Anon, presently living with Twilight, is looking a little bit the worse for wear. He seems to be having some difficulty sleeping. More unusually, he seems oddly keen to keep it that way…

Strange things happen in Ponyville. Foals start to disappear; their parents and siblings, struck by grief, will resort to every mean to find the cause. Some of them blame timberwolves; some blame the zebra living in the forest. Some of them even blame their fellow ponies. None of them, however, suspects a little filly suffering from insomnia...

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Inspired by Bootsy Slickmane's Insomnia.
Preread by Bootsy Slickmane
Translated to Russian by repitter:
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Chinese translation by MLM
Russian reading by Demicorn Masterrace

All Jamie wanted was a nice, quiet night to complete his work. He was minding his own business and everything, when a creature from a different world decided to show up and give him a concussion. What's up with that? Well, okay, it was an accident, but still! Jamie will probably never finish that work.
(This is fluff, by the way.)

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Criticism welcomed with open arms!

Oh, and I'm fully aware about horse anatomy, and how the hoof is not actually furry and such, but I'm keeping with the "MLP pony" style where they don't actually have the hoof-nail-part.

Lastly, I don't really know the protocol on cover pictures, so I just got a random shot from an episode. If anyone wants to tell me what the deal is (can you use any picture at all, do you need permission, do you just have to link it, etc), that'd be great.

After coming back from her adventure in the mirror world, Twilight is having trouble sleeping and is quickly approaching her breaking point.

Will contain spoilers for the movie. If you haven't seen it and are the type to be bothered by spoilers, do not venture further.

A little story that was supposed to be a oneshot, but was split in two. A bit of family fluff and comfort for Twilight after her adventure through the mirror.

Upon arriving in Equestria, Anon finds that he is unable to fall asleep. Will he be able to seek help among the ponies?

I hate not being able to sleep. You lie there, staring at the inside of your own eyelids and waiting, but it seems like morning never comes. Nothing to do but stare at the walls or think about all the stuff you're usually too busy for. Just be alone in the dark and quiet with your thoughts, pondering existence and history.

All that pondering would be easier if it weren't for that air-headed twerp snoring next to me.

Pre-read by DragonShadow and Samey90

Sleepless Frost, a Royal Guard sergeant prone to nights without slumber, has gone two nights without sleep. Nothing he tries seems to work until his boss, Princess Celestia herself takes notice and decides to help him the only way she knows how.

This story is written as a thank you to my friend pabrony83, using his OC as the main character.

Also, a thank you to CategoricalGrant. His stories gave me some inspiration and they're enjoyable to read.

Made the Popular Stories tab within an hour. Thank you all.

Twilight Sparkle is a troubled pony. She had just made five new friends for the first time in her life, yet she can't find it in herself to be joyous, despite facing down murderous beasts, winning a battle against Nightmare Moon, and helping a long-lost princess reclaim the throne.

Something is keeping Twilight Sparkle up at night.

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Chapter 3 of this story was edited by shadowsreached.
Chapter 4 of this story was edited by Hellpony.

Cover art by Minibot-1. (His DeviantART)

I give my thanks to the wonderful community of FIMFiction, who inspire me without end.

Vinyl has had feelings for a friend for a while now, and said feelings have started interfering with her sleep.

When she finally confesses her feelings, will she be able to face whatever the consequences may be – even if her heart must be broken as a result?

Written for a Creative Writing class, so if the pacing's off, that's why. I do not intend to fix or rewrite any part of this, but corrections will still be gladly accepted.

It's 2:08am, Rainbow Dash can't sleep, and she has to get up in six hours. The same story every night.