This is a story set some 5 years after Season 3. It covers the relationships, triumphs, and tragedies of our beloved Mane 6. As the heros of Equestria, they'll always have enemies to battle. But sometimes the hardest battles are the ones that take place within.

Cover image from here: http://from-yesterday-xx.deviantart.com/art/Cider-Drunk-284296380 - Used with permission. (this was chosen when Arc 1 was all there was to the story. I may be looking for somebrony to design some better art eventually)

Much thanks to my proofreader, Present Perfect, whose characters will appear in this story from time to time, with permission.

Have you ever wondered what Spike actually thought?

Applejack had long since taken the Hearth’s Warming Eve story for fact. When she and Fluttershy find themselves in an untamed wilderness, they’ll learn that not all history is preserved. In their struggle to find their way home, the two will unearth secrets unknown to any living being, pony or otherwise.

Half a world away, the others have problems of their own. As Rainbow Dash struggles to discover exactly what she is to her oldest friend, Twilight must face the stunning truth about her long-time mentor.

In the end, what is lost, and what is found?

So basically, my parents are going on holiday and leaving me to look after the house. Which inspired this story.

Twilight has been invited by the Princess to spend a week in Canterlot. Spike is left home alone, Twilight has asked her friends to keep an eye on her number one assistant. Over the course of the week Spike is visited by each of the Elements, and he takes the oppurtunity to learn a little more about his friends, maybe a little more than he bargained for.

Constructive Criticism is welcome. This is my first ever piece of fan fiction (Hooray!)

Enjoy!

Rated T for innuendo (the occasional dirty joke) as well as some of my painful attempts at comedy :) Also Pony Swears

(Please note, I wrote this on WordPad, which has no spellcheck. I've proofread it several times as well as used some unreliable online spellcheckers. If you spot anything let me know)

One bright, springtime day, Rarity is appalled and perplexed to see her friends having a party at Sugar Cube Corner without her. She retires, in tears, to her home, only to be saved from her grief by Rainbow Dash, who states that they had, in fact, given her an invitation.

Why wasn't the invitation in Rarity's mailbox? The friends set out on a mission to reveal the mastermind behind all this, expecting some silly foal; the real discovery, however, turns out to be much more sinister. Fighting confusion about their feelings for each other and their other friends, Rarity and Rainbow Dash must find a way to remedy the situation, for the sake of their friendship and the safety of all of Equestria.

Twilight has always had feelings for Celestia. But whether these feelings are for her surrogate mother or for her imagined lover, nopony knows. It will take something strange to make her understand just what she thinks of the Princess; something like her conscience becoming sentient.

After a falling out with Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon is befriended by Sweetie Belle. However as time goes by, the silver-maned filly quickly learns that she has slightly-more-than-platonic feelings for her new friend, and that some ponies aren't above petty revenge. Can Silver Spoon's new found feelings survive public humiliation, petty grudges, and potential rejection?

Cover Art and Chapter 9's art were commissions by angel-wing101, Final Chapter Art was a Commission by dragongirl983
If you use any without my or their permission, I will jump through the internet and murder you, so just ask first.

Poor Spike, all he wanted to do is spend time near the pony he adores. Now, because of one little lie, he's in real trouble. A geography bee, a macabre doppelgänger, and an icebox all play their part as Spike and Rarity once again find themselves on pins and needles...

Even Celestia could give up.

Shoutout to NotTheOP for fixing all my grammar mistakes! :D

Luna takes a personal day at the request of her sister and Twilight Sparkle, but whilst visiting they each find something hidden in their hearts they didn't know was there....