Having been humbled and humiliated in front of the entire school after the Fall Formal, Sunset Shimmer feels lost and isolated. However, something from beyond the ether senses her fear and regret, and wishes to drag her down with it.
A collection of short-stories centered around the mysterious Odsin Ends' Curio Shop of West Canterlot, a place where mystical artifacts are collected and sold.
After experience multiple blackouts that last for days at a time, Rainbow Dash seeks help from a therapist and uncovers a startling truth about herself.
Princess Luna recounts the tale of when she truly accepted the moniker of "Guardian of the Night", and the being that helped her along the way . . . a strange jester that only exists in dreams.
"Wait, you mean to tell me that all that demoralizing, back-breaking labor is done by earth ponies?! Trixie may claim to do the impossible, but what you're saying actually IS impossible!"
"Alrighty...where in tarnation did that weird contraption send meh off to? Cuz' ah don't remember seein' any tree trunks bigger than Canterlot castle round' these parts..."
"That tome that SeaBreeze gave us was just a compendium of fictional creatures. Just ridiculous, fake information written to scare little fillies. How could any of that drivel be real...?"
"Alright, wait just one pony-picking second here! This band's supposed to be progressive rock, not heavy metal! This is totally bogus, I thought we were all in this together?!"
"My goodness, how does Luna do it...? You've made this look so easy, and yet I've never felt so powerless in my life. What can I possibly do to help this poor filly overcome her nightmare?"
In response to numerous incidents that can only be described as "supernatural", Princess Twilight Sparkle formally establishes the Paranormal Research and Containment Committee.
"Fluttershy...you now hold inside of you a seed of darkness. Whether or not that seed sprouts into a guiding salvation, or a harbinger of destruction, is wholly up to you."
They say the sea's a harsh mistress. Well, I can tell ya it ain't no mistress. It's a demon. A great blue monster that steals everythin'. You ain't gonna find anythin' out there cept' a cold, lonely end.
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