This story is a sequel to Midnight's Shadow

Midnight Sparkle's career has seen her though terrors nopony should have to endure: warlocks, hags, and worst of all, dirt. Her newest assignment promises to be no less challenging; when the Count of Honeyfield dies without a clear heir, Midnight is tasked by none other than Princess Celestia herself to oversee the transition of his estate to the count’s lawful heir. The question of why a magus of her talents and status would be given such a routine task quickly becomes moot; as the estate’s residents maneuver and plot for the late count’s estate, it’s clear that he might not be the only one laid to rest before it’s over.

Rainbow Dash and Applejack have cherished the years gone by at one another’s side, but beneath the wear of time, the fuel that is love can turn to ash and smother the flames they hold dear.

Beyond the smoke rising from the cinders, they face an uncertain future. Now, they must come to terms with the harsh truth that, sometimes, love alone isn't enough to keep a marriage burning bright.

Historian’s Note:
Spectrum of Gray occurs about fifteen years after Princess Twilight Sparkle’s ascension.

Cast: Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle & Granny Smith

Entry into the AppleDash "Second Chances" Contest.

Cover Design by Novel Idea
Sweet Apple Acres Background by bronyb34r
Sweet Apple Acres Barn by Jeatz-Axl
Small Cloudiminium: Customized from Screenshot by Novel Idea

Header Designs
Twilight Sparkle Cutie Mark by Intbrony 
Applejack Cutie Mark by BlackGryph0n
Rainbow Dash Cutie Mark by BlackGryph0n
Granny Smith Cutie Mark by The Smiling Pony

Beta Reader & Editor Credits
Ebon Quill: Audio Director & Quest Designer on The Manehattan Project
Little Tinker: Master of Systems at Poniverse & Scripting Engineer on The Manehattan Project
Beltorn: Commenter-at-Large on FimFiction
Cursori: Reader of Many a Pony Word

Special Guest Beta Readers & Editors
Monochromatic - Patron Saint of RariTwi
Oroboro - Expert in Emotional Devastation
Crystal Wishes - One Who Understood
Swan Song - Specialist of Sass and Snark
Corejo - Synopsis Nitpicker Brainstormer

Word Count: 18,000 words
Version: 2.3

Octavia performs with the symphony, playing music for thousands. It's her dream job and she loves what she does.

But at home, in the quiet and the alone, she gets restless. She wants something she can't define-

The satisfaction of the night.

Title by Spectral

In Equestria during the prohibition era, A certain family runs a business. The work is hard and the price for getting caught might as well be death, but the reward for success is more profitable than any other occupation in the nation right now. When a young woman earns the trust of the Don of this family, she is accepted and becomes a part of the family. However, over two months since she joined, a string of unfortunate events have occurred, and the Don has questions she'd like to have answered.

This story is a sequel to Option 2

Now that Dethon is defeated, Mana Spark can do what he originally came to do; fix his ship.

And learn, of course. Hopefully Discord proves to be a good teacher.

He just wants to learn, but so does Twilight.

People, I can't fix what's wrong if you dont say anything. And if you are just thumbing down after reading the description, you probably shouldn't, since you have nothing except a short TLDR of a TLDR to form an opinion on.

Princess Celestia has faith that Fluttershy can reform Discord, The Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony. Fluttershy gives it her best efforts, while Discord try's to distance himself from her, but she refuses to give up on him.

At the Grand Galloping Gala, Cadance finds something unexpected: somepony who looks like they don't want to be there at all.

Contribute to the TVTropes page! This is the third story in stand-alone Four Loves of Cadance continuity: (Agápē/Storge/Philía/Érōs)

When everyone else turns out to be too busy to do it, Spike volunteers to babysit Princess Flurry Heart for the day. He does his job all right for the most part, but things begin to shake up a bit when Sweetie Belle stops by and insists she help Spike take care of the baby. After some hesitation, Spike relents and decides to let Sweetie Belle help him. The day goes on and Spike and Sweetie Belle babysit Flurry Heart together, almost like their own little family.

Cover Art by Silcy, Commissioned by me.

Special thanks to Silcy and my proofreaders.

Little Wing and Cirrus Ramble are two young ponies, originally from Cloudsdale but spending time nowadays in Ponyville. When a new Daring Do book comes out Little Wing is determined to collect it first from the library.

When Twilight is revealed to be out, they decide to sneak in and snoop around. They promptly find Twilight's secret lab behind some random bookcase. It also contains an evil looking death alter. It's about as stupid as it sounds.

Based on a True Story, as experienced by Tom117z and Skijarama in Legends of Equestria.

Scootaloo is now a young mare living through her teen years. After an event in school causes her to break down and fall into a deep depression, she locks herself inside of the old CMC Clubhouse, threatening to take her own life.

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Rated 'Teen' for themes.