When humanity made first contact with the Galactic Council, they were less than welcoming. But, under the United Terran Empire, man has found a way to finally earn the respect of the Milky Way and Equestria is right at the plan's center.

A scientist of one of the most prestigious scientific insitutes in all of the United Terran Republic is cast out of academia for his outrageous claims of exotic matter. However, that all changes when he stumbles upon Equestria or, rather, vice versa.

The Greater Terran Union is losing a war and Equestria is unwilling to offer aid. It appears that the former dominant species of galaxy's survival depends on stubborn primitives. However, these "primitives" hold more than they let on.