Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash have been together for the past few months, but are reluctant to tell their friends about it. Meanwhile, Big Mac and Fluttershy have their two year anniversary coming up and are thinking about moving in together.
When Rainbow Dash is accused of having cheated her way into her position in the Wonderbolts, her life is shattered. Rejected and ashamed, she returns home to her friends, where Pinkie Pie is left to pick up the pieces.
Rainbow Dash has been dating Pinkie Pie for nearly a month and, in spite of Pinkie’s objections, is keeping it a secret from the rest of their friends. Deciding she's had enough, Pinkie Pie throws a party announcing their relationship.
With Applejack and Rarity out of town and Pinkie and Fluttershy becoming more and more close to each other, Twilight and Rainbow find themselfs feeling lonelly, so they start hanging out some more.
During her usual evening stroll through the grassy plains surrounding Ponyville, Twilight comes across a crying mare whom she never expected to see there... Or crying, for that matter.