Princess Twilight and her friends being preparing for the worst case scenario since most of their previous battles have been spur of the moment victories. With some careful planning they may make it easier to defend their homes, but no one expected what came next.

Rainbow Dash finished reading a short story she found in the park where she had been napping and heads over to Pinkie's to help her with a project. What could she possibly need from Rainbow, should she go?

The extended life of an alicorn can be hard to deal with, you have to watch your life go on as other end, Celestia and Luna knew this lesson well, but Twilight was figuring this out on her own. The hard way, can she find some light in this?