Starlight Glimmer's graduation was nervewracking for Twilight Sparkle, and in its aftermath, she begins to worry about her own future. She and her friends have come a long way since they first met, achieving many of their dreams and, in the process, assuming new responsibilities. But as they have grown into their roles in Equestria, have she and her friends have started to grow apart?

Clearly, the best way to answer this question is with a few mugs of cider.

Takes place between Celestial Advice and All Bottled Up

Pre-reading by Damen

Proofread by PresentPerfect

Cover art by katakiuchi4u

Applejack and Twilight have been together happily for years, or so everypony thought. Applejack, however, isn't sure things are the same anymore. After she tells Twilight how she's feeling, what does the future hold for the two of them? Can their relationship be rekindled, will their friendship recover, or will the six be divided...permanently?

Pinkie Pie's been a little less slap-happy than normal lately, due in no small part to the fact that her best friend in the whole wide world of Equestria—Rainbow Dash, of course—is nowhere to be found! After another one of her nightmares, she loses faith in herself, and her friends find themselves in a difficult situation. Old rivalries will be rekindled, things long lost may finally be found, but will Pinkie ever find her way back from her lowest point?

Artwork by tjtreece

Preread/edited by Orlunu

Maud Pie, just a filly, has lived her whole life on a rock farm, but today her father will show her the secret to their special kind of farming. What does it mean for earth ponies? For Equestria? Or for Maud herself?

Written for Equestria Daily's "Writer's Training Grounds".

Cover art by CrystalVectors