In the heat of the moment, some ponies have a habit of letting things out. Sometimes they are minor things that most just shrug off and forget about in a matter of milliseconds. Sometimes they are things that, once revealed, shake the very foundation of their existence.

Rarity's latest revelation falls into the latter.

Rarity receives a formal invite to a grand masquerade down at Palgiot Palace, famed for its brilliant architecture and the occupants's eccentric family history. Taking the train to Pendant Lakes, a friendly yet unsettling town, she quickly stumbles upon the numerous guests around her, all invited by the head of the family, Winter Palgiot.

But beneath the splendor and the smiles, a tangled web of conspiracy begins to unfold, as one of the guests was found dead, strangled by the sheets of his bed. As Rarity slowly digs into the case, she quickly uncovers the dark secrets of the Palgiot family and their rise to power in Pendant Lakes that might not only endanger the lives of everyone at Palgiot Palace, but to her friends in Ponyville as well...

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This is my first fanfic. Please give tips on improving!! Critiques are welcome as well!!! :D
Rated Teen for Gore. Especially the first chapter (which has a little too much... I apologize for that)

Image by the talented =Nightwalk3r on dA. All rights of it to the artist himself.

Author's note: I'm starting to rewrite most of the chapters, especially the beginning ones, to make sure not everything is jumbled up. Thx for 5000 views of all the chapters combined!

A direct sequel to my other story "A Dash of Fire", This story includes what was occuring in the last two chapters and beyond through Spitfire's perspective.

Based around the memories of Spitfire and the events occurring during and after the last chapters of A Dash of Fire.

Teen for language.

(Original A Dash of Fire http://www.fimfiction.net/story/7362/A-Dash-of-Fire)

My name's Rainbow Dash. I'm Equestria's fastest pegasus, I'm the Element of Loyalty, I've saved the whole kingdom more than once, I've laughed in the face of danger, and I'm a coward. That's right, I said it. I'm a coward. I've always been sure I could do anything. Win any race, beat any opponent, complete any job. But this is something I can't outrun, outsmart, or outlast. What's causing me—the most awesome pegasus ever—so much trouble? You wouldn't believe me if I told you.

One fateful day, Daring arrives at her sister's house, fatally wounded, to send a message to Dinky, her niece.
From that day, Dinky is on a quest against time, to retrieve the sapphire statue, and to bury it inside Daring's tomb, hoping that it will lose its powers.
Will the young mare succeed in her first quest against her aunt's arch-enemy, Ahuitzotl?

Special thanks to Izayoi1265 for the cover, and to Spaced and Shade for editing it!

Google docs:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OQrGKT7vCvHkxWJEPD3vBnLYEFL6nZGJVBASDg8NVZY/edit

Meet Diamond Tiara. She’s a stuck up earth pony who’s been given whatever she’s wanted whenever she’s wanted it. Her life has everything: riches, luxury, ease, and most of all, her best friend Silver Spoon. With the school year over it seems like Diamond Tiara is set for the best summer ever! Of course, that is, until her big sister comes for a nice, long visit to Ponyville…

Tank and Angel have always been odd friends; after all, what's more different than a tortoise and a hare? But after their lovestruck moms decide to move in together, both creatures are forced to live together in Fluttershy's cottage. Surely, with two wonderful mothers and lots of attitude, the pets will find many adventures their way; most of them just as ridiculous as the pair themselves.

This story is a sequel to "Living the present, hoping for the future,", but it isn't a necessary read. Still, I would take a look at it; it will clear up a lot of things in this story.

Sweetie Belle has found a new friend. A star pony who claims to have fallen from a comet and who needs help with a very secret mission. Normally Sweetie Belle would tell an adult, but you're allowed to trust star ponies, aren't you?

The star pony isn't the only thing that fell from the sky. Somewhere in Equestria is a box. A very special, very dangerous box. A box which could end the world if it ends up in the wrong hooves.

A box which Scootaloo has just found...

Rainbow Dash is the world's greatest flyer. Not only because she practices and trains so much she could wear out the Wonderbolts, but also because she has turned flying into her own personal therapy.

However, some feelings don't just go away on their own.

Some feelings, you can't outfly.

Twilight reveals her feelings towards Rainbow Dash, but Rainbow hasnt had a relationship in such a long time and is worried she will muck it up and lose one of her closest friends.