After months of accomplishing many trials in learning about the meaning of friendship, it was time for Twilight Sparkle to take a break and go on an vacation with her friends. Of course nothing would have been better than taking a ride on a merchant ship across the eastern bay and straight towards Saddle Arabia. However, a storm comes across them and due to its ferocity, Twilight and Spike are knocked over board. Finding herself lying in sand upon a beach, barely conscious, she spots a strange pony-like figure take Spike and carry him off into the dark depths of the forest.

With no clue where her friends are, even Spike for the matter, Twilight is stranded to fend for herself and figure out where that pony took her assistant. If only she knew by now, she isn't the only one who was stranded on this ominous island.

(The Forlorn is inspired off of the PC video game: The Forest. The content in this story is dark and mature for only older people of the audience. Viewer discretion is advised.)