Redemption is something Trixie has long desired, and helping the theft investigation was not enough for her. A purple cowl and hat may just give her the chance. Now she protects Manehatten as the Mysterious Mare-do-Well. Cover art by Dattebayo681. Please check out his work.

“Even if she be not harmed, her heart may fail her in so much and so many horrors; and hereafter she may suffer--both in waking, from her nerves, and in sleep, from her dreams.”
― Bram Stoker, Dracula
She had power, she had diamonds, she had glory, but truly though, she had nothing but an empire of dirt. In this short tale upon her throne, read along the words of a Queen now becoming a nightmare. A nightmare that's so rare to ever exist.

This story is a sequel to Cape and Cowl

Part Two of the Red Hoof Trilogy

Several months after the events of Cape and Cowl, Snow Storm is still growing comfortable with her drastic lifestyle. In a long crusade initiated by the Mayor, Snow Storm (as the Mare do Well) has taken to attacking the enigmatic Red Hoof's vast criminal empire, one piece at a time.

But sinister plans are being put into action in Manehattan's dark underbelly, and the Mare do Well will find herself forced to explore new avenues for mysterious allies with which to combat the Red Hoof's iron grip, or risk losing everything dear to her.

Credits:
Co-Author: Artimae
Co-Author: Post Script
Coverart commissioned by the outstandingly talented: BirdyCrossing
Coverart paid for as a gift by my wife: Blu

Two friends lost, one princess in a deep depression, and it's up to the adult CMC to help Ponyville. But can they overcome the obstacles that get in their way, including a corrupt businessmare and a mysterious cult?

(Cover art does not belong to me. Click on the source to find the real owner)

Many years after the original Mare-Do-Well disappeared and mere weeks after the vigilante resurfaced in Ponyville for a short time, a pegasus named Aurora, who had studied and looked up to Mare-Do-Well her entire life, finally discovers the truth of what happened to her fillyhood idol. Taking up the costume and mantle of her hero in order to protect the sprawling metropolis of Manehatten, Aurora faces crime as the Mysterious Mare-Do-Well!

When you feel like giving up, just remember that it took one titan to hold the sky, one princess to raise the sun, and one hero to save this city.

Part One of the Red Hoof Trilogy

It's been five long years since Snow Storm lost her brother, Frost Storm, to a street gang. Five years since she packed up and left Manehattan, searching for meaning or possible closure.

And now, she's back.

Thanks to an idea from Applejack, and years of rigorous training, she's returned to Manehatten as the Mare do Well. Now she'll have to draw the line between revenge and justice.

Credits:
Co-Author: Artimae
Co-Author: Post Script
Coverart courtesy of the amazingly talented: Starryfish

Cape and Cowl Trope page

The time of heroes is long over. Those who didn't get out of the game while they still could were taken out, finding themselves in prison or in a shallow grave. Anyone can put on a mask, but actually being a hero, Equestria learned, is easier said than done.

Evil didn't yield to the heroes even then. It adapted, raising its own masked champions to oppose the Vigilantes. But when the heroes left, the shadows stayed. Now, crime is out of control. No one dares to fight back. No one, that is, but one mare who takes up an old mantle to desperately try and hold back the darkness threatening to consume the city, and defend harmony.

When the Cutie Mark Crusaders stumble upon an old secret in Applejack's closet, they decide that their latest cutie mark project will be to attempt a cutie mark for superheroics.

They didn't expect it to work.

What started as a way to kill the day morphs into a crazy adventure that soon drags the three fillies in over their heads against a corrupt businesspony who intends to destroy Ponyville and will let nothing stand in his way.

Cover comes from http://mare-do-well-club.deviantart.com/art/CMCs-as-Mare-Do-Well-Unmasked-320865308. It's not mine, it says right there "You are free to reuse this vector, in whole or in part"!

This story is a sequel to My Little Investigations: The Gemstone Godfather

My name is Twilight Sparkle. I am the Princess of Friendship; one of the rulers of Equestria. There was once a time when I was called the Mysterious Mare-Do-Well. I used this identity briefly to teach my friend Rainbow Dash a lesson in humility. Several moons after that incident, somepony else has taken up the mantle, using it to protect ponies who are in peril. Very few ponies know the true nature of this enigmatic mare; I among them. The only thing known for certain is that she is a true hero.

But now, she has gone mad. Or at least, that's what we're supposed to believe after she allegedly crashed this year's Grand Galloping Gala. Personally, I'm not buying it. Like I said, I know this Mare-Do-Well. She would never do something like this. And as if to confirm my suspicions, there was a note left at the crime scene stating that an impostor is on the loose in one of four locations. Thankfully, I'm not alone in thinking this. My friends support me, and three ponies who have worked with Mare-Do-Well in the past agree that something is amiss.

This is their story as much as it is my own. Mare-Do-Well is our friend, and we have to be there for her just as she's been there for us. Whether she's in the Griffon Kingdom, Manehattan, the Mewlun Mountains, or here in Canterlot, we will find her and unmask her doppelgänger. Come along, Spike! The game is afoot!

The story we're about to tell you is real, although some details are ambiguous in nature. To emphasize this point, no names have been changed. It is also my duty to inform you that this tale contains subject matter that may be inappropriate for younger audiences. Viewer's discretion is strongly advised.

((Case 4 of the Mare-Do-Well Files. It's highly recommended that you read the other cases first; otherwise you will get confused.))

POV Codex:

T: Twilight Sparkle
S: Spitfire
O: Octavia
A: Amethyst Star
M: Multiple POVs in the same chapter

Life in St. Saddle isn't too hard. Sure there's the supervillains around, but at the same time, pretty normal. Right?

Rarity tries to forget that she's dealt a hand she didn't want to be dealt, but as the events of Mare Do Well have come back to Ponyville, she realizes she can't outrun her Uncle Drake any longer. Even if it means being so distraught you can't even utilize your fainting divan properly.

A story set in season 2, a couple of weeks after The Mysterious Mare Do Well, fusion with the IDW depiction of Darkwing Duck from Issue 8 of MLP Micro.