The weight of time tugs heavily against the shoulders of young Alistair, the wearied span of merely two years feeling like centuries to the tender child. In this short time he's traveled across the far reaches of Equestria, met some of nicest friends he could ask for and has come to terms with his much darker side.

Still optimistic about his future, he decides to visit an old friend in the sleepy town of Sunset Grove, hopeful that he'll be able to understand what troubles him most while rekindling a lost friendship. What he doesn't realize is that there's still bounds he must cross within himself and still must resolve the deepest issues he's kept locked away for the longest of times.