Lemon Zest is under a dark cloud. Literally. Nothing's gone right for her friends today, and there's nothing she can do to help.

Or so she thinks. Just when she's at her lowest, Canterlot High's premier DJ shows up at Crystal Prep to lend a hand, an ear, and the perfect song.

Part of the Montage Cinematic Universe.

Editing duties courtesy of nanashi_jones.
Cover art graciously provided by MissTickles.

Now with a dramatic reading by ScarlettBlade!

Sunset Shimmer used to be a raging she-demon, and despite her efforts to be a better person now, the students at Canterlot High just aren't cutting her a break.

When an old enemy comes along asking for help, Sunset sees a chance to prove that she's changed for the better. But she ends up getting a lot more than she bargained for.

[Takes place between Rainbow Rocks and Friendship Games. Teen for action violence and occasional language. Not romance, but may contain mild traces of Sunset x Rarity shipping]

This story is a sequel to In Their Town

Starlight Glimmer has been taken under the wing of Princess Twilight Sparkle.

Now, with parchment in front of her, she tries to empty the broken heart she has carried for two decades, and writes to the only friend she had growing up.

(Written on a whim in the waning hours of Finale Fever.)

Having accepted Twilight's offer of apprenticeship in the magic of friendship, Starlight Glimmer returns to the community she founded long ago, in her first attempt to make amends.

It's a week after Nightmare Night, and the dead have risen. Zombies, ghosts and skeletons walk Ponyville's streets. It would be pretty terrifying, except for the fact that they're so nice. Also, they don't seem to realize they're dead.

But not everypony is happy with their new undead neighbors. Rainbow Dash is a little freaked out, Twilight Sparkle is on trial for murdering a skeleton, and Rarity conspires against her ghostly business partner. Will our heroes be able to keep up in a world where busy ponies don't have time to let death slow them down?

After her role in the Helping Hooves Music Festival, Rara "Coloratura" heads backstage to take a moment. In just one day, so many things happened to her. All of them life changing. She fired her manager, she changed her image and musical style, and she reconnected with her oldest friend. All of it being incredibly overwhelming.

The last time she felt so overwhelmed was...

A thank you to my pre-readers Tatsurou and Merc the Jerk.

Rarity and Rainbow Dash are a bit of a bombastic couple, and it hasn't escaped Fluttershy's notice. Concerned for her two friends, Fluttershy finds a question about their relationship on the tip of her tongue.

With the Helping Hooves Concert in their rearview, Applejack and Coloratura decide to catch up a bit before she has to leave. Before either can move on, though, some feelings need to be put out in the open.

Thanks to Steel Resolve, ZOMG, and Timaeus for prereading!

Rarity lures Rainbow Dash into a trip down memory lane.

Editing and proofreading assistance provided by Cryosite.
Prereading assistance provided by Jondor and Timaeus.

Art by someyellowpony. Can be found on their tumblr here.

Luna is through with Celestia making excuses for why ponies don't show her the love and admiration she deserves as co-ruler of all Equestria.

But when a towering monster appears and tells Luna that she can bring her sister to heel and be properly appreciated, Luna remains wary. She is no fool like Sombra, to fall prey to the darkness.

But this "Nightmare Moon" knows too much. Who is she? Why does she bear Luna's mark? And why is she so confident about the course the future will take?

There is now a Spanish translation of this story, courtesy of Spaniard Kiwi