"You are all here, from separate worlds, to play a game," the disembodied voice echoed through the minds of the twelve ponies in the room.

"A game? I love games, when can we start!" A Pinkie Pie in the corner started to bounce up and down in excitement.

"Oh," the voice continued, but this is not a mere silly game, Pinkie, this is a game of life and death. And one of you will not make it through the night."