Not all special talents conform with Celestia's ideal kingdom. Macabre's, for example, could never have a practical application, but the newest princess seems to think otherwise.
Sunset Shimmer, personal student of Princess Celestia, counts down the days until she is finally made princess. Only thing standing in her way to princesshood? A certain pony called Twilight Sparkle.
When Twilight eventually wakes up, she isn't in her library. She isn't even in Ponyville. With a more minor case of amnesia and lots of questions, it becomes more and more clear, that Twilight isn't sane anymore.
Fluttershy is sent through a dark portal and never seen again. A year later the princesses bring the rest of the elements together for remembrance and something interesting happens. as in the lines of blood lots of blood.
TiM #1: If you had the power, how far would you go to save a friend, and would they hate you for it? Would you hate you for it? Actions have consequences and we are not always the ones who pay the price.
Spike and Rarity seem happy enough together, but Twilight knows their dark secret. How much longer can she keep it quiet? More importantly, how much longer can she hold herself together?
Twilight Sparkle has never felt so lonely. After what happened at her brother’s wedding rehearsal she can’t but question her friends’ worth, and once she starts doubting one part of her life, second thoughts about the rest soon foll
Case '0056D19M07Y1004'. Or 'The Shining', if you prefer. Most ponies do. They like the mystery the name implies, and the secrets it holds. Terrible, horrifying secrets.