"Thanks, Mom." Two simple words said by a simple guard.

Not so simple when those words are accidentally addressed to Princess Celestia.

When Pinkie came knocking at her castle door, Twilight herself was a little surprised. She had brought her a gift. But the older mare had a strange, dark mood about her. Shouldn't Twilight be happy, anyway? Yet when she opens the present, it just might be the most heartbreaking thing she has ever recieved.

What happens when Twilight finds a book on Dark Magic? Chaos. Never let a filly learn a death spell.

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Wut. This got an awesome reading?

After a surprising blizzard, Applejack awakes to a certain white unicorn calling her out the door. It's all for fun, right? So why can't Applejack stop blushing?

Applejack arrives home on a cool autumn night to find a particular pink pony sprawled out on her bed. And she's eating her cookies.

Dedicated to Short Stories

After finally getting some peace and quiet following the trouble regarding her lazy brother, Fluttershy is left with a curious question. What exactly did Rainbow Dash and Zephyr do at the Wonderbolt's headquarters that resulted in him coming home in such a shocking state? Fortunately for her however, Rainbow Dash is willing to tell her everything, no matter how stupid it is.

This story is a sequel to The Most Annoying Infestation

Rainbow Dash's plan was just to relax and read Daring Do books all night long. Too bad it was interupted by a certain bat pony colt, begging "Blue Mommy" to have a sleepover with him.

This is a contest entry for ocalhoun's Big 250k Contest.

Review by MixMassBasher

Awesome Reading by Winged T. Spears

Some heroes are born, and some are forged. Some are forged in flame, and some are forged in one cold night of tragedy. She is the shadow of justice, the Masked Marauder, the Nightmare Knight. Let Eclipse City's evildoers beware. Batmare is on a quest to take back her city.

Upon returning to the Wonderbolts barracks after cleaning up her mess, Rainbow Dash finds herself confronted by a rather nervous looking Soarin. After considering her options, she decides a playful bit of revenge is in order. All the while the stallion is forced to face something that is far from new to him, not that the fact doesn't make him feel like the newbie.

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Long ago, Rainbow Dash as a small filly watched her parents get killed right before her eyes. Ever since, the cyan pegasus long to fight the same ponies who took her parents away. With learning the ways of fighting high in the mountains. When she return to the crime full city of Manehattan she became the masked vigilante known as Batmare.

In the small country town of Ponyville, a mysterious object fell from the the night sky landing the open fields of Sweet Apple Acres. The object turns out to be from another planet, the new parents decide to raise the filly and name her Applejack. Soon, the Alien learn she had amazing powers that helped her fly, run faster then a bullet, and many more. Soon becoming a simple of hope from her home planet to protect the planet she now calls home as Supermare.

In the present day, the two fight for different reasons but still want to take down the criminals around Equestria. With Supermare's main villain Trixie always having a trick up her sleeve, who knows how dangerous she could be?

Co-Written with: zekromthepokemon