A lot of things have changed in Sunny Flare's life between her sophomore and junior years. Her mother, Abacus Cinch, retired; she got her first summer job; and she's started treating her associates like actual friends instead of warm bodies to hide from the conniving masses behind.

It's now the day before Ghouloween (the Pedestrian equivalent to Nightmare Night, for the ponies in the audience), and Sunny's got her first report card of the new Principal Cadance's tenure. After two years of perfect grades... this one's... not perfect.

Unbeknownst to Sunny while she tries to figure out how to explain this to her mother, the former Principal of Crystal Prep already knows why this happened. Sunny Flare might never see the bombs drop, but this reveal will leave a smoking crater in her soul just like the real deal.

Rated Teen for teenagers swearing about as much as teenagers think is cool and stoner Lemon Zest.

Late in the evening, in the early summer of 2017, the EweChannel user 'silicapacket99' uploads a video that's a bit different from her usual content of several-hour-long, no-commentary let's-plays of various city-builder, factory manager, and colony-sim games.

The title: |Now It's Our Problem Podcast - Episode 1: The Fall Formal Inferno|.
The thumbnail: a .png of a horse that's been 'shopped directly into a burning building, both of which were probably taken from Giggle Images; all overlaid with the video title in bold text, plus the subtitle, |Feat. Sunset Shimmer|.

Might as well check it out. Her previous attempt to use her channel for something other than silent game footage kinda stalled out when the workload got to being more than she could balance with her education, but it was definitely interesting while it lasted.

Three Shadowbolts on the eve of graduation start a podcast about magical disasters – a conceptual crossover with Well There's Your Problem, a podcast about engineering disasters.

Rated Teen for vulgar discussions between young adults about motherfucking, pony profanity, and Pedestrian politics and religion.

Werewolves. Vampires. Earth people, a.k.a. humans. In a world where they've learned to cooperate, it's a bad idea to let your inner wolf off the leash. People tend to look up to you as a role model (when they're not looking at other role models who are way more awesome because they don't even need supernatural stuff).

Sour Sweet doesn't care about that. She just wants to snark at her girlfriend and pet monstrous abominations. But when the balance of power rests inside her own head, it's no longer resting on stable ground...

An entry in Imposing Sovereigns IV, using the prompt "Sour Sweet/Strength".

Sour Sweet never really cared about anyone except herself and beating Canterlot High of course. After the Friendship Games, she slowly but surely turned herself around and even made a few friends. When she prepares to leave lunch for her next class, she rescues a fellow classmate from a crime, leading to Sour to doubt everything about herself.

At one fate full night, Flash Sentry lost his parents at the alley. But on that night Flash Sentry also died that time and a will of a hero was born.
When it's night time and when the streets are filled with crimes. He watches from the shadows to see the evil and strikes. He puts fears in the heart of criminals and bring justice to all. The criminals know that he is always watching and will strike at any time. He is Vengeance!

Flash had one day given a chance of a life time to go to crystal prep for a project so he took it . But there are mysterious things happening in there as he in counter many difficulties and meet many people.He will soon have to fight for his life against shady business company filled monsters and so ar in his school. who are hunting him and a girl for a device that could lead to humanity survival. So open your eyes for the future

When Moondancer transfers to a new school, Crystal Prep, she is not sure if she will be able to fit in. She makes 2 new friends, and everything seems to be going well. However, as time goes on, Moondancer questions if they really like her or if they simply need something from her.

The Friendship Games are still fresh on everyone's minds - likely due to the near destruction of the universe and all such?

Since then, months have passed and things have certainly changed. Twilight Sparkle, for her part, has not only changed schools but practically become a whole different person.

But let's face it: we really messed up back then, didn't we?

Written for Bean's Writing Group as part of the bi-weekly prompt.

Prompt: A Shared Meal
Bonus Prompt: main character is powerless in the scenario

Flash was a normal teen to be precise. A normal teen who can see Ghost and supernatural. Well he wanted to live a normal life but soon get dragged to a new type of adventure after meeting a girl that clams to be a death god. His now in a responsibility that he must do or the lives of not just living but the dead will be in danger.

Perception is a fascinating thing. Sometimes, how someone views themselves and how others view someone don't coincide. In fact, it can be absolutely baffling how different the two are.

The girl who seems to have everything together? She might be a wreck beneath the surface.

The girl who seems so inattentive? Perhaps she genuinely doesn't see the attempts to reach her.

The girl who seems so moody? Maybe there's more to it than what people see.

But of course, that's the thing about perception. Sometimes, it just doesn't line up. And few know that better than the girls at Crystal Prep Academy.

(This is a collection of little vignettes I'll be publishing, effectively going into my headcanons for the Shadowbolts. I hope you enjoy it.)