After losing a card game to a mysterious creature, Applejack finds herself cursed to wander through time and space in search of true stories of the pony tribes to weave into history until her debt is paid.

What goes through Maud Pie's head when she has to answer a big question? That little pause holds much more than most creatures think.

With the sighting of a new species of owl near Ponyville, the town has caught ornithology fever and the only cure for the madness is Twilight Sparkle. Naturally, she never stood a chance.

Separated and far from home, Twilight and her friends struggle with a world collapsing around them. In the growing darkness, a patient creature waits for the final proof that Celestia and Luna are unfit to rule. Equestria can only endure.

How did Twilight's friends (and Twilight herself) learn what they did about friendship before she showed up? She intends to find out, and might, as she often does, discover more than she expected.