Before Equestria's founding there was a little ship called the P.S. Newstart. It's mission was simple. Discover new lands in case the peace summits fail and the land becomes inhospitable. When the ship didn't return it was assumed that it was lost at sea. Until one day it mysteriously appeared in the harbor of the old earth pony territory badly damaged, with the crew having no recollection of what occurred . The only clue was a battered old journal which described a most unusual little island...