Equestria has long since passed the tumultuous period of abhorrent ignorance and naïve stupor that was the reign of Princess Celestia. Yes, she is still a beloved ruler, but now the brainpower and wisdom of the Esteemed Princess and Element of Magic, Princess Twilight, has caused Equestria to flourish not just in an economic sense, but in intelligence. Decades of pumping out the brightest scholars in the land has landed her the additional title of Grand Professor and, somewhat less kind, That Nerd Professor Princess of Harsh Grading. However, to her graduate students, she's known simply as Professor Sparkle.
One of those graduate students, a stallion called Fairy Twinkle, is an avid researcher and has pumped out many interesting findings even during his undergraduate days. However, after the optional class How to Defend against Dark Magic, this stallion has had much more … interesting experiments. This is a grand compilation of his many research papers and the reactions of those around the world.