Limestone Pie is more than a little annoyed to discover a budding archaeologist wants to try her luck at their rock farm, but nevertheless takes it upon herself to look after the kid. And to make sure she stays the hell away from Holder's Boulder.

Entry for Writeoff FiM Short Story Round, Event 87. Prompt: The Other Side.

Pinkie and Rarity reluctantly venture into the strange caves of the far reaches of Equestria. The map must have sent them there for a reason, after all. Hopefully, they'll live long enough to figure out what it is.

When they were fillies, Applejack was a lone farmer and Pinkie Pie was a party animal, and that was the unlikely beginning of a rocky but fruitful friendship. Yet as both ponies will soon discover, there's a little play in the work and a little work in the play.

A brief snapshot of the young Pinkamena Diane Pie at work, and how she copes with her fate.

One stormy night in Ponyville, the usually cheerful Pinkie Pie is disturbed by the unwelcome return of a pony from her distant past. When tomorrow's Try-Your-Best Talent Tournament is mentioned, she suspects her old foe of planning to ruin the event. But as her friends ready themselves for the challenges, it becomes clear that there may be more at stake in this particular game...