After storming into Princess Celestia's personal study unannounced, Twilight Sparkle soon learns her yearly battles against the forces of evil are a little more scripted than she'd thought.

Sweetie Belle leaves school early to let her sister know a few important things. But she'll have to do it quick, because she can't stay for long.

Following his tumultuous defeat, King Sombra is flung across space and time to exit out a human's malfunctioning toaster. Now the only question is which one kills the other first? Prequel story.

Ever since Tirek's escape, Celestia and Discord have become romantically involved once more. As this is their fourth time doing so, Discord begins to see a pattern emerge. No matter how it starts, it always ends up the same.

Princess Luna resurrects King Sombra in secret and hides him in the castle, hopeful to remember the stallion she fell in love with over a thousand years ago.

Today is the worst day of my life. Today is the best day of my life. Today is the only day of my life.

Twilight Sparkle does not play with dolls. No. No way. Not anymore. Even if the doll in question looks exactly like her.

After a night of heavy drinking and bad decisions, Twilight Sparkle wakes up to find not a single pony in bed beside her. And she's mostly all right with that.

Sick of the high costs of pony courting, Princess Celestia drops a literal "Love Bomb" on the populace. One hour warning is all that is given.

Twilight Sparkle was never meant to become an alicorn. Only because of Celestia is she changed, and even then does it have its setbacks. The price of which, not all are willing to pay.

Given the successful befriending of Discord, Princess Celestia deems that no longer will villains be defeated but instead reformed. Brought back from the dead and stripped of his powers, Sombra only wishes he could have stayed dead all along.

Drinking at a bar, shy Wonderbolt Soarin tries to pass an innocent message along to crush Rainbow Dash.

Twilight Sparkle tries to pry herself from a book that she cannot stop reading. The author of such text would love nothing better than to watch her die.

A family made of gingerbread tries to survive a home invasion from none other than Pinkie Pie.

Weeks following the untimely departure of her younger sister, Rarity reads to her a letter of apology.