Almost a year after Celestia's great crusade against necromancers concluded, Mortem discovers a rather large army outside his castle. Not wanting to cause an incident, he works towards a diplomatic solution.
Twilight finally manages to solve the problems with Star Swirl the Bearded’s time travel spell and decides that one of her first visits should be to see that old hero of hers. Things don't go the way she'd have liked.
Reports of magic being used in Canterlot High School has caught the attention of a secret organisation. A young agent named Sweetie Drops is assigned to investigate. Unfortunately, it turns out the mission won't be as simple as first thought.
Pinkie is now faced with the dreaded task of telling her friends about her relationship with Rarity, who can not understand Pinkie's hesitation towards her liberal minded friends. That is until her true reasons come to light.