While exploring the Everfree, Twilight finds a mysterious refrigeration machine with a can of some kind of ice cold beverage waiting in its receptacle. Wishing to study the machine more, she teleports the can back to her castle as she isn't thirsty, but quickly loses interest as the machine's buttons do not appear to work.

A short time later, another one of those 'totally sealed away threats to the existence of Equestria' type problems reappears - the Rainbow of Darkness - and before anypony can do anything it quickly overwhelms several cities with Ponyville next in its path. The now exhausted Twilight, having no idea how to stop the evil rainbow, decides to have a drink and unwittingly summons the best chance Equestria has of salvation.

“Dear Princess, this will be the last day you rule Equestria. But your enlightened leadership entitles you to some explanation…”

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Audiobook at Scribbler Productions.

Through last minute preparations and rushed circumstances by visiting Apple relatives, Applebloom is accidentally left home alone the week of Hearth's Warming Eve. Unfortunately for her, a familiar pair of rivals return to seek revenge. Will she be able to defend her home and still have a wonderful Hearth's Warming Eve?

(Obvious title is obvious, but we need a good nod to Home Alone! If Fallout and Luigi's Mansion can be done, then by golly we're gonna have a holly jolly Christmas this year. Hopefully it will be completed by said holiday. Oh man, that would just be awkward if I didn't finish it in time, right? That would totally mean I ruined Christmas.

I'm so pretentious.)

The Flim and Flam brothers show up at Sweet Apple Acres, claiming to be relatives with a problem.

A cute, adorable little problem who will turn the Apple family inside-out.

Editors: Peter, Tek, TheMaskedFerret, Pascoite
Cover picture: Clipart

This story is a sequel to The Mess We're In

Flim was never one to argue with Flam. In fact, if the situation had been any different, they might have been able to work it out. But, fate being the fickle thing that it is had other plans. After a heated fight, they split up. There was no going back, the bridge was burned and the damage done.

It soon becomes apparent that things are never as easy as they seem. Several failed attempts later, Flim is out of energy and ideas. Just when he's about to give up, a chance encounter with Applejack changes everything. Working beside the Element of Honesty was the opportunity he needed. If he could prove his sincerity to her, then nopony would question his desire for an honest life. But, as the days drag on, he realizes a truth that may just jeopardize everything. How can he prove his sincerity when he must constantly hide the truth?

Cover is fanart from Kell95 on deviantart. Thanks so much! It's wonderful.

This one has been a long time coming. An Honest Life takes place in the same universe as my long running story, What Changes May Come and runs parallel to This Cruel and Random World. There are some aspects from those stories in this one, but there's no need to read either to enjoy this one. Essentially the events are cannon until the middle of season 4.

Prereading by Asher-N-Hunt-Editin, SageBrony07, and Nomad_Sigma. Cover art by me. This story would not have been possible without wonderful advice from SageBrony07. I can't thank them enough for their time and effort on this story.

Flim and Applejack are a young, happily married couple with a beautiful daughter named Apple Cider. Applejack, now with another child on the way, was living a great and peaceful life with her husband and her little girl.

However, with the 25th anniversary of her parents' death drawing near, she begins to start feeling very uneasy. When her husband, Flim, gets a letter from his little sister telling him that she's ill, AJ begins to fear for the worse the moment she's told that he's going on the week the anniversary falls on.

She begs him not to go but he tells her that nothing will happen to him and if anything happens while he's away, he'll come back at once.

What started as a beautiful thing.... can end in tragedy....

Cover art made by Marking

When Applejack and Fluttershy are summoned by the Cutie Map to Las Pegasus to solve a friendship problem, Applejack thinks they are here to help the acrobatic and animal act to become friends again while Fluttershy tries to help Flim and Flam become friends again, but after Applejack over hears one of the directors say the acts would be better off some where else beside here at Gladmanes, Fluttershy agrees and suggests they get Flim and Flam to help. Now, Applejack and Fluttershy are working together with Flim and Flam to stop Mr.Gladmane from taking over Las Pegasus with his unfriendly ways. While they are their trying to stop Gladmane, Applejack is deciding whether or not she should tell Flim her feelings for him. After what had happened in Ponyville, Applejack is not sure what the outcome may be for the two. Will being able to work together bring the to two closer? What is going to happen between the two? Does Flim feel the same way about Applejack?