(takes place soon after the ending of Newbie Dash)

It's not often that Rainbow Dash allows herself to show emotion. She's Rainbow Dash, after all; she keeps her feelings inside so not to look weak to others.

But Soarin is kept up at night, finding himself irked. Why does he find himself so irritated with his own existence, and why does he keep thinking about her? What's this feeling of guilt?

One thing's for sure though; he's going to find out.

"Rainbow Dash... what happened?"

COMPLETE! NOW WITH SEQUEL!Diamond Tiara has moved away to Manehattan leaving behind a lonely and friendless Silver Spoon. Depression slowly sets in, but one Cutie Mark Crusader extends the hoof of friendship. The sequel The Spoon That Refused Polish

WRITTEN BEFORE SEASON 5!!!
Without altering anything canon up to season 4 (though the movies are kind of skipped over, sorry), I manage to completely rewrite everything that happened. No, seriously. And it all started based off of Discord's photo-bomb in Fluttershy's window during the season 4 theme.

What if, rather than leaving with Celestia after he was reformed, Discord ended up staying at Fluttershy's house, unknown to any of the other ponies? Chaos ensues. (Pun intended. )

Definitely a Fluttercord.

Tirek has, undoubtably, thoroughly, completely, won.

He has all six former bearers of the Elements tied to his (formerly Celestia's) throne.

He has the other three alicorns trapped in Tartarus.

He's absorbed every scrap of magic from every pony in Equestria.

And nopony will ever get a cutie mark, ever again.

Three certain fillies are going to do something about that. And if they can somehow rescue their sisters in the process, all the better...

For another take on the same idea, see Crusade at Midnight Castle by Carabas; or, for a story that takes the idea in a completely different direction, see Der Unter-gang by Monokeras.

Lyra and Bon Bon: foster parents? It'll happen, if they can only get past their sardonic caseworker, nerve-wracking inspections, and each others' neuroses. That's assuming things work out with any one of the children that passes through their home. After all of that, there's just the matter of the adoption and the birth relatives. Hugs, heartbreak, and humor will follow in droves.

Also, Lyra tries to cook soup.

Cover made by the wonderful Whipstitch.

Daring Do seeks a favor from her sister in Ponyville. Due to buried grudges, things quickly get out of hoof. She soon finds herself on her most perilous mission yet... with her biggest fan in the world. In the midst of truth and lies, loyalty and treachery, love and hate, one thing is clear ― some family situations are stranger than fiction.

The story extends in Through the Looking-glass and What Pinkie Found There and The Daughter Doo: Honorary Cutie Mark Crusader.

Many thanks to Honey Mead and statoose for their watchful and helpful pre-reading.

Ckat_Myla and statoose (CatNStat) have started an excellent reading of TSD.

This story is a sequel to The Three Whooves

A letter from an ailing relative finds the Doctor and family in danger at the side of Ditzy's great aunt, Daring Do! Why does she recognize him? What evil stirs in her trophy cases? Can the Doctor save the day before his in-laws kill him?

Vectors used created by Durpy, luga12345, and DrumblastingQuilava

Okay, so their debut Cutie Mark Crusaders song didn't go as planned. Nothing did, and the three barely avoided becoming the laughingstock of Ponyville. Now, a year later, its talent show time again, and this time they're ready.

This time they're going to rock it.

After performing at the Equestria Games, Apple Bloom comes across Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara, who quickly decide to downgrade her. But, with the help of her sister and a very special Pegasus pony, Apple Bloom rises above her tormentors' harsh words and proves that she is loved by all.

Zecora is recently set off from her tribes when she runs into trouble. A storm, a broken ankle and a cowpony too handsome and kind for his own good. Her soul wants a world of adventure, but what does her heart want?