The story of a pegasus with one wing, a brilliant yet humble mind, & the determination to survive the first war Equestria has experienced in over a millenia.

An emergency call to Canterlot sets in motion a chain of events that will change Twilight and Luna's lives forever.

My name is Octavia Harmonious, I am a cellist formerly of the Royal Symphony, and now I'm nothing more than a broke washout waiting for fortune to favor me again. And when I meant 'fortune' I DID NOT mean Vinyl Scratch.

There's an old theatre in downtown Canterlot that's said to be haunted by the ghost of a cellist. Vinyl Scratch, for curiosity's sake, ventured into the ruined building. What she found had changed her life forever.

Vinyl Scratch reflects on her past relationship when she finds something from many years ago.

It seems like so long ago Vinyl and Octavia were happy and together. No longer. Now, all Vinyl has is pain in her heart and mind, and the small sliver of hope that they may be a second chance for her and her Tavi. But happy ever after is rare...

All she needed was to be free. Free from the strings that make her do what others say. So I came and cut the strands