It's a very special occasion and Sunset wants to make it the best one possible for a certain Solar Monarch.

You read the short description, folks. Twilight has a most unusual love affair...

With a toaster.

Yes. It's insane. I know.

For the record, this is rated T just in case someone gets the wrong ideas from some of the wording. I have tried to keep this as strictly G-rated as is possible.

Twilight has a single, simple desire after she awakes one day: she wishes to have a cup of coffee.

Is that too much to ask?

Apparently. Because the universe seems to be determined to prevent it.

Hilarity will ensue.

Rainbow and Cap'n Celeano hit it off pretty well at one point, and they've been pen pals for years now. Captain Celaeno finally decided to pay a visit to Ponyville, and Rainbow is happy to hang out and show her around. And also offer romantic advice.

Wait. What?

Yes, this should go fantastically well

Written for the May Original Pairing Contest 2021

In the Equestia criminal justice system, the creatures are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: The police who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecutes the offenders. These are their stories.

Swift Justice runs a very professional courtroom. His eyes glare at the offenders in the defendant seat with just the right amount of intimidation, and he has no qualms about telling them to sit down and shut up if they dare to speak out of turn. His judgement is swift and unavoidable, matching each crime with exactly the right amount of harshness it deserves.

However, in spite of all that-

One could hardly call this a "normal" courtroom.

There are days when even Swift Justice is completely floored by the very unusual cases presented to him. But then again, should he really be so shocked, considering who Ponyville's Law Officer is?

Equestria has a lot of rules for a lot of different things, different occasions, and dealing with different creatures. For instance, you never crack offensive jokes about Luna's stars or moon, you never touch Celestia's cake, you never mess with Twilight's books, and the most serious rule, the rule over all rules...

Never, ever, ever, EVER, in an eternity of millennia, do you ever break a Pinkie Promise.

The battle to find their purpose and earn their cuties marks has led the Crusaders through some wild adventures. Just because they haven't succeeded yet doesn't mean they are admitting defeat.

In fact...its just the opposite.

During yet another meeting amongst themselves, they hit on an idea, one that could potentially threaten the entirety of Equestia, or at least Ponyville, with a massive epidemic of cuteness and...snuggles?

Time has come and gone. Things are no longer the same.

On a rainy day in her Castle in Ponyville, Twilight reflects on days gone by, friendships gained, friendships lost...and ponies she once knew that no longer are there...

Rainbow Dash has been extremely protective of Fluttershy since fillyhood. Bullies got a piece of her mind, hurtful comments were squashed instantly, and any mean teasing got the one doing it in really big trouble.

Nopony thought much about it, and Fluttershy never complained and seemed happy about it. But when Dash takes her protectiveness too far, its time for somepony to ask the question: "Why are you so protective?"

The answer isn't entirely what was expected...

=Based off the end scene of "The Last Roundup", MLP Season 2 Episode 14=

Y'know how Twilight tried to tell Dash she should go after Rarity and Pinkie after they got knocked out of the wagon? Dash's comment? "They knew what they were getting into!!"

So they got left to find thier own way home and Rarity was far from happy about it. On thier return, she storms over to give Dash a very large piece of her mind.

Yeahhhhhh...Dash really should have gone back.