When Twilight is given her own personal tower in Canterlot Castle for becoming Princess Celestia's personal student, she could not have been happier. Plenty of room, her own bedtime, and complete solitude, perfect for an aspiring scholar such as herself.

Just as she settles in, it isn't long before the silence becomes deafening. The voices of her parents, the scrapes and thumps, the hoofsteps on the floor; they're the sounds of home, and Twilight finds herself missing them, especially her brother. When she suddenly realizes how long it could be before she can go back home again, she starts to doubt her decision to become Princess Celestia's personal student.

Edited by Marshal Twilight

Discord has always had a thing for Princess Twilight. Unable to resist Twilight's bookish charm, he tries to woo her but she won't have any of it.

Edited by Draconian Soul

In the warmth of her cloud home, Rainbow Dash is about to turn in for the night when she hears Scootaloo crying outside in the middle of a vicious blizzard. Plucking the freezing filly from the snow, Rainbow hopes to provide some much-needed comfort for the otherwise tough young pegasus, but she uncovers a disturbing reality that she knows she cannot handle alone.

Knowing only one pony that could really help her out, Rainbow enlists Twilight’s help, determined to set things straight for Scootaloo. But what Rainbow doesn’t know is that in her efforts to provide a better life for the filly, her friendship with Twilight will develop into something more.

Edited by Alcatraz, Rated Ponystar, Rocinante, Ponysopher, Marshal Twilight, Knight of Cerebus, ShimmeringStallion, and Jake The Army Guy

Proofread by Neko Majin C

Berry Punch has been feeling quite lonely these past several weeks, so she goes to one of the local bars in search of somepony to have spend the night with.

Edited by Slrvertigo and Timaeus

After Rainbow Dash has an especially vivid dream about the mare she loves, Twilight, she decides to finally confess her feelings to her, for better or for worse. Meanwhile, members of the Sombranian cult plot to revive their fallen master, King Sombra, but they are short one very important thing… a baby dragon.

Edited by Slrvertigo