At night, while the others sleep, some walk a tightrope as practice. But when darkness threatens to consume their souls, it is the reflection off broken glass that will guide them into the light. It is the goodness in the atrocious that will lead their way.

To this day, I remember their faces.

Written for and dedicated to Michael Monrones.

When Discord begins drafting all unicorns to serve in the military, young Celestia and Luna are given no choice but to flee their Unicornian home as refugees. But when Celestia discovers that they don't have enough money to pay both their ways to safety aboard the ship, she is forced to make a decision: return home and risk losing her sister to their cruel kingdom...

... or pay Luna's ticket and walk the desert pass alone.

On the night before New Years Eve, Twilight takes a walk outside—a long walk. The air chills her coat. She alone comes to an alley.

There, she hums to the tune of Auld Lang Syne.

When Twilight took a trip to the pumpkin patch, she had only planned to buy some decorations for her upcoming Nightmare Night party, nothing more. But when she found the journal of an old Royal Guard Captain lying under one of the pumpkins, she couldn't help but indulge her curiosity.

After another stunt gone wrong, Rainbow finds herself cooped up in a hospital room again. But when she ends up getting roomed with a nine-year-old colt, her stay at Ponyville General takes a turn that's worth just a little more than reading a book about an archaeologist.

There are some things in this world I have never been able to explain. At what point does safety infringe upon basic trust? Why is it that I could be considered less than a pony with feelings like everyone else? Why do I even have to ask these questions?

It wasn't always like this. I once laughed and loved like everyone else. I once had a life I wanted to live.

Then it was taken from me.

Twilight casts a spell that accidentally switches her friends' cutie marks. Unnoticed, Celestia considers this.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, Cadence turns to Luna for some advice. However, Luna cannot always have the answers Cadence is looking for, and while it may not be perfect, she has a story to tell.

With the Ponyville Circuit coming up soon, Rainbow Dash thinks it would be a great idea if Derpy decided to compete in the race. However, something like that poses its own set of problems.

After being banished by her sister, Luna is frustrated with her fate. It's a shame that there's no one on the moon she has to take her anger out on...

... Or is there?