
When Steam Reigns
When peace limits innovation, when necessity is hindered, can one still create? Does knowing how something works mean something can be made, or is there a need that drives it all? One stallion will find that out.
Necessity is the birth—no, the cornerstone of innovation. The ponies of Equestria, with their magic, flight, and robust bodies, need not and want not, for their world is one of peace. But there are some who desire more, some who push themselves through some arbitrary need they can not hope to explain.
It is one of these ponies that we follow, and he lives a humble life, tinkering away in his basement because that’s all he knows...

5720 words: Estimated 29 minutes to read
4 Chapters:
- Prologue 2013-06-07 21:07:37 UTC2173
- Chapter 1 2013-10-31 01:37:12 UTC2222
- Chapter 2 2014-05-18 17:02:59 UTC841
- Cancellation notice 2017-05-29 18:15:51 UTC484