• Giant Story Updates - May 8th



    We have a whopping 10 story updates today.  I blame yesterday.  Get them all below!


    Story: The Country of Roses (Update Part 10!)


    [Adventure][Crossover]

    Author: Dutch Tilt
    Description: A re-telling of the first two episodes, in a universe where the balance of good and evil is unstable, and Celestia charges Twilight Sparkle's protection to a mysterious grey earth-pony from another land. (F.i.M + The Dark Tower.)
    The Country of Roses (New Part 10!)


    Story: Keeper of the Crystal Heart (Update Sequel Part 4!)


    [Adventure]

    Author: Cerulean Voice
    Description: Since its reappearance in recent times, the Crystal Empire has become known for its uniquely dazzling beauty, crystal ponies and powerful defense mechanism: the Crystal Heart. But how did such a glorious kingdom come to even exist? In the heart of a frozen, otherwise inhospitable wasteland, of all places?

    In the aftermath of the first Hearth's Warming Day, harmony between each pony tribe has been newly re-established. Yet upon the dawning of Hearts And Hooves Day, a teacher, student, cloud-controller and farmer will accidentally unearth a nefarious plot to destabilise harmony once more. What they discover along the way about their history, their futures and the implications of power will shake the foundations of Equestria.

    The price of such power is indeed steep...
    Keeper of the Crystal Heart


    Story: The Celestia Code (Update Sequel Part 4!)


    [Adventure] That right there is a cool cover.

    Author: iisaw
    Description: Princess Twilight Sparkle discovers a centuries-old mystery hidden in the Royal Archives. Her investigation leads through layer after layer of deception and misdirection, setting her hooves on a path that seems to be leading to a mysterious secret. Along the way, she learns that some friendships can be very, very strange.
    The Celestial Code


    Story: Vision (Update Sequel Part 4!)


    [Adventure][Crossover][Dark]

    Author: GaPJaxie
    Description: Beautiful, gifted, and faithful student of the Princess of the Sun, Siren Song has very nearly everything a pony could want. Sometimes though, in the twilight hours, Siren can see the sadness in her mentor's eyes. Once, ponies whisper, the Princess had another student named Twilight Sparkle, but she left Equestria, never to return. The pony who has a perfect life just needs one more thing—to convince Twilight Sparkle to come home so the Princess will smile again. Siren will soon learn, however, that not all of the world is as kind as Equestria. Beyond the spires of Canterlot, she will discover a new city, a place of horror and awe, of suffering and beauty: Vision.
    Vision


    Story: Body And Mind (Update Part 12!)

    [Adventure]

    Author: Starman Ghost
    Description: Pincer is a changeling, a proud soldier of Queen Chrysalis. After the failed invasion of Canterlot, he finds himself trapped and at the mercy of Princess Celestia's Royal Guard. Believing that Celestia sees his species as nothing but soulless monsters, he prepares himself for the worst. The weeks crawl by, marked by an endless series of questions he will not answer for fear of endangering his friends and family at The Hive. As his nerves wear down and his interrogators learn just how ruthless he thinks they are, they have nothing to report but his belief that they will kill and destroy his kind without mercy.

    Celestia steps in to prove him wrong, and what he learns leaves Pincer questioning everything he has ever known - but also gives him hope for what he'd never thought possible.
    Body And Mind (New Part 12!) 


    Story: The Education of Clover the Clever (New Part 6!)



    [Comedy][Random]

    Author: Daedelean
    Description: Clover Cordelia is a freshmare student at the Cambridle Academy of Magic who is determined to become a great sorceress.
    Star Swirl the Bearded is a legendary wizard who is in need of an apprentice.

    Clover will soon discover that having great magical power might not actually make you easier to be around, and tends to attract unusual difficulties...

    It's nothing Star Swirl can't take care of, provided he and Clover manage to resist killing each other first.
    The Education of Clover the Clever (New Part 6!) 


    Story: My Little Sharknado (Update Part 10!)


    [Comedy][Adventure][Random][Crossover] Now we just need an Attack on Titan crossover and we're set. - The Great and Powerful Trixie

    Author: Greenback
    Description: Equestria: A place of safety, friendship, and love. It has faced many threats, ranging from Changelings, Dragons, Windigoes, tyrannical Unicorn dictators, and a particularly mischievous Draconequus, yet managed to defeat them all. But now Equestria faces its greatest threat ever: A gigantic tornado filled with killer sharks.

    With time running out, Twilight Sparkle, her friends, and all of Equestria must unite to battle the aquatic menace. But will the magic of friendship be enough to save the land from sharks whose hunger cannot be stopped?
    My Little Sharknado (New Part 10!) 


    Story: Scootaloo Dies a Bunch (Update Part 27!)


    [Comedy] "Scootaloo will die, and you will laugh. A lot." - Pre-reader TheSlorg

    Author: alexmagnet
    Description: Scootaloo may just be the world's most unfortunate filly. She gets the short stick on everything. Of course, it just so happens that that short stick will always entail dying. It's a good thing she doesn't seem to notice that she dies a lot, otherwise things might start to get a bit complicated.

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    Short vignettes which reimagine each episode of MLP such that Scootaloo dies in increasingly spectacular and insignificant ways.
    Scootaloo Dies a Bunch (New Part 27!) 


    Story: Besides the Will of Evil


    [Adventure][Dark]

    Author: Jetfire

    Description: An ancient evil has awakened. No, really, it has. From the depths of time, a black, noxious threat has risen up after millennia of imprisonment. It washes like oil over Equestria, swallowing up towns and uncovering terrible secrets long buried. Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Rarity are prepared to combat this great darkness. However, to do so, they must uncover the truths about the Elements of Harmony, and the truths about the ancient forerunners of Equestrian culture. What they find will challenge their conceptions of their own places in history and ponydom's place in the world. The six Bearers of the Elements must draw upon their friendship and the strength of their hearts to stand firm against the darkness. If they fail, it will mean the end of everything.

    Besides the Will of Evil (New Part 7!)


    Story: Why Am I Crying? (Update Part 9!)


    [Sad]

    Author: The Rated Ponystar
    Description: For as long as any of the Cutie Mark Crusaders can remember, Diamond Tiara had always been the biggest bully they knew. But when that said bully dies in an accident, each of them starts to go through their own emotional experience from this sudden change in their lives. Each will learn more about themselves and about the pony who they all thought they knew before she is laid to rest.
    Why Am I Crying? (New Part 9!)