MThe Lost Element

on Fimfiction, by Humanity

MLP: FiMSexGoreViolenceDeathRomanceComedySlice of LifeHumanOCNightmare MoonMain 6EmberQueen Novo

Equestria has long been known as the land of ponies. However, the name of Equestria is misleading. For far too long, a certain element has been missing from the world. And now, that element has been brought back. But for better or for worse?

Due to site updates resulting in a more restrictive genre listing, I am listing here that on top of the three genres the story is listed under, the story also contains prominent elements of Dark, Tragedy, Sad, Drama, and Adventure.

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Now has its own TvTropes Page.

Also, to set the record straight, this story begins after the end of Season 2, but before Season 3. Therefore, any plot elements from future episodes that may conflict with the plot of this story is effectively noncanon.

Hard copies available for purchase!
Volume 1 - Part 1 Part 2
Volume 2 - Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Volume 1 - Chapters 1-13
Volume 2 - Chapters 14-28
Volume 3 - Chapters 29-44
Volume 4 - Chapters 45-63

-In process of proofreading and revising chapters. Music tracks will be added where warranted. Chapters 1 through 31 edited and revised-

TDadonequus Discord (Book 1)

on Fimfiction, by CrazedLaughter

MLP: FiMProfanityAdventureComedySlice of LifeSecond PersonDiscordMain 6CMCsChrysalisAnon

Wanting to impress his best friend and bolster his own reputation. Discord takes a human from earth and changes him into a colt. But not just any human, a human who knows about the show itself. Thus begins a symbiotic relationship where Anon gets to experience life in Equestria as a young child while Discord can use him for his own plans. Of course, the information of Anon's origins are to remain a secret. And this of course, along with Anon being quite the manchild, creates all sorts of hi-jinks for both him and those around him. Though, considering his adoptive father is Discord. Chaos is all part of the course.

The story is mostly slice of life. Especially at the beginning. But as it goes on, things become more chaotic and life tumbles down into chaos for our good Anon. Everything from dealing with the queen of the changelings to even getting his own chance at soviet Glimmer. All that and more in this story.

This is a reformatted version (reformatted by ShobieShy) of the greentexted "Dadonequus Discord" written during mid season 5 by myself.

Cover Art by "Bunny". made specifically for the story

https://pastebin.com/u/Erf1111 link to the original version

TOff The Mark

on Fimfiction, by Goldfur

MLP: FiMSexComedyDramaRandomHumanAlt. UniverseTwilightTrixieCadance

Mark Wells was a klutz, but even he could not imagine stumbling into a mirror that he had just bought at an antique store and ending up in a world of colorful equines, not to mention gaining hooves and wings at the same time. And whoever heard of green fur on a horse? Perhaps the great and powerful Princess that the guard was taking him to would have some answers because he sure didn't!

An alternative version of canon events with humorous twists. Written in collaboration with Airy Words.

Cover art by Mix-up and their DeviantArt account is Amalgamzaku.

Book One: Chapters 1–33
Book Two: "Further Off The Mark": Chapters 34–69
Book Three: "On The Mark": Chapters 70–100

Sex tag added as of chapter 32 but it's mostly due to talk. Actual sex takes place "off camera".

MThe Conversion Bureau: The Other Side of the Spectrum (The Original)

on Fimfiction, by TheIdiot

MLP: FiMSexGoreDarkSadTragedyCrossoverHumanCelestiaLyraOCMain 6

A wondrous portal of light and colors open in Ponyville, one would think it brought good tidings.

They were wrong.

A human, pushed to the brink of madness and misery, attacks the Elements of Harmony.
A war, unknown and uncomprehending, being waged for the survival of one species.
A power hungry Alicorn setting her sights on new lands.

Now all of Equestria and her people find themselves teetering on the edge of war, war so uncompromising and ruthless against an enemy they all know.

Themselves.

Darkness begins to settle across the entire world, old enemies setting aside their differences for mutual survival.

Now is the time to fight...
Now is the time to show the mad so called goddess that they will not bow to her...
Now is the time to show Harmony as it is meant to be seen...

The Tyrant has no idea what she has unleashed...
But then again...
Neither do they.

Authored by Redskin122004
Editors....Uh...Various... Like a lot. Mostly Drawdex and Beyond the Horizon
TV Tropes page link!

Canon side stories:
Starvation
Europe
Asia
Multiverse Journey
Case Files
Calm Before the Storm
The King's Speech
Last Train from Oblivion
The Light Despondent
Shades of the Unsung
Adrift
Joy to the Worlds
Harmonious Stronghold
Many Faces of Mankind
Once More Unto The Breach

And the Timeline.

Hello, all who see this, it is my displeasure to inform you that RedSkin has resigned from Spectrum and, as a part of an agreement, the original version is here for everyone to see unaltered. We, the remaining members of the Spectrum crew, are going to continue things in a new version that will be coming soon.

Please be patient with us as we try to adjust to this period.

Update all, here is the link to the new version SPECTRUM.

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)

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.

TNot The Hero

on Fimfiction, by alarajrogers

MLP: FiMSexGoreNon-conViolenceDarkAdventureDramaHumanAlt. UniverseSpikeGildaOCDiscordMain 6

Discord's the only creature in Equestria who can recognize the human for what he is -- not the long-lost Seventh Element that never actually existed and couldn't have existed before the human arrived, but a meta-reality warper, an entity far more powerful than Discord with the power to warp the minds of all around him and the very rules of magic to make sure that he's always the Big Hero. And the role the human's assigned to Discord is the Villain to beat down or kill.

Pre-reform Discord's fine with being the villain. But on his own terms. Not dancing on some alien interloper's puppet strings.

Without friendship, or even allies, Discord's going to have to find a way to defeat a creature who can alter fate itself and who can even mind-control him. Or he may just end up worse than dead.

Art by Tenchi-Outsuno. Progress Bar at my writing journal.

Trigger warnings: Mind control (magically induced love, magically induced friendship, magically induced stupidity, Discord being Discord), noncon/dubcon (magically induced love, other forms of highly dubious consent), rape (female on male), violence/gore (mostly against Discord), literally everything in chapters 19-21, humans not being presented as unilaterally wonderful and superior to ponies and/or draconequui.

TAn Alien Walks Amongst Us

on Fimfiction, by Hazardus_Havard

MLP: FiMRomanceAdventureComedyHumanLyraBon-BonOtherAnon

Lyra, a simple pony with simple dreams. Dreams involving aliens, that is. Her fascination with them even got her a job dealing with them, though no one takes it seriously. Lyra hopes to one day be able to meet one, she just needs to believe.

In comes a human, whom mysteriously gets transported to Equestria. It's up to Lyra to show the alien the ways of her people! The power of friendship, magic, and hugs await her on this strange adventure.

TDays of Wasp and Spider

on Fimfiction, by Luna-tic Scientist

MLP: FiMDarkAdventureSci-FiCelestiaLunaOCOtherDiamond Dogs

SF (canon species only; no humans) Ponies were magically and genetically engineered to be the perfect servitor race. They are powerful, adaptable, intelligent and completely under the control of their creators. A laboratory accident frees one such pony from her mental chains, but how can one mare save herself and the rest of her kind if she doesn't even know she's a slave?
This is not the Equestria you know and these are not your little ponies... not yet, anyway.

Tags: Adventure, Diamond Dogs, Gryphons, NO HUMANS (did I mention that already?)
Other tags: historical, mind control, Clarke's 3rd Law, excessive use of high energy physics, before they were famous.
Detailed review by PaulAsaran.
Cover art by endrome , used with permission.
A Soot-Covered World, book 1.

ESpike The Brony Dragon

on Fimfiction, by red4567

MLP: FiMAdventureSlice of LifeHumanAlt. UniverseSpikeCelestiaLunaOtherMain 6

Long story short, I was a brony. I woke up one day to find myself in Spike's body. Dream come true, right? I'm in Equestria, I could interact with my favorite ponies, etc.

Well, as it turns out, I just happened to wake up right at the beginning of Season 1. Which could only mean one thing: I can change the future of Equestria. I could solve problems prematurely, prevent disasters from happening, and keep Twilight from going insane.

So now, my mission isn't to hug my favorite ponies, but to make sure everyone gets a happy life.

TThe Changeling of the Guard

on Fimfiction, by vdrake77

MLP: FiMAdventureComedyOCCadanceShining ArmorChangelingsRoyal Guard

Idol Hooves holds a special place in Equestria. He's probably the only exiled changeling to serve in the Royal Guard, or at least, that's what he expects, as exiles don't really broadcast that fact. However, it's well known that Princess Celestia loves all of her little ponies, and her guards perhaps more so, and that makes it one of the best ways for a changeling to discreetly feed.

But how does a changeling even get there, let alone get exiled in the first place? For that matter, why would it ever go to Canterlot? Set a number of years before the series proper, before Luna’s redemption, Idol details how he was exiled, the ponies he’s met, and the series of misadventures that led him to joining the Royal Guard, and should continue a good ways into the series, as something of an alternate perspective.

Soon, he’ll have to deal with a boisterous new princess to serve and a royal wedding in the works bringing a third to power. Will his old instincts bring this new life crashing down around him? What precipitates Chrysalis’s ill-fated assault on Canterlot? Is it really so wrong for a changeling to enjoy good craftsmanship to an obsessive degree?

New cover art provided by the fantastic Carnifex

And a TVTropes page here.

And an Ask Blog of questionable canonity!
Out of Idol Curiosity

Fanart by Norad2! Major thanks! Short For a Royal Guard

Art by Egophiliac of Idol and his Daring Duckie Please don't tell him what that brush is meant for.

Rating updated to (T), it's a bit darker than (E)
Comedy Tag added as well
And changed the character tags a bit.

THer Knight in Faded Armor

on Fimfiction, by Doccular42

MLP: FiMRomanceAdventureThrillerAlt. UniverseCelestiaLunaOCOtherButton Mash

Princess Luna still feels alone, nineteen years after her return to Equestria . But when she finds a friend in an online game, everything seems better. She can be herself without worrying about what others think, and she can finally talk to another pony, even if he never knows who she really is.

Celestia is worried about her sister, especially right now. Upcoming peace talks with a powerful new nation mean that all the Princesses need to be completely ready. With her Luna so absorbed in a fantasy world, she wonders how she'll make it through the harrowing weeks to come.

Button Mash feels like a failure. He's still living at home, he still can't find work that can use his degree from the university, and he still feels alone. His friends are getting married, starting families, and thriving in their careers. On the plus side, he plays games regularly, and his best friend is a mare, even if she doesn't know his name. He hopes that his upcoming vacation to Canterlot might help his mindset.

But, unbeknownst to all of them, a sinister web within a dark plot threatens to ensnare Equestria... And Luna may be the only one able to stop it.

She may face it alone, or maybe she'll have some help from her knight in faded armor...

Cover art credit to yamashta. Link here.

Preread by -TGM- and Goldenwing

Edited by m1ntf4n, PheonixStarr, Wing, and the_Doc, and Swan Song, and Orion Caelum.

Follows canon up to about season 4 or so. I'm not sure when everything went off the rails, but it was originally as true as possible when initially written.

Link to the Discord chat HERE!

THarmony Defended

on Fimfiction, by Starscribe

MLP: FiMAdventureSci-FiHumanAlt. UniverseTwilightRainbow DashOCCMCsChangelings

It's been a handful of years since Twilight came into her own as a Princess of Equestria, a few years spent in peace and harmony without so much as an angry spirit or clandestine invasion to take away from the tranquility of Equestrian life. Unprecedented developments in the technological and thaumaturgical sciences seem to be preparation for something, though nopony realizes what that something might be.

Nopony except the Princesses, who have not failed to see the signs of impending disaster that began with the mass kidnappings just following the Summer Sun Celebration. When all their preparations are turned upside down, can an alliance with the mysterious Precursors turn the tides of the most devastating war in Equestrian history, while there is still anything left to save? Enemies and allies appear in the most unlikely of places, and friendship with a dying elder race can be more dangerous than an invasion of Dragons and Changelings. What is a pony willing to give in defense of harmony? What are they willing to sacrifice?

This story now has a companion piece, The Sunset Campaign! This story is designed to bring Harmony Defended more into line with the three-story version of My Little Apprentice. If you read Apogee and Perihelion, you may want to read that as well!

This story was written prior to season five, and as such any events which transpire therein may or may not be treated as canonical. All events up to and including "Twilight's Kingdom" are treated as having occurred, however.

A huge thanks to my Alpha Readers! Thanks to these wonderful people, new chapters aren't nearly so riddled with mistakes and errors as they used to be. Thanks to Sparktail, TwoBit, Withered Pyre, and Zutcha. Zutcha of course deserves double the love, since he's also the artist of the cover and any other fantastic art that finds its way into the story.

MExchange

on Fimfiction, by getmeouttahere

MLP: FiMRomanceAdventureComedySecond PersonHumanAlt. UniverseTwilightCelestiaAnon

[Rated mature for excessive language and humorous sexual dialog and situations.]

Returning readers curious about the changes to this story's chapter format should read this post.

Ever since Anon arrived in Equestria, Twilight's been getting crazier and crazier in her pursuit of his romantic attention. When he turns to the benevolent and graceful Princess Celestia for help, she sends him on a quest to retrieve a sacred stone in return for her aid. No big deal, right? Well... turns out the stone is used to transform Twilight into an alicorn, increasing his problems a thousand fold, and Celestia unexpectedly moves in as his new roommate after giving up her crown to Twilight.

Great.

While Ponyville's plucky human attempts to adjust to living with a large, lazy ex-Princess horse who constantly eats all his sweets, the new Princess of the Day broods within Canterlot castle, scheming her diabolical schemes. Twilight Sparkle intends to reclaim her very special (but strangely reluctant) somehuman, and she's willing to utilize all of the immense resources of the kingdom she now controls in order to do so!

This is a completed second person Anon in Equestria story originally written between February 2013 and December 2013 and converted to prose by reader request.

Those interested in the .epub version of this story should Read this Post.

THarmonic Gift From The Stars

on Fimfiction, by DTavs exe

MLP: FiMComedySci-FiSlice of LifeHumanAlt. UniverseSpikeOCOtherMain 6Starlight Glimmer

After what should have been just a late outing to stargaze and probably collect some meteorite samples, a strange device ends up almost wreaking half of Ponyville, but what is it? who sent it? what's its purpose? and why am I dancing to it?

Discover the answer to this and more questions while Twilight and her friends mess around with a human computer with the vast majority of human's musical records, discovering that you don't have to be in the same planet to enjoy the gift of music.

Cover art by Kitkatyj

MBugging Out

on Fimfiction, by No Pony

MLP: FiMSexProfanityRomanceComedySlice of LifeSecond PersonHumanAlt. UniverseOCChrysalisChangelingsAnonPharynx

Life's shitty enough when you get dragged from your home to a world of talking ponies so colorful your eyes start to hurt. Then throw in the fact that you quickly get kidnapped by a species of love eating bugs the size of ponies, and you're in hell... or are you?

(Featured! Holy crap! This is a first for me, thank you very much!)

TAnarchy: Pony of Chaos

on Fimfiction, by Ninjadeadbeard

MLP: FiMRomanceComedySlice of LifeFluttershyOCDiscordMain 6CMCs

Fluttershy has always been a warm, motherly presence in her friends' lives, so filled with kindness, caring, and love. But when she is once again reminded of the one aspect of her life yet missing while on a train ride to Ponyville, the Bearer of Kindness will find herself confronting her Very Special Somepony... or Somedraconequus, with a very special request.

How will Equestria survive the results? And what will the in-laws think!?

Special Thanks to Toriandthehorse for being a great co-admin, a great editor and proofreader, and a great friend.

Featured: 12-20-2019! (for 20 minutes!)

MDynamic Entry

on Fimfiction, by Nether

MLP: FiMSexRomanceSlice of LifeHumanRainbow DashDJ P0N-3Anon

This story deals with Anonymous and his day to day life after arriving in Equestria.

This story focuses on Romance and Slice of Life. I think. Maybe?
Mostly, anyways.

The clop:
It's marked with NSFW in the title, and having a #.5 in the chapter number. I make all my clop skippable, so that those who are interested can read it, and those who aren't can skip it. Any/all major story elements that are touched on in clop chapters will be re-capped in the next non-clop chapter, so you won't miss anything major.

MFluttershy Wants in Your Pants

on Fimfiction, by Flutterpriest

MLP: FiMNon-conProfanityDeathSexGoreSuicide / Self HarmViolenceFetishNarcoticsAnthologyComedyDarkAlt. UniverseSecond PersonHumanFluttershyAnonNurse Redheart

Fluttershy has tried being patient and she's tried the cute routine. But a mare has needs. She wants in your pants. And pony logic dictates that finding your fetish is the way to do it.

A collection of short stories about fetish guesses.

Warning - This Story Contains Almost Everything

Current Cover Art Here
Previous Cover Art by TGWeaver
Previous Cover Art Here and Here and Here

MForgotten

on Fimfiction, by Sarcastic Brony

MLP: FiMSexRomanceSadSlice of LifeHumanOCMain 6CMCsAnon

Waking up while falling through the sky isnt something I wanted to happen, hitting the ground is probably the next thing. After being pieced back together and finding out that the 'humans' that were taking care of me were actually little colorful ponies. Yeah, this has to be a dream.

This is a story about Anon and his life in Equestria.

Readers, both new and old. I welcome you to the first fanfic I posted on this site. It's had a bit of a rough history. Going through many changes and even a complete rewrite that ended up failing. The fact is, you shouldn't try to rewrite your past. This is the story that started it all and now I have realised that it should stay the way it is, a flawed but loved story. This story is largely untouched with only minimal spelling changes to keep it as close to the original as possible.

Mature: Contains clop in marked chapters. *Will be skippable*