Life has been hard for Scootaloo.

But can she overcome her struggles and find a way to go on?

Will she want to once the truth is revealed?

Featured on EqD 9/1/14
Now with a dramatic reading by DRWolf here.

They say everypony has a soul mate, one being they are destined to find and connect with. If that soul mate is lost it is up to the survivor of the pair to find ways to cope. Some never do.

[ 'True Love' tied for second place in Surry's Eggcellent Egghead Competition! Congratulations to the winner, The DJ Rainbow Dash. ~Adda ]

[ Preread by three of my favorite ponies ever - Wolfcape, Specimen021, and Razzle Dazzle. Thanks for putting up with me! Cover art by Antiander. ]

When it's too late, what happens?

As time passes everything decays, and we realize that any birthday could be our last.

A human in Equestria learns to cope with the struggles of a new world, discovering for himself all the differences that separate him and the inhabitants of Equestria.

How does Vinyl cope with the loss of the most important mare in the world to her?

One fine morning, Lavender wakes up with hiccups. How will she cope with them?

This is a short side-story to As Sweet As Lavender.
Proof-reading provided by Eeveexpert.

Being an immortal goddess and supreme ruler of a nation is stressful. But sometimes you just have to cope with weird things. These are short stories about things that might or might not have happened, but were certainly erased from Equestrian history.

Nectus is your average changeling. He works hard to provide for the hive. He just has a teensy flaw involving a certain phobia that causes him great discomfort. So, he fled from the hive, but still delivers any food he gains to the hive. After Queen Chrysalis finds out about the mystery materials, she goes out of his way to find just what is up with Nectus.

Short one-shot story involving perhaps the most debilitating situation for a changeling.

Spike wants to be left alone after the funeral. But Discord won’t do that. He’s going to help his old friend through his loss. And that will require a few surprises…

What goes through a pony's head when they think about their own mortality? How do they cope with it?