Twilight has been messaging Dragon Lord Ember for two weeks now, and the other ponies are wondering whom the new Princess’s pen pal is. Twilight gets a brilliant and terrible idea.
A newly minted ruler finds herself in need of advice, and has a radical idea. What if she tried asking her new 'friends' she met at the Gauntlet? One of them was a princess, maybe she could help her?
Princess Luna assembles a team of Equestria's most undesirable inhabitants in order to deal with the problems too dangerous to risk the lives of the Elements of Harmony.
Spike, having changed and matured greatly over the years, receives news from Dragon Lord Ember that a great gathering of dragons is to take place soon. Having held feelings for her for years, he attempts to win her heart over before its conclusion.
3 years ago, Princess Ember was granted the title of Dragon Lord thanks to Spike. While her reign was satisfying, it became too much for her to handle alone, but thanks to an old lost rule, Ember found the key to all of her problems........Spike
Ember is invited to attend the Galloping Gala to further improve pony and dragon relations. She accepts, but she has a different goal in mind, one involving her and Spike and she's stacked the deck to make sure he will be hers!
Ember is now Dragon Lord, but winning the Gauntlet of Fire was only the first step. To prove her leadership skills, Ember must complete the Passage with the help of two loyal friends. If only they weren't a baby dragon and pony princess.