Deep in the Everfree Forest, Spike must be strong for Fluttershy.

(This was a challenge I took on: Write a Spike x Fluttershy sadfic in 60 minutes. This is my first ever sadfic, so please be lenient with me.)

"Who are you? Where am I?"
"Am I...dead?"

Rainbow Dash explores the darkest recesses of her soul. Can she handle the truths of her past and her present, or will breaking the walls she has spent a lifetime building be more than she can handle? When one must come to terms with who they are, It can lead to a painful rebirth or an empty death.

Essence of a sunrise: That which is left behind

No Ponies were harmed in the making of this story.

What would have happened if the 101st Airborne never made it into France the night of D-Day? What would have happened if they were dropped into an entirely new world? Read to find out.

Twilight's working on a new spell to get back at Rainbow Dash for her yearly Nightmare Night pranks. But things start to go wrong, and Twilight begins to wonder if this last spell is more than she bargained for.

Thanks to PiquoPie for being a great editor.

Cover image from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 1 Episode 2.

Live reading by The Living Library Player Society on November 9, 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1LfrgKKVpKM

Tales of the strange and uncanny, too short to stand alone.

Welcome to my nightmare. I hope I didn't scare you.

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Thanks to GaryOak and Reia Hope for proofreading.

The Controller — [Dark] Seeking revenge, Adagio enters a partnership with a force she doesn't understand.
The Cutie Mark Crusaders Meet H.P. Fearcraft — [Comedy] The CMC ask an eccentric writer how he found his special talent. (Edited for publication.)
It Ain't Gonna Rain — [Tragedy] The world is ending, and Applejack has something important to tell Rainbow.
The Complete Microfictions of Horse Voice — [Various] Stories short enough to read between breaths.
Molly — [Grimdark/Meta] Molly does not have much to say these days. But someone has a lot to say to Molly.

Reviews:
Titanium Dragon

For as long as Twilight can remember the Observers have always seen there. Invisible to the rest of the world, she had almost stopped noticing the seemingly benign figures that only seemed interested in watching the world go by.

Now one is after her. She can't run, she can't hide, And even if she told anyone they'd think she's crazy. but she's not crazy...

... Right?

A human designed colonization probe carrying all the components required to create a colony for the human race has detected a planet within parameters to begin terraformation and colonization. There's just one problem, an unknown radiation covers the land making it too dangerous for humans. The planet itself is fine, but the radiation must be removed before colonization can begin. Meanwhile in Ponyville a large object lands on the outskirts of town. Other objects can be seen flying through the air and orbiting the planet. Twilight Sparkle soon notices something peculiar, something very strange. Something horrifying. Wherever the objects go, magic is removed. This could get problematic.

On an assignment from Celestia to inspect the Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters Twilight hears her friends tell the tale of the legendary Vampire Queen. She insists they stop spreading around such old wives' tales but some things in the castle make her question that belief especially when she encounters evidence that the story might be true during the investigation.

(Set after the Season 3 episode Games Ponies Play)

Werewolf, a term that is presented as myth and fantasy, stories made up to scare the youth from running out late at night, but there are two siblings who will learn that there is a thin line between reality and fantasy, and will soon be tossed into a mess of horror...

The amazing cover art is all done by the Ladywolf

Princess Celestia has kept more secrets than any other pony and from those around her, even from her faithful student. Some of them kept for personal reasons, and others, for the greater good. Some small, and others… well you get the idea.

One secret, though, a human whom Celestia brought to Equestria, has suddenly appeared. And right on the doorstep of the Crystal Empire, where a newly crowned Princess Twilight Sparkle is resting.

Just what is this human after and what of Celestia’s secrets does he know? More importantly, how will this affect Twilight and her friends?

Disclaimer: I don't own MLP: FIM. It belongs to Hasbro and Lauren Faust, not me!