Light and Darkness - The Shadow of Midnight

*Light and Darkness - The Shadow of Midnight* is the seventh story in the main plot, focusing on Twilight and Blue's twin daughters, Sunny and Midnight, and the mystery around them. The Cutie Mark Crusaders also have a role in the story, while they face a mysterious threat coming from one of sealed realms.

## Description

After the incident in Tambelon, the royal family returns to the Light Kingdom, but the calmness will be the last thing they will have, as some revelations from the past regarding Twilight’s twin daughters will be uncovered. One of the twins will then find herself facing a dark fate unless she learns to control her own power and darkness. Meanwhile, the Cutie Mark Crusaders find themselves solving a series of kidnappings of young foals that had just discovered their talents. Who may be behind these kidnapping? Let’s see how these two parallel stories converge together, while the fate of another world that had been sealed is decided.

## Chapters

### "Prologue – A Twin Birth"

Almost ten years ago, Twilight gave birth to her twin daughters, Sunlight Blaze and Midnight Shine, after a Grand Galloping Gala, However, Evil won't let heroes to enjoy this very happy day that should be to admire the beginning of life. What will happen?

#### Main Events

* Sunlight Blaze and Midnight Shine are born.

### "Returning Home"

The heroes are back from Tambelon and, while Twilight's friend go home, she, Blue and Star still have to update Celestia and Luna with what happened. After that, they return home, where they are reunited with the twins. But peace is the last thing to be thought of, as Star reveals something to his mother that may lead her to unveil a great secret that has been kept from most ponies, mainly the twins.

#### Main Events

* The heroes return to Equestria, with Twilight's friends returning to Ponyville afterwards.
* Celestia and Luna are updated regarding the events that happened in Tambelon.
* Twilight, Blue and Star return to the Light Kingdom.
* Star is revealed to know the twins' secret.
* Twilight decides to tell the truth to her daughters.

### "Twins of Light and Darkness"

Deciding to tell the twins the truth, Twilight and Blue resolve to use the Mirrored Library's history section to show them. What did happen to the twins at the day they were born? Does that anything to do with the Lord of Chaos' appearance? Mysteries regarding these two twins will arise and one of them will come face to a terrible truth that will change her life forever.

#### Main Events

* Through the use of the Mirrored Library, Twilight and Blue show the twins what happened at the day they were born.
* It's revealed that the Lord of Chaos turned Sunny and Midnight into Twins of Light and Darkness, with the former becoming a Light Twin and the latter becoming a Dark Twin.

### "A Brotherly Advice"

After finding out that she is a Dark Twin, Midnight gets upset with her parents for having hidden that fact from her and isolates herself and starts to get involved by her own despair, something that catches the Lord of Chaos' attention. Fortunately, Midnight will get somepony to help her get out of that state and try to make her accept her condition or at least forgive her parents.

#### Main Events

* The Lord of Chaos gets to notice Midnight's inner darkness growing and decides to make her reach her full dark potential.
* Star Knight helps Midnight to realize their parents' actions in concealing her the fact she was a Dark Twin was to keep her safe, leading her to forgive them.

### "Sealed Potentials"

Twilight is nervous about Midnight being angry with her and Blue for having lied to her during her all life, but relief comes when she forgives them, after her talk with Star. After that, it's revealed what happened after the Lord of Chaos turned Midnight and Sunny into Twins of Light and Darkness. Also, Golden Paladin gets suspicious regarding how Star had appeared to Midnight when she most needed it.

#### Main Events

* Midnight forgives Twilight and Blue for having hidden that she was a Dark Twin.
* It's revealed Midnight and Sunny's greatest potentials had been sealed inside the Book of Fates.
* Heartbeat reveals partly the origin of Midnight's mane clip's jewel.

### "The Academy Reception"

It's a brand new school year at the Three Great Fairies Preparatory Academy and Sunny and Midnight are going to start their studies there. Reunions are set to occur with surprising appearances, both in the student body and the staff, some of them with what appears to be something about to happen.

#### Main Events

* The new school year at the Three Great Fairies Preparatory Academy begins.
* It's revealed that Gunter has a little brother called Gallus.
* Sunny, Midnight, Gallus, Gust and Silver Wind start studying at the academy.
* It's revealed Melody and Purple Smoke no longer work at the academy and that Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo are now part of the staff.

### A Secret Mission

When the Tree of Crisis detects a threat surrounding the Three Great Fairies Preparatory Academy, Mirror Coat and Purple Smoke mobilize the chosen ones to deal with this upcoming threat: the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Meanwhile, Midnight has her first encounter with her new roommate who may be a little different than she had expected.

#### Main Events

* The Tree of Crisis summons the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
* It's revealed that there is a talent thief kidnapping foals that had just received their Cutie Marks or young ponies who reach their full potential.

### "Pursuing the Talent Thief"

A few days have passed and the twins are shown to be adapting quite well to the academy. Meanwhile the Cutie Mark Crusaders follow a lead when they locate the one that can be the talent thief they are looking for. Will they be able to catch him? And who is this mysterious pony?

#### Main Events

* It's revealed that Gust and Gallus are roommates.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders try to catch a possible suspect of the kidnaps, but they fail to do it.

### "Anniversary Turbulence"

It's the twins' birthday, but Midnight is left frustrated that she has to share her special day with Sunny, who is always taking the control over what to include in the party. In an act of anger, Midnight accidently turns Sunny into a baby and so Silver Wind helps Midnight realize how special it is to have a twin and work together to watch over baby Sunny until they can find a way to reverse the spell.

#### Main Events

* Midnight uses her dark magic for the first time.
* Mirror Coat helps Midnight to cope with her mistakes and encourages her to fix them.

### A Dream Come True...

The Cutie Mark Crusaders are in Las Pegasus for the weekend, but what appears to be a time to enjoy their escape from their duties ends up in a mission to help a young promissing singer to have her great premiere. Fortunatly, Sweetie Belle has the best way to do it. However, they fear what they are doing may call the attention of the talent thief. Will he attack again?

#### Main Events

* The Cutie Mark Crusaders meet Coloratura (better known as Rara), a promissing singer that they help to have her dream of performing to a great public come true.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders appear to become stronger after helping Rara.
* Rara gets abducted by the talent thief.

### The Forest of Lost Talents

After Sweetie Belle dreams she saw Rara trapped in a magic forest, the Cutie Mark Crusaders seek Mirror Coat's help in trying to understand this. With his help, the CMCs get an important clue that may help them find Rara. Little they know that will not only lead them to where she is, but also allow them to discover something completly new.

#### Main Events

* Sweetie Belle has a dream about Rara being trapped in a magic forest.
* It's confirmed by Mirror Coat that the threat the CMCs are fighting is coming from the sealed realm of Neverland.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders travel to Neverland, where they find Rara.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders get magical cloaks that gives them powers.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders try to rescue Rara, but they are thrown back to the Pony World, leaving Rara trapped in Neverland.

### A Mysterious Creature in the Academy

Soon after they have failed to save Rara from Neverland, the Cutie Mark Crusaders turn to Purple Smoke for answers as they try to know more about the mysterious cloaks they just got. Meanwhile, a mysterious creature is discovered to have been wandering at that night inside the academy. What kind of creature can it be? Does it have to do with Neverland and the talent thief?

#### Main Events

* It's revealed that the mysterious cloaks are called dreaming cloaks and that are the "Talent version" of the Thirteenth Note.
* It's revealed that Scootaloo possesses a gale nature, Apple Bloom has a wood nature and Sweetie Belle possesses a swift nature.
* A mysterious creature is shown to wander the academy at night, being later revealed to be Silver Wind who had turned into a pony-wolf.
* Star and Moonlight finds out Apple Bloom possesses a dreaming cloak.

### Dancing at the Moonlight

With the discovery that Silver Wind is a pony-wolf and the mysterious creature, the young filly finds herself being the target of all the stares and mean words of the students. But that may be the last concern to her, as something is watching her closely. Meanwhile, Midnight is determined to find out how all the academy got to know about Silver Wind.

#### Main Events

* The Cutie Mark Crusaders experiment their "dream vision" for the first time.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders have their first encounter with a mysterious crocodile that seems to work for the talent thief.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders are able to protect Silver Wind from being captured by the talent thief, defeating the crocodile and obtaining a mysterious watch in the process.
* Silver Wind, with the help from the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Shadow Claw, is able to get the control over her transformation and find her talent, obtaining her Cutie Mark.
* The mysterious watch begins to move.

### Hunting the Predator

After the attack from the mysterious crocodile, the Cutie Mark Crusaders turn to Purple Smoke who devices a plan to track down and capture Cragadile. Meanwhile, Midnight finds herself struggling again with his distrust over Cozy Glow as she gets closer to the former's friends. She then turns to her older brother both for help with her classes and also for advice.

#### Main Events

* It's revealed that the mysterious crocodile is called Cragadile and is known by Purple Smoke.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders deduce the magical watch belongs to Cragadile.
* It's revealed Star is being trained by the tailed beast to proper use their powers, even without their help.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders and Purple Smoke device a plan to capture Cragadile, but he evades capture by fleeing into Neverland via the Magic Watch's portal.
* Purple Smoke reveals the existance of Neverland to the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

### "Stylist Wanted"

It is winter break and the Cutie Mark Crusaders decide to take advantage on that to focus on their mission. They are able to get a very important lead, but as they decide to follow it, they sense that Cragadile is on the move, having then a vision of a fashion talent in Manehatten and race there to save her from abduction.

#### Main Events

* Using the pixie dust, Sweetie Belle makes contact with Rara again through her dreams. She reveals that there may be a major clue back at her apartment.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders travel to Manehatten in search of a new fashionable talent.
* It's revealed that Rarity knows about the Crusaders' mission, having been told by Twilight (who gets to know from Mirror Coat and Purple Smoke) who told to her friends.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders help Coco Pommel create the collection of her dreams.
* Cragadile sabotages the fashion show and kidnaps Coco Pommel, but the Crusaders beat him back and save her.
* The Crusaders experience a vision of Coco Pommel lost in Neverland, indicating the possibility of a double being in her place.

### "The Shadow Double"

With the real Coco Pommel trapped in Neverland, the Cutie Mark Crusaders get into the Fashion Week to get close to her double, only to discover that she is a shadow creature. After that, they get into a race against time to save a second talent at the fashion school. Fortunately, they have Rarity's help to groom that new talent and let it bloom, all while protecting her from Coco Pommel's double.

#### Main Events

* It's revealed that Coco Pommel's double is a shadow creature from Neverland.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders realize that Coral Shine is the next new talent.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders successfully prevent Coral Shine from being forcibly taken into Neverland and help her realize her dream.

### An Explosive Temper

Heart's Warming is coming and Twilight and her family has come to Ponyville for the holidays. However, they also come with some news that will not let a certain somepony very glad. In fact, that same pony will have an outburst that will lead her to act on her own in a certain mission.

#### Main Events

* Sweetie Belle investigates the mystery behind the magic watch.
* Sweetie Belle chases down the mysterious stallion from Rara's apartment, but ends up losing him.
* Sweetie Belle and Spike reconnect after the time they were away from each other.

### Lord of the Rink

With the end of the winter break, the students return to the academy, having now new winter activities, like hockey and ice dancing. While practicing hockey, Gust sees Midnight having trouble learning to ice dance, and wants to join in and help her at the same time. But Gust fears the reaction of his parents and the other boys. Midnight and the Cutie Mark Crusaders help him realize he shouldn't stop doing something he enjoys just because he's afraid of what the others will think.

#### Main Events

* It's revealed that Gust got his Cutie Mark during the winter break.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders have a dream vision with Gust and, along with Midnight, help him realize the true meaning of his talent.

### The Shaman

The Cutie Mark Crusaders follow their dream vision to the great Temple of Concord where they will find a young fighting competitor that will be next target of the talent thief. Not knowing how their enemy will attack, the Crusaders will be attentive to anything, but will they be expecting where the danger will come from?

#### Main Events

* The Cutie Mark Crusaders travel to the Temple of Concord in search of a fierce new talent.
* Night Glide faces the Shaman in the finals and, just as she is about to win, is whisked away by a puff of smoke.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders are unable to stop Night Glide from being taken to Neverland.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders confront the Shaman in battle after the portal leaves him behind and are able to defeat and capture him.

### The Queen of the Shattered Dreams

The Cutie Mark Crusaders force the captured Shaman to reveal who in Neverland is behind the abductions of the talents. After he makes an unexpected escape, the three young mares rush to Melody's studio in Canterlot to save an young pianist, Chrome Note, all while helping him find the true instrument that makes him unveil his true potential.

#### Main Events

* The Cutie Mark Crusaders interrogate the Shaman and learn that the Queen of Neverland is the Talent Thief.
* The Queen contacts the Shaman through his shadow and learns that a stallion named "Hook" stole the Shaman's Magic Watch.
* Queen tasks the Shaman with kidnapping another talent by the next day; the same talent that the Winx will be drawn to.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders travel to Canterlot in search of a talented young prodigy.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders meet Chrome Note, a young and talented prodigy.
* Sweetie Belle helps Chrome Note to deal with his predicament regarding his true instrument.
* The Shaman kidnaps Chrome Note just before his performance, but Sweetie Belle defeats the Shaman and rescues him.
* Chrome Note gets his Cutie Mark.
* The Shaman is forced to return to Neverland and is stripped of his magic by the Queen who then tasks a group of warriors with destroying the Winx.

### The Secret of Cozy Glow

Cozy Glow organizes a new club of Enchanting Gardening, inviting Sunny, Midnight and Silver Wind to it. However, Midnight's suspicious over Cozy Glow, despite growing even more, will face some insecurity as the young princess starts to doubt on her instinct. Fortunately for her, somepony will come to help her. Is Cozy Glow really up to something? And, if she is, what could that be?

#### Main Events

* Heartbeat helps Midnight to trust on her instinct.
* It's revealed that Cozy Glow is a fairy named Miss Nettle that is the headmistresses' former apprentice.
* Miss Nettle tries to steal the headmistresses' spell book, but is prevented from doing so by Midnight, Sunny and Silver Wind.

### The Attack of the Zombie Pirates

The Cutie Mark Crusaders organize a camping for the first-year students in order to clear their heads of all the troubles they are facing, but envoys from the Queen of Neverland put in motion a plan to get rid of them. However, their plan ends up involving Midnight, Sunny and Silver Wind who adventure to save their friends who have been taking hostage.

#### Main Events

* The Cutie Mark Crusaders get to know the Queen of Neverland's real name: Tinkerbell. They also get to know more about her.
* Melody helps Midnight, Sunny and Silver Wind realize that they're stronger than they know.
* Tinkerbell shows interest on Midnight and Sunny.

### Enchanted Science Fair

It's almost time for the Enchanted Science Fair, and Midnight, Sunny and their classmates must pair up to work on their projects. When they discover that they need a magical ingredient that can potentially help only one of the pairs, they compete to see who can reach it at the risk of their science projects and their friendships.

#### Main Events

* Leaf Mane helps Midnight to mend her and their friends' friendship through team work.

### Target: Midnight

During a lecture on Introduction to Practical Magic about elemental magic, the twins get to about their elemental nature afinity and the results are rather surprising, both in a good way and the bad way. After knowing about one aspect of her magic, Midnight will find herself discovering a side of her that will make her go down the rabbit hole.

#### Main Events

* It's revealed that Sunny possesses the wood nature and that Midnight possesses the blacklight nature.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders have a dream vision warning them about Midnight being in danger and they, along with Star Knight, are able to prevent her from being abducted.
* Purple Smoke helps Midnight to accept her magic and, by extention, herself, and inspires her to try to use it for good.
* Star Knight and Midnight are told about the Cutie Mark Crusaders' mission.

### The Watch and the Hook

After the events that led to the atempt of abduction of Midnight by the neverlanders, the Cutie Mark Crusaders get a brand new lead that may take them to the magic watch that was left by the mysterious stallion. However, with a dream vision directing them to two different talents, the Crusaders will have to divide in order to accomplish their goals.

#### Main Events

* The Cutie Mark Crusaders receive an important lead from Purple Smoke that may take them to where the magic watch found in Rara's appartment.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders have a dream vision of Sunny and Atlanta at the same time.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders divide in order to accomplish their goals, with Sweetie Belle going after the watch, Apple Bloom going to deal with Sunny and Scootaloo going to deal with Atlanta.
* The mysterious stallion, who is revealed to be called Hook, snatches the magic watch. However, Sweetie Belle, Star Knight and Timber corner Hook and finally get the watch.
* The Magic Watch is broken when Hook dodges Timber.
* Hook offers to help the Cutie Mark Crusaders, revealing he wanted to protect Rara and is acting against Tinkerbell. He also reveals the existance of the Watchmaker that may be able to fix the watch.
* Sweetie Belle decides to travel to Mount Everhoof with Hook to visit the Watchmaker.

### Endangered Talents

With Sweetie Belle out with Star to locate the magic watch, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo try to do their respective missions: helping Sunny and Atlanta. While Apple Bloom helps Sunny get her Cutie Mark, Scootaloo tries to understand in what way Atlanta needs her help and what she finds out is revealed as being something she never expected. Meanwhile, the neverlanders try a bold move to get their next victim.

#### Main Events

* It's revealed that Atlanta had disguised her Cutie Mark and hid her true talent from the others.
* With Apple Bloom's help, Sunny finds her talent to control and understand plants and gets her Cutie Mark.
* Scootaloo is able to help Atlanta to accept her talent.
* Smee is able to abduct Sunny and take her to Neverland.
* Tinkerbell tasks Smee with a new mission regarding Sweetie Belle and Hook.

### Shadows on the Snow

Trusting the mysterious Hook, Sweetie Belle agrees to see the Watchmaker on Mount Everhoof. However, danger is lurking around them, as someone is placing traps on their way. Will the duo be able to travel across one of the inhospitable places of Pony World? And what will they find when they get to the Watchmaker's hideout?

#### Main Events

* Sweetie Belle travels to Mount Everhoof with Hook in search of the Watchmaker.
* Sweetie Belle and Hook arrive at the Watchmaker's hideout, but the pair are ambushed by Smee and his army of Zombie Pirates.
* Sweetie Belle tries to call for help from the other Cutie Mark Crusaders.
* Star, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo go to Mount Everhoof to help Sweetie Belle.

### Entering in Neverland

Despite their best efforts, Sweetie Belle and Hook will find themselves in a very dire situation. Meanwhile, Star, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo will venture themselves in the tower of the Watchmaker in an attempt to fix the magic watch and save their abducted friends from Tinkerbell's clutches. However, the help they need will come from the most unexpected place. Also Midnight will find herself in a situation that will make her try to find the courage inside her.

#### Main Events

* Sweetie Belle and Hook are subdued and taken into Neverland.
* Star, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo get into the Watchmaker's tower and meet the Watchmaker in pony, with him revealing his real name as Iron Gear.
* It's revealed that Atlanta is Iron Gear's granddaughter and apprentice.
* Atlanta successfully repairs the magic watch.
* Golden Paladin helps Midnight to belief in herself.
* With a working watch in their hooves, the two Crusaders left, along with Midnight, finally enter Neverland.

### Tiger Lily

After arriving to Neverland, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Midnight will find themselves in a trap created by Tinkerbell. Their only salvation is a mysterious mare that may give them the answers they need to defeat the evil ruler of Neverland. Meanwhile, Sweetie Belle and Hook face Thinkerbell herself who reveals her reason to kidnap all those talents.

#### Main Events

* Finally back in Neverland, the Cutie Mark Crusaders and Midnight begin their search for the talents and Sweetie Belle.
* The Crusaders and Midnight combat and chase down Cragadile but are led into a magical maze. They are freed by a mysterious mare who is revealed to be called Tiger Lily.
* Sweetie Belle and Hook are presented to the Queen Tinkerbell where Hook reveals that the Queen can steal other ponies' talents.
* Tinkerbell adds Sweetie Belle to her collection of talents by siphoning her powers.
* Tiger Lily tells to the Crusaders and Midnight that their real enemy is the Shadow, a creature that had possessed the real Tinkerbell and who took control over Neverland and enslaved its inhabitants.
* Tiger Lily gives to Midnight a magical jewel that can be used to seal the Shadow inside of it.

### Midnight's Last Stand

The Crusaders arrive to battle the Shadow and her minions. It is a battle full of intensity, but when the Shadow appears to get the upperhoof, it is up to Midnight to stop her. However, she may have to make a big sacrifice in order to do that and face her greatest challenge yet.

#### Main Events

* The Crusaders, Midnight and Tiger Lily find where Sweetie Belle and the talents are being held and do battle with all of the Shadow's minions, but they are able to defeat them and subdue them.
* The Shadow is able to subdue Midnight.
* Hook is able to release Sweetie Belle.
* The Shadow fights the Crusaders and Tiger Lily, but is unable to do beat them.
* Midnight fails to seal the Shadow in the magic jewel, but fails to do so. However, she seals her in the jewel of her maneclip, but she is pulled inside as well.
* With the Shadow being sealed, the talents are released and her minions are freed from her control.
* Tiger Lily is reunited with her father.
* Hook is revealed as being Smee and the zombie pirates' captain and he is showed as wanting to conquer Neverland.
* Inside the jewel, Midnight is able to defeat the Shadow and free Tinkerbell.

### The Return of Neverland

With Midnight and Tinkerbell sealed inside the jewel of the former's mane clip, it's up to Sunny to undo the seal. However, Hook and his crew will do everything to prevent that from happening. Also, feeling betrayed by Hook and wanting nothing more than protect her friends, Sweetie Belle will unlock a brand new power.

#### Main Events

* Hook reveals himself as a villain to the Crusaders and the others, trying to prevent the seal that contains Midnight and Tinkerbell.
* Sweetie Belle is able to get into her siren form with the green pearl for the first time. With that, she is able to force Hook and his crew to retreat.
* Apple Bloom is able to recover Tinkerbell's bell from Hook.
* Sunny uses her light magic for the first time and is able to free Midnight and Tinkerbell.
* Tinkerbell, with help from Sunny, is able to restore the Tree of Life and, by extension, Neverland to its former glory and unseal the realm.
* Receiving from Tinkerbell a magic watch to give to Twilight and the Generals to help dealing with other sealed realms, the Crusaders, Midnight and Sunny return home.
* The Mirrored Library is updated with information of Neverland during the time it has been sealed.

### Epilogue - A Mysterious Guest

In the Light Kingdom, a party is held to celebrate the fact that Neverland has been unsealed. While everypony is talking, a small mysterious guest catches Star's attention. But who he is.

#### Main Events

* It's revealed that Cadance and Shining's child has been born, being a unicorn filly called Crystal Lily.
* It's revealed Mirror Coat possesses the watch given by Tinkerbell and is trying to understand how it works.
* Purple Smoke tells the Crusaders that Queen Tinkerbell may need her help to deal with any trouble that may come to Neverland.
* The Crusaders express the desire to keep teaching in the Three Great Fairies Preparatory Academy.
* Star meets a mysterious colt who causes him some pain on his heart when he touches him.

## Trivia

* The events in this story take place weeks after the chapter "Back to Freedom" of *Star Knight and the Nine-Tailed Fox*.
* A new realm of the Pony Reality is introduced: Neverland, a realm that had been sealed by Purple Smoke.
	+ Neverland is also the first sealed realm to be unsealed.
* New characters are introduced:
	+ Gallus, Gunter's younger brother;
	+ Miss Nettle, an evil fairy that disguises as Cozy Glow, Midnight's roommate, in order to infiltrate the academy to steal the headmistresses' spell book;
	+ Hook, a neverlander that was suspected of being the talent thief and is allegaly acting against Tinkerbell;
	+ Coloratura (better known as Rara), a young promissing singer;
	+ Gladmane, the owner of a ressort in Las Pegasus;
	+ The shadow creatures, inhabitants of Neverland that abduct young talents;
	+ Atlanta, a mean student at the academy and Jet Set and Upper Crust's niece;
	+ Cragadile, a mysterious crocodile from Neverland that works for the talent thief.
	+ Coco Pommel, a talented fashion designer.
	+ Coral Shine, a talented model.
	+ Night Glide, a talented fighter.
	+ The Shaman, an earth stallion that works for Tinkerbell.
	+ Tinkerbell, the ruler of Neverland.
	+ Chrome Note, a young prodigy.
	+ Smee and the zombie pirates, followers of Tinkerbell.
	+ Iron Gear, the current Watchmaker and Atlanta's grandfather.
	+ Tiger Lily, the Shaman's daughter and one of the few neverlanders to escape the Queen's domination.
	+ The Shadow, the real talent thief who had possessed Tinkerbell.
	+ Crystal Lily, Shining and Cadance's newborn daughter.
	+ A mysterious colt that catches Star's attention.
* The prologue take place almost ten years before the beginning of the main plot of this story.
* This story is based on the series *Sofia the First* and *World of Winx*.
* The concept of Twins of Light and Darkness is introduced.
* The Tree of Crisis is introduced.
	+ The Tree of Crisis makes its first summoning, calling the Cutie Mark Crusaders to help dealing with the talent thief. Later, it added Princess Midnight to the group when they are about to go to Neverland to save the kidnapped talents.
* The jewel in Midnight's mane clip is revealed to work in a similar way to the Amulet of Avalor from *Sofia the First*, calling upon help when its wearer is in need of help.
	+ Star Knight helps Midnight to forgive their parents from having concealed from her the fact she is a Dark Twin.
	+ Mirror Coat helps Midnight to cope with her mistakes and encourages her to fix them, while helping her reverse the aging spell she casted on Sunny.
	+ Heartbeat helps Midnight to trust her instincts.
	+ Melody helps Midnight, Sunny and Silver Wind realize that they're stronger than they know.
	+ Leaf Mane helps Midnight to mend her and their friends' friendship through team work.
	+ Purple Smoke helps Midnight to accept her magic and, by extention, herself, and inspires her to try to use it for good.
	+ Golden Paladin helps Midnight to believe in herself, as she doesn't need power or magic to save the day.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders get new powers in the form of mysterious cloaks. It's revealed that this cloaks are called dreaming cloaks, being the "Talent version" of the Thirteenth Note.
* The Cutie Mark Crusaders are revealed to possess double natures: Scootaloo has gale nature, Apple Bloom has wood nature and Sweetie Belle has swift nature.
	+ It's the first time another sentient being is shown to possess a natural ability to use the same combined natures used by the Generals of Order, with two of the Cutie Mark Crusaders possessing the same natures as Leaf Mane (wood nature) and Heartbeat (swift nature).
		- Despite the fact the wood nature had already been used by others, it's important to notice they got it in an unnatural way. Ten-Tails, despite having wood nature naturally, is not a sentient being.
* The twins are revealed to possess double natures with Sunny having wood nature and Midnight having blacklight nature.
	+ Sunny is the second sentient being, besides Leaf Mane, to possess a natural affinity for wood nature, with the first being Apple Bloom.
	+ Midnight is the first non-villain to possess a blacklight nature..
* It's revealed that the pony-wolf trait can be passed down through progeny, as Silver Wind, being the daughter of a pony-wolf, was able to turn into a pony-wolf.
* It's revealed that the kingdom Vapour Fist is from is called Obstang.
* In the chapter "The Return of Neverland", is shown Mirror Coat finally ending organizing the Mirrored Library after the centuries he had been turned in stone.