Buttercup Rose lives a normal life, in a normal town in the middle of Equestria. She has a normal job, a normal family, and normal friends. Or, well. That's what she shows on the outside to everypony she meets.

There is a great immortal known only as the Winter Goddess who rules the Frozen Empire, far north. The four Princesses have good relations with her, but only through a messenger who makes the journey south to Canterlot to commune with the Princesses.

Even those with the best intentions can fall to Tartarus, and Twilight Sparkle is no different.

"Why does Pinkie Pie smile so much?"

Starlight Glimmer did not die when she was banished to the sun. She, for some reason, some unfathomable power of will, had chosen to survive the fire. And so, she waited.

Twilight resorts to extreme measures when Starlight refuses her offer of reformation.

a mare living Ponyville named Buttercup Rose has a horrible secret; something she has never told anypony, not even her own sister; that secret is named Scarlet Knife.

Sweetie Belle gets a diary for her birthday.

"Dear Princess Celestia, It's been a long time since i last saw you. Perhaps you could tell me why you locked me up?"