There are things a Princess cannot do. Over the centuries, Celestia has been asked to do those things countless times. And the moments when her ponies need her the most are the ones where she can't do anything.

Rainbow just discovered water balloons. Discovering why ponies don't use them is going to take slightly longer.

Shortly after the Elements were rediscovered, somepony decided the new Bearers needed combat training...

Realistically, ten minutes was the most anypony could take.

A chain of decisions and circumstances combine to create Equestria's first-ever version of Black Friday. And given the ensuing riot, also its last.

Discord teaches Fluttershy a lesson on the frequent nature of public debate. (Any resemblance to the Internet is purely dejecting.)

There are no species restrictions for Wonderbolts tryouts, which means they occasionally see some non-pegasus candidates. Griffons and self-levitating unicorns are typical. But today, they're getting an anthropomorphic duck.

...ain't nopony gonna sleep. Not while she's trying to manage the usually-automatic feat while within her first-ever bout of insomnia... and given that it's Rainbow trying to work this out, probably not even after.

There are some situations where being an Element-Bearer can help a pony in her daily life. Getting a mailing address officially changed isn't one of them.

Why should unicorns have all the horrific magical side effects fun?

It's just a crack in the library's front door. Nothing to freak out about. No reason to panic or worry in any way. (Yeah, right.)

All Rarity wanted to do was take a shower. A new kind of shower, using something nopony had ever owned before. So really, how could everything else possibly be her fault?

Because there is nothing a compulsive reorganizer hates so much as being compulsively reorganized.

Humans are an infestation. A plague on Equestria. Nearly every last one thinks they're special and virtually all can cause damage. The CDA is going to send them all back where they came from by any means necessary -- or go down trying.

When the Bearers locate a hidden village whose occupants believe in having their bodies covered at all times, Rarity initially thinks she's found her people. Initially.