Meet Rose Specter. She's a detective, possibly boiled to some extent. She's got a problem: Not enough business, too much cheap takeout.

Meet Miss Rarity. She's a sophisticated mare in a red dress with a problem of her own: Troubles with the Mob, and a bright eyed sister too good for this world.

Meet Sweetie Belle. She's a cheerful ingenue with the voice of an angel, and heart even purer. She's got a problem: Her boss wants to use more than just her singing to turn heads and open wallets.

Three mares, three intersecting problems.

Gilda has a long, glorious tradition of hunting to live up to: her people, the griffons, are predators to the core. Hunting is in her blood, but sometimes, even the greatest of predators needs to keep their skills sharp.

Especially when you're in pony lands, where such activities aren't exactly common, and opportunities to test oneself even rarer.

Earth ponies have a special connection with the land they work. It's why they are so talented when it comes to urging nature to give up her bounty. Some Earth ponies take this connection to heart. Applejack is one such mare.

Written in an hour as a test.

After her fateful encounter with the Ursa Minor, Trixie finds herself alone in the Everfree Forest, hungry and tired, and with her wagon destroyed. Trixie must make her way through the Forest, and find a place to start over after losing everything. The Everfree is a dangerous place, however, and some parts of it are darker than others...

Fair warning: there is a spoiler after the break.

A short, first person, single chapter Trixiefic written as an exercise of a long unused writing muscle. Ties in with Story of the Blanks, but foreknowledge of that story is not needed to enjoy this one.

Rated Teen. Because Blanks.