The Hearth’s Warming Eve pageant was always considered to be an unlucky play according to Ponyville theatre folklore. Ivory Scroll saw the success that was the pageant played by the Holders of the Elements. Now, one year later, as the Mares of Harmony are once again called to participate in Canterlot’s pageant, she wonders if she can break the silly mysticism circling around her small town and one of Equestria’s most memorable dates.