Twilight makes a trip to Canterlot to do some research on old magic and in the process uncovers a secret passage which leads deep into the mountain. At the end of the tunnel a massive sealed door holding dark secrets, in front of the door is a book but this book is hundreds of generations old and the only thing written in it are names millions of names and numbers corresponding to them.

Another beautiful day in Ponyville, Fluttershy is preparing for her bimonthly trip into the Everfree Forest to gather medical herbs. after making a quick trip to library to barrow the newest herbology she makes her way into the forest to begin gathering supplies. Several hour after borrowing the book from Twilight, Pinkie Pie comes running looking frantic saying her Pinkie sense is going haywire. Leading her friends through the forest to find a gruesome scene the middle of a clearing. blood splattered everywhere and the torn remains of Fluttershy's saddle bags, surrounded be Manticore claw marks.