It occurred one peaceful night.  Half of Equestria awoke to the sound like a double-shot thunderclap.  A percussion heard in the skies and rattling windows from Apploosa, to Canterlot, to Ponyville.  Nopony knew what it was or what it heralded for the world as it drew a line across the nation.

For Twilight Sparkle, this isolated incident might have faded from memory after a time, if not for the strange rumors of a creature sitting on the hill on the outskirts of town.

These are her thoughts given written form.  These are Sparkle's Notes.

Report EVERYTHING to the Princess.

Queen Chrysalis, disguised as Princess Cadence, is hard at work preparing for the invasion of Canterlot. Over the last few days, she's been carefully milking Shining Armor, captain of the guard, for all the information on the capital's defenses she can get her hooves on.

But one such defense leaves her confused and curious.  A brief conversation with Shining later finds the changeling queen trapped, terrified, and in for the wildest ride of her life.

The star system Omega Centauri was just another oddity on a map to scientists in the not too distant future.  However when they found the star was orbiting an earth-sized, earth-like planet instead of a black hole as its motion had suggested, a mission was scrambled to investigate this most unusual of celestial behaviors.

Hamstrung by politics, and nearly crippled before it began, the 'Lone Ranger' mission was reduced to just one crew member and left to his own devices.

These are the logs of Arrow 18 and its lone commander.  This information is classified TOP SECRET by the Global Space Agency.  

Do NOT tell the princess.

This is my scrapbox.  A simple collection of random pony-related plot tribbles and vague, silly ideas.  There is no storyline, no real format.  Many of these may not even be more than a page.  But ideas are for sharing.  Laugh, cry, get a kick out of them, whatever.  But don't take anything here seriously and try to mark it as such.  That defeats the purpose.

Dainty Dish:  The official record holder of the highest sustained speed and altitude over a recognized flight course in Equestria.  As well as the holder of the time to climb record for a given altitude.  There is no pony in Equestria who can match her abilities.

However, one stallion from from a far off place is determined to catch her.  And in a brash attempt to prove himself worthy of her affection, gives chase.  Only to fail spectacularly even with months of preparation.  So on Hearth's Warming Day he enlists the help of Rainbow Dash, Equestria's foremost expert on speed to help him learn all there is to know about the art of going fast.

Can the mighty Mikoyan Ivanovich Gustaav the Thirty-First catch his dark angel?  Or will he be too much stallion for Rainbow Dash- for Equestria to handle?

        Practicing her sonic rainboom technique on a cool morning in Ponyville with Applejack as her spotter, Rainbow Dash rescues another pegasus from an imfamous Falling Leaf Spin.

        Upon recovery, they discover that the young mare had been in posession of an extremely sophisticated camera, now a pile of scrap metal on the ground.

        In an attempt to console the distraught pegasus, Dash and AJ search for a solution to her busted optics, only to end with the young pegasus leaving for the manufacturer in a rush of excitement.

        Things take a turn for the strange when the same pegasus returns four hours later with a brand new camera...  From a round-trip journey of over five thousand miles.

Tempers flare, challenges are issued, and Rainbow Dash's pride is put to the ultimate test.

What is the secret of the photographer known as Dainty Dish?