Applejack is a steadfast, reliable pony. Loyal to her family and friends, always ready to take responsibility, she’s someone who found her place in the world a long time ago. And she’s happy with it.

But anything can change.

Now she’s faced with a question: where’s the place in the world for a pony who can accidentally turn a mountain inside out by thinking too hard?

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The wilderness is a chaotic mess, dangerous and hostile, that can only be tamed with music. A colt and his family need to travel, but not everpony will arrive at the end of the journey.

Story written for The More Most Dangerous Game contest.

Featured on Equestria Daily.

Cover image by Razya

Tempest Shadow, while somewhat nervous about it, was rather excited about the prospect of spending the upcoming Hearth's Warming together with Glitter Drops, Cadence, her family, Twilight, and some of their friends, including this 'Sombra' she'd heard about.

She was a bit less happy when Glitter Drops couldn't make it, but at least she got to spend the holiday with all the others.

She was a lot less happy when with every subsequent time she got to do it.

By the time she got to the space whale she was kind of done with the whole thing.

This was written for Pen Stroke as a part of Jinglemas 2018! For more information about Jinglemas, checkout our group!

"It's nonsense," the Princess states, "he can't think, how is he allowed to have an opinion?"
After numerous editorials published on The Broken Knot, the headless author seems to have incurred the wrath of Ponyville's local purple alicorn. She claims he cannot form an opinion, being a being deprived of a brain and therefore incapable of thought, and that the statements made in his articles are always wrong, and often-times harmful. No official response has come yet. <full story inside>

In this number:

• Spiders: Helpful Arachnids or Mind-Controlling Extra-dimensional Invaders?
• Robots From The Future Announce The Singularity Is Near; Collapse of Society Imminent
• Exclusive: Interview With God Herself on Page 9
• Author Completely Loses His Mind, Writes About Stairs

Due to unforeseen complications, this issue will not contain the Sports section. We hope our readers will understand.

Sometimes, running is a very efficient method not to run out of time. And Twilight certainly has every interest in making sure she doesn't run out of time, and therefore in doing things as efficiently as possible. She wouldn't want to be late, after all.

It was a warm, sunny day, right in the heart of summer. Applejack and Rainbow Dash had chosen to have a walk in the countryside together, spending the afternoon out with just each other. The Sun was high and the sky was clear, but things were rather comfortable, as a gentle breeze was blowing through the fields.

And it was all going so well, until they got to that tree.

One bad day is not a valid reason to destroy a city. Not even if you are an alicorn. At least, this is what the law says. It is not what the law used to say back when Celestia ruled alone and the town south of Canterlot still existed. No one remembers what the town was called, because Celestia burned the records too that day. This means Twilight is stuck having to take her frustration out in other ways.

Twilight Sparkle has always been frustrated with Discord. His ability to do anything, with no more effort than a snap of his claw. It shouldn't be possible. His power had to come from somewhere.
Then, one day, Twilight lets slip how she feels. Surprisingly Discord agrees to explain it to her. To give her the secret to all of his powers. If she's willing to pay the price that knowing it all will bring.

In the far reaches of Canterlot Castle, high above in the towers lived the archmage. Everypony knew her, yet few had met her.

Twilight Sparkle sighed, having teleported away another noble seeking favors before reaching the top of the stairs for the second time today. They never learned. As the archmage, she already dealt with political squabbles far too often without inviting them into her home. Aside from personal favors for Celestia, she did what was required of her position and then returned to seclusion and research.

The nobility grumbled that no archmage should be a commoner, and Twilight’s disrespect toward them proved it. Each and every time they were forced to bow to her, they hated what they saw: the position, the status, the deference.

Was she not powerful? Was she not great?

Twilight, now reading through dusty scrolls and long forgotten tales, wrote in her notes — notes gathering dust of their own. A brief thought flashed through her mind.

Am I not powerful? Am I not great?

And then Twilight picked up The Tale of the Royal Pony Sisters.

Defunct side stories told in Across the Boundary. They can still provide a little context, but when in doubt, the main story here is canon.

Cover art provided by Lafiir

Starswirl’s mirror. A gateway to other worlds. Infinate possibility. In one timeline, it took Sunset Shimmer to Canterlot High. But where else could it have led? This is a tale of a world far different from what you know. Join Sunset on her decent into the depths of a ruined kingdom, as she learns of it’s glory and folly. Join Sunset, as she takes part in the legend of the Hollow Knight.