Two passengers on a train ride toward an uncertain future. One is a pony. The other only pretends to be.

Sex is tame and non-explicit. Don't be afraid to read.

Written expressly for Equestria Daily's Outside Insight Summer Fanfiction Contest.

Now with a dramatic reading by Illya Leonov!

Russian translation courtesy of Arsus.
Chinese translation courtesy of viczhn.
French translation courtesy of BroNie.

Inspired by the artwork of RubleGun and Raddjuret. Musical accompaniment by Patrick Poe.

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After a tragic accident claims the lives of Fluttershy and Big Macintosh, Twilight Sparkle begins to grow distant from her remaining friends. She locks herself in her castle and spends her life working on a cure for aging in the hopes her remaining friends can be saved.

Meanwhile, Pinkie Pie comes up with an idea for the best surprise ever. For three years she works in secret on a surprise for Twilight Sparkle. But Twilight's gift won't be revealed until the last of her friends has passed away.

What kind of surprise could possibly make up for the loss of your best friends?

Button Mash has always liked Sweetie Belle. She was fashionable, yet not afraid to get dirty. She was smart, but enjoyed to play video games with him. Sweetie Belle has had a crush on him since they first hung out. Both have been afraid to show their feelings, but on Hearts and Hooves Day, they decide to show each other what they truly mean to each other.

Cover image artist- http://medio-cre.deviantart.com/art/A-Girl-s-Best-Friend-425853916

*Edit: Wooooow. 100 likes in just the first day??? Are you serious? Thanks guys!

A sequel to Pinkie Pie, I Love You: Part 1

Pinkie's admirer has a dream, a dream that fills him with the passion, motivation, and strangth to acomplish his one and only goal. To win her love.

As the sun sets and it comes time to close up Sugar Cube Corner, Pinkie Pie receives a letter from a secret admirer.

Ponyville has been struck by a deadly plague that turns any pony that comes in contact with into zombies! Rarity is one of the few survivors left but she is running low on supplies and patience. With her sister upstairs she decides to end everything, this world of zombies, all of the horrific nightmares when ever she closes her eyes, the constant fight for survival, everything. With a final breath, she prepares to do something no sister should ever have to do.

This is a one shot story,I am stuck on my freelance story so I wrote this just for fun. It's not my best work but I saw the picture and decided to try an idea of mine. Just a quick read so enjoy it. Now if you excuse me, I am stuck on my Button Mash and Sweetie Belle Love story, and must get back to work trying to continue it, have a good day!

When a mysterious cult of ponies kidnaps Button Mash and takes him to a mysterious island to be sacrificed, the Mane Six, along with four stowaways, set out to save him and find out why he of all ponies was targeted. However, the reasons behind this may bigger, stranger, and more malicious than anything the ponies could ever imagine. The Dark Entity is asserting its dominance over their world once again.
(The title is clearly a reference to "Hades Persistence," the title of an episode to Beyblade Metal Fury.)

One of Sweetie Belle's closest friends, Button Mash, is leaving Ponyville behind, heading for a new home. But Sweetie wont let him go just yet, not with out one last Goodbye. With only moments to spare before Button bids his final farewell, what will Sweetie say to him?

Silver Spoon spins the bottle and becomes rather distraught when it lands on Button Mash instead of — well — anypony else...

Hearths Warming Day is almost upon the village of Ponyville and no two ponies are more excited then Sweetie Belle and Button Mash. For the energetic gamer, it's a chance to get as many new games as he wants, but for Sweetie Belle she's excited because she'll be living a dream. After a year of saving their money, she and her sister are going to the Manehatten Hearths Warming Show where all the best actors, musicians, and performers play for one night only.

However, when disaster strikes leaving Sweetie Belle's dreams shatterd, Button resolves to help his best friend.

Check out the next story over here!