May Flower once dreamt that a pure heart could change the world for the better. Now, she reflects on the life she lived, the beliefs she stood for, and the choices she made at the princess's side. Despite everything she's done, every step she's taken along the way, and every right answer she's ever given, her dream has failed.

Pinkie Pie is faced with a daunting order of twenty-two batches of cupcakes, a twitching tail, and the barriers of common logic. Luckily, Twilight Sparkle comes to her rescue, and together, they defeat all three in one fell swoop. The result is an entirely reasonable and logical progression. There is only one Batch. Batch-22.

Written with sincere apologies to Joseph Heller.

As strokes find their way onto a canvas, a meeting of color creates a bright spark, a wonderful consuming flame.

Two hundred years have passed since the banishment of Nightmare Moon. Still, Equestria is thrown back into turmoil when dragons far and wide begin to attack Equestrian cities. When Mellownote's own home is ravaged, he drawn by fate into a terrible and costly war. Through his ordeal, Mellownote learns the horror of war, and the cost of brutality.