Set after the events of "Twilight's Kingdom". It has only been a few days since the defeat of the tyrant known as Tirek by Twilight and her friends, and all of Equestria is overjoyed. But for the newly-appointed Princess of Friendship, it is all still overwhelming. Fortunately for her, during a tour of her new palace in Ponyville, she is given a reprive from all that when she gets a surprise visit from a young pegasus.