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Coronation Day by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: My Little Pony Generation 4: Friendship Is Magic (Cartoon 2010)
11 May 2025
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We were beautiful once.Queen Chrysalis wants the changelings restored to former glory.
Cozy Glow wants power and freedom.
They both want a family.There is a simple way to solve all of these problems. Provided, of course, a moment or two of discomfort.
We will be beautiful again.
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Twilight Sparkle & The Martyr Of Zephyr Mountain by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: My Little Pony Generation 4: Friendship Is Magic (Cartoon 2010)
17 Nov 2023
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“I know where you’re going with this: Harmony wins in the end, right?” Cozy spread her wing to the collection of chess sets: crystal, wood, onyx, glass, and metal. Some traditional, some ornate, and some made to push Power Ponies merchandise. “No matter who wins, the same pieces go back in the same box. Even if pieces look different for different sets, they don’t change. The board doesn’t change. Players change.” She glanced at the taped hourglass beside the onyx board. “I’m back in the game, and I don’t let any piece go to waste.”
It was way too early in the morning for chess metaphors. “This isn’t a game, Cozy.”
“It’s always a game.”
In the shadow of political turmoil, riots, and inter-tribal conflict, Equestria cannot afford another crisis. When a legal snarl over a funeral explodes into a scandal, there may be a chance to set things right.
Now, armed with total faith in the power of friendship and harmony, Twilight Sparkle arrives in Cloudsdale to talk down a fringe movement of radical young Pegasi.It would be a lot easier if their leader hadn't been petrified for fifty years.
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In Our Nature, Or: How To Dump A Dead Body And Be SO Brave About It by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: My Little Pony Generation 4: Friendship Is Magic (Cartoon 2010)
24 Sep 2023
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Three days ago, Cozy Glow went on a mission to infiltrate Cloudsdale and sow dissent in a grand conspiracy to turn the tribes of Equestria against each other. On a completely unrelated note that is absolutely none of Tirek's business, Cozy has also been awake for three nights straight.
Also, someone really needs to do something about that corpse in the sitting room. It's becoming a health hazard.
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Thus far, Elite Red's life had been a work in progress: constant improvement, higher performance, higher rank, and higher stature. The best of the very best. With the start of Invasion Season and Devastis training a new crop of Invaders, Red's plan was clear: Become an Invader. Attain glory. Get snacks. Go solo and never put up with other Irkens' garbage ever again.
It was a good plan. A foolproof plan. And then Purple ruined it. (Except for the snacks.)
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- Part 1 of Taller
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Her planet, her kingdom, and her fellow survivors are gone. There's nothing she can do about it.
The Stones of Power, the Local Heroes, and Erodious itself have been missing for months. There's nothing she can do about that, either.On a remote planet, in an abandoned fortress, Queen Xhan does the only thing she can. She tries to make a new life for herself. She tries to find her peace. Tries.
Takes place during Season 3.
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"Invader? Is that your encoding?"
"Is that not what I said?" The idiocy of this one. The gall. The ineptitude. Zim spoke slow and enunciated. "Invader."
"No, I heard you very well." The evaluator shook her head and smiled at him in a way nobody had ever smiled at him before. It was gentle and… kind. It was very kind. "Oh, but Zim. We both know that's not true."
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The Harlem Club Musicians by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: Original Work, Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten | The Town Musicians of Bremen (Fairy Tale)
09 Jun 2020
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A retelling of The Bremen Town Musicians and a beast fable recounting the African American Great Migration of the early 20th century, the blues, and the annoying nature of hardship.
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Everything and everyone in Dib's horrible nightmare world is a reflection of reality. So... where's the nightmare version of Zim?
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He found him staring at the sky from the playground, and quietly joined him...
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Purple and Red are Elites among Elites, the top of their class and the envy of Devastis. It's no surprise Tallest Miyuki came offering a special final assessment. No surprise she sent Purple out solo, either. Invaders work alone. Purple knows that. Knowledge and experience aren't the same thing, however.
And something's off about this place. Purple expected resistance. He expected suspicion. An enemy planet should have enemies, right? So why doesn't it feel that way?
It's time for Purple to see if he has what it takes to be an Invader. And all that entails.
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- Part 2 of Taller
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You are a scientist. You are also a father.
Maintaining the equilibrium between these factors is somewhat problematic.
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Love, And Other Felonies by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
23 Mar 2019
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It's Equestria's first, foremost, and simplest rule: Nightmare Moon comes first in your heart. Always. To betray one's devotion to Her Majesty with love for another is unthinkable. It is an act of high treason: a Heartcrime.
Night Chamberlain Rarity is not perfect. She's had the occasional liaison with her favorite Night Guard, a couple of incorrect feelings here and there, but she is certainly not a criminal. She is sure of it.
But then, Rarity's been wrong before.
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Menace to Propriety by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
06 Jan 2019
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In the months following the school election, Diamond Tiara has made good on her word to become a better pony. She's behaved herself in and out of class. She's kept her grades up. She's attended family therapy without complaint.
Diamond has done everything that was asked of her.Now, it's time for Spoiled Rich to hold up her end of the contract. As part of their joint effort to grow closer, come together as a family, and ease Filthy's mind, Diamond can choose a pet. Any pet she wants*.
*Terms and conditions may apply.
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The Silver Standard by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
04 Apr 2018
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Once upon a time, Silver Spoon's life made sense. She had the right friends, the right house, and the right school for a young lady coming up in the world. Once upon a time, Silver Spoon lived amongst proud towers in a vibrant, bustling city that never slept.
Now she lives in Ponyville. Not so terrible once one gets used it it. Silver's learned to appreciate some ponies, harbor grudges for others, and tolerate the rest. But sometimes, she wonders if one pony in particular is as popular as she thought.
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With Your Shield Or On It by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
26 Jan 2018
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Practice laps. That's all Fleetfoot wanted from her week off. A chance to build wing muscle, rack up her speed stats, and feel the wind in her mane. She's a racer. It's what she does. Fleetfoot didn't ask to be put on search-and-rescue detail, and she definitely didn't ask to get saddled with the slowest Wonderbolt on the team.
She didn't ask for what came next, either.
Fleetfoot is not a monster fighter. She’s not an Element of Harmony. She's not a medic. She's not a hero. Fleetfoot’s just a pony who can fly really fast. But right now, she's all Silver Lining's got.
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Diminishing Returns by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
31 Aug 2017
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Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. Thrice is a pattern.
Filthy Rich knows this pattern. The delicious smells of freshly baked eggs, cheese and pastry tell him that something has gone terribly wrong, and he can't help the feeling Diamond's note has something to do with it.
Patterns are made to be broken. It's high time for a talk.
(A side story in direct continuity with The Silver Standard and What Riches Still Await. Familiarity is highly recommended, but unrequired.)
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And Yet, What Riches Still Await by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
29 Feb 2016
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Spoiled Rotten knows her best years are behind her. The time of flowers, whirlwind romances, and the luxury of rejecting suitors has passed. Now is the time for husbands and cradles, and she still has neither. With the clock ticking and a string of failed relationships trailing behind her, she fears it will stay that way.
So when one of the rare earth pony elite appears at a Canterlot party, despondent, alone, and (possibly) single, it’s an opportunity too good to pass up. And it’s been so long since Spoiled’s met a stallion she genuinely likes.
History says it won’t last. Common sense warns it won’t work. It’s a one-in-a-million chance, and luck’s never been on her side before. But Spoiled has to try. She can’t afford not to.
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A Diamond & A Tether by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
25 Jan 2015
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Heiress Lucy Burdock knows life has a way of surprising you.
For example, she wasn't expecting a little pink pony for her birthday. She certainly didn't expect it to start talking, either. It was cute at first, but it kinda feels more like taking care of a little kid than a pony. Lucy's never really been great with kids... but she can make it work!
Can't she?
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The Last Human: A Tale of the Pre-Classical Era by PatchworkPoltergeist
Fandoms: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle
26 Aug 2014
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Reader, in ancient days, the old lords of the world numbered in thousands. Then hundreds. Then less than even that.
Now, they are found only in tapestries and fanciful ballads.
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Vlad's wife did not love him. He knew that now.