Giant mutant spiders have ensnared Rainbow Dash's friends with plans to lay eggs inside the mares' soft, squishy, bellies. This is the sort of evil that no normal pony can handle. Who should Ponyville call? Amethyst Star: Spider Slayer,
No humans. In Equestria's past, ponies exist only to serve their creators. One such pony is accidentally released from her mental chains, but how can one mare save herself and her people if she doesn't even know she's a slave?
Everypony knew the truth: there never was any magic. It didn't exist, it was mere folklore from the time before the Shift. But when a chance encounter leaves Lanky with necessary knowledge, the truth begins to unravel...