Spiders. Nightmares on eight scuttling legs. An entire group of creatures so bizarre, menacing, and creepy in their habits that a specific phobia has been dedicated to them. It's proven to be surprisingly popular. Or unpopular, as the case may be.

For Fluttershy, though, there's a lot more to them than that. A friend to all living creatures can hardly discriminate amongst her charges. And surprisingly for her, a day when she devotes her time and energy solely to these alien animals proves to be one of the most enjoyable ones of her week.

One stormy night in Ponyville, the usually cheerful Pinkie Pie is disturbed by the unwelcome return of a pony from her distant past. When tomorrow's Try-Your-Best Talent Tournament is mentioned, she suspects her old foe of planning to ruin the event. But as her friends ready themselves for the challenges, it becomes clear that there may be more at stake in this particular game...