'Normal...

What does it mean to be Normal? According to the dictionary, Normal is conforming to a standard; the usual, typical, or expected. It's almost scary really. That such a simple word can define the lives of so many. Day in and day out we toil in the machinations of society in an effort to maintain the status quo handed down from the generation that preceded us, all in the name of this Normal. What price would you pay for your Normal? Would you give up all your bits? Your home? Your friends? What if I told you that the 'Normal' you ponies cherish so much came at the cost of everything I hold dear?

My name is Twilight Sparkle, and I am not Normal...'

Many thanks to my illustrious Co-author: Dagger Tongue.

Additional Thanks to my fantastic and amazing editors: Chaosfelix864, Hyzaku, Gwenio, Beige Monkfish, SennenRyu, and Zanzibar.

Incredible gratitude to Bristlebrushes, consultant to the story and fixer of all things writers block, seriously, shes like superwoman.

Cover art by the incredibly amazing xXCiaoBella23Xx on DeviantArt! Without whom the cover art would be forever bland!

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Shortly after the Running of the Leaves, Applejack's and Rainbow Dash's competitiveness was resolved. Though, this left Applejack with a little bit of a crush on the cyan pegasus.

Meanwhile, Rainbow Dash is awaiting the results of a test to finally see if she can do the final training to become a Wonderbolt. What will she choose, Applejack or the Wonderbolts?

Credit for cover photo: luna77899 from deviantart.com.

A conversation with Applejack spurs Fluttershy to check up on Twilight's mental well-being. Twilight's reaction to her encouragement, however, is probably not what she had in mind...

Currently undergoing a multi-part rewrite.

Raindrops clocks in and out every day for her job--ONE job, with set-in-stone expectations. Unfortunately for her, one of those expectations involves dealing with her coworkers. That's a trick in and of itself, and Cloud Kicker is far from an average coworker. With the worst storm in her career blowing in from the Everfree Forest, she has to face down unending rain, hail, lightning, and worst of all: Cloud Kicker's nymphomania. The question now is what will give first: her body, or her sanity?

A story in the Winning Ponyverse.

Written for the Variety is the Spice of Life challenge.  Each prompt features a different Mane 6 x Mane 6 ship, but you'll have to read them to discover which one is which.

Teen Sex tag applies only to certain chapters (noted in the titles) for edgier content, but nothing explicit.

Chapters are presented in the order of the tags given in the original challenge, not in the order written.

(5 of 15 ships done, new chapters will be posted as the rest are written.)

Cutie marks in cover image and chapter banners came from here.

A chance meeting between the upper-class Octavia and the wild party pony Vinyl Scratch has Vinyl feeling things that she'd never felt before. Yet things are far from what they seem.

(Labeled "Dark" just to be safe.)

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After losing out on first chair cellist in the Manehattan Philharmonic Orchestra to her biggest rival, Octavia tries to console herself with a healthy bout of moping and a strong drink. One drink soon becomes several, though, and her evening of debauchery leads to a long night of frenzied, sordid passion with her best friend Vinyl Scratch. It isn't until she wakes up in the morning with Vinyl's legs wrapped around her that Octavia remembers two very important things: one, she's straight. And two, if the infamously strict conductor of the Philharmonic finds out how unrefined Octavia's social life has become, she could lose her one and only chance at the only dream she's ever had in her life.

This could get a little bit complicated.

Cover art by CouchCrusader, who I swear to God is like fatting me up for slaughter or something with all the custom stuff he does for me.

Half-heartedly edited by NTSTS #dunked

Shortly the after "Mare Do Well Incident" Twilight Sparkle examines each of the ponies involved in order more fully understand the idea of heroism. The outcomes for both Fluttershy and Applejack are quite underwhelming. However, studies with Rainbow Dash bring about some interesting results.

Written for the TwiDash Group Contest

Edited by the loverly bstreetninja

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When a tragic event befalls Applejack, she takes drastic measures in an effort to prevent it. But can a simple farm pony make a difference in the face of an inevitable end?

A story about the sacrifices we aren't willing to make, and those that we are.

- Edited, attacked, and generally made better by Exuno.

Featured on EqD, rated Star-5.

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The mind thinks what it shouldn't. The heart races when it shouldn't. And the eyes roam where they shouldn't. Soon enough, everything catches up to her. And she wonders to herself 'How could I be so stupid?'

Rated "Teen" for suggestive themes, alcohol use, and heavy lime. Enjoy, fellow AppleDashers! Enjoy!