When they say you are able to break your limits as long as you believe, confidence boils over.

But what if that limit returns after you're no longer who you used to be? Do you still believe to succeed?

What is spirit when reality seeks to crush your dreams?

Is it really the time for Daring Do to quit?

Based off episode 18 of season 7, "Daring Done".

Starswirl's new spell should be fairly straightforward. Combine their powers, blast the Pony of Shadows, and send him into limbo, with the Pillars unscratched and free to return to their lives, their quest finally complete.

He claims it's ready, simple, and foolproof. Though a private conversation with Magnus has told him otherwise. Prototype spells are never that simple... any kind of action is a risk.

But it will be fine. Surely.

Nevertheless, before the climactic confrontation, Flash Magnus needs to make one more visit, to the pony who matters most to him...

(Takes place between Seasons 7 and 8.)

Ahuizotl has gotten fed up with Dr. Caballeron and his repeated failures to defeat Daring Do, especially since Ahuizotl himself is still nursing his wounds from a recent defeat at Daring Do's hooves.

But this time, he's determined to succeed where Caballeron failed, breaking Daring Do's spirit. And he's once again set his sights on the village of Somnambula, where he believes Daring Do will be most vulnerable.

However, Ahuizotl didn't count on Daring Do having help. Now free from limbo, Somnambula has returned to her village, and she'll be darned if some fiend tries to harm it on her watch. Besides, why should Daring Do get to have all the fun?

With Daring Do and Somnambula working together, has Ahuizotl finally met his match?

With Sweet Feather Sanctuary up and running, Fluttershy is ready to move on to another passion project of hers; reopening the long-closed Ponyville Pet Shelter. Unfortunately, renovating the pet shelter will cost far more than she can afford, even with the help of her friends. Luckily, Rainbow Dash finds that the Wonderbolts may be able to provide her with a way to raise the needed bits.
Unfortunately, that solution involves posing for the annual Mares of the Wonderbolts pinup calendar.

Ever since she learned about Rainbow Dash's parents (and helped them reconnect with their daughter), Scootaloo has been spending a lot of time hanging out with Bow Hothoof and Windy Whistles, the two of them having become something of a second family to her.

However, Scootaloo already has a family, including a mother who is quite insistent Scootaloo be home by sun down. And when the filly unintentionally breaks this rule, she receives a visit from none other than her mother, Dizzy Twister.

But little does Scootaloo know, that Dizzy Twister and Windy Whistles used to know each other. And the question lingering on the filly's mind is: How is that possible?

It's true that the Pillars saved Equestria from many dangerous threats back in their day. And going off of just a select few examples, it seems their routine was always the same: Find a foe, combat it, and banish it to another realm. But Meadowbrook will be the first to tell you that was not always how things panned out. She recalls one particular threat that she approached in a different way; a way that Starswirl didn't approve of at the time. But given what happened to Stygian, perhaps her method was superior after all...

Two symbiotes, Nightmare and Shadow, reside in another dimension, waiting for the right pony to corrupt and transform into evil ponies of darkness, so that they may plunge another world of light into darkness.

An interpretation of an event that was long-speculated.

Update: I was just reminded of something suggesting that Nightmare Moon isn't like the Pony of Shadows in this way, that Luna became that way on her own, and that even Legends of Magic is non-canon to the show. So, I added an Alt. Universe tag.

Reports of increased solar intensity come in from across Equestria and Celestia's power seems to be in a mysterious state of flux. Furthermore, there have been sightings of a new alicorn, covered in fire and bringing with it a wave of wanton destruction. How are these events connected and what is the secret of Equestria's past that now threatens to unravel the realm?
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Image credits: Twilight, Daybreaker, Background

Story inspired by this image and caption.

Set after "Parental Glideance". Rainbow Dash tells Scootaloo that she and her mom never spent any time together when she was a filly. And that made Scootaloo ask Rainbow Dash to spend time with her mom. Then, Rainbow Dash finally did what she should've done a long time ago.

Cuteness ensues.

Turns out that using Luna's dream magic carries consequences.

Set directly after "A Royal Problem".

Header art by me.