Spike has been volunteering time to entertain the fillies and colts at the local hospital. Everything changes, however, when his kind actions are noticed by a mare with much less fortunate circumstances.
How did Pinikie get her powers of sight, understanding and of course the ability to break the fourth wall? Well before Pinkie arrived in Ponyville she ran into a Doctor, a pool of magical engery, and a massive revelation of where she belongs.
Habeas Brittle, a carefree changeling who left his hive, is attacked by a grim figure as he wanders through the Canterlot countryside. Wounded greatly in the scuffle, he is found and cared for by a filly belonging to a widowed mare with a dark past.