Caramel's family has passed a priceless heirloom from father to son for generations. All he wants to do his carry on the tradition, but sometimes, it's not that easy.
When the Wonderbolt Academy doesn't turn out well, Lightning Dust enlists in the Equestrian Royal Guard to fill in the void. Deep in a wooded mountain range on a scouting mission, she contemplates what exactly drives her actions.
A first kiss is supposed to be magical. In this case, it is, but Scootaloo has no idea why. Turns out nopony has had that talk with her yet, and she certainly hasn't figured it out for herself.
No matter how amazing and talented a pony may be, she will always be missing at least one aspect required to be "perfect". Lightning Dust, believing herself to already be the pinnacle of ponykind, struggles to find the missing pieces.