the shadow pony and the ailcornOnce upon a time, there was a prince . He and his sister, ruled their land wisely and Justly alongside their royal lady adviser. After his sister passed away, the Lady adviser tried to seduce him but he refused her every approach. In anger, the lady Adviser revealed herself to be an evil changeling and turned him into a hideous beast. In addition she turned all the pony servants in the castle in animal hybrids of bear tiger and other .

It was her way of saying if she can't have him, no one will. After the transformation, he locked himself in his castle. Just when things seems hopeless, the evil changeling 's good sister came to the prince and changed the spell and gave him two gifts. The first was a mirror which he could use as his only window to the outside world.

The second was a magic rose. The good changeling said it would bloom for the next 10 years. If he could find someone to love him for who he was before the last peddle falls, the spell would be broken.