On a winter morning in Ponyville, Rainbow Dash throws a snowball at Applejack.

Things escalate quickly.

It all begins with a night spent above the clouds�
Overnight, everything changes for Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash as they at last begin to realise that they�ve always been a little more than just friends. As they unravel their newfound feelings, discovering more about each other and themselves, they can't help but wonder if they both feel the same way � and after Rainbow Dash makes a mistake that could take a lifetime to mend, she fears that she may lose her closest friend forever.

Cover Art: Mornin' Sleepy Head, by Kiyoshiii at DeviantArt

You think you know this story. You don't. One night at Berry Punch's bar, two jilted ponies strike up a conversation over some hard cider. The rest is drunken history.

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It the days of the Flight Academy for Rainbow Dash; she's the most unsuccessful prodigy the school has known. She has many friends, has one close friend, and hasn't met her closest friend. A certain series of events more or less changes Rainbow Dash's life.

When Fluttershy confesses her true feelings to Rainbow Dash, the speedster reacts the only logical way: Panic. Fortunately, she gets help from a very unexpected place.

This story is a sequel to Nightmares Are Tragic

How does Fluttershy feel about being forced to confront her worst nightmare -- a full-grown Dragon? Can she be brave and conquer her fears -- or will she be the coward she knows she is inside, and fail her friends at the worst possible moment?

S1E07 "Dragonshy," from Fluttershy's perspective.

Very early September, YOH 1500. Part of the Flutterarc. Side story to Chapters 3-6 of All the Way Back

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This story is a sequel to Nightmares Are Tragic

The story of Pinkie Pie's origin, the days that changed her life forever, and what she did about it. Explores her motivations and decision-making processes, and what she uses instead of mere mundane logic to achieve her unusual ends.

It's hard to call how much you're going to like a pony until after you've dated them for a while. But it's a special kind of confusion when you don't even know if you're into mares, stallions or both.

From the beginning, my feelings for Fluttershy were genuine, and I really, honestly thought I could make it work. But after finding out the truth - and telling her in the calmest way possible we had to break up - I unearthed a demon I never knew she had. It was like looking at a completely different pony.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to tell her the whole message.

Not only will I have to face it again, but I'm gonna have to find out exactly what it is. I'm her best friend, after all.

Rainbow Dash finally comes clean to Fluttershy on the secret of why she feels such a responsibility to her fellow pegasus. It's not simple friendship; it's not plain loyalty. It's something altogether more shadowy.

This story is a sequel to Dragonshyness

Four years ago, Fluttershy reached out hoping to make a friend, and instead was abused by a stranger. In response, she withdrew into herself, shutting out the rest of the world. Now she has some friends, but she still fears most strangers, because she never understood what happened to her when she was a teenager. She wishes she could be less afraid of other Ponies, but how can she when she knows that she was rejected for her own lack of merit?

Maybe she'll kill herself. That would be terrible.

Or maybe, with a little help from Rarity, something entirely different will happen.

This takes place around the 1st of October, YOH 1500 and is canon to the Shadow Wars, being part of the Flutterarc. It may also be considered an unofficial sequel to Bad Horse's excellent (and horribly logical) Fluttershy's Night Out, which in this timeline may be assumed to have taken place in YOH 1496. Fluttershy was 16 then, and is 20 now.

In connection to the main TV series, this would be taking place between the start and the end of "Fall Weather Friends" (which is one of the reasons why Rarity is the friend in whom Fluttershy chooses to confide, as Rainbow Dash is in training). It would take place before "Call of the Cutie," which in turn takes place before Fluttershy Is Free.

(Yes, I flipped the order of "Fall Weather Friends" and "Winter Wrap-Up" -- if I didn't, I'd have to assume that the first three seasons covered 5, instead of 4 years).

Its direct sequel in the Flutterarc is Fluttershy Is Free.

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