Before she left, Twilight told Applejack not to open the door. But when leaving the door shut means compromising her values, how long can Applejack hold out?

Written for the December 2014 writeoff: "Behind Closed Doors"

Side note: I've done some general edits and (hopefully) improved the ending. [26/02/2015]

Following a Changeling attack that scatters every resident in Ponyville, Applejack holes up in her family home with only Apple Bloom for support. The doors and windows have been boarded shut. A thick fog covers everything in sight. Soon the first visitor comes to her door.

Now the only question is whether they're actually who they say they are.

Edited by spigo.

In a world where unicorns frequently discriminate against non-unicorns, Twilight is sent to Ponyville for a break from the stress of city life. Having been raised in a progressive unicorn household, she now comes face to face with the ugly reality of racism. Twilight soon learns that friendship is not free; it must be fought for. So she fights: for her friends and for a wider friendship between the privileged and the oppressed.

Includes multiple romantic-comedy subplots that have nothing to do with racism, which is why the story is tagged both "dark" and "comedy".

Cover credits: gturkey and Fehlung

On a journey to a place seven hundred fifty million miles away, Twilight yearns for home.

Rainbow Dash is trapped in a room, and she can't get out until she writes a letter.

Russian translation by Repitter.

Russian audio reading, also by Repitter.

Proofread by MrNumbers and Octavia Harmony.

Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia's most prized and faithful student, is being sent to Ponyville to learn about the magic of friendship.

And she's not happy about it.

Hear what Celestia has to say back! Check out the spinoff:
Responses To A Disgruntled Friendship Student by keaton-furman-prower

Still want more? Have a multiverse spinoff by MixMassBasher, my contributing writer for Seasons 5-9.
Letters From Across the Disgruntled Multiverse

Editing by Neko Majin C.

Disclaimer:
The following is a work of parody, and is protected as Fair Use under section 17 U.S. Code § 107 of US Copyright Law. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic and all affiliated characters are property of Hasbro Inc.

Late on Nightmare Night, after the rest of Ponyville has gone to bed, Pinkie Pie descends into the dark and silent basement of Carousel Boutique. She’s determined to make things better with Rarity after a friendship-splintering fight, but there might not be a solution for the troubles she finds once inside the house. Didn’t anypony tell her it’s not safe to venture out alone at night?

Once upon a time, Equestria burned in the fires of war.

Now it falls on two sisters to reclaim what they can.

Third-place winner of the More Most Dangerous Game contest. Proofreading credits, with my highest compliments, go to Danger Beans.

Cover art by Harwick.

Reading by My name is R.

Twilight finds a filly Earth Pony hidden in her basement, reading magic tomes and eating her sandwiches. The little one claims her special talent is related to magic and that pony society had no place for one such as her.

Twilight is awestruck by the claim. Is pony society not welcoming of the differences?

Sequels:
- Purity
- Fighting Destiny

Editing and pre-reading by: Web of Hope, shutaro and Dusk Watch

(Side-Story of One Soldier's Twilight )
Something goes wrong with Twilight's teleportation to Earth and Rarity finds herself in a predicament, alone in the Siberia in the dead of winter. Finding refuge in the cabin of a hermit, she hopes to enlist his help to get to Twilight and then back home before the cold of both his heart and Siberia keep her from getting home.