Thomas Curry is a young boy born in 2057. Since birth, the fickle game of birth struck him with the sad fate of paraplegia. For all of his childhood, he's spent his life bound to a wheelchair, his eyes locked to the sky, and his heart and mind going to places he only wish he could go. So, as Equestria continues to encroach upon the planet, and money begins to accumulate in his nuclear family's income, Tommy is faced with a choice: Will he risk life, limb, and legal tender to repair his cursed legs, or will he sacrifice it all and become a pony?