AppleJack and Applebloom go camping but when they fight Applebloom leaves forever and Applejack can't help but turn to the bad side in depression. She searches for advice from the new cutie mark crusaders. Can they fix her? Will Applejack forget the horrible past? IDK XD

Commerce and labor are the lifeblood of economics, great and small, and today's world in and out of Equestria was no exception: even though bits are standard currency in their native homeland, lighter packages are still possible, especially regarding exchange; however, the concept of honest wages are still alienated for an alarming percentage of individuals, many who have turned to a life of crime and villainy.

Once upon a time, there were a trio of suitcases being pursued by a band of traitors to their nation, whether one world or another; now, one remains and along with it, one survivor, frustrated by an otherwise best laid plan thwarted by unforeseen consequences as is: it wasn't enough for one to be lost in the landmass, now another individual has stumbled across its contents and conspiratorial cutthroats.

Enter a tree stump, stuck in a desert along a horse with a name and an injury in dire need of treatment from the former's perspective: little is know about the latter except for the color of tresses and coat, not it'd done much good so to speak despite breathing freely; either way, as far as they're both concerned, by and large, regarding the scheme, to quote a junkie's words, "he can't keep getting away with this...!"

An entry for the A Thousand Words Contest II in the Experimental category.

Also Silver spoon is in this story, will her idiocy get Diamond tiara into more trouble than she bargained for?, the answer is yes.

If you're tired of these random stories already, i'll be giving you a surprise with my next upcoming story... just you wait.

HINT: It has to do with WATCHING PAINT DRY.

Life seems to be finally turning out right in so many ways for the ponies of Ponyville. Peace and happiness have become the norm. Until ponies start to vanish. (If you're a lazy reader, skip to the last paragraph of the summary)

Rumble's finally managed to move on after Scootaloo broke up with him. He's convinced himself he's okay now, that everything is fine. But when Scoots is counted among the missing, he knows he can't just stand idly by wondering about her fate.

Diamond Tiara's been doing her best to hide from the community that her family's in deep debt; but now her father's made a big sale, and it looks like she'll be able to go skiing in the Crystal Mountains with Silver Spoon's family this year. But then her best and only friend goes missing.

Snails has been training among the royal guard for the past five months, training his body and mind to become so much more than he was. He returns home ready to rest peacefully with his family and reunite with old friends. But with his huge heart and new found sense of justice, when he learns about the disappearances, he starts a search of his own.

Twist has finally got the job of her dreams, working full time in Sugarcube Corner with her idol and newfound friend Pinkie Pie. But when her hero goes missing, the workaholic knows there's nothing she can do; she's too weak, too useless. But she seems to be noticing clues others miss, and it's making some of the others suspect her for having a hand in the disappearances.

Dinky's just relieved that her mom has finally begun to recover from a long winded depression, glad to see that maybe her life is going to be normal. But when her mom is kidnapped by a mysterious pony who looks a good frightening bit like the boy she has a crush on, her world begins to shatter.

Five unlikely allies find their destinies inseparably bound; despite their differences, it seems that the only way to save their loved ones might be to set such things aside. It seems only they can unweave the mystery and save the ones who matter most to them. Falling in and out of love, betrayal and secrets, truths and lies that change everything; but to the five ponies, on thing becomes glaringly obvious. Any fool can be happy.

Cassius was just a regular pony, he had a wife, two adorable kids, but one day a man changed that. And now Cassius seeks to bring all those who waste their lives to justice by putting them through tests he has devised to try and show them their problems. Is it right or wrong? You get to be the judge of that.

This is a joint effort by fluttershy1700 and Connor Tempest

It's the summer solstice, so Scootaloo, Apple Bloom, & their friends decide to travel around the world in one day in an effort to create the "Biggest, Longest, Funnest summer day of all time". But not everyone believes they can actually achieve what they've set out to do, leading them to get some encouraging words, in the form of a duet, from Trixie Lulamoon and Countess Coloratura. Meanwhile, Dr. Discord takes a father-daughter trip to Tokyo with Twilight.

Applejack and Big Mac need to pay off the barn's new roof, but Apple Bloom simply is no good when it comes to salesponyship. When Trixie offers Apple Bloom a chance to enroll in a school to learn the art of winning the crowd, the fillie jumps at the chance. While Apple Bloom learns the tricks of twisting words, Applejack and Big Mac go on a trip to prove who the best speaker in Equestria was.

If you haven't read Aristophanes, you probably should.

The fillies of Ponyville have a campout at the Sweet Apple Barn. They decide to have some fun reading 'Foal's and Household Tales' by the Brothers Grim. Despite the title, the Tales are definitely not appropriate for foals.

A decade has passed since The War. Many of Equestria's military forces have already taken a huge blow and Equestria is now in a recession. The Aliens, a group of outsiders from another planet, sees this opportunity and attacks. On the alien home world, Fanzith, all forms of magic have been reduced to a minimum rate due to The Fragments, crystals kept by the Alien military to disable all uses of magic due to fear of rebellion. And now, they've created Fragments on Equestria, limiting all forces of magic to near minimal rates. The only thing close to magic left, is the power of cutie marks. The Elements of Harmony are no longer active, and whats left of the Mane 6 must gain and destroy every fragment in Equestria before the Mists come and destroy all of ponykind.