In a letter to her friend Beauty Brass, Octavia asks for a favour. Their friend Vinyl Scratch has sent a postcard from the tiny village of Windy Valley, explaining that she's staying.

This is patently insane. Octavia is worried something is wrong, so she intends to travel there, to find Vinyl.

The Song in the Mountain - a short story of horror, death and the music in the high places.

Twilight Sparkle thought to abuse harness the power of the crystal mirror to give her friends their ultimate vacations. She did expect them to bring souvenirs; she decidedly did not expect Fluttershy to bring back... friends? Pets? Eldritch abominations?

Events in Ponyville are about to get adorably, hideously, confusing.

This story is a gift to an altogether nice person whom I greatly appreciate. There is no plan, no outline and no ending set. As such, it will probably be eternally incomplete. Suggestions are welcome.

Princess Luna, ever eager to help her subjects, tries to cope with a chaotic night during the summer's hottest time. It mostly involves drinking copious amounts of fluid.

Unfortunately for her, finding a bathroom outside the palace turns out to be surprisingly difficult. Luna's solution is... unique.

Events have not been kind to Trixie since her second time challenging Twilight, but hardship breeds wisdom. If only she'd have any time to think things over! She's been involved in an accident, earning the enmity of somepony very powerful. To escape her troubles she accepts the offer to join an expedition with a mysterious goal.

Trixie has once again bit off more than she can chew. Before long she'll be out in the cold...

Pre-reading credits to Volgrand!

Cover art by Karzahnii!

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A colossal mass of alien matter ends up on the surface of Equestria as a result of a cosmic disaster, and it is poisoning all it touches. Twilight Sparkle and her friends are caught up in the events as Equestria becomes increasingly hostile to ponies, and the ponies become increasingly hostile to each other. But is it the fault of the alien matter, or is something more going wrong?

It is up to Twilight to find the answer and a solution, preferrably one that also preserves the very fragile life of what may be the last representant of an entire species.

NOTES: Formerly known as 'The Creature'. HiE tag is mandatory for all stories with human characters. Note that there is only a human as a side character in this story.

Thanks to Matdat for grammar and spelling check!