Sunset Shimmer knew she was better than the other ponies around her, even if she didn't have her cutie mark yet. She had to be. She just needed to find a way to prove it.

Mystery. Love. Magic. Murder. Truth. These are all important elements in the murder mystery Fluttershy has written, and is now asking Twilight to read. But she struggles to solve the mystery in which it turns out she's the protagonist.

When Sunset was just a filly taught by Princess Celestia, she developed a crush on her mentor. It didn’t end well. Years later, Sunset is ready to reconcile. But some feelings aren't easily forgotten.

Rainbow Dash has a problem. It's not her grades. It's not that Sunset Shimmer is a bully. It's not that Fluttershy is her only friend. Okay, well, it's all of those things. But mostly it's her stepmom.

When Twilight visits home for Mother's Day, along with Shining Armor, Cadance, and their newborn daughter, she learns that a mother's work is never truly finished.

The Cutie Map calls on Twilight and Rarity in order to investigate the town of Hollow Shades, a gloomy village with a fearful populace and an unsettling fixation on dolls. On top of it all, there's a new leader running the show.

As Apple Bloom escorts a drunken Applejack home, Applejack decides to tell her the story of how Equestria came into existence. What little of it she can remember, anyway.

Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Applejack brave the last minute shopping crowds of Manehatten to get the Cutie Mark Crusaders the perfect gifts for Hearth's Warming Eve. Sometimes things just don't work out.