A crystal pony, freed from her helm.

A changeling, pacing between the cocoons.

A thestral, looking at the colored moon.

A donkey, passing through a broken town.

A dragon, flying away from the chaos.

A machine, toiling among its brethren.

A wraith, across a wasteland.

The law exists to protect Equestrian citizens, and must be enacted in a fair and even manner. Prince Blueblood knows this; he's accepted punishment for his numerous minor disturbances of the Equestrian legal system, without ever trying to slip out of it.

Fluttershy is in violation the law. Ergo, she must be brought to justice. That's just logic.

Now if only he can get the captain of the guard and his annoyingly lackidasial aunt to cooperate...

Made for the eighth FTP competition. Cover art by hwaho.

Rarity has noticed that Applejack has an odd habit. Twi. Dash. Rares. Shy. Mac.

And now... Rara.

Which leads her to ask... what's up with that, anyway?

Coverart by Luminuara the Lumineko.

There was a pattern here....

She hadn't seen it before. Or rather, she had refused to see it before.

But...

Were ponies really so... naive?

"Did I ever tell you about

the night

that the mannequin came to life

and haunted

all... the... costumes...?"

Cover art is a cropped version of a work by Xenon.

She's been asked

She's been asked so many times

by so many ponies

in so many ways

she's still being asked

Holder's Boulder.

It's brought the Pie family good luck for generations.

It's one of the core features of their rock farm.

It's Limestone Pie's personal favorite.

It's also egg shaped and came from a dragon's nest...

Coverart by mrcurlystyles

In the wake of the Canterlot Wedding, Fluttershy has to ask Twilight a very difficult question.

No, wait, strike that. Reverse it.

Princess Celestia has decided, rather abruptly, that Twilight Sparkle needs to learn some of the minutae of running a government. Specifically, dealing with certain... noble entitlements, and the need to check in on their lands every once in a while. There is, in fact, one particular old family that needs, shall we say, just a little check in to be reminded, in a way, that they are purely technically speaking sworn to serve the crown. All Twilight needs to do is run a teensy little survey, which should only take a few days, and maybe befriend the ponies living there.

Her friends decide to come along as emotional support. But really, Twilight isn't that worried. It's just a name, after all. And they've faced down monsters before. It's incredibly unlikely to be dangerous, in any way whatsoever.

Confidence.

What is confidence?

It can take many forms. A knowing smile, acknowledging your own presence in the room. An eager strut as you show off your latest creation. A dash of arrogance, on occasion; perhaps not the best outlet, but when you do something incredible you do deserve a little acknowledgement.

But the most important question: How does one inspire confidence? Maintain it? Nurture it?

Well... that's my job.

(Cover by DT.)