Once upon a time, the School of Friendship was praised and accredited, after its lessons drove a little filly mad. Imprisoned in Tartarus with only an ancient monstrous centaur to keep her company, Cozy Glow was in the perfect place for Grogar to whisk away so that he could force her to do his bidding.

Twilight Sparkle's friends, bastions of Equestria's highest virtues, left Cozy Glow forgotten and alone, locked in that rusty cage deep underground. Nopony ever attempted to visit her, check up on her, care for her, reform her, or try to find out what was wrong with her.

This is not that story.

Scootaloo has a dream: to surprise Rainbow Dash on her birthaversery by finally learning to fly. Predictably, this doesn't go so well. Ready to resign herself to being an earthbound Pegasus, her last hope comes in the form of Fluttershy.

But what can Fluttershy teach her that everypony else has failed to do? The answer may come from one key thing the two have in common: dyspraxia.

A slice of life fic with secondary romance elements. Rated T for brief discussion of death.

Cover art (and inspiration) provided by John Joseco. Find out his work at: https://www.deviantart.com/johnjoseco

Edit: 07/01/2019 - Story in the feature box with mature content filter turned on! Thanks to all my readers and editors for making this happen!

Lovely cover art courtesy of Dilarus.

Sometimes friendships are simple.

Sometimes they're complicated.

And sometimes a little thing like waking up next to your best friend makes them go from one to the other really, really fast.

A stay in Equestria to spend quality time with her dearest friend turns awry when Gilda learns of a secret Rainbow kept from all of her friends. Even worse, a moral dilemma forces Rainbow to face a difficult decision, her only confidant in this situation being Gilda. But Gilda is determined to do whatever it takes to help Rainbow see this through, and has the ability to do so as long as she adheres to one important rule:

Don't give in.

Entry for the "A two-faced charade" contest.

Proofreaders/life savers: Midnight Quill and Setokaiva

Rated and tagged for implied suggestive situations and themes of cheating (don't try this at home, kids!).

Pharynx is forced by his brother to take Ocellus to a carnival. He discovers that the experience is unbearable. Will he make it through the day?

Rated T for Pharynx mild swearing.
Cover belongs to someone on DeviantArt called FanaticPanda.

Lightning Dust suffers a life changing eye injury during a solo attempt to perform a Sonic Rainboom, leaving her unable to see straight. One kind gray mare hopes to help her overcome this new impairment and get back on track.

Big Mac and Sugar Belle have been dating for a few month now. One morning, Big Mac seems more contemplative than usual, and Sugar Belle asks what's on his mind.

Hugging his special somepony close, Big Mac recounts the dream he had last night.

In this followup to Wind Rider Goes Drinking, Spitfire pays a visit to Wind Rider after he is arrested for drinking as a result of being discharged from the Wonderbolts and admonishes him for his actions.

After he is discharged from the Wonderbolts for attempting to frame Rainbow Dash, Wind Rider gets drunk and makes a complete idiot out of himself.

It's no secret Discord's a flirt. He winks, charms and invades personal space on a day basis. Pinkie takes it all in stride as it's just part of his nature and he doesn't really mean anything by it. So, it takes Discord by surprise when he finds himself jealous.

"He's just a party client! The hugs and flowers are him saying thank you." Pinkie tried to explain.