Today was Sunset Shimmer’s birthday, and Pinkie Pie was throwing her a birthday party at her apartment. Fluttershy and Sunset had separated from the rest of the girls to continue their gaming match, which they had started on Shimmer Code. Just as they finished their third round, Fluttershy remembered that she had to leave and head over to the animal shelter. Saying her goodbyes to Sunset, she left. Once she arrives at the animal shelter, she sees a girl sitting on the sidewalk. That girl is Violet Night, the one who volunteered to help out. However, upon introducing herself to Violet, Fluttershy begins to notice something odd about her. It seemed that the new volunteer was skittish and uneasy around her, almost like she had never been near a person before. And she seemed to avoid getting too close or making any eye contact for very long. Yet, despite her oddness, Fluttershy finds Violet to be adorable whenever she becomes flustered around her.

During her time at the shelter, Violet tries to help Fluttershy out with the animals. However, she couldn’t keep them from noticing that she wasn’t entirely human. And as time wears on, she struggles more to keep her other half in check. Violet managed to keep it under control long enough for her to help Fluttershy with Wilbert, the husky. After all, she didn’t want to be the first unhelpful volunteer that Fluttershy had. Soon after though, her other half began to become more prominent, and she had to leave in a hurry.

Violet Night managed to make it close to her grandparents’ house before she had to give in to her other half. Running into the nearby woods, she struggles to keep the changes from overwhelming her. Just as Violet gets into a clearing, her body gives way to her other half, and the transformation starts.

Today, ten years ago, was the day my world as I knew then, ended. I still remember that fateful day.

As Sunset is sitting in her room, on the tenth anniversary of the death of her girlfriend, she reflects on the lesson she learned that day. That death, although painful, will never erase the happy moments that they had. That despite the distance now between her and Twilight, she still can live. She can still feel her close by. That she is never truly gone from the physical world. Sunset reflects on what it means when death comes...

Sunset lives with Starlight, the vampire who turned her. One day she and her friends, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rarity hear that a new student is transferring to CHS. They are all excited to welcome a new wondercolt to their school. Sunset and Pinkie Pie are the ones who decide to greet the new student. Upon meeting the student, whose name is Twilight Sparkle, Sunset realizes she has developed a crush on her. But being a vampire means that she could pose a danger to Twilight. She struggles to keep her vampiric nature a secret. But when an old enemy from Starlight's past comes into town, she realizes they are in danger. She and Starlight must keep their much stronger, much older enemy out of town. If they don't they could risk revealing their secret to all of Canterlot, if not all of Equestria.