Sweetie Belle struggles to get closer to her sister in the midst of a tragedy that hits too close to home. Meanwhile, Rarity struggles to make a better life for her sister and herself in the midst of said crisis.
Five years of cheap thrills in the big city has left Sweetie Belle in bad debt with dangerous ponies. Forced to pay up, she returns to Ponyville to seek money from an estranged sister she loathes with a passion.