Hey, I have fics! Fics about ponies!
Sort of like a mature episode. And I mean mature in a "manly tears of joy" sort.
This is even better if you replace the fancy pony at the end with, well, Fancypants.
Worldbuilding. Team dynamics. Deer. Magical flowers. Must-read.
Spikes life taken to the natural extreme.
Best Gilda fic hands-down. Worldbuilding is magic.
Pinkie Pie's....abilites are explained.