Ever since Sombra's defeat, the Crystal Empire has revered "the Great and Honorable Spike the Brave and Glorious" as a hero and a savior. When he (and guests) are invited to the first Crystal Ball in over a millennium, Twilight expects to hear that endearingly overblown title all night.

She's half-right.

A refined entry in the November 2014 Writeoff Competition. Prompt: "Title Drop." Takes place between Seasons 4 and 5.

One week after the Friendship Games, a small group of Crystal Prep Academy's Shadowbolts meet at Sugarcube Corner for the first, and possibly, last time.

What they did today, they did with no regrets—and their actions will change the course of the Canterlot High/Crystal Prep rivalry forever.

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

Rainbow Dash has just had the worst day of her life. She was fired from her job and failed the Wonderbolts entry exam. With her lifelong dream forever ruined and the stability of her future on the line, she finds herself on the brink of despair. Yet there is still something much more important that she needs to remember.

A tie-in with Pie In the Sky

Edited by Vertigo-01

Warning I'm spoiling Crusaders of the Lost Mark here so...that. Again Spoiler Warning!

Just a slice of life about what happened after the CMC's cutcenera.

Vinyl Scratch never expected to feel the need to say that in front of a crowd.

Spike has his own room, now. Unfortunately, this is not something Twilight is used to... and soon, it leads to a very tense and awkward moment that the two of them have to work through.

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Rated T because this is not a clopfic. Surprisingly.

Apple Honey, who runs a farm supply and repair shop and writes the Ponyville Express in her spare time, has a perfectly ordinary day.

A Pony Planet story

Spitfire and Soarin decide to hit up the local diner in order to unwind and relax after a rigorous early morning of training.

Artwork by Jowybean
Edited by Vertigo-01

Rarity has a secret hobby that she'll never tell a single soul about ... until her friends come barging in.

A lighthearted and touching story about secret freedom and following your dreams ... with the help of your friends.

Cover image vector custom made for this story by Thak.
My thanks to him for creating it, and my apologies for taking so long in doing so.

Audio reading by CaptainBron3y.

Bon Bon, a.k.a. Secret Agent Sweetie Drops, came out of retirement so she could once again save the day by blending into a crowd.

Now she has to pick up the pieces of her relationship with the mare she was only trying to protect from the secrets of her past life.

Original version written for the June 2015 Writeoff - A Matter of Perspective