We walk down our long roads of life, but what of the roads not taken? Twilight and Applejack are carried along a different path, where their fates were bound in new ways.
It's Mother's Day in Equestria, and five mares are coming together to celebrate it in the town their daughters call home: Ponyville. But one mare in the circle of friends is feeling left out because of her family situation, Starlight Glimmer.
Starlight Glimmer finds a spell that can bring ponies back from the dead for one day, from sunrise to sunset on the next day. As a surprise for the Apples, she decides to bring back Applejack, Apple Bloom, and Big Macintosh’s parents for a day.
Buttercup experiences just what family means to the Apples while expecting her first foal and attending her first Apple Family Reunion alongside her sister.
Granny Smith founded a humble farming village; it was her son, Bright Mac, and his best friend, Burnt Oak, who seized their chance and turned it into a thriving town. Now Burnt Oak tells the three Apple siblings the truth about their father's legacy.