Over 200 years ago the great war doomed Equestria and poisoned the world. Yet what of the lands beyond Equestria’s borders? This is a story of the great scrubland to the West, and the ponies and creatures who struggle to survive.
Bittersweet has had problems sleeping for as long as she can remember. Her condition makes it impossible for her to live normally. When a dream reminds her of her impotence, she leaves Manehattan Psychiatric Hospital to volunteer for the war effort.
Dovetail and Lilybloom, two mares from Stable 61, are the chosen ponies to be their stable's first scouting party to the world above. What they find will lead them on an epic journey full of hardships in the Equestrian wastes of the Frozen North