A small but growing number of changelings now live openly among ponies. Many ponies are welcoming. Others are concerned. And nobody, from the new Equestrian changelings to the Princesses themselves, knows how Queen Chrysalis is going to respond...
After Celestia nearly kills a human in front of everypony, Lyra goes back to Avaira--the land of the griffins, where humans are sacred--to tell them the news.
The interviews have drawn to a close. The Administrator has bought some breathing room for himself, but not much. A new threat, one that promises to definitively end the stalemate between RED and BLU, watches patiently and waits for an opportunity to
Luna was never banished, Discord is Celestia's court jester, the Elements of Harmony do not exist, and Twilight grows more pompous and more egotistical every day. Celestia is not amused.
Equestria is financial dire straits, and needs a loan to keep from going bankrupt. Luna and Twilight Sparkle are sent to secure a loan, only to find that the Griffin Kingdom will stop at nothing to keep the loan from going through--including murder.
On the day of a grand gathering of nations, an attack on the princesses brings with it an old foe and an imminent threat on the safety of Equestria and its allies. Can Twilight save her citizenry before the madness comes, or will it take her with it?
Chrysalis has never been what most would call an 'ideal mother' to her only living daughter, the sickly Crown Princess Pupa. However, after a dreadful incident, the Changeling Queen is forced to confront her missteps as both a mother and a ruler.