"Is anypony out there? Please, my name is Trixie! I need help! I think... I saw a cockatrice.  I can't move, I can't see. Please, somepony, anypony.... Help me."

Laid low by circumstances beyond control, trapped in a cruel and unrelenting prison of flesh made stone, can anypony hold out hope to see the day once more? When their life rests in the hooves of one whom they tried to humiliate and belittle, can they trust in them and make it right? When they can only see through the eyes of another pony, when only one other can hear them, can they stay sane? When the only chance for their freedom is a fool's hope made incarnate, the impossible made improbable, can they beat the odds?  Trixie is going to find out.

Pride can lay one low. Stubbornness can leave somepony friendless.  Anger and Sorrow can turn others away.  And yet, they can give strength. And Hope, in the darkest hours.

If you're afraid of Dark tones, or find them distasteful, or can get stabbed easily in the feels, I suggest reading on only with caution. This is not a happy tale.

It's been uncounted millenia since the last of Twilight's first friends passed away. Even their names have passed into legend and myth, forgotten by the slow march of time. Now on a far away planet, she finds her musing upon all of her friends over the long years interrupted by her latest faithful student, Calming Waltz.

Now if she can only get that silly pony off to her wedding, and maybe teach her something about why her romance and wedding to come is so special and wonderous... Or at least something for Twilight to get a laugh out of, anyway.

Sidestory of the Scootaverse

Ever wonder what goes on when the focus of a story isn't on it's main characters?

Ever wonder what a family does for fun when you're not watching them struggling on against life? Wondered what silly dreams and ideas come from their heads? When Scootaloo, Luna, and Celestia aren't out and about trying to find their true places in a world that would have them stand upon a pedestal, they do their best to spend time with their family. All of their family, from the Elements of Harmony, to Cadance and Shining Armor doing their best to drive each other crazy.  They scheme, they plot, and they have fun in the time that they can spare for each other.  

The stories here are one-shots, slices of life from within the Scootaverse, points in time that don't fit into the narrative of Scootamom, or it's sequels, but still took place.  Enjoy!

Chapter 1: Celestia Vs. The Great Devourer: It can't possibly be that hard to walk into Sugarcube Corner to order some normal bread and trot out without a bucketload of cupcakes, right? Pinkie and Celestia seem to think so.

Chapter 2: Luna would disagree with Pinkie's treatment of Celestia.  But first, she must do battle... with the Pinkie Sense! Can she escape becoming a full moon?

(Now with Fanart!)

Scootaloo's rather embarrassed by her Mom.  Not because she isn't cool, arguably she's both the hottest and the coolest mom in Ponyville.  It's not about the fact that her mom serves on the royal court either, though that doesn't help.  Maybe it's got more to do with the fact that the reason her mom is almost never seen after sunrise or before sunset, or because before the Mare in the Moon returned to Equestria, she knew her name.

Or, you know, that her mother is a chocoholic, an embarrassing know it all that's actually lived it all, owes personal favors to Princess Luna, and has the unfortunate job description of 'ruler of the land and day'.  Sure, having Celestia as your mom is cool and all, but at the same time nopony can know who she really is. Nopony gets to 'know' her, and every moment is guarded against snooping visitors.  And yet, there's still hope for a better day to come.  

Now with a Trope Page: Scootamom on TVTropes

And Fanart:

Space, the Final Frontier.  These are the voyages of the Starship Harmony, her continuing mission to explore strange new worlds; to seek out new life and new civilizations; and to boldly go where no pony has gone before.

Or at least, that was the plan, before the Klingons, the Borg and the Alpha Quadrant banishing peace to the moon like the hoof of an angry sun goddess. Funny how that turns out.  But with horrors circling inwards on all sides, who can somepony trust? Who can somepony put their faith in?

Probably not the nice unicorn with an apple and a starfleet engineering insignia for a cutie mark.