Sweetie Belle pulls a prank on Rarity, but a good laugh is not the only thing that she wants.

This story is a sequel to An Unexpected Love

"Oh you did such a wonderful job, darling. We even got first place! I swear if there is anything you want I'll-Applejack is everything ok?"

"Oh sorry Rarity, I uh have to go somewhere. Go on the train to Ponyville without me, I'll go to the next train."

"Ok, but wait Applejack where are you going?! You are still in your dress?!"

After being ditched by Rarity, Applejack finds herself on a train to Canterlot for a fashion show. The train was just under a tunnel when there was a crash. Now Applejack is stuck on a train with no way out with a stallion she wished wasn't there.

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"Why am I doing this?" Sunny ponders after another unsuccessful speech. This time, however, Hitch confronted her, her methods, her dreams and threatened their friendship.

Sunny doesn't want to lose his only friend and crush, but she cannot give up on her dream, can she?

This is a what-if scenario, where Izzy doesn't arrive on Maretime Bay after the Annual Presentation at Canterlogic, and Sunny returns home after her conversation with Hitch at her smoothie stand.

Death tag added because of the mention of a dead character and some implications related to that theme.

Featured: March 26th. Thank you all so much!

(Spoilers for Make Your Mark: Chapter 4. Featured on 7/5/2023.)

Having left Opaline for good, Misty is still trying to get used to the big changes in her life: Living in Maretime Bay, and having actual friends.

To make matters worse, Misty is still plagued with guilt over the role she played in helping Opaline become so powerful. And the guilt continues to linger despite the reassurances of her friends.

Then, one day, Misty runs into a friend of Sunny and Hitch that hasn't really hung out with them in a long time. But Sprout seems to know at least a little about what Misty is going through, in fact, he claims he can relate. Yet neither he or Misty suspects that something might be blooming between them.

Sweetie Belle finally did it. She got her cutie mark. Should be a day of Sunshine and Rainbows, right? Well, the universe is not always so kind to little fillies. Things got complicated.

Flash Sentry is frustrated that his relationship with Princess Twilight Sparkle isn't going anywhere. He makes the mistake of telling Pinkie Pie this. Shenanigans ensue.

Just a short bit of fun Flashlight.

Sexual activity occurs "offscreen" in this story, all participants are of legal age.

EDIT: Featured on 04/12/2021 because you are all awesome!

"In sameness, there is peace. Exceptionalism is a lie. Free yourself from your cutie mark. Choose equality as your special talent..."

An AU where Fluttershy's the first to go, starting to slowly believe Starlight's beliefs while her friends stay stuck trying to think up a plan.

What do you mean the season premier was over a month ago.

Prince Blueblood knew of Twilight Sparkle, practically everyone did. She was Princess Celestia’s personal student and rumoured to possess as much raw power as Star Swirl the Bearded himself. Blueblood was determined to acquaint her. But there was a problem, he can barely utter a word to her.

What happened between Twilight's entrance examination and her entrance to the School proper? How Twilight got to know Celestia, Cadance, and Spike, and started on the road to becoming the Element of Magic.

Note: If you'd like more in this same timeline, a darker "flip-side" companion piece to this story can be found here: Acolyte of the Lunar Court

In addition, the Hearth's Warming tale The Night that Luna Returned is essentially a direct follow-on to My Little Student, and draws on some of the Celestia-related aspects of this story.

And Roomies explores who else might have had the room before Twilight...

In case there's interest, I've written a Making Of: blog entry, with the original outline and commentary on how this story came to be written.