A phoenix lives in the brief second of a raging fire, vivid with energy and massive, powerful strength. The warmth is overwhelming and immense, but not eternal. When a new spirit rises from the ashes, the previous must embrace its inevitable end.
To kill for your country is easier said than done. What lives would you be willing to end through this campaign? The father of a loving family? The son of a loyal elder? Even the unknown faces of the young?
What will Scootaloo do when she learns that she can never fly? Will she be alone in the darkness with her pain, sorrow, and misery? Or will she accept her destiny and fate instead?
A stallion under the command of Celestia attempts to save his rebel brother during the heat of battle. Will his sacrifices be worth rescuing his only sibling, even if it means deserting his fellow troops?
Dealing with dangerous animals can be a burdensome task. There's more to being an animal caretaker than just cuddles and cuteness. In a clearing, deep in the White Tail Woods, Fluttershy has a fateful encounter with a deadly python.
Words are powerful things. They can hurt, and they can heal; you just have to know the right ones. But when somepony loses their father, what are the right ones?
Trixie has returned to Canterlot following the disaster that led to an Ursa Minor being released into Ponyville. She is getting ready for her next performance, to an adoring crowd, when an unexpected visitor shows up.
When pony Rainbow Dash hears that human Scootaloo plans on entering the portal to Equestria, she knows she has to go to the human world to save Scoots, from both worlds.
The doctor has failed once again to keep one of his companians alive. He and derpy grieve the loss and she seeks to comfort him with the only thing she has left, her voice