A new coffee shop opens up in Ponyville.

It's so simple, isn't it? Owning land is cut and dry because once it's owned, it's always going to be the same, never changing. That's what the Apples may have believed but the day Apple Bloom sees for her own eyes a forgotten truth, it becomes apparent that more ponies might have claims to the land than they do. And owning land becomes the most uncertain thing ever.

(Author's note: This piece was written in a short amount of time. If it helps, look at Chi and Canary as a metaphor for the nature of wanting to own land and the idea that more than one group can claim to own the same territory. The story doesn't focus on them because there's no changing the past, making them important side characters to a greater issue. There's no ongoing villain or anything suspenseful to stop. The story begins and ends with a question like the question of whether the Apples and the Pies share ancestry. It might not come to a conclusion but it's not really meant to. I want people to come up with their own thoughts on how things would turn out for everyone involved. In this case, the two opposing forces are families who have the same kind of history. )

(Author's note 2: This is written for the Poniverse Summerpalooza 3.0 contest. The theme is about family. I choose to expand on one family's personal history. Pixel and Buffy are characters owned by Poniverse but make a cameo for story purposes. )

Rarity's article on fashion, which she dedicated countless hours into, wasn't featured in her favorite magazine! Of course, this leads her to do what any other rational mare would when faced with rejection: pick up a typewriter and threaten to smash it.

Spike tries to explain that there's more to writing.

A mall filled with undead. Missing friends found insane. A truth to be exposed in seven days.

Not even scales can prevent a zombie bite.

This story is a sequel to Sketched to life

Applejack prefers the simple things in life: working on the farm, helping her family, and hanging out with her friends. Of course, now that she is one of the protecters of Equestria and the Element of Honesty, things are changing, and she's not sure she likes it. Applejack would rather leave behind all the fancy titles and attention and go back to what she had before. But when an accident leaves the others incapacitated, she'll have to dig deep inside herself and find the strength to continue.

Meanwhile, more about the Elements of Harmony are revealed, could this be used to help save the day?

Spike is starting to learn the hard way that the ponies don't treat him better than any slave. What will he do, leave them behind or stay with them and endure more abuse? After all, it was Twilight who hatched him and the ponies who have raised him since then. Should he go back to the Dragon Lands? This is going to be the hardest decision of his life.

For years, Sunset Shimmer has happily held her place at Celestia's side. She was her prized student, her number one prodigy. In return, Celestia was Sunset's world, her passion and drive. However, with time and age come change, and Sunset cannot take it any more.

She doesn't understand why Celestia won't look at her any more, why she is so enthralled by the talent and simple nature of her newest discovery. All she knows is that as much as she may aspire and hope, she'll never again be the object of Celestia's interest.

Sunset Shimmer intends to leave, and she has no plans of returning.

Written for Oroboro's Sunset Shipping Contest: Changing Seasons

Special thanks to Ceffyl Dwr for pre-reading as well as helping me to iron out the creases in my original idea.

Set in the EK Verse.

Flash Sentry is visiting his family for the weekend but then learns about reactions to the Journal of Friendship.

Now he goes to set the crowd straight.

As well, as this three certain ponies are in the area and watch the Royal Guard.

This story now has a sequel! You can check it out here: In the Twilight Sky: Eternal Stars

Twilight loved Flash Sentry with all her heart. But now, several decades later, he's dead. Though her friends and brother still continue to live in their old age, her life has not been without heavy losses. However, this one hit her harder than the others. With so many ponies she cares about being so close to the end, she feels lost.

But there are still ponies that understand exactly how she's feeling. Luna tracks Twilight down to a small pond, where she is isolating herself from the rest of Equestria. What follows is a gentle heart-to-heart between two immortals that now feel alone in the world.

Edited by Shadowghostalex.

This story is a sequel to MLP: Heroes of Equestria: Nightmare Moon Saga.

After the events of the Summer Sun Celebration, Twilight Sparkle along with Sorin Dragos and his friends have now become residents of Ponyville. But will they be able to handle all of the weird occurrences that happen within Ponyville while also getting along with their new friends and each other?