Pinkie Pie has been struggling with terrible nightmares of herself murdering her friends for months. It has gotten to the point where the dreams are starting to escape into her waking hours. But then she finds help in an altogether unexpected place: a mysterious unicorn named Answer. But Answer has dark secrets of his own, and only time will tell how things turn out for the two of them.

Princess Luna is already distraught from losing her sister, and the burden of ruling Equestria alone is greater than she had ever imagined. But a storm is growing on the horizon, and soon Luna will have to find the strength to lead her nation through the greatest conflict of all time: The Equestrian War.

The story starts 11 years in the future from where the show is at right now. Spike and Sweetie Belle are in their late teens, Twilight is in college, and the rest of the Mane Six have grown up quite a bit. With everypony occupied with their expanding personal lives, Spike and Sweetie Belle are left feeling isolated and forgotten by their friends and family. But their growing love for each other brings its own set of problems: When you're the only dragon for hundreds of miles, and you're in love with a pony, nothing is easy.