Bound, gagged, and blindfolded, Rainbow Dash fights to retain her sense of self. That's hard now that the pleasure's greater than ever.

What do you think you know about the timberwolves?

King Sombra wages his war. Equestria resists. Masterduke developed the techniques with which Celestia combats the enemy's mind control. He travels to the front.

Rainbow Dash returns to aerial racing. As the dream dissolves, a stumbling prospect catches her eye – a pony that no other would touch with a bargepole.

Shining Armor expects a lot from his daughter and, this time, more than she can handle.

Ah, the good old days.

The pleasure will kill you.

Have a heart; don't take part.

Each pony's mane he must obtain; time is ticking, though the stakes aren't plain.

Spitfire's Academy days.

After their mildly unusual escapade, Celestia and Luna (Celestia, really) want rest and relaxation. They find it in a manner of speaking: once upon a strong snooze later, they float alone above who knows where – and Celestia knows who to blame.

A game of Top Trumps against Twilight irritates Spike, so he ranks the ponies of Ponyville.

Chancellor Puddinghead’s army battles the Unicorns. If Lieutenant Venture fails to douse the enemy’s horns, his regiment faces extinction.

Thunder Dash is caught stealing; the proprietor makes an unusual request.

While Twilight Sparkle gains popularity in Ponyville, Gem Effulgence lives as normally as he can. But seeing her again brings back old memories, against which his mind rebels – but to which his heart can only respond.