When you lose a game, sometimes the only thing you can do is start over...

Twilight stumbles across one of Equestria's most closely-guarded secrets, something that Celestia refuses to tell even her. But how far will she go to find the answers, and will they be worth it in the end?
Meanwhile, Applejack has been having strange nightmares, ones she hasn't experienced since she was a filly. But what do these cryptic sequences mean?
Lastly, Rarity is forced into another conflict with her own element when a disgraced cousin appears, begging for the dressmaker's protection from the law.
But how are these three events connected, and what could it mean for the future -and the past- of Equestria?