 The line was in stores from 1986 to 1987, corresponding with Year Five of original toy line.This year saw the release of the Pony Friends in the My Little Pony line, making it a distinct possibility that they and Fairy Tails were part of the same investigation into an expansion of My Little Pony that offered more than only ponies.Dream Beauties is another sub-line of My Little Pony, released in 1988.