Star Swirl the Bearded has been working on his masterpiece for a long while now, but even after all this time he has never managed to complete it. After his student Clover visits him with some important news about the future, Star Swirl must work out for himself what his true priorities are, and whether he wants to carry on working or finally get some rest...

Seventeen year old Dawn has always struggled to make friends, despite her best efforts and the help of her father. After her anxiety prevents her from getting aquainted with the new girl in the neighborhood, she begins to believe she will never be able to get it right... and that's when a mysterious stone pulls her into Equestria, transforming her into a pony and throwing her into the path of Twilight Sparkle.

With Twilight's help, can the human-turned-pony find a way back home? She will need to be careful - her inter-universal excursion has not gone unnoticed...