Preparations halt when Princess Celestia forbids the playing of the Equestrian national anthem at a concert after a copy of its original is discovered to still exist. Despite her warnings, Octavia Melody endeavors to uncover the truth.
A new bully strikes fear into everypony at Ponyville Schoolhouse, and her name is Dinky Doo! She's the baddest of the bad, and it falls to Cheerilee to set the filly straight before it's too late, at least according to Dinky herself.
After a five year journey, Princess Celestia's student, Grand Maestro Glissando, returns to the Canterhorn Cathedral to share his vision of a perfect and harmonious Equestria.