Few things hold memories the same way as a family recipe. Each time it is made, it allows us to reminisce about the previous times the recipe was prepared and enjoyed with friends, family, and even strangers.

On one particular morning, Applejack is preparing every family recipe she knows for a very important reason.

Don't cry Derpy! I still love you! Either way, some constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.
How much does Dinky Hooves really know about her rather peculiar mother? What lies behind those winding eyes in that brain of hers? Was she always the mare of everyone's jokes? Or has fate been unkind to her?
And what about those muffins? Read on!

Sometimes, you just need your sister to tell you that everything's going to be okay.

Equestria burns, its citizens enslaved, its goddesses silent.

Clinging to Celestia's teachings of mercy and forgiveness, Twilight journeys south across the Sand Sea to make peace with the enemy who devastated her homeland. But every step of the way, the brother they killed is there to haunt her. The brother whose family they butchered. The brother so filled with hatred he'd see Twilight betray everything she believes in to satisfy his need for revenge.

Twilight has a choice to make, a decision that she believes would be best for her number one assistant , Spike. The very dragon who became her first friend and younger brother. It is with this decision that she must say farewell to her best friend.

Edited by: The Pony Spartan

This story is a sequel to The War

It's been a few months since the ponies won the war against the Yaks and Griffons, and every pony is stiff affected by it. Though the war is over, they are all trying to get used to what the new normal is while still trying to deal with the affects of the war. For Apple Jack, this means staying on the farm and working as much as she can to forget everything. She can't fall asleep because with sleep comes dreams, and with dreams comes reliving the war. Sleep is bad, sleep is very bad.
This is on hiatus until further notice

One summer night, Twilight Sparkle begins to suffer from terrifying, apocalyptic nightmares. As these horrors persist, she asks Princess Luna for help. All the while she struggles to deal with her faltering relationship with Rainbow Dash.

Things take a turn for the worse when the cataclysmic events Twilight had been witnessing in her dreams begin happening in the real world. As the Mane 6 and the other citizens of Equestria get engaged in a bitter struggle for survival, Twilight and Rainbow Dash begin to reconnect as the matters that had separated them become trivial in the ruins of the sites they had once cherished.

However, just when a glimmer of hope begins to show through the dark nature of their environment, Twilight sees something in her nightmares that forces her to make the ultimate sacrifice and will forever change the way she sees other ponies.

(all feedback appreciated!)

Edit 2023:
Woooowie! Been a long time since this huh? But I won't waste your time, you're here for the good stuff!

This story idea was a ponification of another story idea I had back in 2012. Obviously in 2017 I was far newer to writing and wasn't familiar with the site, not to mention not even a hundredth of the pony fan I am today, including this painfully long Long Description. I've abandoned the idea long ago, but now that I'm back into writing I decided to make a bit of a challenge to start randomly updating this.

I don't care too much if no one reads this; it's been tracked by only 8 people as of now so I'm not expecting anything to come of it, but it'll be fun to see this receive an occasional update now and then x3

Enjoy the crazy ride!

Twilight, after decades of near isolation finds a way to rid herself of the curse put on her by her closest friend. Unbeknownst to her she is stepping into the realms of the unknown and into a fate far worse than death. Will her once friends save her from herself or will Twilight condemn herself to her own personal hell for all eternity?

Time waits for none, though some of the best things one can do is make that time in someone's life just a little bit happier. One special pony does this every day to those who are ill, and one of her favorite regulars loves to talk with her.

However, no good thing lasts forever.

It’s been over a decade since Twilight Sparkle lost her life. Everypony has moved on, but Spike has retained a special part of her body for safekeeping. Once a year, the lonely dragon gets to hold it and feel her magic again.