Applejack is not a gamer. At all. In fact, she's never even used a computer before. Her friends, on the other hand, won't shut up about this Virtual Reality Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game 'The World' they've been playing. When Twilight Sparkle gives her a copy of the game and a laptop to borrow, she relents and gives it a shot.

However, an unusual event surrounding a ghost and an apparently hacked item results in the dark secrets hidden within The World to come to light, and whether the six realize it or not, they are soon the only thing standing between The World and utter destruction.