This story follows the journey of Petty Officer First Class Stanley Alvarez, who right before his second deployment abroad, gets struck by lightning and transported to Equestria. Knowing the characters in this world as he was an avid brony back home, he is forced to realize that humans have been here before and have left deep scars upon the species as well as his own reputation. Stanley must fight to overcome these stereotypes in order to gain the trust of the ponies.