It's been twenty years since Rarity was last conscious. Ponyville has been leveled, and Rarity is only now waking up. Of all her friends, only Fluttershy remains in her home. The stoic faces of the Royal Guard have been replaced by uniformed soldiers, and a pillar of smoke rises over the horizon.

With nothing but each other, Rarity and Fluttershy are left to search Equestria for their friends, and to discover what force has managed to so deftly rebuild Equestria in its image.