Equestria is a wondrous nation of friendship, harmony, and convenient magic. Eras have passed under the watchful eye of the princesses, and the ponies of the land have thrived in the environment provided for them. In fact, they have been almost blessed with such a peaceful and prosperous way of life that the realities and dangers of the world in which they live are almost forgotten to them. Most struggles are resolved within a day, tops, and the easy pace of life has become the norm. For the citizens of the land, this is no bad thing, and in Equestria, it is practically a standard.

Twilight Sparkle, however, is no pony to lay down and let life pass her by. The newest princess of Equestria is curious, erudite, and ambitious, and in her quest to learn more about the nature of reality, she has taken to studying all she can about the world. In pursuit of this noble goal, she spends more time with her once-rival Sunset Shimmer and co in the mirror world, talking and exploring the ways of the alternate world.

And then comes the snag. While the two worlds may share many similarities, humanity has found a way to push forwards with an eagerness and vigour that even the Princess of Friendship finds amazing, and in doing so, confronts the mare with some uncomfortable questions, all of which she seeks to answer for the betterment of ponykind.

Except for "what is beef?" and "where does glue and leather come from in this world?"

Equestria probably wont benefit from discovering those, and Princess Luna would have to defer most of her workload to a certified therapist.

"Hold on... What kind of spell again?"
"A Princess of the Day spell. It swaps my alicorn nature onto another pony, making them a Princess in my place for a day."

Twilight is a little fed up as the newly-minted Princess of Friendship Magic. So she uses a spell to give each of her friends a chance to see what it's like being the alicorn Princess of Ponyville in her place. And learns way more than she bargained for in the process.

(Originally published on Fanfiction.net, original fic inspired and requested by Supernova2015 on Fanfiction.net. The fic has been spruced up a little for here. Warning!: This fic will contains diapers and very mild AB/DL themes, and has been rated Teen as a precaution. If such material is outside your comfort zone DO NOT READ! Takes place prior to any events in Season 8.)

Pound and Pumpkin Cake truly love it when Pinkie foalsits them, after all she's like that wacky big sister they always wanted. But they are still toddlers and naturally as toddlers they are prone to mischief.

So one day when Pinkie is watching over them while their parents are away, the twins get the idea to make Pinkie one of them and that includes a diaper and a pacifier just right for their big sis.

But how will Pinkie react to such treatment? Have the twins gone too far this time?

Rainbow Dash can totally believe she drank a temporary amnesia potion on a dare. What she can’t level with is the idea that she’s been Rarity’s loyal right-hand seamstress for the past few years.

She’s gotta be missing something – y’know, aside from a bunch of memories.

Folan had everything going for him, a great group of friends, an amazing school, and his dream job. Nothing could go wrong in his life. Until, on the last night of the summer, Folan and his friends decided to get drunk. What will Folan do when he finds himself very, very far from home?

(This story came from my first discussion with a friend named knight on a discord server. One of the things that he kept asking me was, "what would you do if you were teleported to Equestria?" This is for you Knight.)

Warning: the following story you are about to read contains disturbing material that may be unnerving to some readers.

It is (for some) the first Nightmare Night for the Student Six. They spend the evening in costume wondering the fairground of Ponyville enjoying the pony holiday. However, a magic show gets their attention in which the magician shows off a curiosity: a centuries-old automaton. Gallus is asked to come on stage in which, even after the show, the trick that he went along with, follows him back to the school.

A special thanks to LeylaQuartz for having this story finally be edited and inspiring to give an alternative ending.

And thank you to Zachmoviefan for his reading of this story.

No one is without scars. Some are on the surface, and fade with time, but others run deep, and may never fully heal. And any number of things can cause those scars to reopen.

Sunrunner's scars run deep, thanks to the strong emotions tied to them, but she manages them well enough. She has to, given she's an officer in the Royal Guard. But when circumstances lead her towards having to face the roots of some of her deepest scars, she might just find herself on the way to healing one of her oldest and deepest ones. Along the way, however, she'll be reminded that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

She stands along the border of Sweet Apple Acres, in a neat row with all her sisters, kin from the same tree.

Sometimes, life surprises us, and an unforeseen event comes to bring chaos in the carefully constructed routine of our existence, a cataclysm that wipes away the monotony and sets us on a path of danger, adventure and excitement, a road to far away lands where we'll see incredible landscapes and meet equally incredible characters, a journey that takes us from our simple ordinary role and brings us to become heroes, the only ones capable of stopping ancient evils that threaten to destroy the world as we know it.

Most of the time that doesn't happen.

It took some convincing, but Sunny Flare was finally able to get her girlfriend Sunset Shimmer to give her favorite game, Tales of Equestria, a chance. Now all of their friends play the game together and are having a lot of fun, but Sunny can't help but feel like she's a failure for not being able to keep up with the game's top-tier content and gear as a result.

Sunset Shimmer wants to make sure her girlfriend feels accomplished in everything she does, so she'll make absolutely sure that Sunny can get the weapon she's been dreaming of.

Written for the Sunset Shipping Contest: Journeys!