The Power Ponies. You've all heard of them. The Masked Matter-Horn, the Fili-Second, Zapp, Radiance, Mistress Mare-velous, and the Saddle Rager.

But do you know their origins?

Step into the Power Ponies' world, and find out.

Twilight never thought anything would come of her adventure in the magic mirror. She and her friends had saved Equestria again, period, end of discussion. It wasn't out of the ordinary, not for her.

Then, months later, a member of the Royal Guard arrives with Sunset Shimmer, broken, humbled, and ready to become Twilight's slave... forever.

Twilight's life suddenly becomes a myriad of new complications, not the least of which is explaining all this to her friends. Everypony has a different opinion, but one thing is clear: none of this will be resolved easily. And it may just tear the Elements apart before it's finished.

All Carrot Top wants to do is present a respectable play.

All Bon-Bon wants to do is pull off the performance that will get her into the Canterlot School of the Performing Arts.

All Roseluck wants to do is make sure the troupe does her script justice.

All Octavia wants to do is crawl back into bed.

What could go wrong, right?

Sometimes, there's nothing you can do.

Sometimes, you just can't fight it.

Sometimes, all you can do is look at what's happening and laugh.

And when the truth tears you up from within,
Is a little white lie really such a large sin?

Princess Celestia and Discord play chess. Regular, ordinary, unimportant chess.

Except for the fact that their board is the Equestrian multiverse and their pieces are the characters of that multiverse.

Other than that, it's completely unimportant.
Really.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

There was no forgiveness to be found.

Or was there?