Out in the middle of nowhere there is a wall. No one knows who built it, for what reason, or how it was even constructed to begin with. All everypony understands is that it is there and that you can write on it. You can write whatever you want.

Sunburst has been dutifully fulfilling his responsibilities as a Crystaler to the newborn Princess Flurry Heart. Although, given her young age, his 'lessons' mostly amount to extended baby sitting sessions. Though uncertain, Sunburst is proud of his position, and takes his role as the newborn Princess's guardian seriously. That is why, when a shadow suddenly falls over the heart of the Crystal Empire, he makes getting her to safety his first priority. As jagged dark crystals erupt and spread outwards from the Crystal Castle, a strange madness seems to spread through the populace.

Can Sunburst keep his goddaughter safe when the entire population of the Crystal Empire turns against him? What is the source of this strange madness that has gripped the populace? Will Twilight and her friends be able to aid him? And just who is the 'Empress'?

This story is a sequel to Where the Sunflowers Grow

The Spoon family fortunes have declined over the last millennia following their ancestor's involvement in the defeat of Nightmare Moon and her legion. Still influential in the royal court of Canterlot however, Lord Spoon becomes the centre of a web of intrigue that uses his love of his daughter as a puppeteer pulls the strings of a marionette. No longer certain who he can believe or trust, Lord Spoon puts his faith in himself and his new found friends to help save his beloved daughter from the sickness that is taking her ever closer to the gates of the eternal herd. Cover art is a commission piece by Pridark.

Nova Tale is many things. Impulsive. Hot-headed. Foolishly ambitious. And very much in love with his fiancé, Sunlight Ivory.

Entrusted with a certain package containing 100,000 bits, Nova Tale is meant to make a delivery to Sunlight's sister far off in Baltimare. But Nova Tale makes a grave mistake, one which will label him as a scoundrel for the rest of his years. Now he must come to terms with his sordid affair, and reflect on his shameful theft of his fiancé's money in order to win the heart of another mare.

Written for the A Two-Faced Charade Contest.

Within the Badlands there used to be an ancient civilisation. It lies abandoned in the desert like the bleached bones of a long-dead behemoth. Daring Do makes her way through the ruins, seeking the last water source for miles around. She must do it, she must. For her.

Time is long and time is short,
how long must I wait?
I sit and cry and bleed and die,
until she is awake.

Another dusk, another dawn.
Will it ever end?
To beat the pain, remove a stain,
I sure could use a friend.

Edited by Drgnwolf. Cover art by AquaGalaxy

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Welcome to the world of Rarity's beloved cat, Opal.

When Sweetie can't sleep, Rarity decides to tell her a story. A story about how Celestia and Luna made the ponies of Equestria, and how they came to rule as sisters side by side.

The Cutie Mark Crusaders try to follow the example of self-styled survival expert 'Bobcat Griddles' in a new quest to earn their cutie marks. What could possibly go wrong?

Distraught after waking up from a nightmare, Marble Pie finds comfort from an unexpected pony.