Twilight's had some time to think about what happened during the Tirek crisis, and now she has only one question on her mind:

Did Twilight get Celestia's immortality or not?

When she confronts her former mentor about it, she learns some interesting things about definitions, technicalities, and necromancy.

More importantly, she learns that even the greatest of ponies have their weaknesses.

A/N: Mostly TwiLestia friendshipping, and lots of headcanon. Also one or two cameos.

Winner of Tchernobog's AppleDashLight Contest.

Applejack, Twilight, and Rainbow Dash could never have been said to be ordinary ponies. So it really shouldn't be all too surprising that they've managed to lead unconventional love lives as well. Love lives that they might have neglected to tell their friends about.

But they’re not worried; the magic of friendship has taught them well, and they are confident the bonds they've formed with their fellow ponies will result in nothing but heartfelt congratulations and acceptance when they make their relationship official.

They are stupidly, stupidly mistaken.

Cover art by the magnificent Conicer.

Edit: Was featured from 4/6/2014 to 4/9/2014. Thank you to everyone who read, commented, or supplied feedback.

Caramel and Big Macintosh have been best friends since they were colts. However, some ponies have other ideas about the extent of their relationship.

When Applejack and Rainbow Dash stumble upon the two stallions in an awkward situation, they find that their notions are... rather misplaced. Especially considering what the mares do together in their own private time.

A parody of shipping in general, including some tropes. Consider this a late April Fool's story!

Thanks to Sir Rustbucket, Loopy Legend, Fiend from the Darkness, and Holo for editing.

Rated Teen for some language. Sex tag is for sexual innuendo and humor.

And yes, the cover image is a Scrubs reference. Love that show.

Cheerilee suggests to Filthy Rich that a distraction might be just the thing to keep Diamond Tiara from so often picking fights with Apple Bloom. Rarity is more than happy to take Diamond Tiara on as her new apprentice to help improve the filly's attitude.

But a certain little sister isn't quite so happy.

Fresh off being crowned Equestria's newest princess, Twilight discovers that there are plenty of new aspects to her life. Being bowed down to, new wings, and having fastest pegasus in Equestria as a marefriend are among the many.

One of these is the ability of everlasting memory. She will be able to recall any moment of her life, good or bad, and will always be able to do so as long as she is alive. To her... its a nightmare in disguise.

However, Rainbow Dash's perspective on this might change her mind.

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Winner of Surry's Eggcellent Egghead Competition
Thanks a million to my editor, Vertorm
Cover art by tarajelisha, found here

Dash, Applejack, Twilight, Winona, and a boat.

This'll end well.

In response to threats of a griffon attack on Equestria, Twilight responds with a letter detailing just why such actions would prove unfavorable for them.

Trixie, in desperate need of redemption, has come to ask Twilight for her assistance, but it's not the kind of "assistance" Twilight had in mind.

Can another, friendly, contest between the two help settle things once and for all?

Pinkie Pie has been helping Twilight Sparkle with her Genealogy studies, and finds something peculiar. A blank spot in the tree next to her paternal and maternal (45 times) great grandmother.

Hoping to rectify this error, she goes to see her mentor Princess Celestia. But the answer is closer than she thinks.

First fic I've written ever, so the quality can only go up. I hope.
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5/18/14: added an alt-verse tag, minor grammar corrections

Discord wants Twilight to hit him. Twilight thinks there has to be a catch. Set in the same continuity as my TNG crossover fics, between "The Princess and the Dragon" (and also "Discord's First, Last and Only Friendship Report") and "The King Who Would Be Man", but Discord being Q isn't relevant to this specific story.

A page for this series now exists: Next of Kin to Chaos

A zipped copy of a WMA Audio file of me reading this story is now up on my web site, but be warned, the zip file is 28 megs. (The WMA is a good bit bigger than that.) I have an MP3 version as well, but it was both larger and less compressible, so I went with the WMA version instead.