Vinyl and Octavia find it a little odd that Cinnamon rolls are being served at the Grand Galloping Gala. A scheming foe lies in wait.

Sweetie Belle and Big Mac share a few drinks while their sisters are running late, and in the warm air of the summer and the buzz from the cider they easily end up lost in each other, the rest of the world being carried off in the breeze.

Fluttershy encounters a manticore while on her way through the Everfree. She ends up biting off quite a bit more than she was prepared to help with, but can’t find a way out of this.

Berry Punch makes a wrong turn on the way home, leading her away from her home and into the Everfree forest.

Chrysalis is stuffed full of eggs and needs somewhere to deposit them.

Spike finds a strange blue gem while helping Rarity collect them for her newest project, but as soon as he picks the gem up, he can tell that this gem has been enchanted with magic, but it wasn't like any magic that he'd encountered before.