Everypony has a pet of their own. Everypony, except for Luna. After a long day of hard work she decides that she wants a pet as well. When Discord offered her a helping claw, however, she should have probably been more attentive to the small print and Luna ends up with more than she bargained for.

A filly by the name of high hopes growing up in Ponyville finds herself caught up in the rise of a home town heroine, but when her hero is reveled to be only a ruse she takes it to heart. She finally copes with her loss by doing a little heroics of her own, but after she get's an idea to take it to the next level and take up the mask herself.