When the day Cadence has been planning for months finally arrives, she could not be any more excited. Waking up and finding a grandfather clock with the Sparkle family crest as its pendulum, she cannot quite come to terms with its meaning, and it plagues her mind for the entire day.

And before they leave, Twilight and Rainbow Dash have a fallout.

With both Cadence and Twilight troubled by their predicament, they struggle to find resolution, but little did they know, their family had all the right answers.