It's Sweetie Belle's first day at Equestria's newest academy, and she plans on making it the best year ever. However enemies old and new emerge, while Sweetie struggles with the fear that her old friends are pulling away from her.
After Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon invites Featherweight to kissing practice session, he is asked to find another boy to come along to even out the odds.
Sweetie Belle finds her Prince Charming, and it's like her dreams are coming true. She knows that society doesn't want little fillies to have this happiness, though, and she can only hope that her nightmares won't also come to pass.
Spike’s attempt at getting a kiss from Rarity with a sprig of mistletoe backfires when he gets kissed by Sweetie Belle instead. Meanwhile, Rarity thinks Twilight set it up to try and win a kiss from one of their friends. Where did it all go wrong?
After surviving the "Cave of Forbidden Love" and having a man-to-man talk with Shining Armor, Spike finally is compelled to wear "The Amulet of Love's True Form". But, at what cost?