Magic is dead. In an alternate timeline where Opaline has crushed the ponies of Equestria under her rule, Hitch and a ragtag group of survivors must team up with the most unlikely of allies in order to end it all….
Celestia and Luna awake to find themselves in a strange and unfamiliar land, with strangely familiar faces. Under the care of the Muchitsujo Clan, the sister will discover how very different their world and this one really is.
Daring Do finds out that Ahuizotl was lying about being a guardian, despite using the Truth Talisman of Tonatiuh. And when the ruse is exposed, Ahuizotl reveals what his reason for lying to Daring Do was.
Twilight went alone to the Crystal Empire at the request of Princess Celestia, but unfortunately, she failed to save the city from King Sombra, and now she is trapped by King Sombra's trap and needs to find a way out.
Two children in a war zone find themselves orphaned and fending for themselves. While foraging for food amongst the rubble, they find two unexpected things; a pink pony plushie and something else, altogether more sinister.
The local veterinarian asks her latest patient as she performs her least favorite procedure at Canterlot's animal shelter why she insists in keeping this job a secret from a certain pink haired volunteer. A monologue.
Sunset Shimmer has been trapped in a time loop for three consecutive years, causing her psyche to slowly weaken. When K-Lo and Su-Z manage to get the Time Twirler away from her yet again, Sunset takes the last step to try and stop the loop.
"Captain...Why do you weep like a child?" "You told me I would be serving the greater good. YOU TOLD ME ALL WOULD BE RIGHT!" "And it is, Captain...Shining Armor." "THEN WHY DO I FEEL SO MUCH *sob* Pain?" "Because you're still holding on to the past."