Equestria and her neighboring nations have known peace for generations. Large-scale warfare has not been practiced for centuries. Soldiers are trained to defend settlements from monster attacks while the Princesses or the Elements of Harmony protect the world from large scale threats.

Now something different casts its shadow over this world. It is not magical in nature. It has no interest in friendship, or love, or courage, or chaos. It is taking ponies from their homes. It comes in the night and leaves behind empty towns to greet the dawn. Nopony knows what it is or where it is coming from. Nothing survives to tell of its coming, not even the Royal Guards.

But there is something else happening too.

Something that creates strange shooting stars that dance and fight each other in the sky. Something that brings missing ponies back. Something that is fighting the strange, hostile force.

What are these mysterious forces? Why are they here? What will it mean for Equestria, for the world, when they are finally revealed?

(An X-Com crossover, based primarily on Enemy Unknown and using elements of the upcoming First Person Shooter game.

There will be death. Why? Because this is X-com.)