When Fluttershy is away on an Element-Bearer mission, she has a first choice for substitute caretaker: Snowflake. He can handle just about everything the job requires. Except for -- the rabbit.

Given the Bearers' past record with naming conventions, Applejack really should have been more careful around salad spinners.

Winona just went into heat. Most of Ponyville's dogs are following Apple Bloom around. The Crusaders see no correlation between those two events. None whatsoever.

Seriously. Why?

When Mr. Rich signs on to distribute seven different free samples in seven days, what could possibly go wro -- wait. It's Ponyville. What could possibly go right?

When it comes to her most faithful customer, Rarity is willing to take on any design challenge in order to keep that mare happy. But when the latest problem arises from anatomy...

In which Rainbow initially fails to understand the collectibles market, and then winds up understanding it a little too well.

You know that mare scream that's been in just about every film for the last few moons? The incredibly distinctive one which can't be mistaken for anything else? Guess who just figured out where it came from.

Applejack and Pinkie have barely seen each other since Applejack's parents died. Pinkie is willing to do anything to get some time where she can help her only friend... and that friend will do anything to never leave the Acres again.

All her friends want to do is make sure she can get through a hard winter. All Rarity wants them to do is stop.

When you love somepony, you have to deal with everything which comes with them. Fleur is perfectly aware that she's effectively inherited Zephyr. She just doesn't understand why she isn't allowed to kill him.

How many ways can somepony screw up bringing baggage onto a zeppelin? There's seven of them. Let's set the ceiling at 'infinity'.

Eventually, Twilight would learn that in the aftermath for any Ponyville outbreak of mass stupidity, the first priority was to find out how deeply Rainbow had been involved.

There are those who say that darkness makes the world close in. Spike, who once spent a sleepless night walking at Luna's side, knows the truth as something opposite.

Scootaloo's living situation on the Acres is strictly temporary. Her parents will arrive to resolve things any day now. And then maybe Applejack will learn what 'responsibility' really means.