Arrogance is just a mask, a shield against the world outside of our own existence. That's the funny thing about masks; we always cast them aside to put on another.

[Character list is 'hidden' so as to not spoil the story. Contains light shipping and dark elements]

Special thanks to:
Max Aravaras - For making that awesome header.
Flutterkay - For making the awesome coverart.
DA for Flutterkay - http://world8.deviantart.com/

When Twilight Sparkle first arrived in Ponyville, she thought every pony there was crazy. Nowadays, she fits right in. This is the story of a normal day in her new home.

What would you do, if you met a pony who was at once your brother, and yet not? Applebuck wishes to reunite with his 'Cousin JayJay', and braves the dimensional divide to reach his goal. But being a small foal, how will he deal with a world in which everything is flipped? His friends, his family, and even... himself?

Twilight and her five friends are transported during a botched spell, across dimensions to... Ponyville, Equestria? But not the same one that they knew. Sitting on a bench is Harpsy and Babar. The Doctoress avoids apples from an aspiring Applebuck. And in a library across town, six stallions join their forces as they try to decipher the appearance of filly look-alikes of themselves around Ponyville!

In a distant future everyday life hasn't changed for the Equestrians at all. In fact, it will never change as the ponies can no longer decide for themselves. They are slaves to their past and personality.

This is a tale about the adventures and the struggle for survival of the former Cutie Mark Crusaders and their friends as they try and free everypony from their chains and restore harmony to Equestria.

But how does one survive in a world where talents mean certain doom? Where skills will make you helpless?

Special thanks to:

- Rylius and ONeill, my awesome proofreaders
- Chaotic Harmony, who inspired me to start writing
- And everypony from the #Everfreeradio channel on Canternet. You guys keep me motivated!

Everything must end eventually. Ponies will drift apart as they grow, each of them pulled down a separate path of life. For some, it's a paved road lined with bright lights and jeweled sunshine. For others, it is merely a simple trail with only the light of the stars, sun, and moon to guide them.

Inspired by this comic

Rainbow Dash has always been around her friends, never one to abandon them in the face of danger. Even after she joined the Wonderbolts, she never gave up a chance to go and hang out with them. Her life has always been devotion to those who loved her most. What happens when all those she stays close to slowly disappear, like the fading of a rainbow?

Here's a reading provided by Slashawar : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5K6fB9Y7Fs&feature=youtu.be

Big Macintosh Apple, a quiet and hardy stallion. His life is nothing but farm work and time with his family. He never thought he would be the one to hold on to his family after they let go of life, but here he is now, enveloped in memories.

Special thanks to:
VexPon for the amazing coverart! http://vexpon.deviantart.com/

Death is something that drives the world. Hand in hand they walk around the land, Time and Death, the regents of Reality. The things that are unreal become apothesised, placed on the throne above the mortals and given powers above life itself.

{WARNING: SPOILERS ARE IN THE COMMENTS}

Time. It is the force that drives our entire existence. It is uncaring, unyielding, and unstoppable. Occasionally the waves of time take somepony we love with them, and we wish for nothing more than to turn back the clock to save them. The hardest lesson to learn is when to let go. {WARNING DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS! There are usually spoilers.}

Coverart by VexPon: vexpon.deviantart.com