Viceroy Nute Gunray and Settlement Officer Rune Haako arrived at Equestria to put it under Separatist control before the Republic can so they won't fall into the Republic's New Order. A powerful returning villain attempts to take over Equestria, forcing the heroic Viceroy and his pony allies to fight. And in between all of this, Rarity and Gunray's unlikely friendship may bloom into something more...