Many things can change in a thousand years, but some things are constants, no matter how tragic they may be. Nightmare Moon has risen once again, and it's up to a new generation of harmony's bearers to put a stop to her sinister plans. But so suddenly thrust into their new positions of power, and without the guidance of Princess Celestia, do they even have a hope of success?

After a more intense than usual Crusading session, Apple Bloom finds herself suffering from a strange pain which leads her to a frightening discovery...but the truth is nowhere near as scary as she thinks.

Set after "Sleepless in Ponyville", Scootaloo asked Rainbow Dash to take her under her wing and treat her like a little sister, and Rainbow Dash agrees. Little did either of them know just hwat all this would entail, or how far Rainbow Dash would go to keep her word.