After taking the throne, Twilight had a lot of things to do - a transition that had never happened before was bound to be fraught with a thousand unexpected complications.

As part of the transition, Twilight finds herself going through Princess Celestia's old personal papers, finding secret after clue after instruction long forgotten about. And among those papers, Twilight finds a letter.

A letter addressed to My Faithful Student, Twilight Sparkle.

A letter never sent.

Special thanks to RanOutOfIdeas and SymphonicSync for proofreading!

Featured 4/13/2021 to 4/18/2021!

Reviewed by Ghost Mike and rated as Really Good!

And by Loganberry in the blog Louder Yay!, earning a three out of five stars rating!

Now with an audio reading by StraightToThePointStudio!

And a second by Dear silent future me!

This story is a sequel to Rarity and the Rhinoceros

Apple thieves: the worst kind of thief.

At least, if you're Applejack.

After discovering that all of the apples in some of her trees have gone missing, Applejack buys a new security system to defend the farm.

A hippopotamus.

Though Twilight isn't quite convinced it's a good idea.

Edited by James Fire.

Reading by TheDizzyDan

For as long as any of the Cutie Mark Crusaders can remember, Diamond Tiara had always been the biggest bully they knew. But when that said bully dies in an accident, each of them starts to go through their own emotional experience from this sudden change in their lives. Each will learn more about themselves and about the pony who they all thought they knew before she is laid to rest.

***Takes place just after season 3 but before season 4. This story is completed.***

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Sandbar and Ocellus contemplate the nature of the changelings' main form of sustenance inside of a ring of magical fire. It's a nice bonding experience.

It was supposed to be an easy delve. In, explore, and out.

Instead Daring Do finds herself wandering through an endless corridor, wishing for nothing more than to see the sky once more. And when she reaches the end of the maze, she discovers something waiting for her that hasn't felt the sun for a long, long time. Something very lonely.

And hungry.

Don't stop running.

Don't stop moving.

And whatever you do, for the love of God, do not turn around.

This is the mantra that Matthew, a lone human in Equestria, repeats in his head as he sprints through the woods on a particularly dark night.

Something is following him. Something that won't stop chasing him until it catches him.

What would you do if you were being hunted?

A young Royal Guard faces certain death, and he prepares himself for the end. Not even a glimmer of hope shines for him, but will an unexpected sympathizer be able to lend a talon in his darkest hour?

You love to cuddle mares. Mares love to cuddle you. One batpony mare named Stella REALLY wants to cuddle with you. This is in no way negotiable and your night may or may not be ruined.

Base artwork by Ligerstorm, sourced to his DA.

FANTASTIC reading done by StraightToThePointStudio (Thanks again!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ojuquk9Md0

The fruit of Sweet Apple Acres are grown with skill, experience, and love.

That last part makes them nutritious for changelings, a fact which Applejack is only now about to learn. But the changelings themselves have known for a long time – after all, they are some of her closest friends.

Thunderlane brings over some company for a weekend without his parents. He forgets about an assignment, leaving Flitter and Cloudchaser alone with Rumble, who has magically become a lamia pony. Hijinks ensue to a great but not unreasonable extent.