The way others perceive us can affect how we perceive ourselves, and the results are rarely pretty. When a couple of Canterlot ponies from her past come to Ponyville, Twilight has a difficult time revisiting a traumatic event from her foalhood.

*Now on Equestria Daily! Thanks are in order to the pre-reader(s) who put their time aside for this story. Final scene changed from "alternate ending" to "epilogue", and extended, because sometimes we only think of scenes after things see publish.

Reading by Obabscribbler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bitGUNZKNmU

Vinyl Scratch's younger sister, Octavia, always smacked. All her life, Vinyl hated the sounds of loud chewing. But now that she is deaf... That is all she wants to hear.

Late one evening, a troubled Pinkie Pie is forced to think about the situation in which she finds herself. Yet, after weeks of tiredness, nausea and other strange feelings, it takes a pony she knows all too well to finally make her realise what she's done. Only then can she face the fact that her life is about to change forever, and she's far from the only one who will suffer for it.

Audio Reading By: ObabScribbler Can Be Found Here.

Discord goes over his memories of his life with Fluttershy after she passes of old age. One shot.

Discord's best friend Fluttershy is sick… and to Discord, she's more than a friend. He always knew this day would come, he hates being immortal. This is why he wanted to have friends in the first place. But... Was this friendship worth it? The bond of love between them won't die… right?

Every day, Sonata gets bullied when leaving school. Every day. And it might never stop. Might. Not on Aria's watch.

Art done by merryyy87!
People who've read before publishing: Hiatus_Muffin, Draconaquest