"My most faithful student," Twilight Sparkle prepared for her mentor's inevitable question, though to be honest she had no idea as to what it would be about. Well, whatever it was, the Element of Magic was completely prepared for whatever the Princess could metaphorically throw at her.

That is, until the words that formed the question made themselves known to the world.

"What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen pegasus?"

Now, with only a day to figure out the answer to her problem, what will our purple protagonist do to figure it out?

Hoppy Draft, proprietor and bartender of the Steady Drink, is a simple stallion of simple tastes, though most of those were directed somewhere towards alcohol. He runs a steady business at the edge of town, his customers coming from all kinds of places to get some rest from their travels. He's had every kind of creature in his place, from ponies to griffons.

But the one thing he did not expect came in the form of a soft knocking at the door during a cold, wintry evening.

How does it feel to take care of one who cares for others?

Nurse Healing Smile is a simple nurse in the back-end town of Ponyville, which finds itself an active disaster zone on a weekly, if not daily, basis. "It's all fun and games until a pony gets hurt." the old saying goes, and it brings Nurse Healing Smile to grips with the very same question.

Everything must end eventually. Ponies will drift apart as they grow, each of them pulled down a separate path of life. For some, it's a paved road lined with bright lights and jeweled sunshine. For others, it is merely a simple trail with only the light of the stars, sun, and moon to guide them.

Inspired by this comic

Celestia save us, or more specifically, our eardrums.

If you want a story of epic adventure and war, this isn't the story for you. If you want a tale of intricate romance and betrayal, this also is not for you. This is simply the tale of a less-than-simple unicorn who goes by the name of Twilight Sparkle.

This story is an educational experience... literally.
(No, this isn't a story about schoolwork. Gosh, some people have actually thought that.)
< Temporary Hiatus due to real-life issues>

Emotions are what drive the ponies of Equestria to live. Within these emotions resides sadness, which breeds bitterness that then becomes hatred. Not even a goddess is immune to the failings of mortal ponies.

[Set in the time period after the Nightmare Moon episodes but before Nightmare Night.]

Special thanks to VexPon for making my coverart! VexPon.deviantart.com

Death is something that drives the world. Hand in hand they walk around the land, Time and Death, the regents of Reality. The things that are unreal become apothesised, placed on the throne above the mortals and given powers above life itself.

{WARNING: SPOILERS ARE IN THE COMMENTS}

Every craft requires a tool of some kind, whether it be heavy or light, precise or broad, expensive or cheap. Sometimes these tools run out, sometimes they break, sometimes they just don't do the job right anymore. This is the story of me, Chaotic Harmony, a simple pegasus with a simple craft. Writing.

[This is fic is a self-insert within a self-insert story. NOT A HiE]

Time. It is the force that drives our entire existence. It is uncaring, unyielding, and unstoppable. Occasionally the waves of time take somepony we love with them, and we wish for nothing more than to turn back the clock to save them. The hardest lesson to learn is when to let go. {WARNING DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS! There are usually spoilers.}

Coverart by VexPon: vexpon.deviantart.com