Stygian hasn't been feeling himself lately. Perhaps it's the thousand-year leap in time. Perhaps it's the forceful reformation courtesy of the elements of harmony. Perhaps it's the strange dreams keeping him up at night.

When he finds an unlikely reminder of his old life in Twilight's pet owl, he hopes perhaps all the strangeness will come to an end. But when tragedy strikes at the heart of the Ponyville pet scene and the creatures in his dreams take familiar forms, Stygian will be forced to answer a dangerous question.

How far would you go to help a friend?