"There is nothing that cannot be done if you put your mind to it". "You can conquer any obstacle they put in front of you." "They said you couldn't live your dreams. They were wrong."

There was a time when words like that seemed like inspiration, served to push them forward. There was an age where there were dreams still left to dream, mountains still to climb. But once you reach the top, where can you really go from there?

Somewhere in the not-distant-enough future, Twilight Sparkle and her friends are about to find out the answer to that question.

Inspired by a frankly phenomenal series of pictures by FlutterRex. You can view the whole collection here.

Short: At the end of the road, the Bearers of Harmony are faced with empty shells of their former lives.