Pipp has been acting... different. Unlike her normal self. She's probably not controlled by a fashion-obsessed ghost or anything.

Times are tough for Twilight Sparkle, mare-at-arms in the Equestrian Royal Guard. But it’s the only life she’s ever known. Somewhat related, Celestia’s faithful student is suddenly floundering in his own role.

Maud Pie keeps her burdens under wraps. A gloomy bus ride sits her still as a statue, waiting for stop number twelve. But when a familiar face prances aboard, her facade cracks.

There's a reason Pipp Petals has inconsistent eye colors.

Canterlot isn't a common location for day dates. Then again, a Saddle Arabian and Crystal Pony aren't common halves of the same couple. Sandstone Shine and Sapphire Oasis are spending the day downtown together.

Humiliated at school by a condition she can't control, Vinyl Scratch flees home to sulk. Her upbeat big brother decides to change her plans.

Equestria's most popular talk radio show is hosted by a self-important statue with a magic microphone. Ad reads, news coverage, and of course: Opinions. All delivered by the only pony in Canterlot with endless free time.

The ponies of Maretime Bay don't know the lone Sea Pony who lives near their shoreline. She knows them, though. If only she could find a way up there...

It was preposterous, of course. Every detail in Sunny's notes went against the possibility of a pony being able to live and survive on the inhospitable summit of Mount Everhoof. But the sightings won't stop rolling in...

Reinbow Deer is a carefree caribou, but a junior herdmate of hers is toubled. Something about a vivid dream, a dark blue alicorn, and one weird word: "reincarnation."

Izzy finds it very stressful to stay carefree.

Creativa's struggle against Order's tyranny isn't going well. Another humiliating defeat has her hurled her across time and space... and into the lap of a Moon Princess who was just starting to get bored of retirement.

Years before her enrollment at the School of Magic, Ocellus spent her larval stage in the Changeling Grotto Junior Military Academy.

As a budding diplomat, Flurry Heart often travels out of Equestria and into other dimensions. It's not uncommon for her to get stalled in the Between Place, but something is different this time. Someone else is here.

"Now for Trixie's greatest and most difficult trick, she will... she will attempt to beat cancer. Starlight, you'll be my assistant during this death-defying stunt, won't you?"