In this story, set in the same world as The Crusaders: Iron Mare, follow the story of Lancer, the lone pegasus from Gildedale. Every day of his life has been fighting. Now, stuck as a guard in the most secure prison in Equestria, Lancer finds himself confronted with a hippogryph who shouldn't be there... and a question of mercy. What is heroism?

This is a story in the form of a poem. It covers a great war of diamond dogs and changelings against Equestria and her allies, and the world-shaping repercussions this has. This is set nearly two hundred years before The Crusaders: Iron Mare.

Set nearly two centuries after the time of Friendship is Magic, Equestria and the world have moved on. There are parliaments, megacorporations, and a dwindling royal presence. Princess Galaxy, descendant of Shining Armor and Cadance, just wants to live her cutie mark-less life in luxury and power. But a terrible event forces her to become something... more. A hero.

It is two years to the day since Twilight Sparkle started officially living in Ponyville, and the rest of the Mane 6 try to celebrate. With Spike distracting the bookish mare and a whole host of things to prepare, will they succeed?

Maybe.