Twilight claims one villain out of every one she faced to be the most cruel: time. It is now seventeen years past the time Twilight Sparkle arrived in Ponyville and life in Equestria has changed since her arrival.

Sombra has reassembled himself and began a Crystal War by enslaving all of the Crystal Ponies.

As familiar (and brand new) ponies face the new obstacles in their lives, they will have to suffer emotions and loss they had never imagined. How will time decide to treat everyone in the end?