For years, Hitch Trailblazer believed many things about Unicorns and Pegasi that he now realizes were complete lies. After escaping Zephyr Heights, he sits by a campfire and talks with his former enemies. Can this be real? Yes, it is. And now it was time for him to do better.

But sleep? Ah, sleep is a more difficult thing to achieve when one has emotional turmoil. Wouldn't you agree? And what is more, looking back to the past can be most painful. Does Hitch have to face this guilt alone? No. There is one who may be able to comfort him.
A certain white pegasus princess.

(Hitch X Zipp Oneshot)

One-shot. Rumble feels incredibly guilty about what he did to the Cutie Mark Crusaders and their Day Camp. After a long while, he finally works up the courage to apologize to the girls for his actions.

Starlight isn't a child person. But Sunburst is.

She was not good enough for him.

That was the thought that stabbed through her mind as she watched Sunburst play with Flurry Heart, gently playing with the toddler in front of him, seeming enamored by him as they together danced around the Hearths Warming tree, the younger filly leading her husband around and pointing at the ornaments she put up.

Starlight was never like that with young kids.

Or what it means to be a parent.

(Jinglemas story for XP45)

EDIT: Featured?! Didn't expect this - and second in the box! So surprised. Thank you!

Sunny Starscout has set out on the path of reunifying Equestria. She's found a circle of friends, showed the tribes that they can co-exist, and even restored magic to the land.

Yet, there are questions that remained unanswered. What led to the breaking of the tribes in the first place? How did things go so very wrong? And just what is the best path forward in undoing centuries upon centuries of damage?

Sunny seeks the answers from those who came before, but has failed to consider the age-old adage; be careful what questions you ask...

...because you may not like the answers.

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Cover art borrowed from rockhoppr3

Inspired by the fanart Jumble
By artist bobthedalek

Doing the chores in a large building like the Castle of Friendship is a hassle. Fortunately, Starlight volunteered to do the laundry for the evening. Now all she has to do is to do the job correctly, something a talented unicorn like herself can't mess up... right?

Cover art title: Sunny Skating
By artist: AnderDragon76

Sunny is keen to finally have some friends willing to try out her favourite pastime when she has to do her deliveries. After managing to find some extra gear for all of them to try, she's more determined than ever to get her friends into something she enjoys. Will her friends be able to master the art of skating through town and keep up with Sunny?

Thank you to Mystery Pony Fiction for doing a YouTube reading of this story:
Roller-Ponies by Mystery Pony Fiction

Sunny is careful to use her new abilities and influence only to help others. But even so, she notices everypony in town is increasingly tense and fearful around her. And then she finds out why...

The Royal Guard wouldn't be the Royal Guard without ponies working in Recruitment, yet for one recruiter it's not the most fun and exciting job in the world.

However, this recruiter's day is about to get pretty interesting when someone turns up wanting to apply for the Royal Guard Academy, someone the recruiter was never prepared for.

Fanfic Reading by StraightToThePoint

Is Sunny right about the other tribes? Can the unicorns and pegasi really be trusted? Should Hitch abandon the ideals he spent his whole career fighting for to give complete strangers a chance at friendship?

On the critical night before entering Bridlewood, Hitch Trailblazer is plagued by visions from the Princess of the Night.

Written for Mindscape for Jinglemas 2021. Happy Hearthswarming!

Hitch has always loved Sunny.

The circumstances never allowed him to say anything.

And now it's too late.