Originally by The Color Green; they asked me to take over their story when they cancelled, so the mods transferred it to my account.

NOTE: I'm still editing and am changing the verbs to present tense. I shall let my watchers know when the edits are done.



"The fate of Equestria does not rest on me making friends!"

Those were her words. Her exact words, and now she regretted them. But she did have friends: five of them, five that would never fail her.

A former slave.
An outcast mercenary.
A high-born thief.
A lovely, but shy, peasant mare.
A cheerful bard.

Equestria was dangerous. Everyone knew this.

But with friends like these, she could do it. She could find the Elements of Harmony. That is, if they didn't get themselves killed beforehand…

Note: The 'other' tag is because there are too many characters to list in this fic.