After losing her family in a fire, Sunset wanders the streets of Canterlot, doing what she has to do to survive. She finds a fellow filly on the street and the two work survive together.
Alone on Valentine's Day, Sunset is refusing to admit to herself she's upset about her relationship status. Trixie is a bit more bitter about her own lack of a relationship.
When visiting an orphanage in Canterlot with friends, Moondancer realizes she actually cares about one of the fillies and hits the books to investigate.
It's a new life for Lyra Heartstrings, a new set of responsibilities, and a new princess to serve. Now she just needs to survive Ponyville to fully enjoy this new future.
Bon Bon isn't sure how to feel after Lyra's confession. It's not just that she's into the imaginary creatures called "humans". It's that she's INTO into them. Even the ones she has no emotional connection with.
Lyra Heartstrings is a brilliant spell-caster and spell-crafter, and remains one of Princess Celestia's first choices for research into complicated magics. Will she be able to study her latest assignment objectively?