Every week or so, Rarity gathers all of her friends for a little get-together at her boutique. Or at a cafe. Or in Sugarcube Corner. Anywhere that serves tea or tea can be brought in.

And every time, as soon as their conversation steers towards that most intimate of topics, Rainbow Dash falls silent.

A letter from Celestia interrupts one of Pinkie's parties with disturbing news. Now friendships will be pushed to the limit as Twilight struggles to uncover which of her friends is not who, or even what, she appears to be.

(While not a romance, this does contain a shipped pair)

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On a dark night filled with even darker magics, an insane cult attempts to give Nightmare Moon a body and life of her own, utterly separate from Princess Luna. But, when the spell is interrupted by Celestia, something unexpected is created.

Now, a little black alicorn filly named Nyx finds herself living under the care of Twilight Sparkle, only to be haunted by memories and emotions from her past. Is she Nightmare Moon reborn or is she simply a doppelganger with a soul and mind of her own? Can Twilight Sparkle protect Nyx from those who refuse to see past her dragon eyes and black coat?

Or, will Nyx be forced to inherit the sins that may not even be hers and become the greatest evil Equestria has ever known?

There really is no excuse for forgetting something as important as a hoof-written law. But Celestia forgot. And now, a thousand years after she wrote it, a law comes into play mandating that Celestia take a two-month sabbatical from her duties as Princess of Equestria.

So what happens when she has to step down for a couple months and leave Luna by herself in the bloody gladiator ring that is Equestrian politics? What happens when Celestia has to disguise herself and mingle with the populace of Ponyville without them knowing?

The short answer to that would be "a string of hilarious chance encounters, sisterly banter, romantic mishaps, and a political coup that was decades in the making."

The long answer, of course, is this story.

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Rated Teen for swearing and sexual humor.

Cover image is by enma-darei

If you always lose everything you have, can you be sure you even had it? Is it even lost? Sometimes it's better to deal with life. Sometimes it's just better to go.

Listen to these while reading for the maximum effect.
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What runs through the crazed head of Lyra? What makes her tick and is she really as insane as everypony seems to think?

These are the musings of Lyra, may you judge her lightly.

This is a side story to Jumper

Anniversaries are something all ponies celebrate, whether with dinners, parties, or just a quiet day at home. For a certain pegasus, they are something to be celebrated in a more complicated manner...

When Pinkie's grandma passes away, she needs somepony to be understanding and to sympathise with her. Even the Element of Laughter cries from time to time.

A/N: Some time ago I read some short fics about AJ finding out about her parents' death. Their lack of presence in the show (and I hope it stays this way) can easily be translated as them being gone. Instead of repeating the concept, I used it as a background for writing this short story where Pinkie needs a crying shoulder, and AJ seemed to me like an obvious choice.

In the middle of the night, Princess Cadence and her husband are woken by the news that a Changeling drone has been captured. The creature is alone and unaggressive, showing no wish to attack or change shape. Its fate is decided without much difficulty--as an obvious reject of the Swarm and a threat to Cadence's people, it must be destroyed.
But this is no ordinary drone. It can speak, and appears to be separate from the hive mind of the Swarm. It claims to have been sent as an ambassador--Chrysalis, queen of the Changelings, wants to forge an alliance with Cadence's kingdom.
But why now? Why send this strangely intelligent drone? And how will Cadence's people react to learning that their rulers are harboring a Changeling?

WARNING: Contains an OC, much headcanon speculation, and possibly violence/gore further in.

(Image courtesy of the talented Hero, my good friend and artist.)

Determined to win Fluttershy's heart, Rainbow Dash takes her out on a nighttime, moonlit flight. To show her a lovely time and hopefully come off to be as romantic as possible. All that's left is to confess her feelings.