Rainbow Strike, brother of Rainbow Dash left home years ago and ended up in a bad crowd. Now he's regretting it, and things are taking turns for the worst.
Limestone Pie and Flash Sentry find unexpected love and unimaginable loudness as they navigate a path through social anxiety, heavy guitars, and the occasional love triangle.
Sunset Shimmer and her friends from Canterlot High have made it to college. While excited to begin a new life in a new school in a new city, things really begin to pick up after joining a band as their new guitarist.
With Sunset Shimmer as the main character, she enters the annual Battle of the Bands for another shot at domination, having realized that friendship is overrated.