When something is lost how do you cope with the pain. Will Rarity be able to; when through her own actions loses the most important thing in her life (Sweetie belle). What horrors will she suffer and in the end what will she be willing to give up to set things right.

Princess Celestia goes out on a whim for an ice cream cone and discovers just how shaky her own personal finances are, leading to a fiscal catastrophe that could threaten the status of the entire nation.
Featured on Equestria Daily with two stories by Bad Horse called Sisters

Now with readings from the Living Library Players and joehighlord.

Editing assistance by Bad Horse
And a review by Paul Asaran
And a Spanish translation by Kiwi.
And a Chinese translation by way of Nova Twinkle.

Spike was tired of hearing the tales of Rarity's coltfriends, and how they amaze her. Going home sad and broken, he found a black notebook that granted him the power to kill anypony as long as he had their name and face. He made a steely resolve to protect Rarity... at any cost.

Entry to National Pony Writing Month.

Scootaloo is called into the office for the fourth time in half as many weeks. Miss Cheerilee's student has, out of nowhere, become something of a minor delinquent, and the teacher knows there's something wrong - but, unless Scootaloo decides to cooperate, she may find out that some ponies really do want to "take care of themselves."

As Discord finds himself in the darkness of his own mind, Celestia visits him momentarily to leave the creature with a memory of when the two were children.

It has always been Twilight's nature to consider her options carefully, in fear of making a mistake. But, when that indecisiveness leads to tragedy, it might take a lot more than friendship to pull her out of a downward spiral.

I'm not saying this is hilarious or highly irregular, but... enjoy the responses to the prompts of July - 2012.

Premise: In five-hundred and fifty words or less, please respond (in the most amusing way possible) to one of the prompts.

The 9th Circle of Tartarus is not a pleasant place to be. Sombra can attest to that. It's especially worse when you were waited on hand hoof and foot other hoof by crystal ponies for a thousand years. Needless to say, he's mad as hell. Pardon the expression. This is not a ploy for sympathy. Sombra is, for the purposes of this story, an evil bastard who deserves a fate worse than death three times over. Why, you ask? I'll tell you why.

A small amount of magic rested in his horn after he died painfully exploded. With that magic, Sombra posessed Big Macintosh, forced him to murder (among other things) the CMC, and brought their souls down so he could free himself from his prison. His aim is to recruit every horrible monster from inside that place, and take over Equestria.

Celestia won't take this sitting down. She recruits a team: Princesses Luna and Twilight, Captains Spitfire and Shining Armor, and four mercenaries (Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, and Zecora) to get down there, beat the living [REDACTED] out of him, and bring the fillies back to the living world. This is a generic revenge story does not go as planned, with tragic consequences.

Part One of a Trilogy: The Depths of Tartarus

Inspired by Dante's Inferno, Roguelikes (eg Pokemon Mystery Dungeon), My Little Mages, and features monsters inspired by the SCP Foundation.

Some shipping. Yes, most of it will be F/F.

What will we leave behind for those we love?
Will those closest to us know when we're gone?
Do our pets know we're not coming home?

Applejack has left something behind for Twilight, but does she know what to do with it?

Silver Spoon has a crush on Big Macintosh...

Today, she's going to tell him...