Applejack couldn't be happier with her life. She owns a great farm and has been married for three years to the love of her life, Rainbow Dash. It's everything she's ever wanted in life, but now she wants something more. A family. A foal. Can she convince Rainbow Dash that they are ready to take a new step in their lives or will a haunting secret from Dash's past prevent them from having one?

(I know a story called "Foal" already exists, but I had this idea for months and I couldn't come up with a different title)

“You see, Celestia, harmony is a pleasant lie that ponies have forced themselves to believe, and chaos is the painful truth that ponies have forced themselves to dismiss. But, they are both here in this realm, and they are both forced to coexist with each other. You see, one without the other is nothing, but when they are both together, they maintain balance. Ponies just seem to forget that.”

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Twilight had always been a diligent researcher. She would routinely pour over every book she had at her disposal in preparation for every royal assignment. Except, sometimes books can only teach one so much. With this heretical idea in mind, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash decide to take it upon themselves to make sure Twilight keeps her wings clean, and doesn't embarrass herself in the sky.

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When Twilight Sparkle slipped beneath the covers last night, everything had been fine. She had friends whom she loved, a teacher she adored, and a bright future ahead of her. But when she woke up, her blankets and quilts had been replaced by hospital gowns and padded restraints.

Everything is wrong and nothing makes sense; even her friends have changed. The doctors, they keep telling her that she is sick, that none of it was real and that it was all in her head. They’re lying.

She remembers a life far beyond the hospital walls. She couldn't have made it all up on her own. They must be lying… right?

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Reading by Gammarobot (SugarCubeRadio):  Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9

Fan Trailer by Kaidan:  Asylum FanFic Trailer Cuckoo's Nest

Sanctuary by Kaidan

Broadhoof Files: Dr. Humors by TypewriterError

Broadhoof Files: Corporal Phalanx Spear (Ret.) by Phalanx Spear

A special thanks to Breath of Plagues, Rex Ivan, PrinceDolph and Gage!

MyLittlePwny:  The imagery in this is excruciatingly perfect. I actually had to get up and stretch my legs when you were defining the restraints and small room.

The desert brony:  Your story is powerful enough to pull me away from the studying i'm supposed to be doing, I have no regrets.

Graviton:  This.  Is.  Awesome.  Take my favorite and like, and use them as motivation to do MOAR.

Radiant Dawn:  You know, I normally don't read this kind of story...but damn, you caught me with this one.  It's well written, and has caught me hook, line, and sinker.

Irongalley:  How to say this... This story is... Um... Awesome? I don't think it does it justice... Oh well, it is awesome will have to do for now.

TypewriterError:  LOVE LOVE LOVE This concept! Can't wait for the next chapter

Rennoc215:  I don't know what it is you've done to me, Demon, but Something in your writing evoked a strong response. Halfway through, and I was sweating like a horse. I was falling from one word to the next, no hope of ever standing again. My my, my dear author. There really is a time and place for everything.

the parasprite:  fuck i love these kinds of stories

117dragon:  I'm loving this, and I think you've done an excelent job of bluring the lines between whats reality and what's not. The massive amounts of theories in these comments prove this. Well done sir, I'm looking foward to more.

GaruuSpike:  Oh my god, those 7k words just FLEW by. ._. I was so absorbed by the level of detail and excellent showing. I'm on the edge of my seat right now.

OkemosBrony:  As a general rule of thumb, any story that makes you cry at any point, through comedy, sadness, joy, or anger, is definitely outstanding. This story has brought me to tears quite a few times.

Blue Print:  Utterly gripping, and also quite sensitive to the nature of the material. I would be incredibly impressed if you managed to follow this masterwork of a chapter in kind. Please continue.

SonicRainboomGirl:  As a post mental patient, I applaud this story.

Axan Zenith:  Oh my goodness. Simply wonderful. Please keep writing this.

BronyDJ:  Loving this so far. I like this kind of concept, one's life was only in their head. WRITE ON, DEAR AUTHOR, WRITE ON!

Skijarama:  I'm going to be honest, this story... scares me. It's disturbing me on so many levels, yet I just can not stop reading.

TheLocoPony:  ahaha, sneaky and brilliant, I like it, I like it a lot. hehehe

Mania Man:  We've got a mindfucker over here. Someone get me a toilet, I think I'm gonna shit bricks.

Iron Clad:  It's too good not to read, as much as it pains me.

Scootaloser:  I can't say for certain, but I got the nastiest feeling in my gut that this story is going to make me cry.

Axan Zenith - Dr. Dreamer

Dratini4 - Way Finder

psychicscubadiver - Bright Mind

Velkaden - Dream Chaser

Reese - Silver Glow

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Seven months since she quit the academy, Lightning Dust has hit rock bottom. Her dreams are gone. Her heroes hate her. She's got no job and spends her days drinking. Yet sometimes, life always gives us another shot...

Applejack has always been known as one of the strongest and most dependable ponies in Ponyville. She is sturdy, down-to-earth, and unwavering - the kind of pony others knew they could rely on through thick and thin. But the inexorable march of time never ceases, and the cruel hand of fate knows no mistress. Even the most reliable of ponies can be pushed past their breaking point, and even the strongest can be brought to their knees. How can one mare hope to keep her hooves on the ground when her whole world is falling down around her?

Mood music, and a major source of my inspiration: "Below My Feet"

The Elements of Harmony are six of the closest friends in all of Equestria. But when a sudden tragedy strikes down one of the elements, how will the other five be able to handle their lives? Will they find the strength in themselves and each other, or will their inability to cope cause more tragedy for the group?

Featured on Equestria Daily December 30th, 2011

Spike goes over his thoughts and feelings as he spends time with his sickly love in her final moments.

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You know that feeling? You know, the feeling that you get when you realize you've forgotten something that is very, very important? It is 10:32 p.m. on Hearth's Warming Eve, and Twilight Sparkle has just gotten that feeling...

‘Have you ever,’ she started, ‘broken a promise you made?’

Celestia and Luna live a carefree childhood at Canterlot Castle, but its end approaches far too quickly — no matter how much they struggle, they find themselves drifting apart. And without their noticing, a new evil rises that could drive a wedge between them for good...