A Changeling, saved from starvation or exposure after having been left behind when Chrysallis was defeated in Canterlot, is raised by his adoptive father an Earth Pony named Guiding Way. Raised with his father's morals, he grew up apart from the Hive mentality.

Years later, a grown Alessio leads a band of like-minded individuals, creatures of many races and personalities. Together, they formed the Black Parade, a band with the goal of spreading Alessio's father's greatest message; a concept of fairness.

This fic is very heavily inspired by the song 'Welcome to the Black Parade' by My Chemical Romance.