Equestria's sun and moon are, and have been, controlled by it's princesses since before recorded history. It's a special place full of wonders and countless beauties, but it is also a place where their princesses must sometimes withhold such gifts to allow other, more subtle, gifts to be accepted. Applejack wanders through a nearly empty Ponyville and a barren Sweet Apple Acres and quietly reflects on one such 'gift' while her family, and Ponyville, goes hungry for the third month in a row.