Sol Do, Rarity's hick cousin from the gem-mining town of Hiddenite, is visiting the fashionista and her friends in Ponyville. What promises to be a simple visit from a relative, however, quickly becomes a tale of love at first sight as Rarity comes to learn she's not the only mare in her family tree obsessed with finding a significant other.

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Note: This fic was not in any way, shape, or form inspired by S4E13 Simple Ways. I've had this story in development ever since the second half of 2013, believe it or not. With that said, I will be making some references to that episode in this story.

A Closer look at Ponyville's residents.

Big Macintosh has long watched Ponyville's resident fashionista from afar. His feelings for the Element of Generosity were never returned, until he got a nudge in the right direction from some outside help.

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Quiet exteriors can hide debilitating pain...

Big Macintosh knows this all too well. To him, love isn't worth it. To him, love is a way to get hurt.

Big Mac had the opportunity to take Applejack's delivery route through the Fire Swamps, but he decided against it. He keeps telling himself that he can face the exponentially greater threat on his route, but can he? He is definentley strong on the outside, but on the inside....

Written for the EQD Writer's training Ground #011

Art by DeviantArtist Rayne Feather

Ditzy has always been picked on because of her eyes but when a new student enters the classroom and helps her to feel better it helps her to see that not all ponies are bad.

Cynical noble who hates everything.
Royal guard with big potential and a lot to learn.
Big, simple farmer with heart of gold.
Crazy self proclaimed time traveler.
Hotblooded, always second weather manager.
Expert lover and clumsy celebrity flier.

These six stallions will have to band together and discover true power of Elements of Harmony and Friendship to save Equestria from everlasting night.
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Now has a TV Tropes page!

Living as a simple apple farmer wasn't exactly what he wanted for himself, but carried by one of his mother's final words to him, he lives to make his family happy. And that's a pretty good way to live.

Big mac's journal during the events of season 1. Based off the events of the game I'm designing with the same title. Just a small exercise to make sense of all the chaos in those notes.

Big Mac ends up in a unfamiliar resturant with a certain item that catches his eye... .

Takes place shortly after her first appearance in season one. Big Macintosh takes Trixie in when she has no place else to go, now she has to learn how to love and tolerate if she ever wants the nice and warm life Big Macintosh has told her about. Making peace with the ponies she met last time seems to be a good place to start. Big MacintoshxTrixie

Big MacintoshxTrixie (or MacinTrix as I like to call it) isn't what I like to think as a crack pairing but more of an outside the box pairing. Anyways, the short description pretty much says it all and I hope you enjoy it. One thing to keep in mind though is I write for fun, and while constructive criticism is understood it doesn't really tell me whether or not you enjoyed the story.