A story about a young unicorn colt who is pressured by his family to become the next alicorn by his father and other ponies around him. The story begins at Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns.

It has been a year since Applejack's death and Apple Bloom has been feeling the worst of it, even though every pony is trying to help her, she keeps pushing them away. It's only till one venture into the Everfree changed everything for her.