"For her last trick, The Great and Powerful Trixie will disappear... forever."

Around the time the Season 6 finale of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic was finishing production, there was another episode that went under everyone's radar.

Inspired by Red Mist Re-Take and Mouse.avi Re-Take, both by vibingleaf.
High quality verions of the screenshots used in the story can be found here and here. They were made lower quality for authenticity.
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Princess Luna, only recently rid of the specter of NIghtmare Moon, is slowly reintegrating into Equestrian society. She decides to settle down for a minute to watch the Equestrian High Council in operation.

If bureaucracy is the wheels of a nation, then proper scheduling is the grease and oil.
When it is ignored, things either grind to a halt... or someone gets chewed up in the gears.
Tirek never thought it would happen to him.

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Winner of the 8th GapJaxie's "Quills and Sofas" Speedwriting competition (19/9/19)!

Rarity, following a somewhat rocky introduction, has become a rather welcome member of the upper classes of Canterlot. Living the dream, she eagerly accepts an invitation to an Opera in Canterlot with her new friends Viscount Fancy Pants and his wife Fleur de Lis. Especially since it means meeting a mysterious and somewhat reclusive Baroness that will also be attending.

Naturally, things grow somewhat awkward when she runs into one of her friends... and definitely not in any way she thought she might.

(Note: This is based on a head-cannon I had circa season four. We hadn't met Rainbow's parents yet, and we didn't really know all that much about many of the Mane 6's home lives. I know this isn't canon now, but I just wanted to put this on paper. Quarantine, man.)

Cover image: https://www.pinterest.com/mdhsoccer/
Prereading: Mosanted

Edit: Holy S***. I did not expect this to blow up like this. Thank you all so much!

Twilight wakes up to be greeted by an old friend. So old it raises some poignant questions. Good thing Rainbow Dash is here to answer them.

In which Spike asks Princess Cadence two questions: What the hay is a METROsexual? And why did you just call me one?

Contains a somewhat OOC Spike, depending on your headcanons. You have been warned.

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

The past can be a difficult thing to think about, as Sunset Shimmer knows all too well. And it seems as though her adopted home has just as much of a troubled background as she has, if not more so. Twilight, who is perhaps the only friend she has who understands what it's like to make truly bad choices, talks with her about it.

Changeling's are known for either being soulless love sucking creatures, or curious and fun-loving colorful creatures. But what if 1 of those love sucking creatures, were really just a broken hearted music loving rogue. Well, whenever fluttershy and rarity are wondering through the forest, they find that special changeling.

Takes place before season 6 and Thorax's Redemption.

Song is The who's "Behind Blue eyes"

Had to change the story cause I can't have copyrighted lyrics.