After the events of Season 2 of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, the six good friends gladly accept a calm state of peace and harmony that has seemed to settle across the land of Equestria. A new colt arrives from Canterlot University on a study-abroad program similar to that of Twilight Sparkle, and has no problems integrating himself into the tight circle of friends due to his near-perfect mannerisms, dedication to hard work, and surprisingly intellectual studies. The lovely status quo of Ponyville, however, starts to teeter out of balance because of everypony's possessive obsession with this new pony, and because a much darker enemy than anypony could have ever imagined begins to creep up over the veil of victory.