When Twilight was experimenting with a machine to allow long range travel easier, she messes up a spell and the machine goes haywire. This bring herself, Spike and Starlight into another world. This world is not nearly as good as their own. Violence and mistrust are the leading factors and death is all around. How will the ponies survive in this strange world? Can they still show that friendship is still magical? How will the people even react to them? And will they ever find a way home and remain unchanged for the good?