Misunderstandings abound as a simple letter from Princess Celestia to Twilight Sparkle creates chaos.

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Original "Sad Celestia" draft

All her life Rainbow Dash has dreamed of one day joining the Wonderbolts, the legendary aviation team of Equestria. Now that she's finally on the verge of making the squad, a problem she never thought she'd have has reared its ugly head and destroyed her focus.

With Dash's chances of passing her final examination becoming slimmer with each passing second, will she be able to pull herself together and overcome this new challenge, or will her indecision swallow her up and put an end to her career before it's even begun?

I want her to be happy, to have the best this world has to offer. I want to make sure she stays safe from all harm, that nothing can ever hurt her.

But to ensure her happiness, to guarantee her safety, she must first learn to hate me.

It's one thing to wake up on the wrong side of the bed. It's something quite different to worry that it doesn't have a right side anymore. Stuck in an artistic rut, Rarity has to rely on an unlikely friend to understand who she is, and in doing so, discovers that what we want may not always be obvious, even to oneself.

There may or may not be an excess of hats involved, and fabulosity is guaranteed.

After hours at the Sugarcube Corner, a heavy storm thundering outside, Pinkie finds a pony knocking on the door.

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Living in the Everfree Forest, an unknown creature has been bullying Fluttershy's animals. Twilight decides to help her tend to the wounded critters, since the yellow mare has been extremely overworked. The two come out of the experience a lot closer, but will it last? When they confront the beast, Twilight can't be so sure. [Twishy]

Flitter has been in love for as long as she can remember. Her only problem is that it happens to be with her sister. She knows that it is wrong, but she can't help it. Eventually she starts wondering if she should just tell her. But there is one thing on her mind.

Is it worth it?

Sometimes, sisterly love can be stronger than you think.

Snips and Snails decide to write a shipfic about their two all-time greatest heroes, the Great and Powerful Trixie, and Rainbow Dash. Because that's what fanboys do.

Natrually, a true piece of literary genius is produced as a result. They may have even got Cutie Marks for it, had they not already discovered their special talents.

What is the worst thing your friend can say to you? Egghead? Leave me alone? I hope I never see you again? No. Those are only words, trifle without meaning, no weight, they are all forgiven and forgotten within a week. I know what it is. The worst thing a friend can say to you. I heard it from my number one assistant.

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Kirakina did a reading of this story, it can be found here. Cheers!