Twilight Sparkle has been the Princess of magic for a while now, but she has started having feelings for a certain stallion by the name of Comet Rider. Will she be able top tell him or will she be too shy to?

Set after the season 3 finale, Martians contact the ponies of Equestria. When a welcome seems to go horribly wrong, the ponies find that their neighbours from Mars are not so friendly. When a supposed apology goes bad, war will come to Equestria.