The cutie mark crusaders have pulled it off this time, breaking a hole in the roof of sweet apple acres' barn which Big Macintosh finds would be a pain to fix, and the CMC don't seem to care. So, Big mac bribes the fillies with tickets to the seventh annual grand galloping gala, which will be held in a month. If they want the tickets they will have to spend a whole month until the gala comes without trying anything to get their marks. How will they hold with an opportunity around every corner?

When he finds himself suddenly cast away on a small island, a certain pony starts to reflect on his life and the countless failures he bumped into.