Those who are banished aren't always sent to the stars, but are sent into the depths of the forest to never enter Equestria again. Those who are banished must find a way to live a life in the outer world, and thats what they did. Though what some don't know is that what they were banished for is not of wrong doing, but discovery of a deeper secret. The ones who leave soon plan to return and seek revenge on what they had lost, and to stop a far greater evil. This is not just a story of those who go to fight the ruler that they have seen the true side of, but a story of those who defend the ruler under ignorance. This is the story of Guards and Rebels. This is the story of Equestria and its battle with the banished citizens of the Kingdom of Eltra.