No outside help. Nopony knows where they are.

Just six friends using Brains, Hearts, Perseverance, Greed, Ingenuity...and Stubbornness.

Meh...they should be fine...

During a long-put-off visit to see her brother and sister-in-law during Hearth's Warming, Twilight simply cannot catch a break! It's bad enough that the Crystal Heart begins to malfunction, casting Gloom and Doom (While Things Go Boom!) all over the land instead of its usual Love and Harmony, during the Holiday no less, but NOW, when it is STOLEN, an old Enemy has also resurfaced, thus adding to the "fun!"

Can Twilight solve this Mystery?! Can she and Sombra work together to save Hearth's Warming?! Did Sombra's heart grow THREE* sizes that Day, thus filling him with Love and Kindness?! Will Tiny Tim ever walk again?!

...yeah...I'm gonna do you a solid and go with...no...no to all of these...

Sombra and Twilight, and they have to go on a Christmas adventure with a common goal.

Right out of college and strapped for cash, Shining Armor decides to do some infomercials for some rather...questionable...business partners. But that was years ago, when he was young and foolish.

Now married, a father, and Co-Ruler of the Crystal Empire, some sordid details of his past resurface as it unexpectedly catches up with him...

Hearth's Warming. A time for family, parties, shopping...and stress, especially for those ponies who are shopkeeps, department store workers...and bakers. And nopony is better at hiding her stress behind a bright smile and a bubbly attitude than the town's resident Party Pony. But one shy, yellow pegasus isn't so easily fooled.

And this year, she plans to do something about it.

A young man finds a book on transdimensional travel and sees it as his ticket to fulfill his fantasy.

Unfortunately, the reality is far different from his expectations.

This started out as a little one-shot I've had sitting in my docs for awhile. It's a writing exercise that follows the prompt, "Your character gets dropped into his/her fantasy world. What happens next?" But then as has happened before, the story took on a life of its own.

Some characters portrayed are from GaPJaxie's Actingverse , and are used with his gracious permission. I highly recommend reading the stories in the series, beginning with Dressing Room.

To whomever finds this journal:

My name is Matthew Stone. I'm a fiction writer, but what you're about to read is the truth, every word of it. I have tried to remember everything as it happened, and make record here. Even though I experienced these events I still don't know if I'm crazy or not. I leave that for you to decide.

I now know we humans are not alone in the universe, for I have seen something that is both terrifying and beautiful.

One moment he was in his bedroom, trying to get to sleep. The next, he's in a dark forest, with a moon that's twice the size it should be.

An ordinary man finds himself lost in a place with no memory of how he got there, thick darkness all about him and no idea where he is. Now he has to find food, shelter, and somehow a way home.

[Edit] Many spoilers in the comments, so approach with caution. Buuuut, I love comments, so don't be afraid to submit some!

This Nightmare Night will be special, hosted by none other than Princess Luna herself. After some incessant teasing by Diamond Tiara, Scootaloo decides a scary costume won't be enough: they're going to BRING something scary! And what could be scarier than a real ghost? Not only that, but they'd probably get their cutie marks in Ghost Hunting. Scare Diamond Tiara, AND get their cutie marks: win-win!

As the Bearer of Laughter, Pinkie D. Pie has always been upbeat and friendly. But even the most optimistic pony can reach her limit. When three bullies show up one night in Ponyville, they unwittingly give her the excuse she needs.