Weekly stories inspired by the new episode! THIS WEEK: Fears are faced, and Lyra has a birthday party.

Little Luna bakes a cake for Tia's birthday.

A story that can't be published, because it's too meta.

Alone together at the mysterious Seawall, on the edge of the known world, two ponies will help each other share what it means to be a pegasus, unicorn, or earth pony - and the painful wedges those things can create.

On a stormy night at sea, a lone bounty hunter enters a tavern in search of a specific pirate. What he discovers is not only the true identity of his target, but also the tragic tale of his past.

A tale of the origins of Queen Chrysalis. The Mane 6 attend a theatrical presentation of 'The Tragedy of Queen Chrysalis', a stage adaptation of a centuries old tale detailing the origins of Queen Chrysalis.

How does one pony, disconnected from Equestrian society and left to die in the snow end up encountering an ancient spirit and become Princess Celestia's adopted daughter? Prequel of Rise of Empress Midnight.

A short and simple Appleloosan/Western legend of the origins of a fabled spirit.

What happens if something different happens in Equestria's history? Something that releases a villain into the world of Twilight and friends. What happened that would cause such a change to the world the Mane 6 once knew?

Fire. It burns everything in it's path.

After the Cutie Mark Crusaders manage to infiltrate somepony's dreams, Luna must return them to Equestria before the Dreamscape—and the fabric of the universe—is torn apart.

Rainbow can only watch as everything slowly gets taken away from her, and she's stuck in a world without knowing what left or right is.

Story of two brothers, one unicorn, one pegasus, go on adventures together to help save Equestria, and one is not a who he says he is. I'm bad at descriptions, at least give it a chance.

Owlicious has had to tolerate Spike's immaturity for long enough. Now he finally decides to confront Twilight on the dragon's actions.