Set in the Optimalverse, a middle-aged woman confronts what emigration to Equestria - uploading to a virtual existence - really means. But can she truly understand - and more importantly, should she trust the artificial intelligence Celestia?
Beset by the pressures of her coming-of-age, Sweetie Belle has secretly been turning to video games for relief from her insecurities. But when her unparalleled gaming talent earns her a cutie mark she never asked for, her life is thrown upside-down.
Twilight is getting used to being an alicorn, but there's still something she needs to get some help with. Fortunately, she knows just the pony to ask, and won't let nervousness hold her back any longer.
Starlight has reformed, but she has nowhere to go. She ends up staying with Twilight and gets an idea for never losing this new friendship. Time to put all the information she gathered on Twilight to use!