Outside manipulation has never failed to create a breakdown in scientific process, Twilight Sparkle has always known this... But with rationality abandoned, she's just another mare fighting for survival. Worse, so are her friends... And her enem

When Twilight Sparkle shares dreams with a mysterious stallion from the past, she catches glimpses of an Equestria in fear of Nightmare Moon, receives first-hoof knowledge of her beloved mentor, and isn't aware that she may change everything