy's Kindness and Stripes Loyalty. It is published with the kind permission of both Damaged and his patron, who commissioned those stories and this should be considered a non-canon side story to Damaged's tales.

Thunderlane has two wonderful pets. Stripes and Softy, aka Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. Things couldn't be going better, particularly after a truly wonderful date with Softy. However, wary eyes are casting concerned gazes toward somepony who has two of the most important ponies in Equestria as his lovers.

Tagged Teen due to mature themes without any mature actions

On a cold, winters night Celestia warms her faithful student by the fire and tells her the old story of the three founders of Canterlot.

I have forgone my usual editors here and run solo on this. Credit is due to Wind of the Skies for their inspiration and setting my muse running.

One night, the moon turns red and seemingly begins to cry. Luna refuses to explain what is going on but instead demands that Twilight Sparkle be sent to her instead.

Written in commemoration of the Challenger disaster.

Featured? Thank you. For remembering them.

Ten years ago Twilight Sparkle became an alicorn. Shortly thereafter events proved to her that she needed a guard force to both protect and assist her in her struggles against Equestria's enemies. Despite her best efforts ponies occasionally fall in her service. The members of the Twilight Guard carry on, thanks to a good supply of hard cider, and the song in their hearts. This is the story of that song.

On the night before her sixteenth birthday and official coronation as Imperial Princess, Flurry Heart is kidnapped by changelings. Alone, the daughter of Cadance and Shining Armor confronts her destiny.

Featured? Oh my.

Twenty-five years after the death of Twilight Sparkle in battle a legend begins to spread. As sailors gather in a port tavern they recount stories. And one such story is an encounter with the avenging ghost of Twilight Sparkle and her vessel, the Friendship.

While the mirror portal to Sunset Shimmer's world is on loan to Canterlot, something goes wrong, the portal malfunctions and begins pulling in magic from all around it. Caught up in the grip of the portal Princess Luna is pulled through. Not to Sunset Shimmer's world, but a strange world with no magic.

Luna finds herself a stranger in a strange world. Trapped in a strange, equine body. With no magic, no wings and no horn, Luna struggles to find the most important thing of all. The way home.

Equine technical advice and assistance by Mix-Up.
Conceptual and Character advice and assistance by Door Belle

Mistakes, screw-ups and other errors by me.

Why did Chrysalis invade Canterlot? To feed her changelings. After the invasion failed no one trusts changelings being within a hundred yards of them and everyone is on the watch for infiltrators. With a hive full of hungry minions what does a being who feeds on love do? She approaches the Princess of Love, and asks to help restore lost love amongst ponies. In exchange for a little quid pro quo of course.

But as bold as the Changeling Queen is, she would never have predicted who would come through her door looking for help.

Note: I started this before the Season 6 finale aired. So, all chapters should be assumed as taking place before that.