Equestria is too good to be true. It's harmonic, unrealistic and predictable. And that's what's killing me.

After the Battle of the Bands, the Dazzlings have to start pulling their own weight in the world. Unfortunately, things quickly fall apart and Adagio's sisters leave her to deal with the house herself.

When an unexpected visitor shows up in his "Flying Castle" from outer space, The Mane Six have to meet the extraterrestrial's demands or else threats will be made. Are they empty threats? Who knows? The author, that's who.

When an transfinitely-old posthuman is given vague orders to 'Help save the world' by his superior, he has to convince Sunset Shimmer that his intentions are mostly pure.