There is little more exciting for Twilight than coming across a new problem. Especially when it's something she doesn't understand. And this...thing, that she's found out there... this is something she definitely doesn't understand.
For a very good reason, Anthro Princess Celestia always hosts the Grand Galloping Gala completely naked. Twilight Sparkle has to explain this reason, to keep Rarity from fainting every five minutes.
It was preposterous, of course. Every detail in Sunny's notes went against the possibility of a pony being able to live and survive on the inhospitable summit of Mount Everhoof. But the sightings won't stop rolling in...
Derpy's father says there's a monster in the basement. He says she must never go down there or it will gobble her up. She decides to investigate anyway.
Everyone's a changeling. You, him, her, that. If it moves, it's a changeling. If it breathes, it's a changeling. If it's alive, it's a changeling. And Chrysalis is utterly sick of it.
Spitfire is tired of Rainbow Dash's ridiculous stories. Dash doesn't see the problem. The Ponyville chief of police had hoped for a quiet Hearth's Warming for once.
Rainbow Dash brings Scootaloo to a beautiful sight, a large abyss that falls far down into a strange fog. What happens when Rainbow Dash flies below the clouds and never resurfaces.
Rainbow Dash gets a new mask from Applejack. It's ugly, but she wants to scare some ponies with it. However, there seems to be more to the mask than she knows.
Fluttershy buys a new painting for her home. It's a cute little country scene, and it fascinates her and fills her with longing for an idyllic life. But there's more to it than she can see at first glance.
The lower floors of the Rainbow Factory largely take care of themselves. Occasionally, though, something comes up that requires direct intervention. Some employees are more fit than others for the task.
Twilight loves living in Ponyville, though the change is a little bigger than she'd first expected. But things like homesickness and dealing with the way everyone seems to stare and whisper are all just part of moving somewhere new.
Death wasn't part of Twilight's plans for the weekend. Twilight was part of Death's plans for the weekend. Neither had foreseen someone else arranging a compromise.
On an unfortunate business trip, Rarity is subjected to a very obnoxious mare with a very beautifully green bracelet. She then finds a strange, uncooperative trunk. Things do get better from there.
Welcome, my little pony, to the happy home I've carved out far beneath the earth. Please forgive the mess, guests don't drop by very often and I've been here in the dark alone for so many, many, many years.
Twilight knew that when two ponies loved each other as much as she and Rarity did, moving in together would make everything better. So why wasn't that happening now?
One thousand years is a long time to keep a memory alive, especially one so filled with pain and regret, but some things are worth remembering. After all, somepony has to tell her story.
Fusion spells aren't complicated, but the temporary ponies they yield are. Speed Reader isn't thrilled to be made of the two most high strung ponies in Equestria, but surely she can keep her selves together for a measly half hour, right?