A disgraced earth pony of the royal guard is exiled from Canterlot to the ice clad peaks of the Muster Mountains, where he plots his return.

Daisy cutter, is a student researcher who has come to Equestria where she hopes to attend school in Canterlot. Instead she is sent to a remote part of the kingdom on an assignment no pony seems interested in.

The two form an unlikely alliance that will turn the tide of coming events in Canterlot and ultimately all of Equestria.