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There was nothing left for Spitfire in Cloudsdale, just an uncle who hated her and painful memories of lost loved ones. The Pegasus Search and Rescue Corps offers her a chance to get out of town, see the world, do some good - and one day maybe have a shot at the Guards or the Wonderbolts! She jumps at the opportunity - and six days later, she limps into training camp.

Doesn't matter: she made it. The world can beat her down, but it can't keep her down. The friendships she forms here will get her through everything training has to offer. Will they also see her through the dark clouds on the horizon?

(Rated Teen for violence, language, some suggestive themes)

On a warm winter's day in Ponyville, with the bearers of the Elements of Harmony on vacation, the Cutie Mark Crusaders enjoy the day by having an unmitigated snowball fight. A mishap in their games causes a rift in their friendship. The Crusaders will have to learn the hard way, that the only way to fix a problem amongst friends is through honest confrontation. For it takes more than just one pony for an apology to have its intended effect.

Learning how to fly, Scootaloo can't help but sense something is missing from her life, a real family. Will she discover the home she always longed for, or will she learn that some secrets should be kept locked away?

***AUTHOR'S NOTE***
If you read this story on my FanFiction or Deviant Art page, please read again! I have made a dramatic number of improvements that greatly add to the depth and visual impact of the story. All comments and criticisms are greatly appreciated and I look forward to hearing what you all think of my first foray into storytelling. Enjoy!

(Rewrite of an earlier fic that was posted on this site)

It's another peaceful night in Ponyville. The Cutie Mark Crusaders are having a sleepover at Rarity's, and everything seems to be going great. Then suddenly, a scream shatters the night air, and peace of the night is broken. Scootaloo has awoken from a terrifying nightmare, one that involves her own violent death at the hands of someone she cares about. It is now up to her friends, plus a little help from the adults, to ease the filly's fear and dread.

Scootaloo is a small pegasus with big dreams, one of those dreams is to be even more famous than her idol, Rainbow Dash. To get there, though, she needs to do a bit of growing, and first of all she needs to learn how to fly. A new invention from her friend Doctor Whooves may get her there in no time at all, literally before she knows it.

Cover image from Snapai! http://snapai.deviantart.com/art/Buck-to-the-Future-260010765

Before you read this, I URGE you, in order to understand much of it, you MUST read this previous series: "To Fix You"

It has been several months since the fateful suicide attempt of a certain cyan pegasus. For Rainbow Dash, her new Marefriend Applejack, and the rest of Ponyville, life has returned to whatever semblance of normality they have previously grown accustomed to. However, when a mysterious stranger appears in town, it seems time to remember that things sometimes can be too good to be true. When confronted with hm, two mares will face a life-changing decision; a decision that could rip them apart no matter how strong the bonds of their relationship were forged. For some ponies, forgiveness is easy. For others, it proves hard to let go. He is a polarizing figure; a stallion who few in Ponyville remember, and those who do mostly wish to forget. His arrival begs the age-old question that is always posed when uncertainty rears its ugly head: What if? What if? What if?

Over their lives, Pipsqueak and Dinky have some crucial realizations that help them move on from their past and accept the future.

Three chapters, three stages in their lives.

Sequel to Pirates For A Day.

If you read the first story and loved it for the lack of shipping and pure childlike innocence, then I urge you not to taint the memory by reading this sequel. Pipsqueak and Dinky are shipped together, unlike the original.

Fan Reading!

Big Macintosh has fallen hard for the pretty blond mare. When she is forced into a fight for her life, he sticks by her faithfully, but keeping the promises he's made will be an even tougher battle.

Updated for Equestria Daily! Yay, made 6-star!

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Written for a sadfic contest (I won!); the plot is in honor of my mother-in-law, who wasn't so lucky, and I suspect wouldn't actually appreciate inspiring a story about ponies.

When her mother passes away unexpectedly, Twilight Sparkle reflects on a parent she neglected in pursuit of her own dreams. With only a little time left before the funeral, she returns home to piece together what she can of a life she barely remembers, hoping to make peace with the memories of a pony she took for granted.

Twilight Sparkle is accepted into Princess Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns and gets a little more than what she bargained for.

Illustrated by me.

(If you object to swearing, please skip chapter 6. That's the one chapter that bumps this story straight up to a Teen rating.)