Silver Melodies is finished. Her life has fallen apart, and now she's left to wonder what she could've done different. Why doesn't anypony like her? Why doesn't anypony just want to be her friend? Not even her family?

So, i know I already made a sad story about Silver Melodies, but I had to make this one. Unfortunately, and I know a lot of you will hate me for it, this story is more of a rant. Everything in this story is 95% accurate to my feelings and what I'm going through as I write these words, save for a few exaggerations. So... yeah, I'm sorry.

But I hope you still like the story.

This... is... BATTLE PONIES!!!

Each of the mane six are a soldier in the EAP (Equestrian Army of Peace). Together, they will be tasked with winning a battle for some random city that has no strategic importance at all. But who cares? Ponies have guns!

Get ready for a tale of action, adventure, and comedy death! Welcome, to Battle Ponies 4!

There are cuss words in this one, as well as violent scenes of blood. Just so y'all know!

They were going to have a normal day. But Discord wanted to have fun. He couldn't stay 'good', he's the King of Chaos! So he decides to round up the main six and many other ponies and put them into a game.

In this game, they will either kill or be killed simple, as that. Last pony standing wins. Discord will accept no pleas, and will show no mercy as he messes with their surroundings and even their minds.

What will happen when everything Fluttershy knew and wanted is ripped away and replaced with a bloody, gruesome new reality, if only for a moment? Can her mind peaceful mind cope, or will it bend and snap, learning to think like a mind of the dark.

Welcome to the Empire of Equestria. The land is in turmoil, from ravaging tribes of minotaur, to the fierce nation of the griffons, there are not many places still safe, and soon there may be none.

The griffons have invaded and stolen a priceless artifact, one that could hold the fate of the world. With it lost, the world will slowly fall into chaos, leaving no peaceful land on which to live. No, not the kind Discord likes. Chaos among our feelings and our relationship with others. The process has already begun, with violent raids and even civil war springing up all over the Empire.

It has fallen to six ponies to save the world. They don't even know each other too well, but they will be forced to work as a team as they overcome the many obstacles that they must face. They will also make new friends, who will help them along their journey.

But in the end, it will be up to the six heroes to retrieve what was lost. Will they succeed, or will chaos ravage the land and even each other, breaking their will to go on?

Alright, let me clear up a few things.
1. This is a steam punk themed story (I think)
2. It is an alternate universe. As such, the characters have been modified slightly to fit their roles they play in this world. It is not set in the future or past of the MLP show. It is a whole new world. Also, the characters really don't have much knowledge of each other, sometimes not even knowing the other existed. And the fillies are all now teenagers, so they aren't quite as big as the others, but bigger than fillies.
3. There are a lot of characters in this story, but the ones that are shown below are simply the more important ones. I mean really. There's Vinyl Scratch, Lyra, Derpy, Doctor Whooves, etc.

Foxfire is... different, to say the least. What she had gone through has scarred her for life, and the way she has been treated by other ponies has pushed her onto the brinks of depression.

Nopony loves her. She is an outcast. How does she deal with not having any friends when she needs them more than ever. She is alone... right?

Notes: Special thanks to Florarena Crimsonflame for lending me the OC for this story. Did I word that right? I don't know.

Silver Melodies is a normal mare. She lives a normal life, and has friends, like any normal pony. But those in Ponyville would say otherwise. She wasn't prepared for their reaction to a simple rumor.

There is no weapon more powerful than gossip. It can spread like wildfire, consume our minds and change how we think. We may even find our actions change...

And our very love for others.

Scootaloo has been diagnosed with a disease that constantly eats away at her wing bones, thus they never grow. With a possible cure and a limited time, Sweetie Belle will stop at nothing to assure her friend can fly.

But can Scootaloo deal with the possible sacrifice that must be made in order to live her dream?

A true friend will stop at nothing to help others achieve their dreams, even going so far as to lose their own dreams.

Or their own life.

Scootaloo goes to get Rainbow Dash a gift, but in the storm she loses her way and needs a savior. Her gift is made even more precious by the following events.

We will risk it all for those we love. Nothing can stop us, and nothing can break our bonds we form with our loved ones.

Not even death.

Scootaloo is depressed with the events of past days. Felling like no one cares about her, she makes a decision that will affect not only her, but everyone she knows.

Those we love may not know it if we fail to show it. Those we hurt may hurt us back out of pain and loneliness.

Don't neglect those closest to you.