"It was like a shadow. A blur, a memory of a dark-pelted pony with a cyan mane, zooming past so swiftly that Angel wondered whether he'd actually seen it. But he had, because Rainbow Dash had seen it out of the corner of her eye, and inclined her head slightly to catch a clearer glimpse. As she did so, Angel did too. The dark pony turned back and stared with crystal eyes, that seemed to paralyse Rainbow Dash. And then, the shadow pony was gone."

An unexpected turn of events sends Rainbow Dash into the darkest depths of Everfree forest with an animal she barely likes and no wings to fly to safety. The mane six have been concentrating on a decoy, little do they know that in an innocent Ponyville, disaster strikes in the form of a demonic mare who wants revenge. All kinds of unicorn magic are rendered useless, but with the mane six split up, and when the skies are dark Rainbow Dash thinks she can't call on the only magic that can save Ponyville; the magic of friendship.

Set in the town of Ponyville, this short story is an episode-like tale.
Applejack is overjoyed to hear that her filly-hood friend Golden Wonder is moving back to ponyville after several years apart. Big Mac is ecstatic to see Large Fries again (XD) Maris Piper and Granny Smith are together just like old times, and Rocket's even joining the Cutie Mark Crusaders!
But whenever anypony asks why the Potato farmers moved back to Ponyville, they seem intent on avoiding the question. Applejack's fine with that; after all, she's finally reunited with her best friend.
But things don't go to plan. In Applejack's eye, her old friend becomes an enemy. Not only has Golden Wonder stolen her customers, but she can barely believe that her friends have left her too. Why on Equestria would ever they do that? It must have something to do with that weird secret - and Applejack's determined to discover it.
Alone, confused and angry, can Applejack sort things out and report to Princess Celestia having learned a valuable lesson about friendship?

A hybrid 2nd and 3rd person story. This story takes place roughly 30 to 40 years in the future from the Equestria we know today. When big business and even bigger machinery has become more of an Equestrian-wide enterprise, the very existence of magic and even flight could be rendered useless as this land of ponies evolve.

You are a young pegasus stallion who comes across a mysterious book, a journal in fact. This journal belonged to an adventurer long ago, from the Equestria we know today. This book holds many stories from ages past, some of great triumph, some of great sadness, and some of secrets long forgotten...

This book also harbors a mysterious past, one that has been kept mostly hidden from Equestria's inhabitants. As the new bearer of this journal you will walk the path of the adventurer, the path that will lead to some of Equestria's greatest sights, most infamous ponies, and darkest secrets....