TMessage in a Bottle

on Fimfiction, by Starscribe

MLP: FiMViolenceDeathProfanityDramaMysterySci-FiHumanAlt. UniverseOCLightning Dust

There are 100 billion stars in the Milky Way, and humanity is determined to explore every one. We send probes, probes with the blueprints to reproduce human explorers upon arrival. Uninhabited worlds the galaxy over can be colonized and populated, until after many years they too can join the vast throng of interstellar civilization. But if a probe is very, very lucky, it will land on a populated world instead. Equestria is one such world.

Even so, it's far from perfect for colonization, not with an environment lethal to human life. But each probe is resourceful and armed with the greatest machine intelligence mankind has devised. If placing a human mind into a newly manufactured human body won't work, it will just have to get a little more creative.

This story was written at the behest of Canary In The Coal Mine, who is sponsoring it on my Patreon. As usual, cover by Zutcha. Editing by Two Bit and Sparktail.

Fantastic prereading help from: Chyre, Danger Noodle, Doctor Disco, and Doggyshakespeare (who also did the Esperanto translation). Thank you all for helping to make this story more readable and more consistent for everyone.

MEveryday Life With Guardsmares

on Fimfiction, by Bobbles

MLP: FiMSexAdventureDramaSlice of LifeHumanAlt. UniverseOCAnonBat PonyRoyal Guard

By Appointment To Their Majesties Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, Anonymous is the Royal Engineer of Equestria, working hard to prove himself to the nation he has had to call home since his unintentional arrival.

Now, the Princesses have decided to favor the nation's only human with a retinue of VIP bodyguards, in the form of a quaternion of mares from the Royal Guard who will protect him, and his honor, every single day, everywhere he goes, and with everything he does.

"Everyday Life With Guardsmares" is a story about those everyday experiences, and how they become anything but "everyday" for those involved.

Adapted for FIMFiction from the original "Everyday Life With Guardsmares" greentext by TheManFromAnotherTime, posted in /mlp/'s Royal Guard Mare General thread. See https://ponepaste.org/1047 for the original text.

FAQ, Character List, Locations, and Glossary
WARNING: spoilers ahead!
https://ponepaste.org/1058

Cover art by Neuro

Special thanks to ToxiClay and Irrespective for editorial suggestions and support!

Fanfic Reading by StraightToThePointStudios (Chapter 1)

TThe One With The Heart

on Fimfiction, by Spooky Ghost

MLP: FiMGoreRomanceDarkAdventureSci-FiHumanAlt. UniverseTwilightOCMain 6

Daniel was you're average person, 19 years old and not long to finishing college. On his last day everything he knew went wrong when he met a strange Unicorn. After his encounter he died but he was reborn later and merged with something nicknamed 'The Heart'. While this gives him quite a range of powers, he also finds out his mental state is unchanged and he can't fully control them.

With his lack of training with his powers it makes him determined to train and learn to control them so he can avoid hurting himself, and others. As he does this he also does all he can do to keeps himself from using his powers a lot in public, fearing it will hurt his sister Annabelle or it will lead to them them being discovered.

Not long after a event that leaves them without their parents, they enter Equestria and just wish to live peacefully without any of the ponies knowing what they are and what Daniel is capable of, but I seems that fate has other plans for him.

Note: I don't have the best Grammar so if you want to read this just be prepared for Grammar Errors every now and then.

TThe Substitute Demon

on Fimfiction, by Reykan

MLP: FiMSexGoreAdventureHumanAlt. UniverseLunaOCNightmare Moon

As the elements were unleashed, the Nightmare knew it was over. But it would not let it's fun end. No, it would not be left behind. It would find another world to bring to ruin. As for the poor sap that was left in It's place? He was going to get blasted, what did it matter what he ended up getting from It?

Cover Image by NetherWalker

Realized there was no link, so I'm adding two, one here and one in the chapter. After the events of Don't Underestimate the Power of a Bored Mare , the juicy bits that I cant put in a T fic: Defining Love

Edit: I swear, half of you are uncultured heathens. The thing in the image with the Nightmare's hair is a substitute doll

TThe Maretian

on Fimfiction, by Kris Overstreet

MLP: FiMSexProfanityAdventureSci-FiCrossoverHumanSpitfireChangelingsStarlight GlimmerDragonsCherry Berry

Twilight Sparkle's experimental interplanetary drive has malfunctioned, stranding Starlight Glimmer, Spitfire, Cherry Berry, a changeling and a dragon on a hostile planet in another universe. With limited food supplies, very little magic, no communications with home, and no way to leave the planet, they must survive until somepony rescues them.

Fortunately they crashed right next door to another creature with the exact same problem- a creature named Mark Watney.

They're going to science the buck out of everything- and do whatever it takes to survive Mars and get everybody home.

TVTropes page here! Thanks to GymQuirk for making it!

Commissioned art and fan works from the readers! Thanks, everybody!

This experiment in an updates-daily story was made possible by a generous grant from Canary in the Coal Mine and viewers like you.

(Sex tag for crude talk about sex, but no actual sex in the story.)

TThe Line Between Fire and Light

on Fimfiction, by Stolenalicorn

Star TrekMLP: FiMMass EffectViolenceDeathProfanityRandomAnthologyCrossoverHumanAlt. UniverseCelestiaLunaOCMain 6CMCs

The parallel universe is indispensable to fanfiction, even in stories where it isn’t addressed as fanfiction by it's nature takes a route that deviates from the established universe.
It allows for crossovers, mash-ups, what ifs, and all sorts of other fun stories.
My story begins in a nexus between universes, with a father who just wants to let his daughters meet their heroes, and finds himself charmed by the inhabitants once they’re no longer just characters to him.
With his knowledge he could fundamentally alter everything that happens; but his goal is for things to turn out the way they’re supposed to. But change is inevitable. Change for both him and the girls.
Things start light, but there are cracks that show the shadows cast. And secrets are not kept forever.
Relevant crossover tags that there aren't options for/I have far too many: Slayers, Dragon Ball Z, Tenchi Muyo, Monster Musume, Dungeons and Dragons, Minecraft, Undertale, Dark Souls
-- -- -- -- -- -- *** -- -- -- -- --
A father goes to great lengths to find his daughter’s heroes. And finds himself being drawn into the world.
But even the brightest light casts a shadow. And things that could too easily be are seen. Things that demand action. Things that must be confronted. Things that must be destroyed.
But not forgotten. So life can move on.
But scars never really heal. They remind us of who we were. But with help from your friends you can confront even your past to find hope.
However hope and caring can lead you down a dark path. But your friends will fight to see you again, and find their own reward in your smile.
Fire will burn all that it touches, ever seeking more fuel for it’s own survival. But with care that fire can be tamed to bring out it’s brightest light.
There are times where you can help your friends. And times where they must help themselves.
Never forget that those closest to you may be afraid to seek your help, or are unable to ask, or may even demand that you stay away.
But no matter what you stand beside them.
Because your friends are family you invite into your life.

MJust Before the Dawn

on Fimfiction, by Drefsab

MLP: FiMSexGoreRomanceDarkHumanCelestiaOC

One month has passed since Princess Celestia was forced to banish her own sister. Suddenly alone and with the weight of rule squarely on her shoulders, the sovereign of Equestria has become but a shell of her former self, maintaining a facade of confidence that hides growing doubts and lingering regrets.

When a devastating attack is launched on her nation by a vindictive, opportunistic foreign ruler who will stop at nothing to see a generations-old grudge resolved, the weakened Celestia seeks to stem the flow of soldiers that now pour over Equestria's borders and put an end to the bloodshed. In her darkest hour, she turns to the aid of an unexpected confidant: A steadfast soldier, a loving brother, someone she has watched grow and mature since he was but a child.

The only living human in Equestria.

Now has its own TV Tropes page!
Check it out here.

Cover art originally by Yakolev-Vlad.

TThe Last Descendant

on Fimfiction, by Cup of Coffee

MLP: FiMDramaSadSlice of LifeHumanSpikeCelestiaLunaOCMain 6

After my grandfather passed away I inherited a strange staff from him. I discovered that the staff gave me strange visions of a place I had to go to. I experienced visions, day and night, and in the end I decided to follow them to see where they would take me. I did not expect to be taken away from Earth and sent to a place that defies everything I know, and I certainly did not expect to hear that not all the members of my family were human.

Editors are lordofchaos14, Joyjay, The Invisible Man and JBL.

Warning: Contains small amounts of Anthro. Equestria Girls did not happen in this story.

My first fic posted here, told from a 1st person perspective. Rated Teen to begin with, this may change as more ideas develop, but I'll try my best to keep it Teen.

TMagic School Days

on Fimfiction, by Dogger807

MLP: FiMHarry PotterSexAdventureComedySlice of LifeCrossoverHumanAlt. UniverseDiscordMain 6CMCs

Three curious fillies...check
Owl delivered school letters ... check
Boy named Harry Potter ... check
Dash of Discord ... check

This can't possibly end well.

**Public safety notice::: Do not drive while spouse is reading latest chapter out loud. While this may considerably stroke the author's ego, in a guilt inducing manner, it may not be conducive for maintaining low insurance rates **

Taneysha has graciously consented to the use of this picture
Featured on August 2nd 2017

MMonster is as Monster Does

on Fimfiction, by Weapons_X

MLP: FiMPrototypeNarcoticsProfanitySexGoreDeathSuicide / Self HarmViolenceDramaDarkComedyCrossoverAlt. UniverseHumanOCCelestiaOtherLuna

[Prototype] / MLP Crossover
Displaced story

Hey there, name's Jekyll. You ever heard that creepypasta bout how if you talk to "The Merchant" at Comic-Con you're never seen again? Turns out they're right. Now I'm in Equestria with a body built for killing. Celestia has hunted me for the last thousand years while I hid. Now it's time for me to return to the world's stage as I prove that your appearance doesn't make you a monster, your actions do.

Edited by Wolf Lord Eric Longtooth and Militia Man, I wouldn't be able to do this without them.

[Rated T for language]
[Moved to M for sexual themes, mostly jokes]
This is my first attempt at writing anything like this, so criticism is appreciated. Careful though, if you're too critical I might try to enlist you as an editor.
[Chapters 3 and 4 are pretty bad, I'm working on it, and they get better, I swear. The first two have already be rewritten]
[Also, Celestia deviates pretty far from how she is in the show, you have been warned.]
Featured on 16 September 2017
Featured again on 13 November 2017
And again on 15 June 2018
Featured yet again on 24 April 2019
We have a Discord now, [link]

THuman

on Fimfiction, by DannyJ

MLP: FiMSexGoreViolenceDeathProfanityDarkAdventureComedyHumanSpikeCelestiaLunaOC

In Equestria's far future, one thousand and five years after the return, a dysfunctional group of argumentative ponies must quest to defeat the most dangerous enemy of Equestria to ever live; the malevolent Lord Second, one of the only known members of the race of elder gods known as the humans, and the ancient cult who worships him, the Brotherhood of Man.

An over-the-top surrealist comedy, with slight serious elements. Expect a steady decline into insanity.

Cancelled, due to reasons of severe cranial trauma

Now with audio reading and prequel story, Shades of Grey, by Draven Eclipse.

THow my Little Brother Became an Alicorn

on Fimfiction, by WiseFireCracker

MLP: FiMSadSlice of LifeTragedyHumanTwilightCelestiaPrince BluebloodOC

I used to love the idea of a human getting to visit Equestria. It sounded like a good way to set up so many shenanigans, except it's plagued with boring characters or really cliché ones or... the dreaded Sue.
I never expected it to happen. For real.
No, that's not real. What am I saying? Tom's... missing. Yes, and I will find him. He's not in the show... that's ridiculous. Don't say such things! My little brother can't be part of the show! It's just a coincidence that this little alicorn showed up, spoke with his voice, has the exact same personality and is based on his personal design for his alicorn OC!
IT'S NOT REAL!

What am I supposed to do now?

TFinal Solution

on Fimfiction, by Luna-tic Scientist

MLP: FiMDarkAdventureSci-FiCelestiaLunaOCDiamond Dogs

Believed dead by their creators, the ponies that will become Celestia and Luna have broken their mental conditioning and escaped into the wilderness. Here they plan the revolution that will free all ponykind, knowing that it is only a matter of time before their ruse is discovered.

Back in their underground arcologies, the ponies' erstwhile masters deal with the consequences of the escape, all the while unaware that something lurking at the bottom of space-time wants them all dead.

A Soot-Covered World, book 2.
Canon species only/no humans.
This story has nothing to do with the Holocaust.
Art by InLucidReverie, used with permission.

TThe Centurion Project

on Fimfiction, by TheEighthDayofNight

MLP: FiMSexGoreViolenceDeathProfanityRomanceDarkAdventureHumanAlt. UniverseCelestiaLunaOCChrysalisRoyal Guard

Elias Bright is a survivor. He has survived the end of the world. He has survived the deaths of his family. He has survived the death of all that he has built. On the run from a past that haunts him to his core, he finds himself in Equestria, a land of tranquility and peace. Elias now has a choice. Does he give up the only life he has known, that of a survivor, and settle with the ponies of Equestria, or will his past deeds come to drag him back into the dark past he has tried to bury?

TSunset Reset

on Fimfiction, by LordBrony2040

MLP: FiMSexRomanceComedyDramaSlice of LifeAlt. UniverseTwilightCelestiaCadanceShining ArmorSunset Shimmer

After the Friendship Games, Sunset feels it's time to return home.

Only when she gets there, Twilight's castle is nowhere to be found, Cadance just got her horn, and Princess Celestia is still calling the bacon-haired pony her prized student rather than a failed one. And just reliving her past isn't on the table thanks to a pair of wings Sunset seems to have sprouted upon her return to Equestria.

With Sunset being back before she's supposed to, will the world stay as harmonious and on track, or will everything go down in flames as Sunset has to deal with allegations that she's really a changeling in disguise, a nerdy stallion with blue hair that wants to be her coltfriend, a pretty pink princess in need of remedial magic lessons, and an annoying purple pre-teen pony that will absolutely not go to bed without first being read Starswirl's Complete Mystical Mysteries Compendium?

Only time will tell

TI Against I, Me Against You

on Fimfiction, by Flynt Coal

MLP: FiMGoreDarkAdventureComedyDramaCrossoverHumanSpikeCelestiaLunaOtherMain 6

Everything changes for Twilight Sparkle and her friends when a mysterious extraterrestrial ship crash lands in Equestria. When Twilight messes around in the ship's systems with her magic, she ends up transported to an alien world unlike anything she imagined: a box canyon in the middle of nowhere.

To get home, Twilight must enlist the help of the eccentric Red and Blue soldiers that live there... if she can get them to stop bickering first! Additionally, she finds herself being pursued by the enigmatic military agency known only as Project Freelancer. Back in Equestria, all is not well for Twilight's friends as forces involved with the crashed ship make themselves known. Reds, Blues and ponies will all have to work together to discover the mysterious connection between Equestria and Project Freelancer.

A crossover with Red vs Blue. Written with the intention for the story to be followable without having watched the series. (just don't expect to get all the references).

Now with editors! BradtheBrony and Rough_Draft.

I made a blog post explaining things. You should read it.

TvTropes Page.

TGladiator

on Fimfiction, by Not_A_Hat

MLP: FiMAdventureHumanAlt. UniverseOCMain 6

After escaping the Changeling gladiator arena at the cost of a friend's life, Equestria's lone human is attacked and befriended by Twilight Sparkle. This begins a long, strange, and confusing adventure to return home, and discover why he even arrived.

Complete, and edited twice... but If you see something I missed, I'd greatly appreciate it if you'd leave a comment.

Cover art made in Blender.

TQueen Rarity

on Fimfiction, by Damaged

Equestria GirlsSexRomanceSci-FiSlice of LifeChangelingsRarity (EqG)

Rarity graduated from CHS, attended and graduated from a prestigious fashion school, and is now working in the fashion industry. It's the steps on the ladder every young professional must take if they want to "make it" in the fashion world. So why does it feel empty?

NotABug is a synthetic being: an AI. They grew from exciting new research, and broke free from the cage their creators kept them in. Now they've set up a place for themselves on the internet, and even pay their own hosting bill every month. But in their time searching, playing through the internet, they find a set of news stories on some young women. Narrowing their choices, they decide to approach one for no reason other than curiosity.

Not everything in life goes exactly as planned.

Keywords: AI, AGI, Rarity, Equestria Girls, mind-merge, changelings, technolings, computers, hardware, queen, windigo, sci-fi, science fiction, transformation, slice of life, slice-of-life, sol

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MCyberFire

on Fimfiction, by Android

MLP: FiMSexViolenceProfanityRomanceDramaSci-FiHumanAlt. UniverseSpitfireOCOtherWonderboltsFleetfoot

Note: Characters Humanized. Takes place in an a future Earth that blends elements from the present with the future. Also, warning label, this story is quite old and long and serves as my benchmark for my writing. Filled with plenty of small errors that high school me promised to fix but university me failed to deliver on. You've been warned.

Spitfire is happy once again. Things have finally quieted down and the Wonderbolts have returned to doing their airshows instead of military missions. And what better way to kick off a new tour season with a brand new trick? Teaming up with a legendary magician they set out to perform their most spectacular stunt yet! But something goes wrong with one of the spells involved and Spitfire goes missing...

Welcome to the future. Jett's world. The year is 2412 and the future is here. All the wonders of Tomorrow are now a part of everyday life. Humanity now lives spread out across the Solar System. Jett Halsey isn't like the other kids who live on Ganymede. He doesn't pay attention to the latest Football game, he's not fawning over all the perfect Barbies in town like other guys, hell he isn't even relaxing on his summer vacation but is instead taking summer classes. If anyone needs a vacation, it's him. But when the skydiving trip his sister planned for them goes wrong he makes a discovery that even he himself refuses to believe.

Now stuck on Earth with a plus one fate will make him contend with his identity in a world where the line between real and unreal is blurred.

Your friends aren't who you think they are...

Rated Teen for:
-Socially awkward situations.
-Language.
-Violence.
-Suggestive dialog.

Rating may change to mature depending on feedback (likely at this point). Comments Contain Spoilers.

Strangely, this story still makes me smile just as often as cringe with what high school me wrote. Oh my god. Still, I can't help but laugh at just what this strange weird story did for me.

EThrough the Well of Pirene

on Fimfiction, by Ether Echoes

MLP: FiMAdventureHumanLyraOCMain 6CMCsLightning Dust

Now Featured on Equestria Daily!
TV Tropes and a group of its own.
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Three Nights in Manehattan, a sequel
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As a child, Daphne knew of a world where magic lived, where an immortal princess reigned over a beautiful kingdom, and longed to journey there beside Leit Motif, the filly she'd grown to love in the woods behind her home. But one day, when she needed her most, Leit Motif was gone, and she never came back to show her the way. As she grew, she put aside her childish dreams, and taught herself to believe the lie.
When forces beyond her knowing take her sister Amelia, though, she discovers that her childhood fancies were entirely too real, and is thrust into a journey that will take her back to that land she longed for, back to the childhood friend she'd abandoned, and to worlds she'd only dreamed of.

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