The Changelings have been defeated and Shining Armor and Princess Cadence have said their vows, but that still leaves the Mane Six and others with the issue of the strain on their friendships. And among all the guests present at the reception, a few of them are going to be suprised with what new relationships are formed.

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One day, while Cadance is foalsitting Twilight Sparkle, she gets a wonderful idea. She gets to work on making a present for the greatest filly in all the history of fillies.

Just a short little story inspired by the cover picture ^^

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After the battle against the invading changelings is won, Twilight believes that everything is fine. A dose of reality proves her wrong, and she must now come to terms with thoughts that plague her mind regarding the fake Princess Cadence and the one she remembers from long ago.

==Originally written Fall 2011== Equestria Daily Post==
After a long day of ruling Equestria, the Royal Sisters need a chance to unwind. Luna's solution is a few glasses of her once famous Moonshine, a drink distilled from moonlight. Celestia has been sober for a thousand years, but the temptation to have "just one" glass proves too great. Yet, when that one glass turns into several, it's Twilight who will have to deal with the princesses when they’re drunk off their flanks.

Night Mare Moon was defeated but the force of darkness which possessed her endures. Years later a voice calls to Twilight in the dark. And she listens...

A dark adventure story in which Twilight Sparkle is forced to confront the most terrible enemy; the darkness inside herself.

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Twilight's mentor, Princess Celestia, tells her that the love between Cadence and Shining Armor is deeper than she knows, and can have deeper consequences as well.

"Would you tell anypony if you knew the world was going to end, Twilight Sparkle?"

Twilight loves her. She is the Princess, the beautiful, powerful, kind ruler of Equestria. But when the Princess denies her, Twilight vows to become stronger, to be better. Until one day, she will be so powerful that not even her mentor can ignore her any longer. One day, she would make Celestia love her back.

After a particularly eventful day, Twilight encounters a would be mugger on the streets of Ponyville. Twilight is less than threatened.

There comes a time when the light must go out; but how do you know if you've burned brightly enough?