Spring Mist, night guard of Everfree, is in love with the night and forever loyal to Princesses Luna and Celestia. Yet in wishing to be more, he will happen upon a series of events that will change not only his own life, but the face of Equestria for the next thousand years. As Luna is seized by the Nightmare and transforms into Nightmare Moon, Spring Mist will be there as a piece of the puzzle. But what happens when the Nightmare begins talking to him?

After Chrysalis failed to conquer Equestria, she was shamefully stripped of her title of "Queen of the Changelings".

Their people now leaderless, the Changeling race now finds itself in a unique situation. In the struggle for power, one Changeling seizes the attention of his people. Can he overcome his nature, and the nature of his people, to lead them into a better future?