Sweetie Belle is... special. The kind of special that needs unique care and attention. The kind that creates all sorts of hard-to-solve problems. But Rarity always rises to the task. Because she's her sister. And big sisters fix things.
When asked to write an essay on his hero for a school assignment, Rumble writes about the only pony he can think of who's deserving of the title: the stallion who's loved, protected, and cared for him the most.
In the wake of tragedy, the Apple Family is looking for somepony to help them. A mare, new to town, might be just who the need, in ways they didn't realize.
Filly Celestia takes her entrance exam, hoping to get into Twilight's School for Gifted Unicorns. She just didn't expect to wind up as Twilight's personal student!
War has finally reached Ponyville's borders. The Crusaders, stranded and separated from their families, have holed up in Golden Oak Library, hoping to ride it out. But how will they survive, with winter coming and supplies dwindling every day?
The last thing Cozy Glow knew, she was about to be stoned; suddenly, she's in a mountain cabin, with Twilight Velvet asking her to color. What's the meaning of this?! Is Cozy Glow going to be ... redeemed? Or punished?!
Twilight is a human in a world of monsters, although she's never met one. So when she finds a vampire dying on her front lawn one day, she's not sure what she's found. A new friend? Or her demise...
Twilight Sparkle is fine. She would never intentionally hurt herself. They're just morbid thoughts. Nothing to worry about. She's not suicidal, or even depressed! But Wallflower might be. Should she say something? Is it any of her business?
The Apple family of Ponyville yet again suffers a tragic loss of life to one of their own. Unwilling to watch her friend wither under her burdens, Rarity attempts to help Applejack cope with the loss, before it’s too late.
"After all their crusades, all the failures from which they walked away, it was easy to forget they weren't invincible. Fate was a cruel mistress to take one of them from us at such a young age..."
After breaking her leg in the middle of the Everfree Forest, Applejack is forced to take shelter with Rainbow Dash in an abandoned cabin in the woods. Historically, this sort of thing has only ever ended well.
The only thing standing between a trio of insatiably curious fillies and Equestria's absolute quasi-thermonuclear auto-annihilation is Twilight's idea of operational security. Between you and me? I don't think Equestria has a freakin' chance.
Sunset manages to prevent Twilight from going completely crazy after she opened her magic stealing device and because of that Twilight manages to keep the pony power.
In light of what happened during the Friendship Games, Dean Cadence and Shining Armor does something that catches Principal Cinch off-guard: They quit.
The Cutie Mark Crusaders decide they need to expand their numbers, but things quickly go awry when their first target begins sobbing on the spot. Sweetie Belle soon finds herself roped into hanging out with the young colt.
Cheerilee dwells alone in sterile white rooms. The disembodied voice that calls itself the Chancellor tells her she has an important task - a duty to her students. Come what may, Cheerilee is a teacher. She will do what she must.