The world has changed, the quaint world of Friendship is Magic is lost, the modern world and war are now at the forefront of pony lives. Automobiles and advanced technology are large weapons against the dragon mennace as they sweep through neigboring Garland across the sea from Equestria. After being separated for many years Twilight, now the head-Librarian of the Canterlot Archives, is called by Celestia for a secret rescue/intellegence mission behind enemy lines. She reunites with some of her old friends and they set off.