Leaving Carousel Boutique the morning before he and Yona are set to debut their latest fashion line, Sandbar finds himself thinking. That's the sort of thing that usually doesn't turn out well for him.
When the villains seem to have the Mane 6 in their sight and victory is withiin their grasp, Spike makes a decision that turns the tables, but at what cost? More importantly, how will all his close friends deal with it?
To fulfill his ambitions as a military officer, and to live closer to his friends at school, Gallus goes to the Royal Guard Academy. Things should go well for him, although he's the only griffon among his fellow cadets and superiors.
Ocellus wakes Gallus up, claiming to have solved the secret to painful Hearth's Warming Eve get-togethers. He just needs to follow her back to the hive and drink a goblet of magic and his own blood, and relive his worst memory of the holidays.
Gallus and Smolder need extra credit in Kindness class, and Fluttershy offers to have them help her at her animal sanctuary. But they will never guess what she wants them to do!
Frustrated with her sister's free spirit and new adventures, Luna resolves to find something new to live for, now that she is retired. The answer: A power metal band. And who better to join her on her quest than the Nightmare Knights?
Captain Celaeno and her crew strike gold, literally, after doing some treasure hunting. Problem is, it's on Griffon territory and they must get it all out without drawing attention.
Gallus, Silverstream, and Smolder are sick of being in the middle ground for being too young and too old. However, they find something that could help them.