Twilight Sparkle is put into a tale spin of emotions when Princess Celestia and Princess Luna decide to retire, meanwhile an ancient villain gathers up a group of evil characters to take over all of Equestria.
Twilight and Shining Armor pit their wits against each other to settle a long-standing sibling rivalry, but they soon discover they are not the only competitors.
Smolder returns to the Dragonlands with Spike and Fluttershy to help cheer up her sensitive brother, but when they arrive they discover the dragon eggs aren't hatching.
Starlight Glimmer relishes her role as school counselor and encourages the students to come to her anytime about anything, but she becomes overwhelmed and learns a lesson.
Unexpected visitors to Ponyville threaten to break up the Cutie Mark Crusaders forever! Will the Crusaders stay together or will they be forced to learn a valuable lesson about friendship?
When Pinkie Pie needs to find her life's purpose, she seeks out her old friend Cheese Sandwich, however she soon discovers that the unimaginable has happened.
Twilight's hopes of keeping her Trivia Trot winning streak alive are waylaid when she's unexpectedly paired up with Pinkie Pie, who has never been to a trivia night before.
When Starlight is told that she will run the School of Friendship after Twilight becomes the ruler of Equestria, she decides to choose a Vice Headmare.
After Daring Do's identity is uncovered by a mysterious book writer, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy try to help the adventurer pony. Dr. Caballeron asks Fluttershy to join his team, and he shares a secret with her.
When the Cutie Mark Crusaders are magically transformed into grown ups, they discover that growing up the right way means gaining experience and wisdom that simply can't be rushed.
Twilight Sparkle and friends tell a story about how Twilight had to make a difficult decision when Celestia and Luna retire and hand the throne to Twilight who must choose to either be the rightful ruler of Equistria or stay in Ponyville with her friends.