Big Mac doesn’t say much. That’s just his way. However, when a routine medical exam reveals he’s going to lose his voice, he decides he’d better get his last round of speaking in while he still can. Saying a few last words to his friends (and asking out a certain schoolteacher) is all he planned on doing. If only he understood the full repercussions of opening his big mouth.

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The original version of the story took 12th place in The Writeoff Association's July contest, "A Matter of Perspective"

Princess Cadence is a foalsitter who, being in rich, hoity-toity Canterlot, has to put up with spoiled brat after spoiled brat.

Twilight Sparkle is a terrifying filly who drives away sitter after sitter.

They were bound to find each other.

Scootaloo has the flu. Rainbow Dash decides to cheer her up. This story is for Equestria Daily's Friend Off 3. This is also my first fiction ever posted anywhere.

It started out as a normal day. The crusaders had a new idea for getting cutie marks, and then Apple Bloom borrowed Applejack's hat for something without asking.

Suddenly... it was no longer a normal day.

Nietzsche, I need sleep.

Discord has heard Celestia sigh (which is funny). He's heard her growl (which is funnier). On a good day, he can even make her shout (which is hilarious).

But he's never heard her laugh. Until now.

Set during/directly after the events of "Make New Friends but Keep Discord", Discord sees a side of Celestia he never thought existed -- and has no idea what to make of it. The resulting discussion with Twilight and Fluttershy only annoys him further, as his frustrations with Pony society come to the fore.

Celestia wants to get into her throne room.

A kindergartener wants her to prove she's actually Celestia first.

(A stand-alone, no prior-reading-necessary part of the Triptych Continuum, which has its own TVTropes page and FIMFiction group: new members and trope edits are welcome. )

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Cover art by EquesTRON.

Twilight improves upon the portal mirror to allow her and her friends to see alternate universes. They quickly learn things that may strain their current relationship with Rainbow Dash.

Awesome art by AnimeStrife009 on DeviantArt!
Chinese translation was done by Green Onion Nutritious and can be found here: http://tieba.baidu.com/p/3972797172
Russian translation was done by GrandCat and can be found here: https://ponyfiction.org/story/13869/
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Twilight has just put a crack in the library's front door.

Twilight has damaged government property.

Twilight has been in Ponyville for less than a moon.

Twilight has to fix this before anypony of importance finds out and word gets back to the Princess, which means Twilight is going to be doing all the work herself in the name of desperate secrecy.

Twilight is screwed.

(Part of the Triptych Continuum, which has its own TVTropes page and FIMFiction group: new members and trope edits are welcome. )

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After a long time--she would be more precise but Twilight has lost track of time--she emerges from the dark of the library. Her candles are burnt down to nubs. There is no food left in her pantry and furthermore, no coffee. So she goes to seek both.

And finds the town changed. Or is it Twilight who has changed?