Some parents smother their children. Others make them fend for themselves. Shining Armor has one tool in his parenting toolbox, and never before has Flurry Heart looked more in need of a hammer.
During the Summer Solstice Festival in Maretime Bay with the dragons attending, the Mane 6 reunite with Mystery Incorporated to solve the mystery of a ghostly dinosaur, called the Phantosaur, who is haunting the town of La Serena.
[TEEN VERSION] The most enigmatic of monsters will not carry the ugly faces of one. A young draconequus named Discord has yet to learn this, and mortals may never do so. Oh, and the first lamia is created amidst all this turmoil.
Now at that 'tricky' age of nine, a moody Flurry Heart is left with her aunt Twilight for the afternoon while Shining Armour goes off to take care of... something. Their time together is more eventful than either one expects...
When faced with adversity, all a child might need is a loving hoof to nudge them in the right direction. But sometimes, that gentle nudge takes the form of a forceful kick.
"I only left my daughter alone for an instant Mr Officer, I didn't know this would happen. Her name? Flurry Heart. My name? Prince Shining Armour... oh, so namedropping that I'm royalty won't do me any good? That's a shame..."
Sleep-deprived Shining Armor gives his lil' magpie a delightfully shiny set of keys. One day, she'll learn what being a guard means. For now-something out of the metallic bunch has caught her eye-dad's armor looks the best. Shining's armor-is shiny!
It's Cider Season, and that means ponies wide and far come 'round to enjoy the Apple family's famously flavorful cider! But when something goes wrong with the recipe, it doesn't take long for things to go awry...
Spike is in all the wrong places at all the wrong times. He keeps on stumbling across everypony during their most embarrassing moments. Is it by pure chance, or is he up to something?