[Hiatus] Instead of landing in the Badlands after the failed changeling coup, Chrysalis awakes in the Everfree, under the care of Zecora. She's in no shape to fly or use magic, so she'll have to tolerate her annoying caretaker... for now.
To spite the merry season of Hearth's Warming, Trixie exacts her revenge on Twilight for her humiliation after the Ursa Minor "incident." At least she would, if somepony hadn't interfered.
After Applejack meets a mysterious Equestrian Collie from the Everfree Forest, her stable farming life takes a turn for the stranger when the pompous pup needs more than just her affection.