Equestria is changing and ponies are scared. Everyone knows what is coming, but they all are trying to ignore the inevitable.

In an attempt to prepare for the worst, Equestria's greatest scholars and researchers have gathered in Canterlot to help preserve knowledge of all corners of the world if worse comes to worse. Trixie and Twilight are among the many who have volunteered in this undertaking and are the best at what they do. Great progress has been made towards this compendium, but it is far from complete and there are still many stories to tell.

A new visitor comes from a far away land, claiming a desire to help expand Equestria's Encyclopedia. It's an arduous task to be sent away to a foreign land unheard of by many, but it is all for a good cause, is it not?

(Thanks to A Green Notebook for proofreading and small bits of editing)