Spike and Celestia learn they don't have to live eternity alone. Can they soothe each other mortal wounds? Can they make it across the Badlands to see the Dragon King alive? Will they trust love in a heart that will beat on until forever?
An alternate reality requests the aid of the Elements of Harmony and the Princesses in fighting the greatest threat they may yet face. However, this threat goes by a name familiar to all of them: Thorax.
Spike has been accepted to G.E.A.R.S. University and is starting his classes soon. His best friends have also arrived as new students. Together, they train to fight against the strange creatures known as Shadowscythe, who plan to rule the universe.