The Equestrian Wasteland is a hard place to get by; monsters are everywhere. Sometimes, to get by, you just have to become one of those monsters . . . . . . . .

Applebloom has been out of work for a while now; with big construction firms taking over jobs in Manehattan. Hearing about gold and silver discoveries in the southern frontiers, she heads to Appleoosa.

Over one thousand years before the return of nightmare moon, just after Princesses Celestia and Luna trap the rampant spirit of Discord, a far different threat looms over Equestria. . . . .