After the events of Twilight's rise to becoming an alicorn. Celestia's mind wonders into the future, past, and present of the current state of Equestria. Upon her thoughts, an idea becomes fixated into her mind. "What do my adversaries see in power?"

This was only the first mistake she made.

Luna, spotting her sister's sudden change of heart, wants to stop her from making not only the worst mistake of her life, but also from becoming worse than Nightmare Moon's reign.

Among the sisters' struggles, help comes from the most unexpected of ponies.

Events in this story happen after Season 3, but before Season 4.