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... and learns important life lessons.  An erratic series of encounters loosely based on true stories.

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"Congratulations, you have written the first 'Proper Noun Verbs A Noun' story that does not actively disgust me." - Prereader Benman

Sweetie Belle, alone and dejected, comes across The Great and Powerful Trixie, who was ostracized for her prior misdeeds involving the Ursa Minor. Trixie becomes Sweetie Belle's tutor, giving Sweetie (and perhaps herself as well) both the guidance and companionship she needs.

This is a S1 fic.  Events take place before 'The Return of Harmony, pt 1'.

Writing for this fic began before Season 2, so events do not match canon storylines.

This fic was featured on Equestria Daily on Oct 18th, 2011

Title art by:

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Lyra messed up. She admits it. But really, Bon Bon should have been more careful with where she left unguarded bowls of delicious sweets. Now, to set things right and save their 'Night Before Nightmare Night' party, Lyra is determined to search all of Ponyville for replacement candy. Even the untested haunted house designed by Pinkie Pie.

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Derpy Hooves is secretly a changeling.

Nopony particularly notices, or cares.

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Every child has a moment when they must come face to face with fear. It is a moment predicated in growth and exemplifying growing up. It is a moment that can define a childhood, for good or ill.

For Dinky Hooves, that moment has come.

Winning entry of the January 2013 writeoff. (Mature link)

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Applejack's got a secret she'd kept hidden for many years. Nopony would ever have guessed what she and Twilight were up to in the library late at night, once Spike had gone to sleep. That is, until a jealous Rainbow Dash decided it was her business to find out just what in the hay was going on.

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Now available in PDF, ePub, and mobi. No prior knowledge of TRON is necessary to enjoy the story.

Ten years ago, Celestia disappeared with no warning nor trace. When Twilight receives a message from the lost princess, calling for help, she and Rainbow Dash speed to Canterlot, where Rainbow Dash is accidentally transported to a strange world – but in her race to escape the Grid and return to her loved ones, she faces an enemy she never expected.

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Braeburn's visit to see his relatives in Ponyville doesn't go quite as he expected.  After discovering that he doesn't have a Special Somepony, Applejack resolves to fix this problem - by having Braeburn try to date each of her friends, in hopes things will click between one of them and her cousin.  

Unfortunately, the road to Tartarus is paved with good intentions, and the poor stallion finds himself being roped into one disaster after another.  Bear attacks, wearing a fancy suit, and a near death experience are just a few of the challenges he soon finds himself facing.  Will Braeburn succeed in finding a Special Somepony to call his own?  Or will Applejack's attempts to help her cousin only make things worse for him?  The answer may surprise everypony.  

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Celestia wants Twilight and her friends to loosen up a little bit around her. Luna just wants to try the hard cider. During a surprise visit to Sweet Apple Acres at the tail end of cider season, Princess Luna has just a bit too much to drink, and when she makes a rather inappropriate joke, Twilight comes to the very uncomfortable realization that she has never seen Celestia excuse herself to use the restroom.

Pirates, swordfighting, buried treasure and hidden treachery - you don't need these to live the adventurous life.

Also featured on EqD.