Being alone can be terrible, especially once you've realised you are. Celestia has beeen cursed with this knowledge and it eats away at her. But as her sadness reaches its peak, she finds a friend at last. But this friendship is fated to end..
You know the story of Nightmare Moon. Or so you think. What many do not know is the story before she was banished, My name is Shadow Moon but everypony over the past thousand years have called me Twilight Sparkle and this is my story.
The era for peace is over. Despite the best efforts of the Alicorns, an ancient enemy has returned to resume a war forgotten by even Princess Celestia. A world is plunged into darkness. Old foes must become allies if they are to survive.
Princess Luna, struggling with the loss of the one closest to her, attempts to re-integrate into society after her return from her imprisonment on the moon. All the while, she fights to cope with a growing envy and burning hatred for her sister.
Ever wonder why Granny Smith gives Filthy Rich those 100 jars of zap apple jam? Or who her husband is? Or why zebras are treated differently in Ponyville? All the answers are in Granny Smith's private scrapbook.