Two years after becoming an Alicorn, the Celestial sisters have given Twilight a whole different kingdom to rule. However as she works to restore the city something begins to stir. An ancient secret that has been waiting all this time now awakens.

Back in Ponyville, Rainbow Dash has suffered a terrible accident and her ability to fly has been reduced. After losing her dream to become a member of the Wonderbolts Rainbow Dash has resorted to drinking away her sorrows with hard cider. However she will soon find herself on a journey, which will intertwine with that of her friend Twilight Sparkle and the terrible secret hidden in the Mirror-Stone Wasteland.

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Obsession. That's a funny little word. It can mean oh so many things to oh so many ponies. They tell me that I've got an obsession. And you know what? They're right. With what, you ask? Why, that's simple: the Elements of Harmony. I have watched and stalked after them my whole life, only now do they take form.
My Whole life has been one long quest, one long lust, after the Elements. But is it not the powers of Harmony nor the mares themselves that I crave, no. I desire their antithesis: Gloom, Penury, Faithlessness, Facility, and Spite. I shall assign them to the ponies who best represent these forces. Why do this? Simple really. Because I must and because I can. Yet of these two forces the second in the greater; I do this because I choose to.
And in the end history will remember me as a hero.

Cauterium

Everypony has a secret; a life-defining aspect that they'll carry with them to their grave. If only I could forget mine...