Twilight Sparkle will be the first to tell you not to judge a book by its cover. However, sometimes the cover can be quite informative. For example, if you are the main character of a story, and the story title says you will not fight Discord, you probably will not fight Discord, and should abandon any plans to do so.

Unfortunately for her, unlike Discord, Twilight Sparkle cannot break the fourth wall in order to discover the name of the story she is in. As a result, she spends multiple thousands of words trying to fight Discord. In her defense, Discord DID agree to fight her, and the story was written on commission by someone who specializes in fighting erotica, so her confusion is understandable.

When Sweetie Belle got the chance to sing at The Haberdashery, the legendary nightclub, she jumped at the chance. It would be a chance to help support her ailing sister, a chance to be what she always wanted, one of Equestria's great singers. It was the first step on what she hoped would be a glorious path to stardom.

That path took a wrong turn, and now she's over her head in a situation nopony expected. She could take the advice of LeBlanc, the pony without a past, and just let things go, but something is telling her that there's more to this situation than meets the eye. Now she'll be forced to choose where to give her support. To the powerful, but cruel ruler of Equestria, Maestro, and his intimidating bodyguard Scootaloo, or to the charismatic but fanatical revolutionary, Redblood, and his beautiful assistant, Applebloom. She's being forced to answer questions she was never prepared for.

Where do her loyalties lie? How much is freedom worth? Perhaps, though, the most important is... Why does everypony seem so familiar?

Snips and Snails were best friends, and they both wanted the same thing. They wanted to be fighters in the Equestrian Fighting Championship. But the problem with an elimination tournament is... Only one can win. So, what's more important. A dream, or a friend? Rated teen for violence.