Having made peace with Twilight Sparkle after the fateful incident with the Alicorn Amulet, Trixie attempts to regain her foothold in the world as a traveling magician. When one of her many mishaps on the way out of town with a rival performer leaves her with a reason to fear for herself, Trixie returns once again to the librarian for help, only neither of them truly understand how serious the playful curse will eventually turn out to be.