A foolish daredevil attempt sends Scootaloo to the hospital with broken limbs. The physical scars will heal, but the emotional ones run far deeper.

Rainbow Dash arrives to cheer her up, but when even she fails to reinstall faith in Scootaloo, she decides to tell her a story from her fillyhood, a story as important then as it is today. A story that helped make Rainbow Dash the mare she is today.

"Long ago, back when the princesses had yet to arrive and Equestria was a land overrun with monsters and crazy magic, the ponies cried out for a hero. An ancient god and a mortal pegasus mare give birth to that hero, one whose adventures will help shape the nation for all time. Her name is Hyracles. This is her story..."