Many mysterious and wonderful things happen in land of Equestria. The smell of adventure can be around every corner. But some say it is richer the higher you are and is at its peak when one reaches the edge of the stratosphere. Maybe that is what draws many of Equestria's inhabitant to the great shipping lanes of the skies, where vessels of every shape and size transport exotic goods near and far across the globe. Though the thought of sailing through the clouds, high above the ground below is exhilarating to some, it can be terrifying to others. The higher skies can be as treacherous as any sea, and other unseen dangers have been known to claim multitudes of ship. But perhaps the most feared of all dangers that lurk in the sky, that travel under a cloak of darkness, and shatter ships as they fly, are the terrible and dreaded sky pirates of Equestria