Cover art by Johan Framhout.

CMC are in their late teens.

Special thanks to Twilight_is_the_BEST for laying the groundwork of this story.

The events in this story are considered canonical for Darkest Darkness, but neither story is required to be read in order to understand the other.

This story takes place and was written before the events of Season 5, Episode 18.

Life has changed for the Cutie Mark Crusaders. After graduating high school without their cutie marks, the CMC are finally free of Diamond Tiara and Silverspoon. Without school holding them back, they are free to pursue their cutie marks to the ends of the earth.

And when Sweetie Belle finds a mysterious ring that shows a magical map, to the ends of the earth is exactly where they might be headed.