Meet Gilda the Griffon. You might remember her from the season 1 episode "Griffon the Brush Off." She was a bully and a jerk, thinking she was cool and everyone else in the world (save Rainbow Dash) were a bunch of "lame brains." By the end of the episode, Rainbow Dash told her off and she left Ponyville in a huff, telling Rainbow Dash to call her back when she decided she wanted to be cool again.

Of course, Rainbow Dash never did... and that's the problem. Not only was she Gilda's best friend, she was her ONLY friend. Left alone for three seasons, Gilda's been traveling Equestria in search of... something. She just can't put her talon on it, though. Maybe she can find it at Canterlot's Festival of Friendship, a rare celebration that's happening in a little less than a month! There's just one teeny problem that's getting in her way of that goal:

Gilda is dead.

After sacrificing herself in the single selfless act she's ever done in her life, the Powers That Be give her an option to partake in a usually Ponies-Only challenge: The Changeling's Game. If she can survive for seven days, invisible on the streets of Canterlot, she can take back her life.

Strange things are happening in this game, though. Hidden agendas, double agents, and more Xanatos Gambits than you can wrap your head around... can Gilda get out of the game and take back her life? Will she be able to forge friendships along the way? All will be told, in time. Until then...

"You have 7 Days. Fail and face Erasure."