There was once a time where Equestria didn't have the best of relations with its neighbouring countries, and though they tried to promote a message of friendship throughout the world, there are still some who wish to claim their land for themselves.

The Crystal Empire has decided to invade Equestria and they've seized most of it. The battle is now just down to the few left in Canterlot, and they refuse to give up.

There are some things that you want to do but aren't supposed to, but should you really care?

We see Twilight and her friends as a happy group of friends from every part of the spectrum, but we also know that they all have dreams. Rainbow and the Wonderbolts, Applejack and her farm, Rarity and Canterlot -- they all have something that they're aiming for, but what would happen if they became who they've always wanted to be? There wouldn't be a lot of time left for their friends, especially if each of them were cities away from the others.

Saddened by their departures, both transpired and imminent, Twilight makes a difficult decision that even she may not understand, and she lets each of her friend's know about what she plans to do.

We haven't known Shining Armour for an awfully long time, but Twilight grew up with him, and she knows what he's like.

A few points in Twilight's life where she felt down and Shining was there for her, to cheer her up and to convince her that there was nothing to worry about.

Please offer any criticism that you can, please let me know if you see any mistakes in here and please give me suggestions for the tags. I'm always so crap at those...

A lot of people love the Daring Do series, and they follow the anonymous author with their flanks at the edge of their seats, waiting for the next literary adventure. However, is there more to the works of fiction than the iconic, grey-maned thrill-seeker that obtained countless treasures? Is their more to Daring than her naturally quick wit and her love for danger?

Celestia finally sits down and has a little chat with Luna.

MASSIVE shout out to Silent Tortoise who proofread the story and offered so many helpful suggestions. See those comments down below? That's him helping me. See how methodical he is? Doesn't that just make you jealous? I recommend him, he is a brilliant person!

Dinky doesn't see her mother as a hero, nor does she see Derpy as a dependable role model, but when the time calls for it, Derpy can rise to the occasion, no matter how much it pains her inside.

Spike contemplates whether he should get out of bed and get to work, or if he should continue to sleep.

Almost everypony feels as if Ponyville's mailmare is a little thick, and they aren't always able to keep their insults to themselves, but how does she feel about it?

Rainbow had a second chance at growing up, but she never thought that its darker side would come and find her, especially now that she had finally let go of the pain and got her life back on track.

Constructive Criticism is Appreciated.

[NOTE] I guess you could call this a sequel to My Little Dashie, since it is supposed to take place after the events that happened in it, and since it does reference it a lot.

Obviously, kudos to ROBCakeran53 for writing My Little Dashie. I cried