Twilight and Pinkie are waiting for a train. To pass the time, Twilight suggests a game of haiku- a game Pinkie is familiar with, apparently.

When Pinkie came knocking at her castle door, Twilight herself was a little surprised. She had brought her a gift. But the older mare had a strange, dark mood about her. Shouldn't Twilight be happy, anyway? Yet when she opens the present, it just might be the most heartbreaking thing she has ever recieved.

Pinkie has devised a plan to hug Twilight, who just might finally realize something.

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After being asked a question she doesn't know the answer to, Luna asks Twilight to do her a favour and sparkle-date her. There are just two problems.

Firstly, Twilight has no idea what she's talking about.

Secondly, when she figures it out and obliges the request, the results are... interesting.

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A... sequel...? Parody...? Bastardization...?

A story inspired by and in some way connected to Wintermist's brilliant Sparkle Date Me!, or at least the title.

Sunset Shimmer is a certified Badass^tm, and therefore, she deserves her pick of the girls. By all known laws of late-90s/early-2000s music videos and movies, she should be guaranteed to have the ladies flinging themselves at her!

But sometimes, that doesn't work. Sometimes, you need something else to set you apart.

Sometimes, you need: s k a t e b o a r d

One lazy night, not unlike many others, Rarity reads and comes to a stark realisation.

An entry into the Quills and Sofas L Contest 2023.

Rated T for alcohol and very veiled suggestive references.

Cover art by Lionylioness, and can be found here.

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The Unclaimed West is a perfect place to enjoy some lighthearted crime and general thievery. Rarity knows this better than many, given the train she certainly did NOT just rob.

And what better place to lie low from such crimes, that she absolutely did not commit, than a sleepy little cattle town with a forgettable name.

Unfortunately for her, being a successful outlaw means that even the downtime between jobs can be dangerous.

Pinkie Pie regularly goes out of her way to make her friends feel good. Every one of them thanks her in their own way, but she wasn't expecting Twilight's simple little gesture to leave her so utterly and thoroughly confused.

Written for the Quills and Sofas Speedwriting Publish-A-Story Contest with the prompt 'It was only a kiss'.

Thank you to applezombi, AuroraDawn, Exodd and Holtinater for reading over this fic in the contest.

Thanks to StraightToThePointStudio for the audio reading!

Thanks to Rainbow Infinity for another audio reading.

On the day just after her coronation, Princess Twilight Sparkle runs into Pinkie Pie.

Princess Celestia sent her student, Twilight Sparkle, to meet five mares in Ponyville who will help set up the Summer Sun Celebration.

She just never said they'd be hot.

Chinese translation by SoothingBell!