Friendships don't always last, time isn't always well-spent, and not everyone gets a happy ending. Everypony has their regrets, paths not taken, failures and lost loves. Sometimes, it's too late for second chances.

Foxfire is... different, to say the least. What she had gone through has scarred her for life, and the way she has been treated by other ponies has pushed her onto the brinks of depression.

Nopony loves her. She is an outcast. How does she deal with not having any friends when she needs them more than ever. She is alone... right?

Notes: Special thanks to Florarena Crimsonflame for lending me the OC for this story. Did I word that right? I don't know.

Rainbow Dash is truly looking forward to celebrating Hearth's Warming Eve with Scootaloo. They have planned this for a year. Sometimes, however, the simplest of plans come to a folly and not everything goes as planned; things change, but the question remains: Is it for better or for worse?

Scootaloo has been diagnosed with a disease that constantly eats away at her wing bones, thus they never grow. With a possible cure and a limited time, Sweetie Belle will stop at nothing to assure her friend can fly.

But can Scootaloo deal with the possible sacrifice that must be made in order to live her dream?

A true friend will stop at nothing to help others achieve their dreams, even going so far as to lose their own dreams.

Or their own life.

Scootaloo is depressed with the events of past days. Felling like no one cares about her, she makes a decision that will affect not only her, but everyone she knows.

Those we love may not know it if we fail to show it. Those we hurt may hurt us back out of pain and loneliness.

Don't neglect those closest to you.

Silver Melodies is a normal mare. She lives a normal life, and has friends, like any normal pony. But those in Ponyville would say otherwise. She wasn't prepared for their reaction to a simple rumor.

There is no weapon more powerful than gossip. It can spread like wildfire, consume our minds and change how we think. We may even find our actions change...

And our very love for others.

After getting a mistaken invitation from Pinkie Pie for a Hearth’s Warming Eve Party, Rainbow Dash, now a Wonderbolt, accepts it. She goes back to Ponyville, intent on seeing her friends, and of course, to make amends with her ex-girlfriend, Fluttershy. Sometimes, things don’t quite go as planned.

Co-written by Poison Cure and edited by Lathier.

Hearths' Warming is drawing near, and something Pinkie says provokes Fluttershy to try and stop the magical Hearths' Warmer from delivering her big, heavy ton of presents. Well, not an actual ton, just loads and loads. After all, surely kind little old Fluttershy doesn't deserve all that many!

Fluttershy takes the role of leading mare and goes out with the intention of inviting her close friends to a Tea Party. They haven't had much contact, since many of them are coping with brand new responsibilities. Things may go as planned, but then they may not and will Fluttershy be able to cope with the responsibility of keeping her friendships close?

Scootaloo goes to get Rainbow Dash a gift, but in the storm she loses her way and needs a savior. Her gift is made even more precious by the following events.

We will risk it all for those we love. Nothing can stop us, and nothing can break our bonds we form with our loved ones.

Not even death.