As a young filly and the personal student of Princess Celestia herself, Twilight Sparkle is content with a life of books and knowledge. Somewhat fearful of the world beyond the walls of the castle she calls home, she is content to ignore it entirely.

So when Princess Celestia sends her to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances in a distant village, needless to say Twilight is caught unprepared. Now setting out on her first every journey beyond the walls of Canterlot, Twilight has a lot to learn about Equestria, and about herself.

The first thing she'll learn is that sometimes, adventure can be found where you least expect it.

Set before season 1.

Twilight has kept secrets, from her mentor, and from her friends.

But when Fluttershy accidentally discovers her biggest secret, she and her friends become involved in the darker parts of Equestria and its past.

A war has been raging in the background since long before Celestia and Luna were born, and now Twilight Sparkle leads it. Can she and her friends change the world for the best, or will Twilight become nothing but the monster her kind are made out to be?

You can never make the world perfect, but you can always change it for the better.

Scootaloo has always had a mysterious past, but when she reveals her secrets the her friends, will her friends still accept her, especially after learning she was never even a pony in the first place. With secrets revealed, and new enemies being found everywhere, only time will tell the fate of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.