A light has left from her life, and happiness has faded in turn. One late night, with nothing else to do but run, Scootaloo hops onto her motorcycle with bags in tow, takes a corner past 5th Street, and leaves town for anywhere but.
Big Macintosh, wishing for some peace and quiet after a long season of Harvest—and a variety of problems he'd rather not touch on—heads north to stay by his lonesome in a wood lodge.
The world was almost at war some fifteen years ago. Almost. A last-second peace was declared, which left the new wartime inventions from machine guns to airplanes to rot. It'd be a shame to waste them. Every year, the world play-fights... in tanks!
Spike attempts to comfort Twilight after the events with Flurry Heart when she worries about being the worst aunt ever after the events with Flurry Heart at Ponyville Hospital.
Celestia had come to Twilight's castle expecting to see how Starlight Glimmer's friendship lessons were going. But, in her mind, she knew that her night was about to be wasted.
Scorpan returns to Equestria to help the Princesses and their subjects recover from Tirek's rampage. However, he also tries to help Discord get back in the good graces of those he betrayed by siding with Tirek.
Soarin goes into a deep depression over what he said to Rainbow Dash about banning her from the Wonderbolts during the events of "Rarity Investigates."
After the events of "The Cutie Remark," Starlight Glimmer develops a new respect for Twilight when she discovers that they both have something in common: that they once had sanctuaries that were both destroyed.
In this sequel to "Defender of Equestria," a Changeling General goes on trial in Canterlot for numerous war crimes, including kidnapping Cadence and Twilight, while Shining Armor's mentor and predecessor attempts to make amends with Celestia and Luna