The story of a Pegasus lieutenant, his beloved platoon, and their piece of the Centauri-Equestrian War, decades ago.

Long, long before Equestria, ponies in that land lived in a number of smaller kingdoms. Princess Essenta, the first daughter of the Dale, sets out to prove herself when her father, the king, sends her on a poorly conceived "suicide mission".

Muriel and Eustace Bagge's nephew, Fred, resides in a padded room at the Nowhere loony bin. Let out for a day on good behavior, he happens to see a few episodes of MLP:FIM. That night he dreams of things that are... naughty...

An Earth pony colt grows up taking care of his younger sisters, a Pegasus and a unicorn. As he matures, he learns his worth and gains the best friend he could ever hope to have.