(Story idea requested by ObeliskX on FanFiction.net.) Sunset Shimmer returns from the human world and takes over Equestria as sole ruler. But eventually even she begins to resent her rule, and struggles to find a way to end it.
(Stand alone sequel to "Road to Family".) After Trixie confides in Starlight about problems with her own father, Starlight convinces her friend to write a letter. After some hesitation, Trixie agrees to do so. But what will she have to say?
Wallflower just wanted to be forgotten. It was best for everyone if she was just left alone for good. That's why she hates Sunset, for never just giving her what she wanted. That's why she loves her too.
Life after ruling for Celestia is boring, almost too boring. However, on one of her strolls, she comes across a lost runaway filly. It quickly becomes clear that there is more to the filly than what meets the eye.
I don't know how I wound up here, but suddenly everypony is relying on me for their survival after a terrible curse has fallen over the land. This is not the Equestria I remember.
Princess Celestia, feeling quite lonely since Luna's banishment, decides to take on a student of her own. She finds one in the form of a young filly named Sunset Shimmer, a pony with great magical potential.
"Celestia, I - don't understand. What's going on?" Twilight asked, voice shaking with anticipation of the answer. Celestia opened her eyes, irises flicking back and forth between raging orange and peaceful violet. "I have fallen," she replied.
Problems are something everyone in Equestria has to deal with, big or small. Some problems have obvious answers, some don't. And sometimes, a pony chooses to deal with their problems on their own, no matter how much help they really want.
A broken-spirited Spike waits for news of Twilight after an accident lands her in the hospital, dancing on the fine line between recovery and the unspeakable.
Mister Lonely Heart is a self-styled "Grievance Counselor", a changeling who mimics ponies that his clients have issues with. When Twilight Sparkle pays him a visit, he finds out how painfully neurotic the Princess of Friendship really is.
(An extended epilogue to "The Washouts".) Lightning Dust receives a visit from Rainbow Dash while in the hospital, recovering from her stunt. Surprisingly, Rainbow Dash comes not to lecture but to ask if things could have been different.
After Gallus' behavior in 'The Hearth's Warming Club', Fluttershy holds a special class on "sharing your feelings", just for the Young Six. | Dramatic Character Study of the Young Six
Twilight Sparkle travels to a remote town to prove, once and for all, that there is no such thing as Ghosts. She's about to learn that some secrets are better left covered... | Original Gothic Horror story in time for Nightmare Night