When the opportunity of a lifetime arises, a certain musician is faced with a difficult choice. What she decides will define her for the rest of her life.

Often things are not black and white, but shades of grey.

5th place in the /fic/ write-off, "Deal with the Devil".

When a Sweet Cakes, a Ponyville resident, becomes interested in the seemingly obscure actions of another, she sets off to find out what he's doing. She finds much more than what she came looking for, and in the process, so does he.

4th place in the /fic/ write-off, "Cutting Ties".

Tales of one pony, more curious than the others. Where his curiosity lies, well, that changes with the tides.

All I can do is watch, now. Can you imagine what it's like? I can see everything, and do nothing. Where is the justice in this?

What's the point of me, anyways?

Just now recovering from an aggressive disease, spending too long in a hospital takes more than time from one particular pony. He'll need help to get his spirit back, and finds it in a most unexpected place...

5th place in the /fic/ write-off "Sweet Music".

Twilight starts her day preparing for the celebration of an event very important to her and her friends... but things do not work out the way she wanted them to.

A newcomer has torn her world asunder, and she has to figure why he's done it. For some strange reason, he keeps calling her an idea.

Shiny Beam is stuck in a rut. He's lost the fire that once made him a great writer. All is not normal in Ponyville, however, as a strange anomaly thrusts him far, far into the future, where no trace of ponies are left on Equestria... except for one survivor. This long-secluded pony recants the tale of his life and the end of Equestria.

In this barren land, Shiny must find hope. And a way back.

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