This story is a sequel to Hocus Pocus

A few years have passed since the events of Hocus Pocus, and the lives of Ditzy Doo and her daughter Dinky have never been more exciting. Dinky's final year of study at Celestia's Academy for Gifted Unicorns is about to begin, and Ditzy's relationship with her coworker, Autumn Breeze, has blossomed into a beautiful partnership.

But when a figure from both ponies' past reappears, events quickly escalate out of control, and soon, Ditzy and Dinky find themselves wrapped up in what may be the greatest crisis Equestria has ever faced.

In this final chapter of the Shipping and Handling trilogy, two ponies learn about the greatest magic of all.

(Excluding the prologue and epilogue, takes place 3+ years after Hocus Pocus, and between seasons 8 and 9 of canon MLP.)

Sparkler is intent on shining, but will she fall flat of her aspirations? She has no great evil conspiring against her, no adventure waiting for her to answer any call... only wishes and a knack for managing what she holds dear.

It could be enough.

Now, if only she could stop having to second-guess herself.

Everyone knows the classic tale: the Three Bears leave to let their porridge cool, the naive little filly Goldilocks comes in, she does porridge. Hijinks, as the saying goes, shall thus ensue.

Dinky's got a little more behind her "re-imagining" than that, though. Her mind stands trial. Can she outwit the grim judge (big sister Amethyst)? Can she appeal to the all-loving jury (Derpy, walking disaster zone and friend of insurance sellers everywhere)?

Or will she find the chair to be much too hot? And not "just right" at all?

Sparkler is a victim of teenage pregnancy . She is forced to take it to term only to learn that he is the result of inbreeding. Her lover turned out to be the brother her family had disowned.
Now she dealt with another night of his pain.

This story is a sequel to Impossible Numbers' Flashfic Anthology, Volume Two

Careless talk costs life lessons, as Amethyst finds out when confronted with the insatiably curious mind of Dinky.

Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life
Prompt: "The Most Important Things"
Original Source: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/212112/flashfic/thread/368072/closed-flashfic-150-august-2018-the-most-important-things#comment/6531432

Fluttershy takes dedication of her animal friends to a whole new realm. A posthumous one, to be precise. Rainbow Dash is curious enough to find out more.

Genres: Drama, Slice of Life
Prompt: "Dead or Alive"
Original Source: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/212112/flashfic/thread/375831/closed-flashfic-150-october-2018-dead-or-alive#comment/6607215

Take the Cutie Mark Crusaders, add a broken cookie jar, and what do you get? A headache, as Applejack inevitably finds out.

Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life
Prompt: "I Didn't Do It!"
Original Source: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/212112/flashfic/thread/383925/flashfic-150-december-2018-i-didnt-do-it#comment/6689983

Fluttershy knows that sometimes, you learn the secret of flash bee diplomacy from ancient legends and patient detective work. Rainbow Dash knows that sometimes, you just wing it.

Genres: Comedy
Prompt: "Honesty Ain't the Best Policy"
Original Source: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/212112/flashfic/thread/387339/flashfic-150-january-2019-honesty-aint-the-best-policy#comment/6730141

Zecora receives a rude awakening when a midnight thief decides to dig up some ancient history.

Genres: Drama
Prompt: "Hidden Motives"
Original Source: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/212112/flashfic/thread/390888/flashfic-150-february-2019-hidden-motives#comment/6754980

Octavia Melody finds herself in the unexpected position of convincing Lyra Heartstrings of the existence of mixed genres, such as Dubstep Cello. It requires a most unorthodox detour through past seasons.

Genres: Comedy, Random, Slice of Life
Prompt: "I Was Blind, (But Now I See)"
Original Source: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/212112/flashfic/thread/394488/flashfic-150-march-2019-i-was-blind-but-now-i-see#comment/6782038

The no-nonsense, highly organized Amethyst has to come to terms with an uncomfortable fact: this bumbling, chaotic, well-intentioned pegasus has had a far more interesting life than hers.

Genres: Slice of Life
Prompt: "The Last Thing on the List"
Original Source: https://www.fimfiction.net/group/212112/flashfic/thread/397877/flashfic-150-april-2019-the-last-thing-on-the-list#comment/6829897

Mighty Force, Veiled Light, Blue Nectar, Applejack, Amethyst Star, and Cheerilee attend the Summer Sun Celebration, then have to journey into the Everfree Forest to find the Elements of Harmony and save Equestria. Following that, they settle into their daily lives, experiencing the daily drama of Ponyville.

Warning: A significant ways into the story, there will be mention of self harm and suicide. It will never be a central theme, and it could easily not show up for the first 20 chapters, but it will eventually be a thing. I blame my players for this fact.

Contains minor crossover with Doctor Who, though the story may be enjoyed easily enough without knowledge of it. At the time of posting nothing past the tenth Doctor has been referenced.

This story is almost directly copied off a Pathfinder campaign I am still running (we've been going for over a year at this point), in which the players (and some non-player characters because a bunch of players dropped out) take the places of the original mane six. Ironically, despite being a RPG campaign, it tends to be extremely slice-of-life most of the time (when not saving Equestria from Nightmare Moon, Discord, Ect.). The campaign uses the Spheres of Power alternate magic system and homebrew stats for the various races native to Equestria and the rest of Equus.
Spheres of Power may be found here:
http://spheresofpower.wikidot.com/

Colgate has accomplished so much since graduating from the dental academy. She has her own practice, she has a nice house and she has financial stability. She knows that she should be happy but she isn't, she feels like something is missing.

AU tag for OOC Colgate.

AU Lateverse

It's the Harvest Celebration, a day of celebrating the fresh autumn harvest with family. So why is Amethyst only celebrating with Twirly? Why does she never mention her family?

Feel free to add to the TV Tropes page!

It takes a lot to be the mayor of a town like Ponyville. You've got to keep a level head in even the most crazy of situations. And believe me, a lot of crazy things happen to this town all the time. Why just the other day... what's that? A monster is attacking? Yes, we get that a lot, but don't worry. Princess Twilight and her friends will take care of it. They always do, after all!

What's that? They're busy with something else right now? But... but then who's going to take care of the monster?!

Just a one shot that wouldn't leave my head until it was written. I hope you at least get a giggle out of it!

11/17/2018 Featured! Thank you all for enjoying my silly little story!

Derpy's deluded house, a super way to spice up a marriage, and two friends stepping out of the party for a breather. Yes! These are entries one, two, and three of Blue Chameleon VI's Writeoff Contestants for the Prompt: "Keep Pretending"

Help! My House Thinks It's a Castle!
Derpy, Twilight Sparkle
Random, Slice of Life

Villainy Ain't a Piece of Cake
Mr Cake, Mrs Cake, Mane-iac
Comedy, Drama, Slice of Life

The Party That Never Starts (For Me)
Amethyst Star (Sparkler), Lyra Heartstrings
Drama, Slice of Life