Princess Celestia chose to impart the land to the Apples, who cultivated their orchard, yet garrison the land against untold horrors.

Friends gathered in the one place, to be there at the time of the greatest of needs. The day that unceremoniously was turned into night. As ghastly as a test it may be, it proved the mettle of newly made friends. An investment made profit.

Out of the past, grows a future, and the garrison turns into a fortune beyond hopes. The little Unicorn filly coronated turns into a friend and a Princess. The ally so long sought for. Yet, what could the one Mare truly do?