Reading the will of his parents one more time, Big McIntosh decides to have a talk with his sisters that he thinks is long overdue.

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Cover: original art ('Applejack's Art') by JustDayside on DA http://justdayside.deviantart.com/art/Applejack-s-Art-253708846  . Minor edit by me.

"I wanna play Grossbucket."

"What's that?"

Pinkie gasped."You have never even played Grossbucket! Never fear, aunt Pinkie is here to teach you..."

When watching Applejack feed the family dog one evening, Apple Bloom decides to finally ask her where the ponies get their meat. Little does she know that it's going to be the beginning of a big adventure...

As far as I'm concerned, this is headcanon now.

Alternative Title: Where does meat come from?

References used:

(-Lauren Faust, "My little Pony- Friendship is magic", Hasbro Studios/DHX Media, 2010.)

-Magicolt808, "Huntershy (Hunting)", fimfiction.net, 22.August 2012.

-Arthur Qwak, "Dragon Hunters", furikon, 2006.

-The Cure, "Dragon Hunters Song", 2005.

- Tetsuya Shibata/Masato Koda/Mitsuhiko Takano, "Monster Hunter" (and all sequels), Capcom, 2004.

-Pendleton Ward, "Adventure Time", Cartoon Network, 2010.

-Max Cabanes, "Dans les villages", Audie/Dargaud/Dupuis, 1978.

-Jonathan Wojcik alias 'sycthemantis', "FACT: The best cartoons ever written for kids are right now" on Bogleech's tumblr, 30.August 2012.

-kerembeyit, "Troll Hunter", Deviantart, 17.November 2008.

-and lots of other stuff I won't be able to quote properly since it's so much and all mixed up.

When Applejack cuts down an ancient tree to prevent it from spreading its seeds on her farm, she accidentally unleashes the horror trapped inside. The mane six have to find the only creatures who know how to trap the evil once again, a tribe of fairies hiding deep inside the Everfree Forest.

A short story in 3 Acts in which Applejack will end up wondering what it turly means to do the right thing...

Alternative title: "Parasites"

A short story in which Rainbow Dash is facing an aspect of motherhood that she always hoped would pass her by.

A short story about what would happen to Spike if Twilight Sparkle was to disappear from his life.

Join Twilight as she is trying to win back an old friend...

The crowd was holding their breath as they watched Twilight examine the artifact, “hm”-ing and “mhm”-ing as she saw fit.

-“The details are incredible... The pictograms look proto-Hukulskian... Whatever it is, it is really old...”

-“Like, somepony hid it for Rabbit Slayer’s a couple of years ago and no one ever found it?”

-“No, AJ, I think even quite a bit older than that.”

Growing up among ponies, Spike is a dragon without roots.

He is going to live for thousands of years. At some point, he will feel the need to investigate his origins. Here is what he might find out. If that ever happens, let us hope his friends will be there for him.

It all started way back in the last days of old Dracoslavia...

-A creature from the outer kingdoms has found his way into Equestria. The stranger seems to have a peculiar obsession with Sweet Apple Acres. Confronted by the mane six, he reveals his suspicion that the orchard might hide monuments of an ancient civilization, and expresses his wish to uncover its secrets.

-Psychic Narwhals, Nerubians, Diamond Dogs, Ponies, Alicorns, Griffins and other unspeakable things loom ahead.

-Also: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cuckoolhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.

I decided to make this into a series after all.

Summary of Episode One:

A very short story in which Rainbow Dash reveals to her friends that she's been having nightmares involving Pinkie Pie's fameous cupcakes. Or were they really just nightmares? Rainbow wants to settle the issue once for all, confronting the baker's apprentice with her horrible... suspicions.

Paranoia or premunition? Slightly disturbing or full-blow horseapplestorm? See for yourself...