The past can be a tricky thing. There may be pieces of it that you wish you could erase, or others you desperately want to relive just one more time. In the end, all you can do is move forward.

Because while the past is written in stone, immovable and irreplaceable, the future is being shaped like puddy. And before it dries, you'll have time to leave your mark.

Edited by the beautiful Jacky Fresh, and credit to him for the title as well!

Melody, short for Melodic Heights, had come home from school just to leave again and run toward the cliff where the vast ocean sat. Under the warm light of the setting sun, Melody gets to talk to somepony she loves most.

Her mother.

Celestia has been putting off a very important conversation for far too long. Her friends and family send her some letters telling her the truth.

Celestia is not good at the whole being in love thing.

Thanks to a good friend for helping edit my garbage writing.

I've spent the majority of my life tilling the desolate land in which I live. Every day, I wake up to move useless rocks from one location to another. This is an archaic line of work that my family has clung to for generations. It is a dull, grey existence.

Today, I have woken up in a strange room, lying in a bed that isn't mine. I'm surrounded by five mares whom I've never seen in my life. They claim to be my friends, and expect me to bring joy to the hearts of everypony.

Joy? I don't think I've ever experienced this for myself, so how am I supposed to thrust it upon others?

My name is Pinkamena Diane Pie, and I'm not sure what to make of this situation.

Sometimes, a dream can seem so close, yet so far.

Cover Image from here.

The original speedwrite (in author's notes) was written for the Quills and Sofa's "Fiddlesticks" Speedwrite Contest, on Sep 9, 2023. This version was polished for publish since then.

It has been a week since starlight's reformation. Since then, she has been unable to find happiness. But then, on a trip to Canterlot with Twilight, her childhood friend Starburst invites her out to diner. However, with her past and feelings of abandonment come back to haunt her, will she be able to forgive him, and find something more?

pre-reading done by Henkipie
art doen by DM

Losing your friends is hard.

Saying your farewells is harder.

But reminiscing makes the pain just a little bit more bearable.

AUTHOR'S NOTES

COMMENTS CONTAIN SPOILERS.

This is my attempt at writing a short 'feels' story. Hopefully the ending will surprise you.

Cover by TryHardBrony on DeviantArt.

This story is a sequel to The Essence of Magic

When the maelstrom of magic remains ever turbulent, will the moon be able to turn the tide?

This story is a sequel to Five Centuries Of Peace

All things, both good and otherwise must end... Or so they say, anyway.

Check out the first in the series, here!

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At first glance Swift Feather is just an ordinary earth pony who has just moved Manehatten in hopes of starting a new life for himself. What most people don't realize is that there is a reason he moved. And now he has to deal with his past while also starting a new life for himself.