Twilight sparkle and Cadence rule over Equestria after Celestia and Luna step down and enter their retirement. It has been 500 years since then. Both ruling princesses are keeping the peace of Equestria intact with the guidance and wisdom of their predecessors until one day a strange Alicorn male enters ponyville. Will the harmony of Equestria hold out? Will this new pony destroy the harmony as we know it? What surprises are in store for our Princess in The coming of the shade.