Equestria has been defeated. Nightmare Moon has won, and Princess Celestia has been banished to the moon. The ponies that fought for Princess Celestia now find themselves left with a choice: swear fealty to the Princess of the Night, or die.
Desperate to overthrow Nightmare Moon, Twilight Sparkle searches through the ruins of Canterlot in hopes of finding a spell to bring the rightful princess back to power. Although this fabled "Warrior of Sunlight" is not what she expected.
Nightmare Moon must come first in your heart. Always. To betray one's devotion to Her Majesty with love for another is an act of high treason: a Heartcrime. Night Chamberlain Rarity's sure she's not a criminal. But she's been wrong before.
After a failed assassination attempt, Rarity expected to bear the full force of Nightmare Moon's wrath. She could have never imagined what would become of her life afterwards...
Sunset Shimmer returns to Equestria only to find Twilight Sparkle battling a strange pony named Starlight Glimmer. Unbeknownst to Sunset, Starlight has altered the past, forcing Sunset to deal with reigniting her friendships all over again.
Dusk Shine, archmage of Her Majesty Nightmare Moon, is assigned to aid the Lunar Inquisition in finding a terrorist known as "Ghost" where they last struck: Ponyville.
Social reject, blank flank, and failed candidate for Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. Twilight Sparkle holds little confidence for her future. But when even her own recluse world comes crashing down, will she choose to act?
War is brutal. It asks you questions with no right answers. It leaves scars on your body and mind. War is a game in which you will always lose. And Rainbow Dash might've just lost everything.
Twilight got captured in her attempt to flee Nightmare Moon. Can she and Spike get back to the map? Will Nightmare Moon notice? And can Captain Rainbow Dash and Mademoiselle Rarity help them?
Nightmare Moon has brought oppression and eternal darkness to Equestria, but Rarity and Rainbow Dash may yet risk prominent positions in her service to fight for a better world...