This story did not explode! What a relief and/or letdown.

Part of OPERATION CRACKFIC STORM 2024 ( group | stories ).

Thanks to Silk Rose for coming up with the idea, writing chapters 22 and 9, and developing the code; thanks also to Meadowsys for general code help.

Thanks to IrradiatedPirateBooty ( tumblr ) for the awesome character art.

And thanks to everyone in the comments who stuck around for the final countdown!

Twilight gets asked by Celestia to investigate Equestrian history, specifically the ways of the old ponies. Sunburst accepts helping her, going to Ponyville each week to document his gatherings, little did he know that while doing so, he would find himself interested in something more than just old scripts, or rather, he would find himself interested in somepony. A Big Mac x Sunburst fic.

Cover art drawn by me.

A unicorn is unsure how he's supposed to kiss his griffon boyfriend. The griffon has no idea.

A silly thing inspired by my friend Guard's sketch. Thank you for making a full pic for the cover.

Rainbow doesn’t know what made her want to move in with Applejack. She doesn’t know why everything feels so tender and touchy where it used to be quick and light. She doesn’t know why she gets pins and needles when she looks into Applejack’s eyes.

Could it really be so simple as she wants to be with Applejack? This whole emotional maturity thing is way more trouble than it’s worth.

Trixie's line of work is dangerous. But she's a careful showpony, and that's why she's only died a few dozen times in her career.

She thinks this is normal.

This story is a sequel to For the Sake of Love?

Smolder and Ocellus have been together for some time now. Their relationship has grown and blossomed, and it seems like nothing can possibly come between them.

That is, until Smolder reveals to Ocellus that she's been given an invitation to come back home to the dragon lands. And Smolder is seriously considering the offer, even though it would mean leaving Ponyville, possibly forever.

Ocellus, however, is planning to stay in Ponyville and teach at the School of Friendship. She wants nothing more than for Smolder to stay with her so they can be together, but can the changeling get her special someone to change her mind?