A thousand years before The Mane 6 even formed, a power hungry pony named Sombra took over the Crystal Empire. He enslaved the ponies who lived there and made him his slaves. With a little hope and the help of a guard and the Princesses, Sombra will be defeated. But something will change. Nothing will ever be the same. Yes, good will triumph in the end but ultimately, but things never go back to the way they were. One pony will find that war will always take things away, no matter if good wins or not.