It's a simple agreement: Rarity will take Applejack to a proper gallery opening, and in turn, Applejack gets to take Rarity to something called a 'hootenanny.' What could possibly go wrong?

(apologies to René Magritte for the shameless appropriation of his work for a cover image)

After a thousand years, Luna finds herself finally freed from the form of Night Mare Moon - the ordeal has left her weakened, though, and she is ordered to spend the next year regaining her strength and getting herself up to speed on what has transpired during her thousand-year absence. Finding ways to spend that time? That... might be troublesome.

Sequel to 'Hiatus': 'Stuck In The Middle With You' (Slice of Life)
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Apple Bloom is left alone and bored while Scootaloo is learning to fly and Sweetie Belle is learning magic. Applejack sees that her sister feels less special because she's an earth pony, and decides to get Pinkie Pie's help in teaching the filly about why earth ponies are so important.

Life was pretty good for Rarity. With her own business, she had the best friends anypony could ask for and a loving (if slightly annoying at times) sister.

But nothing ever stays the same forever.

After a traumatic accident within the family, Rarity is forced to care for Sweetie Belle, learning how to be the best sister she can possibly be. Yet old memories resurface and she will be forced to confront her own upbringing too.

Having a best friend is a wonderful thing, especially when you're a little filly. But little fillies tend to fight over the silliest things, and headstrong fillies grow up to be proud ponies who refuse to let their pasts go. Take Rarity and Applejack for example...

Originally posted on ff.net: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7380712/1/Battles_and_Bickerin
Overall I'm not incredibly pleased with this fic. I tried not to project my usual writing style on this since it was my first fanfiction in a long time but I've come to regret it. Regardless, it is the only piece of MLP fic that I have finished so far so why not? Maybe I will re-write and expand the ending one day since it's a bit rushed, but probably not. Got bigger 'n' better ideas for future fics.

Fancy Pants is one of the most powerful and charismatic nobles in all of Equestria. But sometimes, the life of a Canterlot noble can be tiring. So a refreshing trip to Ponyville on Hearts and Hooves day seemed like a fantastic idea.

What he hadn't expected was to run into Pinkie Pie.

Big Macintosh's life has taken a surprising turn in the form of a pink pony with a penchant for partying. But even amongst all the gossip and the dozens of parties appearing on his calendar, he still manages to live the same life he’s always lived (to a certain degree). However, sometimes it’s not the great big changes that are the most affecting.

So we just nuked our friend dead through the power of friendship... well buck.

While helping Twilight rearrange her lab, Spike comes across a magical powder that changes him into a pony! While Twilight tries to find an antidote, pony Spike has some adventures of his own.

(Originally posted (part 1, at least) to EqD in May 2011. I'd run across a ponified Spike picture and suddenly got an urge to write it. Another story that I tried to make seem like a viable episode)

NOTE: This story takes place in the same continuity as Appleshy, Sparkle Kitten, Trixie's Great and Powerful Revenge, and Tragic Magic. It takes place chronologically after all of those except Tragic Magic. The other stories are not required reading to fully enjoy this story (though feel free to read them anyway!), but there are one or two elements that call back to Sparkle Kitten in particular.

The first episode of The Gems Trilogy.

Sweetie Belle attempts to deal with the realization that she's developed a crush on Spike. Meanwhile, Spike's own feelings are in flux.