Rainbow Dash has a problem. It's not her grades. It's not that Sunset Shimmer is a bully. It's not that Fluttershy is her only friend. Okay, well, it's all of those things. But mostly it's her stepmom.
Celestia has many titles and duties and there are always things that remind her of this. They could be ponies or objects, perhaps even something more abstract and symbolic. Today is one such reminder of one of her lesser known roles.
In the ruins of a world they were never truly a part of two fillies travel with only each other as company, yet the elder starts to have doubts about their destination and wonders if everypony she loves is doomed to leave her. (EFNW '16 Finalist)
Set a few years into the future, six year old Pound and Pumpkin have a lot of growing up to do. They fight and make up, make mistakes and learn lessons, and love and protect each other as much as they get on each other's nerves.