Twilight is currently researching a breakthrough in magic, the wisp. It is an anomaly found deep in the deserts, a place few pony venture due to the harsh conditions and erratic weather. Very few accounts of the desert have been written, let alone available for research. An infamous Canterlot scientist disappeared in the depths of the desert, but his research journal had appeared within the Canterlot Library one day.
Diploid was a brilliant researcher, but his mind was confused. It battled itself in a matter of minds, a split personality. He was cast out of high society when he began to pursue questionable fields of research. Rather than remain in Canterlot, he explored the desert and its mysterious depths. The discoveries he made were curious, for he was the first observer of the phenomena he named, the wisp.
When Twilight gets a hold of his research account, she quickly realizes that there was much more to the desert than meets the eye.