Rainbow Dash knows that everypony wants her, wants to be her, and then wants her while being her. It was the price you had to pay for being so totally badass.

She knows that nopony - stallion, mare, eternal princess - can resist the call of the alpha. And now, as she knew was inevitable, her friends are beginning to show the signs.

Well, if they want her to take them around the world? Oh, she could do that.

But they must first submit...to The Dash.

Twilight Sparkle, becoming anxious at the upcoming Summer Sun Celebration, which she believes marks the return of Nightmare Moon, beseeches Princess Celestia to do something about it.

Celestia, however, has another, more important task for her; making sure that the Summer Sun Celebration goes off without a hitch. Every year, a different town is chosen to receive the honor of hosting the grand festival.

And the lucky city chosen this year, for this fateful holiday, is none other than the city of Manehattan...

Cover image by Conner Cogwork.

Dismayed after her loss to Chrysalis, Celestia departs the royal wedding reception early, retreating to her royal chambers to console herself with a bottle of wine. Concerned for her sister, Luna soon follows to check up on her...

(Rated Teen for tipsy princesses, and thanks to Junglepony for the cover art!)