Seabreeze wants nothing more than to stay at home and relax with his family. But after his lucky escape from the Big World of the ponies, he's gained some unwelcome attention, and not just from overawed Breezie neighbours...

In the grand circus of Equestria's national security, Ahuizotl is but a sideshow. He is little more than a fly buzzing around the armpit of the land, his jungle filled with dying temples and his once proud race almost completely forgotten. However, he does have his uses.

Two sisters were once the humblest of ponies. Both had potential for greatness. However, the youngest is the only one who ascends to the throne, and the eldest has to find her own way to follow her. (ALTERNATE UNIVERSE: A snapshot of a world in which Celestia never ascended.)

Young Iron Will tries out his fledgling workshop on a certain difficult (and sulky) griffon.

While performing cloud duty on a quiet night, Flitter takes time out to reflect on the less-than-exemplary behaviour she's shown in the past.

The pegasus, one day to be known as Commander Hurricane, started out as a grunt. A patrol officer for the captured town of Pteryx, Hurricane recalls one incident during her time there that changed her view of the Pegasus Empire – and of her friend, Pansy.

When Apple Bloom suggests becoming spies, her fellow Cutie Mark Crusaders pooh-pooh her idea. But as strange things start happening around Ponyville, it looks like she and her friends are going to get a lot more intrigue than they'd bargained for...

When Applejack discovers that a thief has been stealing her prized apples, she looks for help in capturing the culprit. Fluttershy is eager to step in, but she's been acting very oddly of late...