"The historians had slipped up. In addition to the five supporting Elements that accompanied Twilight to the Everfree Forest, there was also a Sixth Element... and it wasn't Magic!"

A combination of a backstory for Derpy and Dinky, and a look at the events that took place in Ponyville during Nightmare Moon's return. Also answers the question of why everyone in Ponyville so readily puts up with the wonderfully klutzy Derpy, no matter how much damage she does.

The Fluttershark: elusive; yellow and pink; lots of teeth.

Also practices friendship. Underwater.

Swim faster.

Cover image taken with permission from Beach Day by Alasou.

Alternate forms:
* Youtube reading by StraightToThePointStudio
* Russian translation by GORynytch
* Chinese translation by Nova Twinkle
* Spanish translation by SPANIARD KIWI

It weighs on Spike heavily, sometimes. He appreciates Twilight, even if he never says it.

Twilight adores everything Spike does for her and the girls, even if she doesn't tell him so often enough.

But they know. They'd go to the ends of Equestria for each other. Blood is thicker than water, and no one knows it better than them.

Fluttershy is giving birth. Hating to see her in pain, Discord decides to use his magic and switch their feelings of pain.

Day Six of #FluttercordWeek

Now with a reading by Queen Zozer!

This story is a sequel to Not Exactly Friends

On a dark night, in a gathering storm, Tempest waits to walk Twilight back to her room... and is almost certain that something is out there, watching her...

For more of this AU, see: Without Your Cutie Mark

And also check out the series, beginning with Not Exactly Friends.

**Friendship Games Spoilers**

Just days after the Friendship Games, Sunset Shimmer finds their world's Twilight Sparkle staring at what's left of the Wondercolt statue. The two then have a conversation about what it means to have been a monster, what it will take to move on from it, and what it all means for who they are.

A tense hostage situation ensues when Twilight Sparkle refuses to release the heir to the Crystal Empire into the custody of her father. Can Shining Armor negotiate a solution to keep the Princesses of Friendship and Love from tearing Equestria apart with civil war?

(Written for the Writeoff Association's "* Princess Not Included" prompt, but didn't make the cut-off in time)

Never give in when family is counting on you.

Everyone knows the classic tale: the Three Bears leave to let their porridge cool, the naive little filly Goldilocks comes in, she does porridge. Hijinks, as the saying goes, shall thus ensue.

Dinky's got a little more behind her "re-imagining" than that, though. Her mind stands trial. Can she outwit the grim judge (big sister Amethyst)? Can she appeal to the all-loving jury (Derpy, walking disaster zone and friend of insurance sellers everywhere)?

Or will she find the chair to be much too hot? And not "just right" at all?

Exhausted after a long day of training, all Rainbow Dash wants to do is rest her aching wings. When Fluttershy shows up unexpectedly on her doorstep, however, sleep will be the last thing on Rainbow's mind.

Proofread by NodoubtbuodoN and RQK