Tinder Lightheart, a compassionate colt nearing adulthood, operates an orphanage previously run by his parents, with help from his brother Warden and his sister Airy. Together, the Lightheart siblings raise young orphans and see them off to new homes, giving them a chance to experience what true love and a family feels like. One filly, Felicity Gardens, has been in the orphanage for far too long, and while Tinder's fears for her grow, an unseen entity looms ever closer that threatens to rip apart everything he has worked to achieve. A story of turmoil and misfortune, An Instance of Happiness follows Tinder Lightheart and his family as they learn what a true family is, and discover it through their hardships, complicated further by the meddling mischievousness of Felicity.

Rarity, Jedi Knight of the Order of Tython, has been a model Jedi her whole life. Even though training with her younger sister, Sweetie Belle, has not made much progress, she is patient and respectful of the Code of the Jedi. Applejack is still a Padawan, despite her many years at the Academy, due to her headstrong and stubborn nature. The arrival of Apple Bloom on Tython may be the one thing she needs to turn her life around as a Jedi. Both ponies' lives are flipped upside down, however, when Flesh Raiders ambush Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle and take them to be indoctrinated into The New Order, a group of radical fallen Jedi that have learned how to control the Flesh Raiders and plan to destroy the Jedi Order.

Now, with this crisis on their hooves, Applejack and Rarity are forced to work together to bring balance to the Force. Will Applejack overcome her headstrong nature, or will her passions override her judgment? Can Rarity maintain her honorable reputation in the face of her sister's capture, or will this new threat cause her to stumble? And most importantly, will the two be able to survive one another, or will they butt heads while the world falls apart around them?

The long flight has bored Rainbow Dash to tears, but she has no desire to play cards with Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle and Lemon Drop. Only with an enticing story can she hope to survive the long trip to Cowlick Station intact, and Pinkie has just the story.

Long ago, in the seedy underground of Coruscant's bustling cityscape, Pinkie Pie won a championship card game with a prize pool of millions of credits. When some greedy, vengeful thugs try to relieve her of the winnings, she flees into the heart of the city. Exhausted and on the run, with no weapons to fight back with, she attempts to turn to the only ponies in the world that can help her: mercenaries. Thieves, lowlifes and slum dwellers with the instinct and cunning to escape the undercity intact. Ponies with the street smarts needed to survive and the tools needed to thrive.

But as luck would have it, she finds Lemon Drop instead...

Rainbow Dash, a newly promoted Sergeant in the Galactic Republic forces, has been given the prestigious honor of joining Wonderbolt Squad, the best and brightest special operations unit in the galaxy. They're elite, they're fast, they're efficient, and best of all, Dash is one of them. But when she sets hoof on the dusty, rocky world of Ord Mantell for the first time, she discovers very quickly that being the best does not make you invincible. Her selfish pride may get in the way of seeking assistance, and even the persistent pestering of a certain Smuggler may not be enough to save the Sergeant from an untimely demise at the hands of the rebellious Separatists plotting to take over Ord Mantell.