"A hero is someone that does deeds out of the goodness of someone's heart and not for praise."

These are the words that anypony follow when they want to help others for the greater good. When a mysterious hero comes in and steals the thunder of a heroic pegasus, a blue stallion decides to investigate. Discovering their true intentions, he decides to be a hero himself to teach them a lesson. What happens will lead him through many trials and tribulations as Ponyville will experience the rise, fall and rebirth of one of the greatest heroes in Equestria. What will happen? Will this stallion find out the truth? Will Rainbow Dash regain her status as a hero? Or will the actions of everypony lead to something tragic?