A young griffin is sent away from his homeland to spy learn about ponies, little did he know he might make some friends along the way. Not to say he isn't friendly, just seems brainwashing tradition is a tough thing to break out from.

After Applebloom goes missing for the day, Applejack leads a panicked search for her little sister, after recruiting help from Twilight and finding the trapped filly with her friends in a hole in the Everfree Forest, Twilight makes a momentous discovery about the history of Equis.