The recently crowned Princess Twilight travels to the minotaur lands on a diplomatic mission, accompanied by Fluttershy and Sassy Saddles. Things don't go as planned for all of them.
Tirek has nowhere else to go. After his master was captured, he vows to take the magic from Equestria. As he departs, however, his concerned brother tries to talk. It is at this point where a bond is broken, but a pair of hearts are twisted together.