One thousand years after the end of the Equestrian Civil war and the birth of the Republic of Equestria, a young stallion named Time Turner is sent to Ponyville so that he may learn the ways of the world.

However, it is also the day that Nightmare Moon is destined to escape her prison and return to Equestria, plunging the land into darkness.

This is the story of how one pony and his friends may prevent that....

prequel/related to A Matter of Rules of War