Friendship was power, and power gave me control. I decided where I went, decided what I did, decided how to live. I told myself I'd never lose control, that I'd never be trapped. All of Equestria would bow to me.

I won't be trapped.

Not again.

Written based on a prompt from Bean's Writing Group.

Edited by Yutah123
Proofread by Javarod

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I wish I could say I was a brave pony.

_{vent from last april. strangely relevant again}

In a perfect world, things would have been different. But Equestria isn't perfect.

Izzy Moonbow has always wanted to make friends with those around her and beyond, being the only happy unicorn filly in Bridlewood. One day, her life changes forever when she receives a mysterious glowing lantern with a letter inside, telling her that she has friends in the Earth Pony town in Maretime Bay and that she should visit!

She so wants to, but the problem is, her father doesn’t want her to, worrying about her safety….

An extended version of that emotional campfire scene where Izzy recounts her childhood and receiving Sunny’s letter through flashbacks….

Words can hurt. Sometimes, that hurt is permanent.

One too many accidents results in a falling out between you and Rainbow Dash, the mare of your dreams, and your friendship with her lies on the brink of destruction. Twilight suggests a vacation to clear everyone's head. Could this be your last chance to make amends, or will you spend the rest of your life filled with regret?

Alternate Universe for wingless Princess Twilight. Might just change this out, because it's a pointless change, tbh. :)

This is a story I've been fantasizing about in my head for a while now. It's had some changes in its development for later chapters to make sense.

Story cover edited by me, original drawing by the lovely RatOfDrawn.

Ocean Breeze goes through the motions of her day after being awoken in the worst way possible.

Bright Light hasn't been... feeling like himself. He's never felt like this before, and it's been going on for a little while and upsetting him. He decided he wants to talk to a friend about it, just to make sure that he's wrong about the way he feels. However, it doesn't really go how he expects.

Celestia had always been hardworking, she had always loved her job. She loved being a princess and everything about it- the power, the responsibility even. And most importantly, she loved that everyone adored her.

Celestia loved her sister. But when a pony loves two things, she’s bound to protect one over the other. And so, she did. Her sister wasn’t “banished to the moon”, contrary to common belief; she was dead.

Celestia believed she was a horrible sister, a awful person.

And of course, Luna comes back to tell her that.

In the Marks for Effort episode, Cozy Glow confesses her intended failure of her test to make things right with the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Things didn't go the way it should be.

There are many different explanations as to why Equestria fell. The true answer is quite simple: Nothing can kill Friendship more than a mother having to bury her own child. Clockwork lived a long life, but Luna was blinded by grief.

This tale should be a warning to all to always live in the present, and not be blinded by goals for the future, or reminiscence about the past.

Edit: Featured 4/27/22