Love is a tricky business. Twilight knows this, and the subject has always fascinated her ever since she saw its raw power at her brother's wedding. She is fully prepared to study it in depth... some day. But when Cadance asks her to take part in an experiment that could revolutionize love in Equestria, Twilight realizes that day has come sooner than expected.

If you had a clock that could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate, would you want to know?

Cover art courtesy of Jondor. Go on his page and tell him he's awesome!

On a secluded grassy knoll, Pinkie lets Spitfire take a bite of her cherry pie.

Cover art belongs to CaptainPudgeMuffin.

First place winner of the RariLight Creation Contest #2!

A day before the town-wide Hearts and Hooves Day party, Twilight Sparkle received a strange note in the mail. There was no doubt that it was Rarity who had penned the curvy script gracing the letter, but the riddle that lay tauntingly alongside her greeting was quite the mystery.

And Twilight loved solving a good mystery.

Cover art belongs to Grandifloru!

Thanks to Azusa for proofreading.

Aboard a ship headed for the glorious city of Manehattan, Coco Pommel turns her thoughts to the events that led up to her visit to the bustling urban sprawl.

[An imagining of Coco Pommel's backstory]

Dedicated to the Coco Pommel group! Come on down and give Coco some love!
Inspired by some random comment I made when I was derping around earlier today!

Thanks to Azusa for prereading!

When the Cakes are nowhere to be found, Pinkie Pie takes it upon herself to set up and run Sugarcube Corner for the day. A job like that needs some help, though, and Pinkie knows just the Princess to ask!

Written on a whim after a random S4 discussion in the Intelligent Shipping Discussion Skype chat. Check em out!

Thanks to Hivemind, Drunken Logic, and KrazyTheFox for proofreading! You guys rock!

Cover art belongs to ILifeLoser.

Fluttershy wanted a nice, peaceful Hearth's Warming Eve to spend with her loved ones. Life, however, has this nasty habit of throwing around unexpected events at the worst possible time.

Written for the Random Polyamory Game in the Intelligent Shipping Discussion Group. Check out the thread if you'd like to participate!

Special thanks to Loeden, Hivemind, Karrakaz and Jondor for prereading!

Inspired by Aerosmith's song Angel.

I want her to be happy, to have the best this world has to offer. I want to make sure she stays safe from all harm, that nothing can ever hurt her.

But to ensure her happiness, to guarantee her safety, she must first learn to hate me.