For as long ago as she can remember, Applejack has always had a best friend in Winona. She and her dog had grown up side by side, working together about the farm and enjoying each others company, and playing together when their day's labors were complete. Winona had even saved Applejack's life.

One October, Applejack finds herself alone for Applebuck Season, and quickly becomes overwhelmed with the amount of work ahead of her. But when Winona starts exhibiting alarmingly strange behavior, a high-strung Applejack's patience is quickly worn out. And in the end, the dog leads its master to do something that will haunt her for the rest of her life...

Inspired by the memory of my own dog...

Cosmos Quark is the son of the most esteemed professor of equine physics and chemistry in all of Equestria, Dr. Quantum Quark, who requests a transfer to Ponyville to work on a top secret project with one of the Princess's dearest researchers.

If the young one's life wasn't already awkward enough, he now finds himself immersed in a whole new flood of social ostracism, as his fellow colts don't seem to even acknowledge his existence. And to make matters worse, his father never attempts to spend any quality time with his only son...

Just when his situation seems like it can't get any worse, Quantum "accidentally" unveils the truth behind his dangerously confidential experiments. A truth which will flip the young colt's world on its head...

Will the two-faced trickster spirit Discord be able to attain his redemption, or will unforeseen events result in absolute DISASTER!? Read to find out...

(The cover photo is a little something I whipped up for this story, from my Deviantart account)