Apple Bloom wants to learn more about her parents' life story after their marriage, and Volume 138 of the Apple family history provides the answers. But not the ones she wanted.
Starlight Glimmer has been granted a few extra days in the mirror world, and is set to explore the strange sights around her with newfound friends like Sunset Shimmer by her side.
A story filled with adventure, tragedy, and most importantly, love. Grand Pear struggles to forget the life he left behind, while Buttercup and Bright Mac make a decision that forever changes the Apple family...
I've spent twelve years as a nurse, now. Twelve years... so many memories, so many regrets. And yet one night, a decade ago, I remember with particular sorrow.
As Little Mac tries to choose a bedtime story for his mother to read to him and his sister, he asks why none of the old legends have earth pony heroes. His mother has a good answer for him, but she dredges up some old memories, too.
Celestia sits down for morning tea. That much is regular and calming and a good way to greet the day. She looks across at her darker self, Daybreaker. It would perhaps not be as calming as she had hoped.
Celestia is unable to stop the two evil royal sisters, and so they continue their battle. However, Daybreaker is stronger than Nightmare Moon, so the Evil Princess of the Night finds a way to gain more power, and an intense battle ensues...
Big Mac has been asked out on a date by Rainbow Dash. He thought he was nervous before, and then Rainbow Dash's parents showed up. Can Big Mac handle Rainbow's parents? Will Rainbow Dash die of embarrassment?
After forming a bond with Rainbow Dash's parents, Scootaloo details several aspects of her childhood to Rainbow Dash, who is curious to learn more. This prompts Rainbow to confront Scootaloo's parents, with unexpected results for everypony.
She'd spend the day with them, shared stories, and shown a love she'd never experienced. And while she thought it was temporary, she didn't expect what would happen next.