Princess Cadance—being young, foolish, and smitten with possibly the only stallion at her school who barely knows she exists—makes a choice that alters destiny in ways she could have never predicted.

Flurry Heart returns home after a visit with her Aunt Twilight. She's noticed an interesting difference between her mother and her aunts, and sits down to have a talk about why exactly Cadance is the odd mare out.

After waking to a grim surprise, Luna spends the evening preparing a fitting gift for a friend.

During an unexpected rainy day, the Apple siblings discover that something very strange is happening inside their home.

Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Applejack spend the morning cleaning up the aftermath of a AJ's unfortunate oversight from the night before. Their sisters are not happy about it in the least.

The newly crowned Princess Twilight has some questions concerning her new status. She begins a personal expedition to gather information from the best possible sources.

After his defeat by Celestia and Luna, Discord is left helpless in his now petrified body. The only company Discord has for this his private torment are his thoughts and memories.

Some unicorns use their magic for their special talent, but Twilight Sparkle's talent is magic itself. The study, application, and understanding of magic is part of her very core. What happens when she hits a wall that no amount of talent will boost her over? How will Twilight deal with finally discovering the limits of her natural skills?