Twilight's life wanes and sets.

Celestia looks on.

Immortality is not a blessing.

What does one do in the moon for a thousand years? How does one stay sane?

I numbered the nights. I never lost count.

Twilight Sparkle has found a kindred spirit in the Crystal Empire.

If only she had realized it sooner.

Twilight's life is treading on very thin ice, and the only hope is for her to open her eyes, tonight. After a conversation with the doctor about Twilight's condition, Celestia enters her room and talks to her. After all, it might be their last night together.

It has been a week since Rainbow Dash left to join the Wonderbolts and her #1 fan is feeling down. However, when the truth behind Rainbow's disappearance comes to light, Scootaloo will find herself having to find out that the world can be a place filled with more horror than she could have ever imagined.

*Author's Note*

Yes, this is a sequel to Cupcakes but I am trying my hoof at something different. I realize that this is a one-way trip to downvotes, a Cupcakes story, but I am going for something like I went with with my other story, The Secret Life of Rarity http://www.fimfiction.net/story/40334/The-Secret-Life-of-Rarity. I realize the risk I am taking. If you do not like anything to do with Cupcakes, don't read. Otherwise, I hope you enjoy!

"Why do you think Trixie acts the way she does, Twilight Sparkle? Why do you think she became a showpony in the first place? She does it so she can be remembered. All the good Trixie did, all the bad Trixie did--it was all so her name would never die out, even after she herself had. She will not allow herself to be used as a catalyst for some greater scheme, then tossed to the wayside to be forgotten. She will make the world remember her name."

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Years after her humiliating fiasco in Ponyville, a pacified Trixie returns to try and find closure with the ponies she hurt the most. But time has wiped the slate clean in more than one way, leaving the showpony forgotten, nothing more than a fading memory in the minds of the townsfolk. Will a mare who devoted her whole life to being remembered find solace in the vastness of her impact? Or will the loss of her hallowed image tear her apart?

Art by My-Magic-Dream.

Pinkie Pie plays a prank on Rainbow Dash which goes horribly, horribly WRONG. Now she has resorted to making a deal with the devil himself more or less to save her life....DISCORD!

A SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING THIS STORY:

It occurs within the fanfiction universe from The return of Nightmare Moon, A filly's tale and the secret to mah success but is not in any way directly connected to it. there will be references but i do not plan on making this a confirmed continuation of the series! this event simply occurs within the universe i have created.^^

Friendships don't always last, time isn't always well-spent, and not everyone gets a happy ending. Everypony has their regrets, paths not taken, failures and lost loves. Sometimes, it's too late for second chances.

A grown-up Spike looks back on his life and on those who are no longer with him as the anniversary of a dear friend's death rolls around. Will he be able to deal with his grief and put the past behind him? Or will he need the help of someone even older?

A kind of follow-up to my featured fic "My Little Assistant"

Scootaloo comes to the rescue after Rainbow Dash is taken hostage by a mysterious pony with unparalleled magical power. Other friends are taken along the way and the filly finds a mystical artifact that becomes key to saving her friends.