In the far future, Flicktailus Flufftail sits his kids down to tell the story of how he earned his cutie mark.

Twilight Sparkle finds the challenge of ruling over Ponyville as Princess to be a difficult one, having lost a dear friend and her old home she begins to indulge in a darker life, without thinking of the consequences.

Behind every cutie mark is a story, Flicktailus 'Flick' Flufftail has the craziest story he could ever imagine when he joins the legendary Cutie mark crusaders.