Twilight gets bitten by a spider when she was doing a task for Zecora, then when she was experiencing the symptoms, she goes to the doctor and learns she has a fatal disease and only a week to live.
(Indirect sequel to "The Power Ponies: Birth of a Mane-Iac".) Hum-Drum is given a task from The Mane-Iac to retrieve an important shipment. And this is because The Mane-Iac claims she is dying, and only that shipment can save her life.
No one likes admitting their own limitations, least of all Berry Punch. Unfortunately, it seems that list of limitations is growing every day. Especially today.
Berry Punch has a special date marked on her calendar, and she wishes she could forget about it entirely. That date has so much meaning behind it, especially for her future with her lover...
Rarity is in full creative flow designing her new season’s portfolio when a visitor arrives at Carousel Boutique. Dr Stable has not come on a social call, moreover he has to break some frightening news that will turn her world upside down.
Berry Punch is sick again. As her health declines, she has trouble finding any sense of peace or balance in her life. Even the one she loves can bring little comfort, though he's certainly not going to stop trying.
Fluttershy contemplates her unrequited love for Rarity in her old age, and thinks about all the things that resulted in the two of them being apart. Complete.