Mystery. Love. Magic. Murder. Truth. These are all important elements in the murder mystery Fluttershy has written, and is now asking Twilight to read. But the novel stars 'Twilight Sparkle', and she wrestles with the metafictional dissonance involved in reading a novel about herself and her friends. Twilight must do her best to solve the mystery, reconcile her own feelings about this ordeal, and figure out just what Fluttershy is trying to say by writing all of this in the first place as the lines between fiction and reality begin to blur.

This is a thematic crossover with the visual novel 'Umineko No Naku Koro Ni.' No prior knowledge of Umineko should be necessary.
Cover art commission done by SynCalio

(Title: Horse/Pony of the Lanterns)
Rainbow Dash's recklessness has usually been getting her into trouble. Lately, the consequences of her impulsive decisions have finally started to catch up with her when her wing is broken and she can't afford treatment from Nurse Redheart. Rarity recommends to Twilight somepony who could be able to help with their situation and Twilight discovers a part of her friend's past.

“That’s not true, sis! Ah met a pony who never got her Cutie Mark! What if Ah’m like her? What if mine never comes?”

The one thing that keeps the Cutie Mark Crusaders going through failure after failure is the promise that someday, they will succeed. Someday they will find their passions in life. But when the Crusaders discover something that casts doubt on all those promises, what can keep them going?

Only someone who knows what it's like to not know yourself.

Edited by Cherry Frosting. Thanks, Cherry!

Commentary Blog (Spoilers)

After finding out Pinkie's secret, she agrees to help give everypony in Ponyville a present from Santa, so they could all smile.

Edited by ShadowblazeCR
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