Yeah, you heard that right! In order to drum up more members for The Fimfiction Bureau of Imaginationists, We are holding a little contest.
A story contest to be judged by Me, Inazuma, and two random members.

In the interest of fairness the judges shall not be entering the contest (this time)

The first prize winner receives a $10 gift certificate to Amazon, while the other two receive $5 gift cards.

Here are the characters you have to work with: Sunset Shimmer, Maud Pie, Zecora, Babs Seed, Sonata Dusk, Seabreeze and Twist. Choose any one (or more) of them.

Here are the Tags you can work with: Slice of Life, Human (any version just not A Human in Equestria), Anthro, Dark, Comedy, Random, and AU.
Rules:

1: No Clop (this time).
1.2: No excessive Gore keep it to "Resident Evil" levels
2: You can use other characters. However the ones I've listed must be the Main Stars.
3: OC's are allowed but none of this Anon/Anonymous crud.
4: Stories must be 1,000 words minimum as per site rules and 4,900 words max.
5: There can be more than one Chapter just so long as they don't violate rule #4.
6: Judges Decisions are Final and are subject to change anytime.
7: You may apply to be one of the Judges but remember: If you do, your ability to enter is forfeit
8: One Entry per Member
9: Deadline is April 25th, at 11:59 PM.
10: When done add to folder labeled "Contest Submissions

Now get cracking guys! Good Luck!

4201006 I'll be promoting it on my user page in attempt to get you more contenders.