Rainbow Dash battles against King Sombra, but she isn't quite herself. She is able to handle herself against him no problem, but is this power worth the risk?
The girls play a game of truth or dare whilst opening each other's gifts which leads to the group learning about Twilight's hobby which directly involves Rainbow Dash, much to her surprise.
While on a work trip to help family in Appleloosa, Big Macintosh strikes up some correspondences with friends back home. These are the letters that crossed Twilight Sparkle's desk. Sometimes words don't mean what they say.
When an older Spike comes back home from his unknown destination, Ponyville is desolate, and he wants to change that, without changing how Rarity sees him.