Twilight's dreams come true when she founds a club for book reading, and makes a new friend in Cherilee who seems to like everything she likes. Unfortunately, somepony else gets just a little bit jealous of all this.

If one party is great, and two parties are better, why not three or four parties? Unfortunately, despite using coffee and bigger cakes, Pinkie Pie learns that it's no fun having all fun all the time after all.

When Rarity opens the door to her old room she notices the monstrous collection of stuff has literally pressed right up against the door. Whatever she decides to keep is going to her new home the Carousel Boutique, which is having space issues of its own. What's a lady to do?

Twilight, Pinkie, Rarity, and the other ones are brought together by Princess Celestia, the level 99 alicorn specializing in holy magic, who gives them a very special quest. They are to travel to the shadow lands beyond Equestrian borders and re-awaken their elements by facing their greatest fears. After this they will unlock the power to defeat the mysterious black stallion once defeated by Luna and Celestia. Along the way they will discover truths about love, loss, and the spirit of adventure. To help them on their way the Princess has given them a special black key and an orb of elementia each to unlock their RPG class. All in all, it's a funny tale that envisions Equestria as a great big video game, although you needn't be a gamer to enjoy the humor.