Equestria was doomed.

At least, that's how she remembered. How the human Twilight chose to deem it. That boy... Jack... He couldn't do it... Could he? Twilight wasn't entirely sure if relying on hope was the best resolve, especially for her own reformation.

But tonight, as the fireworks sprung into the nightly skies celebrating a promising new year, the distraught teen may find that hope after all.