I practically BEG you to read these stories. I assure you they're amazing.

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  Unmarked When a pegasus grows to adulthood without gaining his cutie mark, a particular professor offers to bring him around the world in search of his purpose. by Croswynd 177,360 words · 138 · 5
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  Swordpony (cancelled with a bonus chapter) It was a land where dark defeated light, where an eye cost an eye, and clouds defeated pegasi. It knew not sun nor moon, for steel ruled that land... Until dragons filled the sky, and a knight came to find out why. by Wisdom Thumbs 80,531 words · 38 · 0
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  It's a Dangerous Business, Going Out Your Door When an accident leaves Twilight Sparkle seriously ill, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity must undertake a perilous journey to find her a cure. What adventures await them beyond Equestria's borders? by Jetfire2012 146,525 words · 1,759 · 87
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  We Apples, Three Big Macintosh only has one job - to take care of his family. Everything he's ever done has been in service of that. So what is he supposed to do when he feels that, maybe, his job is nearly finished? by 8686 16,533 words · 211 · 2