Rarity's rejection was merely the start down a slippery slope as a landslide of self-doubt drives Spike to find solace in the only pony who seems to understand. Of course, Pinkie Pie has some problems of her own in the form of an unpleasant alter-ego...

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Everypony assumes Pinkamena Diane Pie is insane. There's nothing more to it than that. But how could everyone be so wrong?

After being attacked by a mysterious assailant in the Everfree Forest, Pinkie Pie discovers that her wounds may leave a scar on her cutie mark. She remains optimistic about her recovery until Twilight's research reveals that any sort of physical trauma that affects a cutie mark's appearance may foreshadow a change in that pony's destiny. Pinkie struggles to fight incoming negativity as she ponders whether making everypony smile is her true purpose in life.

Discord found love, and Equestria peace, through his union with Fluttershy, till death do them part.

But what happens after that?

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When an ancient and powerful magic is triggered despite all warnings, Twilight finds herself regretting ever going public about her relationship with Princess Celestia. As one by one, all her friends start to change in wonderous and mysterious ways, can she find a way to reverse the spell in time, and still remain friends with her kin and the Princess?

Twilight has never truly discovered the extent of just how powerful she is as the Element of Magic. Her lessons of friendship were the guidelines she set her life on; to help and understand those around her.

So what happens when someone she holds closer to her heart than anything else is ripped from her without mercy? Can she abide to the lessons she has learnt in the past? Or would she go to any lengths to see that someone safe, if she believed she was their only chance for salvation?

The Cutie Mark Crusaders know that Babs Seed was bullied back in Manehatten, but how bad could things really have been? And how does Babs feel about returning to the city and the ponies who have hurt her the most?

(Note: to avoid confusion, the first few chapters of this story deal with past events that occurred before "One Bad Apple". I will add an Author's Note to the chapter that begins the "present" state of events and continues forward from there.)

Followed by Sweet Apple Anthology and Severed Roots.

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Rated Teen for some violence, language, and darker elements.

This story is a sequel to Rainbow Factory

Cloudsdale Weather Corporation has been running without incident for over twenty years. That is, until two foals manage to avoid being processed and find themselves in the haunted bowels of the massive facility. Can they make it out of the abandoned factory with their sanity intact? Will they uncover the secrets even a company as dark as the CWC is ashamed to keep? And what of the workers who help ensure that, in the end, not a single soul gets through...

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A candid entry from the diary of Twilight Sparkle.

Idea done with the permission of the wonderfully talented Skywriter. If you haven't read Princess Celestia Hates Tea, go and do that now.

This also has a live reading by Scribbler. It's not that bad!

When Pinkie cloned herself to have all the fun in Ponyville, she never imagined she'd be gazing down the barrel of Twilight's horn, wondering if she'd survive the afternoon. What makes a pony a thing worth being, and who determines that worth?

The title illustration is Reflect by Mewball of deviantart, used with permission. My personal thanks to The Descendant for pre-reading and offering good suggestions.