"Love is a force of nature."

In the Swayback Mountains, a violent storm and its aftermath force Rarity and Applejack to reappraise their feelings for each other.

Illustration by the awesome JakNeurotic.

After Pony Magazine declares Twilight Sparkle to be the most eligible bachelorette in all of Equestria, Twilight finds herself buried under a veritable mountain of bouquets and love letters from all corners of the country. Enlisting her friends to separate the chaff from the wheat, each of them try to find a letter from an admirer who might be worthy of Twilight.

But the others are skeptical of Rainbow Dash's choice - a hastily written poem that came with a messy bouquet that somepony hoof-picked and threw together at the last minute. There's no way something like that could have come from a pony worthy of Twilight's love, right?

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

It's hard to try new things, especially in front of a live audience. This leaves Octavia Melody nervous about performing a new song she co-wrote with Vinyl Scratch. It's something she has never done before. However, since she is a veteran performer, Octavia decides to lose herself and let the music do the talking.

Edited by tommal
Cover Art by: MetaDragonArt

Based upon the song "Applause" by Lady Gaga

Featured in the "Reviewer's Cafe"

(Ignore the crossover tag it was only needed for passing approval, This story has no actual cross over with Mario or the universe, just references and the beginning scene role-played by the characters in the story.)

Pinkie Pie and Twilight have been role-playing as characters from video games and movies with costumes and all to help them. They have been having fun doing so.

This session they wanted to try a Mario role-play... but what happens when things are taken out of fantasy and into reality?

Art by Hoyeechun from DA

Princess Celestia tires of constantly being surrounded by decorum, deference, and formality, and decides to take a day off from being Princess. But visiting Ponyville incognito is harder than she expects. Will she be able to fit in and make friends without blowing her cover?

When Sunset Shimmer finds out her best friend Fluttershy hasn't been asked out to the school dance, the young girl takes it upon herself to change that, with an anonymous letter. Little does she know, how it'll change everything.

On the night of the Crusaders' cute-ceañera, Rarity and Applejack confide in each other about their little sisters' new marks, and the changes that come along with them.

With her official audition for the Wonderbolts only a week away, Rainbow Dash has been pushing herself far beyond her limits, and it's beginning to take a toll on her body. Fortunately, Fluttershy has just the solution for the stressed-out pegasus: a tried-and-true method of relaxation that's worked on her for years.

And she's determined to try it out on Rainbow Dash, no matter what.

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Cover © Joey-Darkmeat

Applejack has always had a secret dream, one that some ponies would find strange for the tomboyish farmer. She's always wanted somepony to treat her to a special romantic night, while being treated like a real lady. Turns out all she had to do was have a certain rainbow-maned pegasus catch her in a dress. Such an awkward moment will lead them to a night neither will ever forget.

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Two years had passed since Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy had started dating. Today was the day they agreed to start a family. This day was going to start a brand new beginning to their relationship. And they couldn't be happier when their foal was born.

But a mishap starts when Fluttershy reveals something. Something so innocent that it could break their family before it even started, and possibly, their relationship.

How could she hope to break such innocence?