The great war is over. Equestria lost. At first, only Generalmajor Jachs stands between the ponies of Canterlot and the ruthless changeling military machine. Then again, is it not in the changelings very nature to change?

Two years after Littlepip saved Equestria, after Gardens brought life back to a dead wasteland, the rest of the world is envious of Equestria's plenty. On the border, a perky showmare comes to her own amidst an influx of ghoul and alicorn refugees.