Nightmare Moon must come first in your heart. Always. To betray one's devotion to Her Majesty with love for another is an act of high treason: a Heartcrime. Night Chamberlain Rarity's sure she's not a criminal. But she's been wrong before.
For career outcasts like Cupcake and Pandora, any sort of contest can be something of a foregone conclusion. And yet, every year, Cupcake enters the Annual Canterlot Bake-Off in the vain hope she will finally win.
Twilight Sparkle wakes up to a very unwelcome idea. Now she needs to find a way to clear it out of her mind. Because if she falls asleep before it's gone, the Princess of Dreams will get to see that idea for herself.