Tragedy strikes Sweet Apple Acres as two of Applejack's closest family members pass on. She receives some money in the mail and decides to visit Canterlot. Along the way encountering Fancy Pants, Sapphire Shores and other colorful characters.
Equestria is at war, Twilight has become the icon of the country and the immortal leader of the nation, but she is being used by her guards as merely a figure head to inspire the troops. What's more she's...seeing things.
Discord is a fish out of water. He loves Fluttershy and he just wants to fit in with other ponies. Fluttershy loves Discord as well but her friends won't understand her feelings. If that wasn't enough, a meddling Queen craves to devour thei
Celestia, and Twilight are in canterlot one day to catch up. And they come across something they never could have dreamed up of. As well they will learn that monsters don't just happen, There's reasons that their bad.
Twilight panics when she discovers that Princesses are expected to have formal dates for Hearts and Hooves Day, so she travels to Celestia for advice, getting a lot more than either of them bargained for in the process.
Many years after the arc of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has come to a close, the passing of Twilight’s friends pushes her past the brink of despair.
Sometimes curiosity is simply that. Sometimes it's something much deeper, almost like the pony is searching for more than just knowledge... like answers.