A real hero doesn't brag?

Just because she likes to talk about how awesome she is means Rainbow isn't a hero?

After her friends revealed themselves to her, Rainbow Dash reacts to Applejack's words in a completely different way than what's expected, and things only go downhill from there. Tears will be shed, friendships will be broken, and knives will be twisted as everything that can go wrong WILL.

The time of heroes is long over. Those who didn't get out of the game while they still could were taken out, finding themselves in prison or in a shallow grave. Anyone can put on a mask, but actually being a hero, Equestria learned, is easier said than done.

Evil didn't yield to the heroes even then. It adapted, raising its own masked champions to oppose the Vigilantes. But when the heroes left, the shadows stayed. Now, crime is out of control. No one dares to fight back. No one, that is, but one mare who takes up an old mantle to desperately try and hold back the darkness threatening to consume the city, and defend harmony.

This thriller will leave you grasping for more and more as this sinister plot begins to unfold and reveal how the lone detective will reveal all the elements and try and stop the killer before he strikes again.

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When the Cutie Mark Crusaders stumble upon an old secret in Applejack's closet, they decide that their latest cutie mark project will be to attempt a cutie mark for superheroics.

They didn't expect it to work.

What started as a way to kill the day morphs into a crazy adventure that soon drags the three fillies in over their heads against a corrupt businesspony who intends to destroy Ponyville and will let nothing stand in his way.

Cover comes from http://mare-do-well-club.deviantart.com/art/CMCs-as-Mare-Do-Well-Unmasked-320865308. It's not mine, it says right there "You are free to reuse this vector, in whole or in part"!

This story is a sequel to My Little Investigations: The Gemstone Godfather

My name is Twilight Sparkle. I am the Princess of Friendship; one of the rulers of Equestria. There was once a time when I was called the Mysterious Mare-Do-Well. I used this identity briefly to teach my friend Rainbow Dash a lesson in humility. Several moons after that incident, somepony else has taken up the mantle, using it to protect ponies who are in peril. Very few ponies know the true nature of this enigmatic mare; I among them. The only thing known for certain is that she is a true hero.

But now, she has gone mad. Or at least, that's what we're supposed to believe after she allegedly crashed this year's Grand Galloping Gala. Personally, I'm not buying it. Like I said, I know this Mare-Do-Well. She would never do something like this. And as if to confirm my suspicions, there was a note left at the crime scene stating that an impostor is on the loose in one of four locations. Thankfully, I'm not alone in thinking this. My friends support me, and three ponies who have worked with Mare-Do-Well in the past agree that something is amiss.

This is their story as much as it is my own. Mare-Do-Well is our friend, and we have to be there for her just as she's been there for us. Whether she's in the Griffon Kingdom, Manehattan, the Mewlun Mountains, or here in Canterlot, we will find her and unmask her doppelgänger. Come along, Spike! The game is afoot!

The story we're about to tell you is real, although some details are ambiguous in nature. To emphasize this point, no names have been changed. It is also my duty to inform you that this tale contains subject matter that may be inappropriate for younger audiences. Viewer's discretion is strongly advised.

((Case 4 of the Mare-Do-Well Files. It's highly recommended that you read the other cases first; otherwise you will get confused.))

POV Codex:

T: Twilight Sparkle
S: Spitfire
O: Octavia
A: Amethyst Star
M: Multiple POVs in the same chapter

Life in St. Saddle isn't too hard. Sure there's the supervillains around, but at the same time, pretty normal. Right?

Rarity tries to forget that she's dealt a hand she didn't want to be dealt, but as the events of Mare Do Well have come back to Ponyville, she realizes she can't outrun her Uncle Drake any longer. Even if it means being so distraught you can't even utilize your fainting divan properly.

A story set in season 2, a couple of weeks after The Mysterious Mare Do Well, fusion with the IDW depiction of Darkwing Duck from Issue 8 of MLP Micro.

Canterlot. If you ever wanted to raise a family, this would have been the place. But not anymore. These days, Canterlot is infested with crime and murder, with police struggling to maintain order and control in a city gone mad.

But from the darkness, a bolt of black lightning is shot. The police are afraid of her. The populace is afraid of her. Criminals are afraid of her.

The Mysterious Mare-Do-Well has appeared to take back Canterlot from its tormentors...

AUTHOR'S NOTE:
While this story is obviously based on Batman, it's based on EVERY PART of Batman: the darker tones of Christopher Nolan and Frank Miller, with the adventurous wit and charm of Paul Dini and Bruce Timm, the twisted visions of Jeph Loeb and Tim Burton, and even a little bit of Adam West camp. Who knows? Maybe even other heroes will show up...

A dinner party at Fancy Pants’s manor turns into an international incident as Rarity is accused of grand larceny. With a foreign delegation demanding justice, it falls to Fluttershy and an ace Canterlot attorney to clear her of the charges. But against the dark plot beneath these events, will their wits, skill, and a loud “Objection!” or two be enough to set her free?

A “spiritual crossover” with the Ace Attorney series, by alexmagnet and Belligerent Sock.
Cover art by Belligerent Sock.

Mare-Do-Well is captured. Canterlot has gathered to witness her end. What will come of this one lone filly's last stand?

1000 years ago the valiant and most holy god, lord Ahuizotl, vanquished the tyrant Nightmare Moon and the pony scourge of her 1000 armies of Equestria and delivered Equus from the eternal darkness. In his infinite generosity he saw fit to give Equus the light of the sun and to come down from his celestial throne to establish his most divine Empire of Talicon, to spread peace and order throughout Equus. His chosen people, the Felis, were returned to their rightful place as peacekeepers of the realm. In his infinite mercy he allowed the Gryphons, Minotaurs, and even the sinners, the unworthy ponies, their place in his utopia.

1000 years have passed since. The blighted, cursed ponies, the bringers of calamity, continue to live with their heads hung low, harnessed and blinkered, in service of the greater good. But a strange new affliction spreads amongst them. Mysterious markings appear on their flanks. Most call it a curse, the sign of the twin devils of Nightmare Moon and Celestia. But a few embrace it as a gift. They call themselves the 'Cutie Mark Crusaders', lead by the seemingly immortal hero, Mare-Do-Well.

This is the story of one Cutie Mark Crusader, and how her end became the beginning of many.

One-Shot. Written to the tune of 'Heroes' by the Aviators

Cover Art: I didn't even know Awesome came in this flavour. Kindly provided by FenrisianBrony

After playing a strange game, Cartman, Stan, Kyle, and Kenny end up in Equestria. Will they return home? Maybe.