Long ago, when time first began to flow, the arcane gods created six masks. These masks were known as Masks of Power, or Kanohi, and each tribe was given two Kanohi to guard and protect until a single hero rose up to fight a great evil. But, tragedy befell the tribes as dark times fell as the sun went dark and night ruled over all... and no hero ever came to their rescue.

Thousands of years passed while the tribes lived in the darkness, they abandoned the Kanohi they guarded. Until, six ponies came across an ancient temple in the Everfree Forest. As they explored it, they saw a giant metal cylinder, buried deep within the temple. As they approached the cylinder, they noticed it was designed to hold something inside it. Little did they know, that they had discovered what had one been lost.