Twilight Sparkle, a reclusive student of Princess Celestia, is tasked with supervising a special event in Ponyville and to make five new friends in the process.

The evil Nightmare Moon is free from her imprisonment, vowing to shroud the world in eternal night, and Princess Celestia has gone missing. Twilight and the her friends must find six magic stones called the Elements of Harmony, hidden in the mysterious Everfree Forest.

Twilight receives two tickets from Princess Celestia to the Grand Galloping Gala. All five of her best friends want to go, but she can only choose one.