Two weeks after the nearly disastrous events that unfolded in the Crystal Empire in relation to the royal Crystalling, Starlight Glimmer is sent back by Twilight. In the Princess of Friendship's words, Starlight's task is to create an official "friendship report" detailing "what happened between her and Sunburst" during their friendship rekindling on her first visit to the Empire. Sounds simple enough, but is that the real reason she's there?