Rainbow Dash, best pony, fastest flier in Equestria, all around awesome mare, was called upon to help with the wedding of her friend's big brother. And hey, she never leaves her friends hanging! Of course, when it turned out some kind of bug thing had replaced the bride, Rainbow was more then ready to fight. Heck, even after it seemed all hope was lost, the pegasus refused to give up.
So when she saw Shining Armor charge up a final spell, she smirked.
But when that spell reached her and flung her against the wall, her smirk devolved into shock...
A young changeling is separated from his hive, and must blend in and survive among the ponies of Equestria.
Young Nictis had one dream: to serve his hive by becoming an Infiltrator, the most vital and vaunted role a changeling could aspire to. To hide in plain sight among the other species, blending in, while gathering the vital emotional energies that fueled his people. Few were deemed worthy of the dangerous job. He was one of the few nymphs selected for training, in the hopes that one of them would develop the skills needed to be entrusted with such a treacherous task.
But when a training expedition ends in tragedy, Nictis finds himself thrust into the role not to serve his hive and people, but to preserve his own life. Separated from the hive, alone, he must put what little training he has to the test. He must blend in with the hive's greatest source of food, and its most dangerous enemy: the ponies of Equestria.
(This story takes place in the same continuity as Fragments, but stands on its own. Reading that story isn't necessary for this one.)
Celestia and Luna have retired, but work still finds them in the form of raising Chrysalis' daughter
Celestia and Luna have transferred rulership to Twilight and her friends and retired to the Silver Shoals Retirement Community. After so many years of work, they look forward to some well-earned rest and relaxation. Unfortunately, that is not to be. Celestia receives something she never expected to have to deal with: Chrysalis' daughter!
Celestia, Equestria's mother, becomes a mother once more. Looks like things might not be so quiet after all!
