For the last 1,000 years Loving Stitches has been a statue. For 1,000 years Shovel the Mad has been in and out of being a statue waiting for a new set of bearers of the Elements of Harmony to awaken her. The Summer Sun Celebration is in a few days and he has been assigned to protect Twilight Sparkle and Spike by Princess Celestia. Now he is 1,000 years in the future, annoyed, and someone's really asking for it.

Day Flyers (pegasi), Night Flyers (bat ponies), Furies (griffons), and Ascended (alicorns) can summon their wings at will. Mages (unicorns) and the Ascended eyes and hands glow when using basic magic, but Ascended and some powerful Mages eyes have an intense light when using extremely powerful magic. Cutie Marks, or also known to some as the Marks of Fate or Destiny Marks, are often placed upon a person's belongings and clothing, but the actual mark appears over the heart and receiving one is considered a right of passage.