Created from a magical experiment to help Twilight around the palace, Sparks is an all-knowing hard-light entity in everything but her social skills, at least until she meets Spike.
When Twilight Sparkle prepares to turn in for the night, she is approached by an intoxicated Starlight Glimmer, who has something to get off her chest.
When a patrol of Royal Guards finds an infant changling while exploring the Frozen North, one pony decides take the abandoned shapeshifter in and raise it as her own daughter.