After moving into Maretime Bay full time, Izzy notices that Sprout hasn't been around. She soon learns that he left his job and has barely set hoof outside his house since the crystals were brought together.

Convinced that Sprout needs somepony to cheer him up, Izzy takes it upon herself to do the cheering up. But Izzy is the absolute last pony Sprout wants to see, he can't stand her in the slightest.

Unfortunately for Sprout, Izzy isn't the type of pony who takes "No" for an answer. She'll find a way to cheer him up no matter what it takes. And maybe, just maybe, she'll find a way to get inside that icy heart of his.

(Featured on 7/05/2022.)

Sprout is entertaining Hitch and Sunny at his house on one of their playdates, when something goes wrong. Sprout can't find his mommy anywhere, she's missing!

Filled with panic, Sprout insists that Hitch and Sunny help him look for his mommy. And the two foals, having nothing better to do, agree to help.

Yet this trio of little ponies don't suspect that their little adventure is going to get them into a lot of trouble. Especially when they wander into a place they're supposedly not allowed to go into alone.

(Featured on 06/29/2022.)

(This story is a semi-sequel to A Royal Canterlot Meeting. You should check it out, but it's not necessary for you to do so to understand this fic.)

Flurry Heart has grown up and has learned a lot about what it means to be a princess. And her Auntie Twily has already bestowed a lot of knowledge and advice on her.

However, today is going to be different. Flurry is going to meet her great aunts Celestia and Luna, the former rulers of Equestria. She has only vaguely recalled memories of them before.

The older alicorns have their own advice they wish to bestow upon the younger alicorn. And Flurry will be intrigued by what her great aunts share with her.

(This story is a semi-sequel to The Pony and the Yak and Best First Date. Familiarity with them is encouraged but not required.)

The world is changing and Sandbar knows it. Events are unfolding rapidly, upending everything the pony's ever known.

In fact, these rapid and alarming changes have the young earth pony doubting himself. After all, he's only one pony. What difference can he possibly make in the grand scheme of things?

Luckily for Sandbar, he's got a supportive girlfriend in the form of Yona. And Yona will be darned if she lets Sandbar continue to doubt himself for no good reason.

Lil' Cheese knows that Sugarcube Corner wasn't always run by Pound and Pumpkin Cake. They merely took over from their parents, who are now retired.

Eager for a chance to meet them, Lil' Cheese is delighted when his mom and dad announce that they're going to do just that: Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Cake at Silver Shoals.

Lil' Cheese is sure it'll be a glorious first meeting. After all, he's been told that the Cakes were a second family to his mother. So that makes them like family to him as well, right?

Flash Magnus has always strove to be an example of bravery ever since being designated as a pillar of one. There hasn't been a challenge yet that he has been unable to conquer.

But now the pegasus faces a test like no other. He must confront and confess his feelings of love towards a fellow pillar, in this case to his fellow pegasus Somnambula.

As he works up the nerve to tell the pillar of hope how he feels, Flash is unaware that Somnambula has a confession of her own to make. And it's one that might just upend everything he plans to do.

(Has a Spanish translation that can be seen here.)

Sunny hasn't talked about her father with her new friends. Her old friends, Hitch and Sprout, are the only ones who know about what happened to him.

But when Sunny doesn't show up for a meeting with her new friends one day, Izzy, Zipp and Pipp learn why as Hitch tells them about Argyle. He also reveals what happened to him and how it's impacted Sunny.

Armed with this new knowledge, the three mares decide there's only one course of action to take: They'll all visit Argyle's grave to honor his legacy, and to be there for Sunny as she grieves.

(Featured on 5/10/2022.)

Hitch and Sunny have known each other for years, having grown up together along with spending their whole lives in Maretime Bay. It's no surprise that the two are close friends, a bond that hasn't been broken no matter what.

So imagine Hitch's surprise when Sunny stops by his office one day with a proposal: She wants to go on a date with him. And she's not taking no for an answer.

With no other options, Hitch agrees to the date even though he's extremely nervous. He doesn't want to jeopardize his friendship with Sunny if things don't work out, and he has no idea what Sunny has planned for him.

(Featured on 4/26/2022.)

(Takes place immediately following "Crusaders of the Lost Mark". Proofread and edited by deadpansnarker. Featured on 4/15/2022.)

Diamond Tiara has become a new pony, a much nicer one at that. And she's ready to make amends with those she's previously wronged, no matter who they might be.

However, the very first pony she has to apologize to is none other than Silver Spoon. And that's a bit of a problem because Silver isn't entirely sure Diamond's change of heart is sincere.

Diamond desperately wants to reclaim the friendship she once had, and desperately wants Silver to believe that she's changed. But can she find the right words? And more importantly, will they be enough to convince Silver?

The Cake Twins have always wanted to do something special for their Auntie Pinkie Pie, especially since they know she was their foalsitter when they were younger. But they've never been able to find a way to thank her properly.

Fortunately, an opportunity gets almost literally dropped into their hooves when they're pressed into emergency foalsitting service for Pinkie Pie's foal: Lil' Cheese. Pinkie desperately needs a break and nopony else is available.

The twins thus agree to look after the little colt. But Lil' Cheese is going to give his new foalsitters more than a few headaches before all's said and done. Will the twins be able to keep up with him? Or will Lil' Cheese drive them as crazy as they once drove their Auntie Pinkie Pie?

(Featured on 4/04/2022.)