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Shifting Melodies

by Thadius0
He's a unicorn accountant in service to a smuggling ring. She's a high-ranking Thestral in the Day Guard. Together, they fight crime. Too bad one of them's lying.

Meet Level Ledger, your average, well-read unicorn colt. He has a talent with numbers and systems, which is why Pegasus Air was so interested in acquiring his talents. They use him to make sure their books are balanced. Both the legal ones...and the ones that'll never see the light of day.

Meet Midnight Song, your not-average, well-trained Thestral mare. Everything she sets out to do, she accomplishes with aplomb. When she rises a little too quickly through the Day Guard's ranks, her superiors decide she needs to cool off and learn a bit about how to be a mature member of the Guard. Not a bad idea, seeing as she's a massive flirt.

When Level's rent goes up, he needs to take a roommate or risk being thrown out into the street. A twist of fate will see these two souls coming together and having the time of their lives.

Now, if only one of them could tell the truth to save their life...

A collab fic worked on by myself and Ausbrony. We liked the setting of Las Pegasus and the villains of Pegasus Air a lot, so we put our heads and characters together, and this came from our efforts.

In lieu of a list of dates, I will simply say that this story tends to get featured every time I update it for a short while at least. And I am very happy about that fact.~

Teen
Complete
Slice of Life
Alternate Universe
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Comedy
Romance
Sex
Random
 
TCOO

1053620 words: Estimated 4 days to read
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111 Chapters:

  1. Chapter One - Introductory Verse 2015-05-20 16:35:58 UTC
    5382
  2. Chapter Two - Buzzing on 2015-05-27 16:31:50 UTC
    5140
  3. Chapter Three - A higher cadence 2015-06-03 17:21:33 UTC
    5688
  4. Chapter Four - A hive of Activity 2015-06-10 16:47:02 UTC
    5124
  5. Chapter Five - Rising crescendo 2015-06-17 16:19:59 UTC
    10340
  6. Chapter Six - They just drone on and on! 2015-06-24 18:27:09 UTC
    6696
  7. Chapter Seven - Don't blow it out of scale 2015-07-01 14:27:34 UTC
    9480
  8. Chapter Eight - Dethrone the Queen 2015-07-09 04:13:04 UTC
    10792
  9. Chapter Nine - An Unexpected Singer 2015-07-15 17:40:41 UTC
    13934
  10. Chapter Ten - Meet the Swarm 2015-07-22 18:50:31 UTC
    8967
  11. Chapter Eleven - Backup sing- Backup orchestra 2015-07-29 16:37:19 UTC
    11864
  12. Chapter Twelve - Quite the news buzz 2015-08-05 16:59:18 UTC
    10495
  13. Chapter Thirteen - From a duet to a round? 2015-08-12 17:21:11 UTC
    11079
  14. Chapter Fourteen - This issue won't stop bugging me. 2015-08-20 00:11:31 UTC
    8704
  15. Chapter Fifteen - Relearn your scales 2015-08-26 23:29:07 UTC
    9367
  16. Chapter Sixteen - Praying Mantis meets Angry Batpony 2015-09-02 21:14:08 UTC
    8912
  17. Chapter Seventeen - A change to the rhythm 2015-09-09 16:41:14 UTC
    9337
  18. Chapter Eighteen - This ant a problem 2015-09-16 16:05:02 UTC
    8286
  19. Chapter Nineteeen - A new chorus? 2015-09-23 19:08:10 UTC
    7438
  20. Chapter Twenty - Beeing happy 2015-09-30 18:58:44 UTC
    10303
  21. Chapter Twenty-One - An Ace in the hole 2015-10-07 18:42:16 UTC
    7957
  22. Chapter 22 - Being Batty isn't so bad 2015-10-14 18:29:34 UTC
    9679
  23. Chapter 23 - When a city goes bug-nuts... 2015-10-21 18:15:27 UTC
    9261
  24. Chapter 24 - Account for your actions 2015-10-28 17:36:02 UTC
    7459
  25. Chapter 25 - Clear as Crystal 2015-11-04 19:27:05 UTC
    7833
  26. Bonus Chapter - Bugging Royalty 2015-11-06 20:16:05 UTC
    5480
  27. Chapter 26 - Berry good, Sir 2015-11-11 19:45:41 UTC
    10224
  28. Chapter 27 - Royal lunch 2015-11-18 18:41:23 UTC
    7402
  29. Chapter 28 - How to hold your liquor (And everypony else's, too.) 2015-11-25 19:14:40 UTC
    6076
  30. Chapter 29 - Royally screwed? 2015-12-02 19:22:00 UTC
    8316
  31. Chapter 30 - Hangover from hell 2015-12-09 18:55:41 UTC
    4681
  32. Chapter 31 - Fair-ly obvious 2015-12-16 18:21:10 UTC
    8990
  33. Chapter 32 - Shine on, you crazy batpony 2015-12-23 19:14:24 UTC
    9940
  34. Chapter 33 - Vamponies, Changelings, and Old Flames, oh my! 2015-12-30 18:57:41 UTC
    7890
  35. Chapter 34 - Bugs in the bed and bats in the belfry 2016-01-06 19:51:05 UTC
    10585
  36. Chapter 35 - Family can be a royal pain 2016-01-12 19:22:58 UTC
    9665
  37. Chapter 36 - Moondancing with the devil 2016-01-13 19:00:27 UTC
    10480
  38. Chapter 37 - Magically Delicious 2016-01-15 19:15:11 UTC
    13408
  39. Chapter 38 - Hear your funeral dirge 2016-01-19 23:51:54 UTC
    8636
  40. Chapter 39 - The Life and Times of Characters on the side 2016-01-20 19:13:05 UTC
    9970
  41. Chapter 40 - Swapping stories 2016-01-22 19:52:29 UTC
    14644
  42. Chapter 41 - Bookworms, meet Cuddlebugs 2016-01-26 19:28:14 UTC
    15511
  43. Chapter 42 - Green is certainly your color 2016-01-27 19:02:29 UTC
    8681
  44. Chapter 43 - Bat Baths and Princess Parties 2016-01-28 19:34:45 UTC
    11077
  45. Chapter 44 - Paints, Palettes, and Precious Pony Princesses 2016-02-02 18:58:07 UTC
    10151
  46. Chapter 45 - Armor up, little bat! Time to go home. 2016-02-03 19:03:03 UTC
    8039
  47. Chapter 46 - Expect the Unexpected and always pay your Tolls 2016-02-06 20:35:55 UTC
    11856
  48. Chapter 47 - End of an Era, start of Another 2016-02-09 19:18:14 UTC
    7841
  49. Chapter 48 - A bookworm is never really sated 2016-02-10 19:20:33 UTC
    4992
  50. Chapter 49 - Royally bugging the royal bookworm 2016-02-12 19:38:58 UTC
    7754
  51. Chapter 50 - Do you wanna build a network? 2016-02-16 19:44:31 UTC
    11077
  52. Chapter 51 - Who knew a queen could be such a card? 2016-02-17 18:51:52 UTC
    8566
  53. Chapter 52 - His red phase 2016-02-19 19:33:15 UTC
    7941
  54. Chapter 53 - Battle Royale. Queen VS Duchess. Bat VS...DRAGON?! 2016-02-23 21:08:36 UTC
    10702
  55. Chapter 54 - Surprises are the flavor of the day 2016-02-25 19:20:26 UTC
    6498
  56. Chapter 55 - Really, REALLY old foes 2016-02-27 19:27:06 UTC
    12239
  57. Chapter 56 - Getting out of the recovery ward 2016-03-01 19:00:37 UTC
    7076
  58. Chapter 57 - Meet the parents 2016-03-03 19:02:17 UTC
    8932
  59. Chapter 58 - Awkward conversations 2016-03-05 19:01:43 UTC
    9573
  60. Chapter 59 - Party planning 2016-03-08 18:50:22 UTC
    8012
  61. Chapter 60 - The meetup of a lifetime 2016-03-10 19:03:42 UTC
    12153
  62. Chapter 61 - Oh Brother... 2016-03-12 19:12:15 UTC
    11762
  63. Chapter 62 - Planning to plan 2016-03-15 18:17:33 UTC
    5389
  64. Chapter 63 - Absolving awkwardness with amazing amounts of aplomb! 2016-03-17 18:02:43 UTC
    6081
  65. Chapter 64 - Train wrecks are magical, wonderous things... 2016-03-19 17:39:26 UTC
    11871
  66. Chapter 65 - Fear no evil, fear the cute 2016-03-22 18:25:27 UTC
    10666
  67. Chapter 66 - Roadtrip! 2016-03-23 18:01:25 UTC
    9508
  68. Chapter 67 - Or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the bat 2016-03-24 18:06:33 UTC
    9878
  69. Chapter 68 - Meanwhile, back on the farm... 2016-03-29 19:58:52 UTC
    8095
  70. Chapter 69 - Of Castles and Empires 2016-04-02 18:11:23 UTC
    13058
  71. Chapter 70 - Twilight and Ledger's bogus journey 2016-04-05 20:10:49 UTC
    10947
  72. Chapter 71 - Date and Movie night 2016-04-06 18:03:10 UTC
    9348
  73. Chapter 72 - You can pick your friends...but your family? Not so much. 2016-04-08 17:58:39 UTC
    10405
  74. Chapter 73 - Just another day... 2016-04-12 17:45:33 UTC
    5893
  75. Chapter 74 - Princesses, Plans, and Proposals 2016-04-15 18:26:18 UTC
    5857
  76. Chapter 75 - Relationships and marriage 2016-04-17 18:53:39 UTC
    11275
  77. Chapter 76 - Party Preperations 2016-04-19 16:48:02 UTC
    9976
  78. Chapter 77 - Party Shenanigans 2016-04-21 18:42:30 UTC
    12059
  79. Chapter 78 - A Narrow Path 2016-04-23 17:34:52 UTC
    7922
  80. Chapter 79 - An Imperial honeymoon 2016-04-26 18:48:20 UTC
    17186
  81. Chapter 80 - Reunions, plans, and a break in the monotony 2016-04-28 17:37:11 UTC
    8658
  82. Chapter 81 - Welcome to Hollow Shades! 2016-04-30 18:22:17 UTC
    12860
  83. Chapter 82 - Fighting Fillies and Fanciful Fun 2016-05-01 18:12:17 UTC
    12340
  84. Chapter 83 - Show and tell 2016-05-03 18:18:54 UTC
    7098
  85. Bonus Chapter 2 - A Pegasus in the Lands 2016-05-04 18:01:14 UTC
    8888
  86. Chapter 84 - Brothers are always the last to know 2016-05-05 18:02:14 UTC
    9415
  87. Bonus Chapter 3 - Pegasi, Bugs, and Violets, oh my! 2016-05-07 18:03:25 UTC
    7489
  88. Chapter 85 - He's seen worse 2016-05-10 18:40:12 UTC
    10974
  89. Bonus Chapter 4 - Guilty Ponies, Guilty Pleasures 2016-05-11 18:02:24 UTC
    7297
  90. Chapter 86.1 - Snark and Sarcasm in Las Pegasus 2016-05-14 18:18:56 UTC
    9941
  91. Chapter 86.2 - Cider at Twilight and a Song from the heart 2016-05-15 18:03:03 UTC
    8560
  92. Chapter 87 - Just another day 2016-05-17 18:00:12 UTC
    8067
  93. Chapter 88 - The set-up 2016-05-19 18:21:56 UTC
    13406
  94. Chapter 89 - Party Hard 2016-05-20 17:36:54 UTC
    8393
  95. Chapter 90 - Coming together 2016-05-22 18:36:31 UTC
    11491
  96. Chapter 91 - Fancy Fittings and Claims of Love 2016-05-24 18:12:18 UTC
    10858
  97. Chapter 92 - Love comes in all flavors 2016-05-26 17:06:38 UTC
    10223
  98. Chapter 93 - Alicorn Science. We do what we must, because, we can. 2016-05-27 17:22:42 UTC
    11392
  99. Chapter 94 - Wedding day jitters 2016-05-28 17:25:32 UTC
    9278
  100. Chapter 95 - The Ceremony 2016-05-31 17:23:34 UTC
    14920
  101. Chapter 96 - The Honeymoon 2016-06-01 17:38:40 UTC
    4558
  102. Chapter 97 - Every Empire needs a Queen 2016-06-03 17:42:19 UTC
    8273
  103. Chapter 98 - This is how we do it~ 2016-06-07 17:38:07 UTC
    5672
  104. Chapter 99 - Burying the hatchet 2016-06-09 19:21:52 UTC
    9924
  105. Chapter 100 - Homecoming 2016-06-11 17:45:43 UTC
    9491
  106. Chapter 101 - Testing the bat 2016-06-14 18:48:25 UTC
    7365
  107. Chapter 102 - Being bugged by batty problems 2016-06-16 17:17:54 UTC
    12827
  108. Chapter 103 - Season's Greetings 2016-06-18 17:03:49 UTC
    9490
  109. Chapter 104 - Welcome to the world 2016-06-24 16:49:04 UTC
    13814
  110. Chapter 105 - Much Aflutter about nothing 2016-06-25 18:14:15 UTC
    15796
  111. Final Chapter - A glimpse of things to come 2016-06-29 16:49:19 UTC
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