A few years after the events of The Ending of the End, an ancient evil power returns to the world of Equestria. Can Twilight and her friends complete a quest and fight to save their world from a grim, bloody fate?

Forked Branches, a burly unicorn stallion with a couple of special qualities, has an unexpected, but entirely welcome encounter with the beautiful head of the ranch, Cherry Jubilee. And both of them get to indulge their deepest desires.