In her late retirement, Princess Celestia starts feeling a little blue, perhaps feeling something tugging at her heartstrings that she hasn't felt for some time. In an effort to cheer her up, Princess Twilight sends an old associate of Rainbow Dash named Ace Hart, to see if he can provide her some company. Perhaps the only pony willing to treat Celestia as more than just former royalty, their story plays out in a unique way that shows that it's never too late for love to blossom.

Princess Celestia was not always the kind, and wise pony that we all know and love. She has been around for a long time, and existed during the primal days of Equestria, when ponies did not enjoy such a wholesome existence, nor did the princess enjoy such a sound mind, or solid set of morals... or emotions. While she has largely forgotten about her darker past, not every pony has.

I'm broken here, without power and without any friends to speak of. I am perhaps the most loathed creature in Equestria and the Crystal Empire. I am a unicorn, without his horn. I am only alive as further punishment, so that I should continue to wallow in my suffering. But I used to be a king. I used to be a hero, a savior! What happened to me? Where did I go wrong?

The cycle of destruction is broken and the galaxy is safe. But its hero, its savior, will never return. Although they won't forget him, they have also seen him for the last time. It's not easy being a hero because just when they think they can be at peace, they are called to action again. The hero thinks that he can rest, that his death is upon him, but death will not come so easily to those who are needed. As fate would have it, he is needed again, in a world that could not be more unlike his own. He is, or perhaps will be, needed in the world of Equestria.

The most trusted and faithful student of the benevolent ruler of Equestria, Twilight Sparkle, has been chosen to become the ambassador to Princess Celestia's oldest friend. With the help of her new friend, the young unicorn will discover a great and terrible secret about the past of Equestria, that will soon come to threaten the present. Twilight and every pony in the land must ready themselves against the coming darkness if they are to prevail.

This is the story of Starswirl the Bearded, one of the most legendary ponies ever who preserved the harmony of Equestria and saved it from it's most diabolical villain. In this story you'll follow Starswirl the Bearded in the recently formed nation of Equestria. He is already a wise and powerful magic user, however, he's about to face his greatest challenge as he finds where the true magic in the world of equines lies. He will face some of the mightiest foes any pony has ever faced,and may even come to face enemies too great for him. This is a tale to discover the origin of magic in Equestria and a tale of the greatest wizard ever and his quest to bring harmony and happiness to ponies across the land!