"Thanks, Mom." Two simple words said by a simple guard.

Not so simple when those words are accidentally addressed to Princess Celestia.

Apple Bloom was about to leave school when an idly overheard conversation lead to the discovery of a huge secret.

Scootaloo is an orphan!

Written for Rage Reviews Eleventh F*** This Prompt contest.

After finding Discord hiding out in his closet, Twilight Sparkle soon learns the most horrible of truths about herself and the world surrounding her.

And then she learns another truth.

And another. And another. And...

Spike now harnesses the bloodstone scepter making him the ruler of all dragon kind. Of course he hands it off as part of an important lesson on friendship, right? Naw. He immediately goes mad with power.

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.

Scootaloo, trying to comprehend the fact that Rainbow will be gone for a very long time, comes across a colt walking by the lake. He has a note. She finds it. She reads it. She discovers somepony loves her.

After accepting a dare from Diamond Tiara, Scootaloo got lost in the Everfree forest and never returned.

In her last moments she wrote down her final thoughts and feelings on a note, found in a clearing next to a large amount of dried blood...

It first started with Rumble liking Scootaloo, then they started liking each other, then they started dating. Simple as it sounds, this story indicates a lot more happening between the lines.

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