Twilight Sparkle is now an alicorn, and she had gotten her hair styled like Celestia's for a very special occasion. The official Flag Raising to signal the yearly event of the alicorns creating a new flag for Equestria every year. Suddenly, the many ponies are trapped in horrible dark forcefields, and the ponies are frightened. To stop them, Twilight Sparkle must find twelve ponies, each with an Element of Harmony, and friends are made and broken along the way.