"If I hadn't blown the whole thing years ago, I could be flying up there right now. With her, with them, the Wonderbolts. But... would I be better off for it?"

After being expelled from the Wonderbolts Academy, Lightning Dust traveled around Equestria in search of herself. Then, many years later, after a hard day of working she went to a bar and ran into the last pony she ever expected to meet again.

Who is jealous of who, though?

Written for the Everfree Northwest 2015 Iron Author Competition

Twilight has finally had the talk with Spike, and it's been quite some time since he's opened up. But when Spike starts carrying around a Rarity doll, it is clear that Spike hasn't let go of his crush on Rarity quite yet, and he may need another talking to.

But Twilight doesn't know about how much thinking the little dragon has been doing since then. Or just how much Spike values Rarity's attention, and how badly he wants to keep his love for her. Because even if it's just a plushie, to him, it's all he has left in the world.

And he doesn't want to let it go.

PRINCESS TWILIGHT SPARKLE: DEAD AT 18

TELEPORTATION INVARIABLY FATAL, WARNS LEADING SCHOLAR

One look at the headline of the Canterlot Times and Twilight knew that she should have slept in today. But at least none of her friends would be silly enough to believe she was killing herself every time she teleported, right?

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

Now has a sequel, One Year Later

After a vigorous day of organising and sending reports to Celestia, Twilight notices Spike is feeling a little ill. He slowly grows more and more cold, before finally falling into a coma that Twilight fears is her own fault.

Going to the Princesses for help, Twilight eventually is brought before an Elder Dragon and comes to the realisation that she may have failed as a caretaker, a friend and as an older sister.

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*EDIT* Okay, okay. You guys win - I'll write an additional chapter or two. I've marked this story 'Incomplete' for now. Follow up chapter has been done. If you want more, let me know. I'm sure there are a few other characters I could write a chapter on (Except for the dragons, of course)

*DOUBLE EDIT* Okay, wow. I seriously didn't expect this to take off as well as it has. This is honestly probably one of the best days of my life. I'm so glad and happy that you've all enjoyed the story.

Long before there were Pegasus and Unicorns, the world was blank and dull. All ponies were normal pony colors, black, white and brown. There were no cutie marks, everypony pretty much one and the same. There was no magic, everypony was an Earth Pony. Soon out of the dullness an Earth Pony Kingdom arose. Underneath this seemingly perfect empire was a top secret organization of ponies that were created by the government. They are creating ponies called Experiments to try and accomplish their task: a super Soldier. Once they get a Success, they will create more to take over the Earth Pony Kingdom and wipe out all the ponies to replace them with a "greater" race of ponies. Experiment 3-990123 is a new Experiment, the only pony that hasn't gotten his mark yet. There is one for a success or for a failure. Will he open the door to the plot?

After watching the "Double Rainboom" fan work, I started working on a fic about that story that would fit in with the portals series. So I made this story around Pinkie Pie and her adventures in breaking the fourth wall and seeing exactly what it is that humans see of her

A freak accident that should have killed many ponies brushes over Kevin and he finds his surroundings have gone out of their natural position. After finding out what the problem is, he himself joins the chaos using absorbed powers.

The magician's art lies in the act of misdirection. This is true even in a world where magic exists. Trixie has mastered the art, but how much of her act is true magic, and how much is an illusion? And what if that same question applies to her entire life?

Discover the truth about Equestria's most Great and Powerful showpony, in a story told in a most unconventional manner...

Pinkie isn't a psychopath. We all want to believe it. However when faced with the great possibility that Rainbow Dash's "number was drawn," Kevin needs to find a way to make whatever hard realities that become of this world go away, even if it means death fo him.

On a patrol through the White Tail woods, Twilight comes across a dying changeling. Torn between giving up the drone to the guards or leaving it in the inhospitable wilds, Twilight reluctantly takes the drone in. As it awakens she realises that the drone was a blank slate, with no connection, no 'programming' guiding its functions. So Twilight sets out to teach this changeling about the world, one hoof step at a time.

Rated Teen for slightly mature themes involving ethical dilemmas.

If Word Worthy stopped editing for me, I'd likely wind up as a grammar-less hack. Thank you, thank you, thank you!