Pinkie told Rainbow Dash there was a surprise in the basement. It's a cake, hidden where nopony else will find it. Or her.

A parody of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" written for EQD's More Most Dangerous Game Contest.

Reading by ShadowOfCygnus!

That was the summer nine hundred and sixty three years after Discord's fall, when everyone called me Chryssy and I knew better than to correct them. That was before Princess Luna was banished, when ponies and changelings mingled without fear. When all I wanted was to best my sisters and become queen. When finding a mate was the furthest thing on my mind. That was the summer we went to the Macintosh Hills, on the border of changeling and pony lands...

A ponification/parody of Dirty Dancing. 8th place finalist in the December 2014 Writeoff, "Behind Closed Doors". Thanks to kp-shadowsquirrel for the artwork!

Button Mash, Rumble and Truffle Shuffle have been invited along on a Nightmare Night Eve camping trip by the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Their mission: help them earn their merit badges! But when a ghost story turns night into fright, can they save the Cutie Mark Crusaders from the creepy crawlies lurking in the Whitetail Woods?

Not a batpony story. Cover image graciously loaned by Vectors-R-Us. Featured by The Royal Guard!

Sudsy Bubbles spends her days working alone at her laundromat. Try as she might to attract customers, no one ever comes to wash their clothes.

That all changes one fateful day when a frantic blue-haired girl, her clothes soiled, shows up looking for a place to hide. What happens next, neither of them could predict, but they'll certainly remember it.

The reader is encouraged to have seen Rainbow Rocks. It was pretty good, after all. Also, it's relevant to this story.

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Sunset Shimmer is a girl with problems. For instance, there's the students of Canterlot High getting bewitched by magic from an unknown source. Then there are her attempts to enter a band in the Battle of the Bands, only one of whom can actually play her instrument! Not to mention she still hasn't gotten over her feelings for Flash Sentry. Oh, and let's not forget her massive inferiority complex in regards to Twilight Sparkle. Yeah, like that's not constantly hanging over her.

It's almost more than a girl can take and still keep sane.

Written a week prior to the Rainbow Rocks release. Has nothing to do with the movie... Outside the six or seven things I predicted!

"You're like an American version of Blueshift~" -RainbowBob

Everypony in Ponyville knows what's up with Scootaloo: why she can't fly, where she lives, why her parents are never seen. Sure, the theories may contradict one another, and some of them are way out there, but everypony knows the truth.

Don't they?

Written for the August 2014 writeoff, "Famous Last Words". Finished 36th out of 51 entries.

Reading by AShadowOfCygnus!

Put on your costume and powder your face.
Give yourself a chance to finish the race.
Keep dancing on that stage until the curtain falls at last.
And laugh, Ponyacci, laugh...

The great clown Ponyacci was a life-long inspiration to Pinkie Pie. She was honored to count him among her large circle of friends, not that they were ever close. That's why, one cold and windy day, she was surprised and excited to get his invitation. She was also surprised, and far less excited, when she found him. Now she's left with questions, heartache and a need to understand: Why?

15th place finisher in the August 2014 writeoff, "Famous Last Words", and Most Controversial Entry. Familiarity with Micro-Series comic #5 is suggested.

Reading by Pinkie Rose.
Reading by ShadowOfCygnus

When a dark, familar swarm descends on Ponyville, chaos ensues. What's happened to Mrs. Cake? Why is Twilight Sparkle so afraid of fixing the problem? Will the ponies of Ponyville ever be able to enjoy a Sunday afternoon in peace? And does a mixing bowl really make a good helmet?

Hide yo wife, hide yo kids, and hide yo husband too, 'cause they takin' errypony out there!

Flash Sentry parasprite created by Quilled Inc, modified by me.

What is the value of a secret? What knowledge lurks forgotten in Equestria's past?

After chasing a thief from Canterlot to the desert mountains south of Equestria, Twilight and her friends are beset by tragedy. To save her friend, Twilight will have to delve Equestria's greatest secrets, and discover a truth that even she will wish she hadn't learned. When the thief's full plans come to light, will Twilight be able to save Equestria's secrets, her friend, or even herself?

Written for the July 2014 Pre-Reader Battle, based on the prompt "The Canterlot Archives hold a dark secret." Contains a reimagining of a G1 villain, but does not require knowledge of G1.

It's a little known fact that when Cadence ascended to alicornhood, not everypony was happy with the change. But everything happens for a reason...

This story takes into account Cadence's backstory from Twilight Sparkle and the Crystal Heart Spell.

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