Due to a typo on her permit to build a new barn, and the meddling of a recalcitrant bureaucrat, Applejack is stuck running a bar, at least until Mayor Mare gets back to town. So sit down and have a drink in Ponyville's least likely watering hole!

Another year has passed, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders are still without their cutie marks. Now well past the time when they should have discovered their special talents, it’s time for them to receive the only kind of assistance that can help a cutie mark appear, the understanding heart of another. The counselor who once helped Cheerilee when she got her cutie mark will certainly have his hooves full today!

Twenty-five years later, Pinkie Pie has created a baking empire that stretches across Equestria. But how will she fare as the first Equestrian to compete on a human cooking show? This... is Cupcake Wars!

Jonathan Lockhart feels closer to his fellow fans than his friends and family. He knows magic isn't real, and there's no way he can journey into that fictional world, though that doesn't stop him from wishing. But then, much to his surprise, he falls through a portal. The outcome is not at all what he imagined.

With the help of some new friends, John has to figure out what happened, why it happened, and most importantly, how he can get home.

Set during Season Two.