• Scootaloo, a recently retired captain of the Wonderbolts, attends the funeral of her closest friend and mentor. Many thanks to Phazon for the new introduction to this very difficult piece, plus a well-needed edit – Rainbow Dash loves you, and I do too. Cover art created by author.

Cookie goes to see Rarity after they have a fight and both unload some worries they've been holding for a very long time.

Heiress Lucy Burdock knows life has a way of surprising you.

For example, she wasn't expecting a little pink pony for her birthday. She certainly didn't expect it to start talking, either. It was cute at first, but it kinda feels more like taking care of a little kid than a pony. Lucy's never really been great with kids... but she can make it work!

Can't she?

2nd Place in EQD's More Most Dangerous Game contest

(Story idea suggested by OmniFox. Proofread by Smity91 on Fanfiction.net.)

The Apple Family gathers together one Autumn evening for a very special family dinner at Sweet Apple Acres, as part of a special family reunion organized by Granny Smith.

What makes it so special, you ask? Well, each Apple gets to bring one guest along to count as honorary family. All that matters is that they have a special connection to the one inviting them.

Granny Smith chooses Grand Pear, her one time business rival now trying to make up for lost time. Big Macintosh brings his mare friend, Sugar Belle, for her first Apple Family get together. Applejack invites Rara to take a break from her music career and rekindle an old friendship. And Apple Bloom (taking the advice of her fellow Crusaders) agrees to let Diamond Tiara come so that the filly can get away from her troubles for a while.

But what will these honorary family members have to say? And what will the Apples chat about around the dinner table?

After Chrysalis causes Spike to be badly injured due to pulling his wings too much, he is sent to the hospital to find a way to recover from this. We will now see how Spike’s friends cope with their friend being injured, and subsequently his enemies.(Only the first chapter has gore but not too much)

When a song doesn't help them see the light, what else can you do?

Print a second edition that calls them out for what they really are.

Twilight has let her anger get the best of her, and has called out her worst detractors for what they really are. But one fan shows her that her aim was not as precise as she thought, and those that took no sides paid the price for her negligence.

Whether they feel genuine care for their heroes, choose to show their upset in more mature ways, find inspiration, or find light after years of darkness, Twilight sees that the fans she'd thought so little of were more than she'd ever imagined.

Rated T for one slight hint at suicide.

I didn't write this for popularity. I wrote this as a metaphor to call people out. Just like they did.
Only I was more careful and actually cared. They didn't.

Megan Williams agrees to take the Cutie Mark Crusaders to the Appleloosa County Fair. During that trip, she explains to them about what it's really like to grow up and what it comes with. Will her lessons help them understand what true responsibility is? This is a crossover between G1 and G4.

Cover Art: BBBHuey

A real hero doesn't brag?

Just because she likes to talk about how awesome she is means Rainbow isn't a hero?

After her friends revealed themselves to her, Rainbow Dash reacts to Applejack's words in a completely different way than what's expected, and things only go downhill from there. Tears will be shed, friendships will be broken, and knives will be twisted as everything that can go wrong WILL.

Time has come once again for Princess Twilight Sparkle to band together with her friends and save Equestria from another threat looming on the horizon. However, when she sends for help from the Element of Harmony, she gets a response she'd never even considered before:

No.

10 years have passed in Equestria since the epic four-part series finale of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
10 years since Equestria was at the brink of total destruction and has been saved from its ultimate threat in a last-ditch effort by the Mane Six, the Pillars of Equestria and the Student Six.
With the victory in this monumental battle fought by Equestria's heroes of the Past, Present and Future, Equestria has been ushered into a new, unprecedented era of peace and harmony...
But why is it that cutie marks suddenly started to vanish from Equestria then?!

Follow brand-new heroes on their adventures of friendship and personal growth in the all-new Generation 5 of My Little Pony, every week, only here, on Discovery Family!

This hypothetical Generation 5 My Little Pony series about Equestria's future has been and is created for the "The Next Generation" contest by GaPJaxie.
Even once Generation 4 ends, we'll still be awesome people and will still write awesome things for Equestria.
The series is on hiatus until Generation 4 ends. Find more infos here.

UPDATE 02/22/2020: "My Little Pony: Guardians of Crystal Growth" will return as a rewrite and new story submission in April! Read everything you need to know about the new release in this blog entry.

UPDATE 08/14/2020: The first release attempt of "My Little Pony: Guardians of Crystal Growth (Season 1)" had to be cancelled and the show was unpublished as a result. It will, however, return one day after I have worked on it more and when it is truly ready for release.