Twilight Sparkle wakes up in a place she doesn't recognize. A figure is there, bringing the dark promises of removing an evil tyrant from power and gaining more than she can possibly imagine.
Twilight has an interesting conversation with Sparkler when she finds her sitting on a park bench all by herself, looking very depressed. To Twilight's dismay, SHE'S the reason Sparkler is so upset.
She hatched him. She raised him. When Twilight invites her parents to the castle on Mother's Day, she expects to please her mother, and give her a thanks for all she's done. And little does she know... she deserves one too.
"How is this possible!? Where!? When!? I'm too young for this! Oh, Cadance, the breathing technique isn't working! How can somepony as calm and collect as me get grey hair!"
Never cruel nor cowardly. Never giving up and never giving in. The Doctor is a healer. He travels through time and space saving all the lives he can. But he isn't perfect and can't save everyone.
Can Nyx find acceptance with her extended family during Hearth's Warming, or will she find the holiday hymns are filled with nothing but hollow promises?