The weak Princess sits on her throne. Guards—and a dragon—keep monsters behind the door. The Elements concentrate on a spell. Fewer guards return in each instance. And more of Spike is eaten by non-existence.
During one guys night where four group of friends tell ghost stories, Inkwell recounts his time he encountered a cult in a microscopic town called Rathdrum.
On an unfortunate business trip, Rarity is subjected to a very obnoxious mare with a very beautifully green bracelet. She then finds a strange, uncooperative trunk. Things do get better from there.
A young hippogriff student begins attending the School of Friendship. Her roommate is annoying, she can't stop thinking of home, and horrors hidden in the dark are beginning to reveal themselves.
[TEEN VERSION] Discord comes to Celestia, wanting her help to fix a problem. There is a Smooze in danger of attacking ponies! Celestia had no idea there was more than one Smooze.
Applebloom wakes up to the feeling of heat and the suffoication of smoke. Not knowing the cause of the heat or the unnatural color of the flames, Applebloom tries to escape but ends up finding a darker story unfolding in the inferno.