An ancient evil from Equestria's past has returned. It's up to the Mane 6 to stop it before it brings darkness to all, but how can they when they lose their greatest weapon?
Big Macintosh, wishing for some peace and quiet after a long season of Harvest—and a variety of problems he'd rather not touch on—heads north to stay by his lonesome in a wood lodge.
The world was almost at war some fifteen years ago. Almost. A last-second peace was declared, which left the new wartime inventions from machine guns to airplanes to rot. It'd be a shame to waste them. Every year, the world play-fights... in tanks!
Twilight wakes up to find her castle is filled with flames and smoke. She can only guess the culprit because she can pray it isn't what she thinks it is...Flu Season.
Sunset's had enough. After enduring weeks full of nightmares, hallucinations, and sleepless nights, she just wants it all to stop. In desperate need for a solution, she does the first thing that would make sense...but was it the right thing to do?
With Pinkie staying over on the night before Christmas, Sunset has no idea how the night's going to go. Apparently, Pinkie has plans of playing outside...at midnight.
He loved her all through their childhood. Then she went off with another, and simply vanished. It's been a few days since she showed up at his front door, on the breeze of a cold fall night, after ten whole years. This time will be better.
High Flyer is hopelessly in love with Ditzy Doo. He plans on asking her out the next time she delivers a package to his door. He's basically a huge coward. He buys more packages. He plans more. He becomes broke.