On the eve of the Day of Reaping, the start of the Equestrian Harvest, it is traditional that a legend be told over supper: the legend of how the traditions surrounding the Day of Reaping came to be. It is a story of love, ambition, and vengeance.
Canterlot is always abuzz with gossip, but as Hearth's Warming rolls around, there's one question on everypony's minds: Whose party will the princess attend?
Moondancer conned her neighbor, Trixie, into giving her some solitude when she was a filly, and now she tries to make amends by applying Friendship Theory.
In the single most important night of her life, Rainbow Dash decides she wants to impress Rarity by ordering a impressive drink. In other words, chocolate milk with a swirly straw.
Chrysalis is beaten. Her invasion of Canterlot? Failed. Her hive? Scattered to the winds. The future of her people? Bleak, grim, and hopeless. But change is in the air, and something is calling Chrysalis north, to the birthplace of the changelings.
Ahuizotl stands above the remains of his mortal foe. Mrs. Do’s sudden passing evokes a great many feelings in the ancient immortal. Triumph is not one of them.