This story is a sequel to Left Behind

After defeating the Broken Pony, Nightmare Moon is finally free to begin her plans to retake Equestria and restore it to its former glory. However, she is haunted by the ill portents she had been given and searches for signs of her sisters' fragments or the coming of any new alicorns.

On top of this, the king impedes the alicorn's work at every turn and tries to be rid of her just as frequently. So many things happening all at once and spiraling towards the doom the 'leftover tool' warned her about, but Nightmare Moon is determined. No creature will stop her goal, not even the dregs of Equestria's destroyers from so long ago.

Aristotle once said, "What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies."

When a young Rainbow Dash spotted a mysterious alicorn and unicorn from the future, history was changed. Events and lives both big and small have been irrevocably altered, for better and for worse.

This story is an anthology of side stories set in the Little Flashes series, which started with Little Glimpses. None of the material in this story is considered mandatory reading to enjoy the series itself and exists mostly to provide some additional context and detail on characters and events that are too small or too far removed to otherwise fit into the main series.

Edited by Chromio!

Beware spoilers in the comments!

Featured on 11th of January, 2019, the morning after first publication.

All seemed normal at a fair being held in honor of Twilight becoming an alicorn, but then one of the Mane Six went missing in a terrible fire. Everything that could have gone wrong, did. But, that's what you can expect when a group of ponies attempts to overthrow the throne.

Prequel: Birthday Dash (read at your own risk, I know it's terribly written)

If you don't want to read it, then I'll quickly get you up to speed . . .
The day before the first chapter was Rainbow Dash's birthday, and Queen Chrysalis attempted to drain the life out of her by having her Changelings pose as her ponynapped Parents (Spectrum Dash and Firefly) for the purpose of eliminating the Elements of Harmony's power and enabling her to take the throne. In the final fight, Rainbow Dash gets her wing broken. Enjoy!
Sequel: Broken Feathers: Frozen North
Edited now so it should be pretty good.

After a failed attempt on Rainbow Dash's life, Pinkie Pie reveals a shocking truth behind the events that occured in her basement...

This is a repost of a story on fanfiction.net

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7974094/1/bCupcakes_b_Truth_Revealed

All credit goes to DeadLight63. The author has consented to this reposting.

We all know how Discord ultimately corrupted Rainbow Dash in ‘Return to Harmony’, but what if he had a different means to corrupt her, such as making her think that her friends were going to, one day, betray and humiliate her? And what if he was right? Would Rainbow take it kindly if she figured out her friends were willing to go behind her back and humiliate her for simple boasting and Discord knew it and had shown it all to her?

Yep! Trying something I’ve not seen anyone doing here. I’ve constantly felt it would be interesting if something happened ‘Return to Harmony’ that would affect the rest of series 2 and I felt ‘Mysterious Mare Do Well’ would be best for showing it, although, to make it even more interesting I am going to rearrange the continuity of series 2 and thus, some episodes will’ve occurred earlier, or later, than they did canonically.

Message me if you have any ideas about what might happen next.

War. The dreaded topic in every household in Equestria.
For Rainbow, she has to face it. She's been drafted to fight for the lives of thousands of ponies. Ponies she loves, and ponies she doesn't even know alike.
She's the element of Loyalty. She'll do what she has to.
That doesn't make it any less easy.
For her, for Soarin, for the Wonderbolts, for her friends.
She was once a star. That star... turned into a scar. Is there a way back? Or is there a message, a story, behind that scar, that gives her a way forward?

Big special thanks to Ninjadeadbeard, for prereading, rereading, and friendship!
For two someone specials.

Rainbow Dash had never forgiven the ShadowBolts for trying to take her away, so when she discovers that they where spotted over Ponyville, she tells all her friends to inform her of any news. Applejack would do anything to help her fellow Element Bearer, but life becomes difficult for her when she is forced to lie to her best friend to protect an injured ShadowBolt member. How will Applejack protect her little white lie? And will this lie destroy Applejack's honesty?

Rarity is dead, Twilight is dying. Applejack in need, Fluttershy crying. Pinkie Pie is trapped. They are all in need of me. Rainbow Dash. But I am not as strong as I let on. I must help though.
I must save my friends.

(Note: There are more characters than those listed, because I couldn't fit them all...)

Pinkie Pie's unrequited love for Rainbow Dash reaches crisis point as she fears the party in her heart has at long last come to an end.

Illustration by the awesome Mogasaki/Swaetshrit.