School was meant to be the start of Rarity's adult life, the springboard, so why—now that she's graduated and in the workforce—does it feel vaguely like she is being drained?
Shining Armor is my name, and my comfortable life is rudely intruded on by a little filly. Wait, who is "Twilight Sparkle"? I am talking about Mi Amore Stinky Plot!
Thief? Yeah, but it's not like I steal stuff from people. Old industrial sites, crash sites—all things that have been insured or abandoned. This place, though... This factory seems odd.
The fateful day has come and gone. Nightmare Moon returned to Equestria and was dealt with by Twilight Sparkle and her friends. The tale of Equestria is not told yet, however.
Shining Armor finds a hole in his hoof. It goes all the way through and, along with other recent changes, makes him believe he is turning into a changeling!
Scoop Story, a journalist in Canterlot, just knew there was something really wrong about the changeling invasion, or more precisely, how it was cleaned up. Something didn't feel right. And his intuition is correct!
Princess Twilight Sparkle is undertaking the grandest and greatest experiment of her life, and it all involves getting changelings to teach themselves friendship.