Story: Shining Armor Shows No Fear

[Slice of Life]

Author: Arwhale

Description: It's that time of year again. The leaves are turning, the air is cooling, and the chimneys are smoking. But to a young Shining Armor, this can only mean one thing: pony flu season has arrived. And, thanks to his mother, this inevitably means a date with the dreaded needle. Only this time, Shining isn't the only one who has to be worried. His filly sister is coming along for the ride for the first time... albeit, against her will. And despite having fears of his own, Shining Armor knows that, for Twilight's sake... somepony has to be brave.

Shining Armor Shows No Fear

Additional Tags: It's that time of year.

Story: Together Forever (Sequel Part 33!)

[Dark][Romance][Sad]

Author: Snake Staff

Description: Hundreds of years have passed since the wedding of Princess Cadence and Shining Armor. As with all mortal life, Shining Armor was fated to die and his soul to pass from the world. But with magic, his end was averted. What price will his immortality demand?

Together Forever
Winter Storm (New Part 33!)
Immortal Beginnings

Additional Tags: Immortality for a price.

Story: In Memoriam

[Adventure][Romance] 

Quote: "This manages to mix fascinating Sombra backstory, Cadance showing off her kick flank skills, and some powerful emotions. Definitely worth a look." - The Pre-Reader with a cute little hat

Author: Golden Vision

Description: Princess Cadance and Prince-Consort Shining Armor have only just settled into their new life as the rulers of the fabled Crystal Empire when Shining is kidnapped by a mysterious mare while guarding the Crystal Heart. Cadance awakes the next morning to find her husband missing and the Heart dark and powerless.
She will have to make her way through ancient traps and mysteries to rescue her husband. Meanwhile, Shining must find a path out of the twists and turns of another's mind and back into his own. But if Cadance cannot find her husband and restore the Heart, not only does the Empire risk instability and collapse, but she will lose the one thing that she prizes above all else: Shining Armor's love.

In Memoriam

Additional Tags: Secrets of the Crystal Heart

Story: The 18th Brewmare of Bluey Napoleon

[Comedy]

Author: horizon

Description: In his seminal analysis of the coup d'etat that would become popularly known as the Rutting Revolution, Curly Marks wrote that history repeats itself — "the first time as tragedy, the second time as Prince Blueblood."
Marks actually used other words in place of the name, but this is a family-friendly publication.

The 18th Brewmare of Bluey Napoleon

Additional Tags: Blueblood unintentionally fights for suffrage

Story: The Road to Prolegomena

[Adventure][Dark]

Author: Stanku

Description: Prolegomena, or the beginning of all metaphysics; a plane where nothing certain can be stated, thought, or conceived. Canterlot has fallen. Twilight, along with some of her friends, has been exiled. Can they make sense of the madness that has befallen Equestria before it's too late?

The Road to Prolegomena

Additional Tags: The end of all metaphysics

Story: Love and Barriers

[Shipping]

Author: CvBrony

Description: [Alternate Universe - Rites of Ascension] Shining Armor and Princess Cadence's marriage has become legend. However, the two were not always a couple. Learn how the famous lovers first met and the stunning lengths that the Princess of Love herself had to go to in order to get her destined beau's attention after years spent drifting apart while Shining served in the military.
This story is written such that one does not need to have read Rites of Ascension beforehand to understand and enjoy it. However, one should know a few quick, easy things going in. First, Season Three and later do not exist in the Rites timeline, and second, Cadence is a winged unicorn rather than alicorn. Also, I'm aware the comics tackled this topic, but this is in my own AU, and I first wrote this more than a year ago. Consider this an alternate take on the idea. Other than that, you should be able to dive in with no problems.

Love and Barriers

Additional Tags: True love starts at last

Story: A Simple Reflection (Update Part 6+Epilogue!)

[Adventure]

Author: FanNotANerd

Description: It has been theorized that there exist an infinite number of worlds, representing an infinite number of possibilities. Great minds have long wondered at the possibility of opening a window between two worlds, to look into what may have been.

Princess Celestia is no exception. Her objective: open a window and observe a perfectly ordinary pony from another world. Except what results isn't a window. It's a doorway. And what comes through is almost too ordinary. Too mundane.

A Simple Reflection (New Part 6+Epilogue!)

Additional Tags: Ordinary pony in Equestria.

Story: The Order

[Sad][Shipping]

Author: Bad_Seed_72

Description: There are many axoims in Equestria. "Go with the grain." "Count your blessings." "Strive to be happy with what you have."

And, though left unsaid, the most important one of all: "Know your place."

Although Flash Sentry loves Twilight, she can never know of his love. She can never return the feelings. It wouldn't be proper. After all, social order is more important than fulfilling one's own wishes.

The Order
What Hath Joined Together (Sequel)

Additional Tags: he order must be kept

Story: A Heavy Crown (Update Part 10!)

[Sad]

Author: Fullmetal Pony

Description: When the only other alicorn in Equestria is its ruler, a lot of questions don't have answers. There will be times of trial and error, there will be times when nothing makes sense, and there will be times when it's lonely. Was the crown given to you or forced on your head? It's heavy either way.

A Heavy Crown (New Part 10!)

Additional Tags: Cadence alicorn life is hard

Story: A Gift Fit For A Princess

[Comedy][Shipping]

Author: Bad_Seed_72

Description: Swept up completely in his guard duties, Shining Armor nearly forgets his upcoming first anniversary! With only one day to find the perfect present, will Shining obtain a gift fit for his Princess in time?

With the help of two inept Crystal Guard recruits, of course he will! One way or another.

A Gift Fit For A Princess

Additional Tags: Shining accidentially his anniversary

Story: The Monster in the Twilight (Update - Sequel Part 65!)

[Adventure][Sad]

Author: Georg 

Description: We all know the story of how the Princess’ young student and five friends defeated Nightmare Moon, and brought Princess Luna back to our lands.  But what if the tale were false?  What if the young Twilight Sparkle on the event of her entrance exam had not been rescued by Princess Celestia, but instead lost her mind among the power of her youthful surge, and had to be sent away, far away before she could destroy all of Canterlot with her newfound power.  Now the feral unicorn prowling the Everfree Forest only vaguely remembers her past, slipping away from constant terrifying attempts to capture her.

And she is beginning to remember what true power felt like. 

The Monster in the Twilight 
Letters From a Little Princess Monster (Sequel Part 65!)

Additional Tags: Feral Twilight roams the Everfree 
 

Story: The Country of Roses (Update Part 13!)

[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 13!)

Additional Tags: Mysterious gunslinger causes stir in Equestria.

Story: Theory

[Sad] MATH. This should be labeled HORROR.

Author: short skirts and explosions

Description: Twilight can't sleep. She has an ancient and unfinished magic spell running circles in her mind. It's only when her friends visit that she begins to relax.

Theory

Additional Tags: sad, catharsis, family, friendship, love

Story: Princess Celestia Gets Mugged

[Comedy][Slice of Life]

Author: BronyWriter

Description: Princess Celestia, tired of the constant pressure that ruling a nation puts on her, decides to take a day off and let Luna take her responsibilities for a day, something the younger alicorn is more than happy to do. She disguises herself as a pink maned pegasus pony named Sunny Skies and decides to go walking around Canterlot without any supervision. Unfortunately for her, not all parts of Canterlot are as safe as the palace, and she finds herself at the wrong end of a gang of muggers, who decide to kidnap her for a ransom when they see how much money she has on her.

Luna freaks out.

Celestia thinks it's hilarious.

Princess Celestia Gets Mugged

Additional Tags: Celestia is mugged and kidnapped

Story: Sparkle No More (Update Part 9!)

[Sad][Dark]

Author: dastrdlyW

Description: It is the thousandth year since Nightmare Moon's banishment and she has returned. When the battle with Nightmare Moon goes awry, Twilight's friends and family must cope with the destruction left in Nightmare's wake.

Sparkle No More (New Part 9!)

Additional Tags: Nightmare Moon curses Twilight Sparkle

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Story: No Quixote Here

[Comedy] [Slice of Life]

Author: RedSquirrel456

Description: Following a most unpleasant encounter at one of Canterlot's great parties, Prince Blueblood decides that he is tired of everyone thinking that he is a lazy, empty-headed ponce. He decides the only solution is to have a grand adventure and reinvent himself, becoming the good, dignified, heroic Prince that everypony expects him to be.

The only problem is he's a lazy, empty-headed ponce.

No Quixote Here

Additional Tags: Blueblood fails at doing good

Story: Games for Brothers and Sisters

[Comedy] [Slice of Life]

Author: Yacob

Description: Shining Armor doesn't have a clue what to do with his little sister. She's moody, egotistical, screechy, and she constantly begs him to play with her because she has nopony else to play with. Fed up with her tormenting ways, Shining takes it upon himself to do the impossible: find Twilight Sparkle some friends!

Games for Brothers and Sisters

Additional Tags: cute foals games sibling drama

Story: Five Things That Never Happened to Twilight Sparkle

[Dark] "Downright chilling at times and heart-rending at others, this story poses five excellent 'What-If?' scenarios that are well worth reading." -Pre-reader who likes sky pirates

Author: Scribbler

Description: Five choices that Twilight made in the show. Five ways she could have made them differently. Five sets of consequences. Five sets of regrets. Five points in time. Five things that never happened.

Five Things That Never Happened to Twilight Sparkle

Additional Tags: Bad choices make bad consequences

Story: To Love a Goddess

[Normal] [Slice of Life]

Author: Brony2893

Description: My name is Artemis, I was sworn in as Princess Celestia's personal guard quite some time ago. I've watched her for so many years and silently stood by her side during all the recent ups and downs of her reign. Now I'm going to tell her how I feel. I know it would never work, we're just too different. But sometimes, there are things in a stallion's life he just has to do, and things he has to get off his chest.

What happens tonight will be anypony's guess, but one thing is for certain... it will be a night to remember.

To Love a Goddess

Additional Tags: A suitor for the princess.