Cheerilee dwells alone in sterile white rooms. The disembodied voice that calls itself the Chancellor tells her she has an important task - a duty to her students. Come what may, Cheerilee is a teacher. She will do what she must.
Cherry Berry is an earth pony. Sometimes. And that's not the least of her problems; her insomnia is getting worse, and she can't keep her secret to herself any longer.
“Life eternal,” whispered the stallion. “Beauty unchanging. Just for you, Lady Fleur. Just for you.” Fleur de Lis plucked the bottle from his hoof and she downed it in one.
Fluttershy lives a peaceful life with her geese, taking them every night to graze in the meadows, hurrying home before the forbidden sun rises. She tries not to look at the Midnight Spire as it rises before her, dark and terrible.