Applejack has suffered through many hardships through her life: lying to her friends all because of Discord, doubting the power of her friendship with the other mane six, letting her stubborn nature get in the way of her work, and, worse of all, not knowing where her parents went.

It's that time of the year again, and Applejack does the only thing she can do, let sorrow consume her and hide out in the barn until the dreaded day is over, but she doesn't realize that she isn't alone....