Octavia and her cello share a special bond, but not one of the usual calibre.  Her cello, unlike others, has a significant characteristic from a long ago time that makes it much more valuable than most realize.

In an attempt to save face, Big Macintosh takes drastic measures to assure his secret stays safe.  However, his actions bring forward a whole new set of deceptions that aren't entirely his own.

(This is the sequel to my featured story Darkest Secrets.  I highly recomend people go and read that one first if they haven't already, I'm 99% sure you won't understand the context if you don't.

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/24691/1/Darkest-Secrets/Darkest-Secrets)

For years I have stood on this hill, ever since I was a little child.  We grew up together, we lived together.  She gave me the one thing I could only dream for, a purpose.

(Picture by Jdan-S on deviant art)

We all have secrets.  For some it's nothing more than having an extra scoop of ice cream after dinner, for other's it's something much more morbid and disturbing.  Those who pursue the truth, be warned, sometimes the darkest secrets of certain ponies are best left hidden in the shadows of their silence.

(Cover art by Stalin the Stallion)

After she is summoned to Canterlot Castle in the dead of night, Twilight Sparkle struggles to figure out the reasoning behind her teachers mysterious request.  However, to her surprise, the Sovereigns motives were much more emotionally touching than she thought, and as a result Twilight is forced to question the veracity of their relationship as student and teacher.