Join Thunder Strike, an ambitious Canterlot guard, and Ink Blot, a nervous news reporter on their adventures through Canterlot and the rest of the land as they set out to become the most famous and beloved ponies in Equestria, risking many things to do so, finding love, fighting the changelings, dealing with Princess Celestia's rule, Twilight Sparkle and her friends, and becoming involved in a shady plot that could change Equestia forever… for better or worse.

A Darker version of how Twilight became an Alicorn.

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