Nightmare Moon has been banished once again by the Elements of Harmony, however this time she is not banished to the moon. Instead she arrives in the exclusion zone around Chernobyl, site of the greatest ecological disaster in recorded history.

Now she must learn to survive in one of the most inhospitable lands ever born or perish.

Alexei Sharov, unable to make a living in the outside world he has turned to the life of a stalker, a life where daily conflict is the means to survival. Like many stalkers he carves a living from hunting mutants and collecting artifacts – treasures spawned by the Zone worth their weight in gold.

Still being a rookie he has a way to go, but how will he fare when one of Equestria's most infamous villains comes crashing into his world.