Rarity and company are apprehensive regarding their latest task: giving a friendly welcome to the arriving dignitaries from the far-off and mysterious country of Hippopolis. However, as it turns out, the hippos are already quite knowledgeable about friendship, and Rarity quickly falls head-over-heels for their leader, a paragon of generosity.

I have lived my entire life among the ice at the top of the world with my pod. I knew little of the world outside of the ways of We of the Sea, and as a filly, that suited me just fine. But one day, the steel whales came, and on their backs, they carried creatures not unlike myself, yet wholly different. For while I swam in the sea, they walked on the land and flew through the air. Yet they reminded me of my kind, so curious, so tragic, and so infinitely precious. Where they did not understand, they sought to learn with a foolish stubbornness. Where they wandered far from home, they extended their hooves in friendship.

Where they waged their wars, they fought with a violent savagery that was frightening to me.

As I held a dear friend close, the breath fleeing from his body, I only wanted to know one thing.

Why?

Cover art and inspiration by JhonnyRebel. Pre-reading provided by djthomp.

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The Tasty Treat has never done better business since its grand re-opening, but as usual Coriander Cumin watches his life with eyebrow raised and disbelieving grunt ready and waiting. So when Saffron Masala persuades him to sample a bit of local culture and attend the Hearth's Warming Eve pageant in Canterlot, he's not exactly leaping at the chance the way she is. After all, one of them needs to keep their hooves on the ground.

Even if it is covered in bitterly freezing snow. Uncomfortably familiar snow, come to that...

In order to survive in Manehatten, sometimes you gotta take extreme measures - a lesson Limestone Pie is about to learn in her new job.

Set during the events of Lemons.

Hot Scoop is a young up and coming reporter for the Equestrian Journal assigned to a task no one at the office wanted to do...interview the newly re-imprisoned Lord Tirek in Tartarus following his magic stealing rampage on Equestria.

After a magical experiment gone wrong, Twilight Sparkle has gone missing. After a dog bearing a striking resemblence to the nerd girl comes along, Sunset is left with only one possible conclusion: Twilight's become a dog!

Spike cheers his friends up with affection therapy by belly rubbing, ear scratching, chin scratches, tickling, and mane stoking.

The nightmares started… Twilight can’t remember just when. But they’ve gotten worse and worse, and why won’t Luna help? Now they’ve even stopped bothering her! That scares her more than any nightmare ever did, but that strange voice in her head helps. It makes sense of the dreams, explains to her how the magic can do anything.

If Luna did start all this… she’ll soon regret it.

Cover art by Ruirik

Thanks to GaPJaxie, Corejo, and PresentPerfect, who read over various portions and incarnations of previous drafts. And to Vimbert the Unimpressive, a big reason I wrote this story.

Andrew hikes; he's always done it with friends, and he couldn't imagine a trip without them. Today is different: he's a bit lost, but he won't be friendless for all too long.

With the strange—yet adorable—local fauna as company, Andrew sets off to conquer the hike of his life.

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Coverart originally by Danfango.

Moonestone, a Homeworld gem turned Crystal Gem was fighting to save the earth when a strange light shined in the sky blinding him, when he woke up he found him self in an alternate version of earth where everybody had technicolored skin.

15 years later, He is going to school to learn more about human's and this world.

A side story of A Gem in Canterlot High