When Discord breaks free of his stone prison, he proves to be much older and wiser than he was on the show. A being of ancient and unimaginable power, he forces Celestia to make a deal with the devil-himself, of course-in order to save her little ponies. What she doesn't realize is that one of the terms of the deal is that she forgets ever making. Enter the poor human hero.

Sometimes, good ponies do great things. And when those ponies do great things, they need to be rewarded. That is where you unfortunately step in. Welcome to your new, unwanted life as the royal cuddler.

Some times, good ponies do bad things. And when those ponies do naughty things, they need to be punished. That is where you step in. Welcome to your life as the royal punisher.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders have no common sense. Be very careful about telling them anything, because they will almost definitely find a way to misconstrue it. You learn that lesson very quickly... not that you particularly care.

As a recent addition to Canterlot Castle, you make many of the residents rather wary. Thus, you spend much of your time with Celestia. One of those visits finds the two of you in the castle gardens, where she introduces you to Philomena. The next day, you go back to the gardens, alone, and find Philomena again. You spend some alone time with her... Just not entirely on purpose.

You spent years becoming the head of Celestia's kitchens. Today is the culimination of all your work. Your job is simple: Make the Diamond Dog ambassadors happy by cooking as required. Easy, right? What could possibly go wrong?

Anonymous has been living in Equestria for some time and has very little to show for it. Shunned away from most cities, he finds solitude of a sort in Ponyville. But there are few places for an omnivore to satisfy all his appetites, so when he meets a fellow omnivore, both parties find more uses from the other than they'd expect.

When a human asks a certain purple unicorn a question that not even the almighty human race can answer, to what lengths would she be willing to go to put the age-old question to rest?