A broken party of friends struggles to reunite.

Rainbow Dash continues to fly east.

My name is Canvas. I remember because I wrote it in the corner of the white box. It takes twelve steps to get from the cot to the wall. And the lights hurt my eyes.

(Note: The story isn't in color because I decided to try this without the gimmick! But I still recommend reading the GDocs version.)

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After some time on the Ponynet, Twilight has discovered a new game, Planetside 2, made by Pony Online Entertainment. She gets all her friends to download it, loads up Herdspeak, and when they're all ready to kick tail together, they take separate sides. With both Unicorns on the Luna Sovereignty, both Earth Ponies fighting with the New Conglomareate, and both Pegasi loyal to the Equestrian Republic, they'll have to fight endlessly on the desert of Indar while they discover that Teamwork IS Magic.

Princess Celestia writes a report to her teacher on what she has learned about mortality.

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When Twilight is given the opportunity to travel with Princess Celestia on what appears to be a regular dignitary’s trip to see the dragons, she’s ecstatic. After all, nopony has seen the dragon kingdom in over a hundred years.

But they are not alone on the journey; there are rumours being carried on the wind, hushed whispers of something stirring in the east...

Their presence reignites an ancient chain of events that will see Twilight racing for help in the darkest places on earth and the princess struggling to reconcile her role in the world, surrounded on all sides by enemies she thought defeated millennia ago.

The clock is ticking. Time is running out, and the sun has already begun to set...

(Cover art by the amazing xX-Mr-No-Name-Xx)

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No pony is the same after witnessing a work-related death, no matter who they are. The victim was young, eager, fresh-faced, and recently hired. In his last breaths, he let out a scream so heart-rending that the employees who heard it had difficulty sleeping that night. And Rainbow Dash was no exception.

But she's not losing sleep over that. What disturbs her is something far worse—something she said afterwards.

Dat ass.

There are three steps to gaining recognition in Equestria.  Step one: Find the batmare. Step two: Kill the batmare  Step three: Make sure everyone knows you killed the batmare.  

The hardest part is step one.

Let me tell you a story about the bad place.

Special thanks to Vimbert and Noble Jury.

Bellesmith is a pony who must perform experiments in order to keep herself and her beloved safe.

Rainbow Dash continues to fly east.