Sweetie Belle doesn't mind living in the broken husk of Ponyville, under eternal sunshine and scorching heat. She has an important mission, and great friends to keep her company. If only she had a little more time...
Luna discovers a vast and ancient being approaching Equus. When she and Celestia go to meet it, they see into the early dawn and eternal twilight of their universe.
In a world of snakes and ladders, Rarity has had to learn a single, simple fact: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single mare who desires fame and success must, without a doubt, be a social-climbing bitch.
After the early summer tourist trade produces an endless parade of traveling Canterlot residents who refuse to make a Ponyville purchase, Rarity decides to help the strangers in her shop -- help them buy absolutely nothing from her at all.
When Twilight visits Celestia's private hall of stained glass windows, the portrait of an ancient astronomer catches her eye. Who was this pony? Why was she so important to Celestia? And why does she look so familiar?
What should be done about Discord? Luna and Celestia have called Fluttershy in to render judgement. Could Fluttershy ever forgive herself if she condemned her friend to be imprisoned in stone? Could she forgive herself if she didn't?
A gesture of appreciation — a song-story from another world — a sudden revelation — a dark time in youth — the sweet sadness of the snow: five short stories about ponos, and the things that happen to them.
Dust has lived on the edge of Ponyville all her life, keeping to herself and studying. When she makes a big discovery, she's eager to run to the castle and spread the good news! But why don't the ponies of Ponyville seem happy to see her?
Ant Mill is a college student, stuck in a dead-end internship she took just to fulfill her requirements. All she does is wish she was somewhere else, but when she has a chance encounter with the Princess of Friendship herself, all that changes.