Twilight looked over to her dear mentor, Princess Celestia, and found she had once again fallen asleep mid-lesson. Her intense debate on awakening the princess was cut short when the decision was taken out of her hooves.

“Huh? Oh. Twilight, I am so sorry for falling asleep again. I think we need to reschedule this for tomorrow morning.”

Twilight nodded. After all, Princess Celestia was obviously overworked. If only there was something she could do to help.

Now with a dramatic reading courtesy of DRWolf.
Additionally, there’s a Spanish translation by Spaniard Kiwi over on Deviant Art.

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Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash have been dating for six months. Usually an occasion like that would be the perfect reason for a party, but the pink pony asks Rainbow to keep their relationship a secret.
What used to be a curious request to keep it a secret has now become nagging doubt that hangs over their relationship.
Rainbow is left wondering why Pinkie wouldn't want anypony to know.

This story is mostly just an excuse to write fluffy Pinkiedash.

Ponies gravitate toward Twilight. Through charisma or just getting thrown together by circumstance, she's gained a lot of friends, but when has she ever simply walked up to a pony and said, "I'd like to be your friend"? Time for the Princess of Friendship to fix that.

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Today is Hearts and Hooves Day, and Spike finally gathers up the courage to tell his secret feelings to Sweetie Belle to ask her a very important question: Will you be my special somepony? And, it turns out that they both have something to say.

Spike and Sweetie Belle have been aged up to their teenage years.

After a fight with Twilight Sparkle, Spike needs some time away. Time away from ponies, and the problems they bring.

Below her, the remains of the world, and everyone in it, spin slowly, around and around, in a sea of purple goo. But that doesn't mean Celestia's work is done. The Road lies ahead of her, and at its end—the most difficult decision of her life. Again.

How long can one pony keep hope alive?

Long.

2nd place in the "History Repeats" write-off.
Dramatic reading by AShadowOfCygnus.
Dramatic reading by Cherax.
On EQD Aug 12, 2014.

When Derpy fills out her tax return, she finds that she owes quite a bit of money. However, she seems to have an alternative way of settling the debt. She might even have fun. A chance for creativity doesn't come around that often, after all.

Second-place winner in the /fic/ write-off "Beneath the Mask."

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Bran Stark is a cripple, doomed to never walk or run again. But with a special pony, he may just get that chance again...

Thrown from the wall, Bran Stark became cripple at a failed attempt of murder. But the young lordling wouldn't settle for staying in bed the rest of his life - with the help of a friendly dwarf, he was gifted a pony just for him, trained for him and his disability.

Littlecloud was once just a normal pony of Equestria, but after a twist of fate, she was captured and brought to earth, and became that one special mount of Bran, learning to work together as rider and steed, forging a bond tighter than sailor knots.

Twilight Sparkle comes across a small, battered diary detailing a new form of transportation. While the research is sloppy and the notes incomplete, Twilight takes it upon herself to see that the ancient project is completed.

Of course, nopony said it would be easy.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders ask Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy about what happened just after the events of the Cutie Mark Chronicles; specifically, what happened to Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash immediately after the race. Reluctantly, Dash and Fluttershy delve into a tale. A tale of a young Fluttershy's amazement at the world she had landed upon, and a filly Dash's desperate quest to save her from that most evil of places: THE GROUND.