This unforeseen occurrence had proven itself to be Sunny Starscout’s most challenging circumstance yet! What options are available to her? What is she to do? Can she rely on the power of friendship to save the day and deliver her out of this scary situation?

Twilight is being plagued by mysterious dreams, and wonders if the Tantabus to blame when a strange key from the dream realm is found in her possession the next day. Why can’t she prevent herself from fretting over an overdue library book, when the world is in peril and Spike is eating the Elements of Harmony?

The magic and mystery of Equestria have always been lorded as wondrous. Few dream of questioning what has always been for ponykind, fewer still come to know the truth. Star Dreams is Cheerilee's most promising student and unicorn that the Princess has her eye on, but has discovered a realm that lie beyond the door of truth, that of the Phantom Paradise. Can the Princess rely on the CMC and their intern Diamond Tiara, to get Star Dreams to see the light?

Unsolved mysteries by day and reoccurring dreams by night plague the mind of Sunset Shimmer. On top of everything, her friends bonds are being broken, and her own magic is being pulled back into Equestria, as a threat from the Sirens looms on the horizon. Sunset struggles to put the puzzle pieces in place, and understand why the past is threatening the present, and how Fluttershy fits in to the strange events.