Broken Record was tired of being asked to do everything by everyone. As part of stable 17, she had been torn of her loving job as radio mare and made the stables new Overmare. She doesn't enjoy her life, but knows that she will one day get the chance to hand the job off to someone else. Most likely someone she considers more qualified. That changes though when an earthquake brings destruction and death to almost everypony except for her and her friend Carrot Cake.
With nowhere to go she leaves the comfort of stable 17 and makes her way out into the Wilderness, the only area of Equestria that has not been affected by mega spell radiation. Even here though, things are unsteady. Tension between the Wilderness and NCR is escalating and a group of ponies known as "sparks" are causing havoc for both sides. With no way out, Broken Record finds herself thrown into a battle for the Wilderness' freedom and the safety of a home she never even knew.