In 1011 ALB, the Changelings attacked, flooding across the border. Town after town fell, Harmony fell to its lowest point. Seeing his opportunity, Sinister Serov, leader of Stalliongrad, attacked Equestria. Within a year, Equestria had fallen to the joint Changeling-Stalliongradian invasion. The nation was split between the two powers.

Most international observers believed the Changelings would continue, conquering the rest of Equus. Sure enough, the war resumed in 1013. However, to the surprise of many, the new Socialist Republic of Equestria prevailed. The Equestrians believed the SRE to be a more tolerable option compared to the Changelings. This cooperation allowed Sinister to rally the population against their common enemy.

By 1017, the war was over.

The new government has won the good will of many, but the nation is not devoted to the ideals of Socialism. It has yet to be seen whether Equestrian Socialism will prevail in peace as it has in war.

This will be a series of short stories of the fragile peace that follows.