Between the events of The Return of Harmony and Keep Calm and Flutter On, the daughter of a once-famous Equestrian Alchemist is discovered in the basement of her father's home, still alive and still young. Twilight must unravel the mystery as to what her father was up to, and why he imprisoned his only daughter.

Scootaloo has always been a filly with big dreams, but can they all come true?
At the very least, she can always follow in the hoofsteps of her hero, right?

(For an amazing follow-up/side-story, please read Shine by The Descendant.)
( Muffinz has written an awesome instrumental track here: EQBeats Page. Check it out!)
(Another great song here written by Fifths89 over on Youtube: Tiny Wings. Give it a listen!)

Twilight Sparkle Discovers the Cutie Mark Crusaders have run out of ideas on how to get their cutie marks. In order to give them new inspiration Twilight takes them to Canterlot. There Princess Celestia and Princess Luna tell them the story of how they earned their cutie marks. The story takes place in the early days of Equestria following the long reign of the evil villain Ghastaloom. Princess Celestia convinces Princess Luna to go exploring in the Everfree Forest. There they encounter a sinister follower of Ghastaloom. One thing quickly leads to another and before long it's up to the two princesses to stop the vile henchman from exacting his plan of revenge.

This is a three part story.

Note- The story isn't that dark.

This story was written with my friend, Godzillawolf. After stumbling upon a homeless Trixie, Twilight tries to help her get a new job in Ponyville. However, an unexpected visitor to the town wants to leave Trixie homeless and feeding off scraps. Checker Monarch is set on ruining everything Trixie does, for reasons not yet explained. Trixie must discover new friends and must face this old danger through new eyes.