Just after graduating from the Neighvaro Military Academy, Private Cumulonimbus is tasked with tracking down his father, who has gone Dashite. Things go awry when a horde of migrating dragons rips off his wings. Permanently grounded, he must rely on the ex-slave, medic, mare, named Looker, the cursed son of a raider boss, named Cap Stash, and a malfunctioning virtual pony named BONK to complete his objective. But there is still one question: Why did his dad do it?

This story is canon to the Audio Files Series fics Unscrewed Audio Files and Brittleshine's Quest Audio Files, but is not directly connected and reading those fics is not needed to read this fic. It is also formatted like a regular story and not like the other fics in the Audio Files Series.

This story is also canon to Gamma Deekay’s and Digital Ink (AKA Sawyer)’s series of connected fics. It falls after The Long Winter, but before Better Days.