What if Twilight Sparkle wasn't the only member of the Sparkle family to be taken under Celestia's wing? What if this certain family member was forgotten in the shadow's of his up and coming sister? This is what has happened to Setting Dawn, the forgotten middle child. Older brother of Twilight Sparkle and younger brother of Gleaming Shield.

After being forgotten by not only his mentor Celestia but by his own family as well he left swearing to one day return and make them pay for what they had done to him. And with a new mentor and a lot of cunning he just may succeed.

(Starts after Tirek's defeat and Twilight gets her castle)