They tell you to shoot for the moon. To reach for the sun. But they never remind you of the drop and the distance. Rainbow Dash learns this the hard way. Her friends are at her side, and one refuses to leave it. Pinkie becomes a caretaker for her injured friend. And this is their story.

Inspired by a bag of gumdrops I received during halloween. Nah, I kid. I can't remember where I came up with this. But thanks for reading, anyway. This story contains shipping but of the innocent playful variety. Get your mind out of the gutter, son. You bring great shame to family.

A lonely potion maker has lived deep within the Everefree Forest for years completely isolated from the outside world. Can Twilight and her friends rescue this unicorn from himself or will his past destroy his future?

Dear Princess Celestia,

I'm sorry I haven't written in a while. Things seem to be falling through the cracks lately. Spike thinks I should go see the doctor, but...

A Blacksmith with a past shrouded in mystery has lived in Ponyville for almost three weeks. At first he din't want much else than to work his craft, until he met a certain Apple farmer. What will happen when the two worlds collide?

Hey, every-pony I' taking a new direction with this fic. Hopefully it comes out right.

When a Necromancer is hurled into the place between places then escapes to another world at the cost of his life it is not the end. Being a Necromancer he returns to life with ease, but is skirting the edges of consciousness, and unable to truly wake as a mysterious figure uses magic to put him on the back of a horse to carry him away into the night.

To make matters worse the phylactery he used to save his own life recreated him as a member of the dominant race with... some errors. His injuries are still present and he's now in a much smaller body with his magic drained to nothingness.

So now he's horribly injured, held captive by an unknown force, in an unfamiliar body, in an unfamiliar world and completely exhausted. He's had worse days. He just can't think of any off the top of his head. So familiar territory then, nothing to worry about.

(Thank you again Tulip for the amazing piece of artwork.)

On Hiatus due to Life. Sorry.

((Believe it or not, I actually regret making this years later, but I'm leaving it up for posterity's sake than anything. I hope you enjoy it even though I have no idea why you should))

I am a soldier. There's just no other way to describe me. Since the day of my birth, I've been thrust into the life of a killer on the battlefield. And unfortunately for me, I'm good at what I do. I don't even know what we're fighting about anymore. I want to just give up. I want to die. But the day I finally see peace in the shape of an orange pony is the day I question myself in ways I didn't think possible.

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A different take on the "Soldier in Equestria" genre. I may or may not write an Epilogue for this someday.

Inspired heavily by "The youth in the garden" written by The Descendant.

Teen for minor gore

Image from the internet