Every Hearts Warming Eve, Celestia forlornly watches as her subjects thrive in happiness and give one another presents. Celestia hasn't received a gift in years. Until this year that is!!
As she leaves for a diplomatic errand, Celestia is approached by her student, Sunset Shimmer, for a difficult, fateful discussion. Can she bridge the vast gulf that has grown between them?
Celestia, having banished her sister to the moon, reaches out to the manifestation of Harmony for help, hoping there’s a way to save her little sister.
Life after ruling for Celestia is boring, almost too boring. However, on one of her strolls, she comes across a lost runaway filly. It quickly becomes clear that there is more to the filly than what meets the eye.
Who were the first alicorns and where did they come from? Who were the first immortal alicorns? What price had to be paid and by whom to grant them this most unique of gifts? A story of love and self-sacrifice.