When Aryanne, Ponyville's resident Nazi sympathizer/unicorn supremacist (who is an earth pony), takes over as substitute teacher for Cheerilee's class, she discovers the ponies aren't quite as excited about eugenics as she is.
In the decaying metropolis of Detrot, 60 years and one war after Luna's return, Detective Hard Boiled and friends must solve the mystery behind a unicorn's death in a film noir-inspired tale of ponies, hard cider, conspiracy, and murder.
The earth had belonged to the People since time immemorial, until the ponies came to push them out. For centuries, they have hidden in the forest, slowly losing ground to their enemies. But now, the gods have chosen two young warriors.
Across the great sea lies a continent that has remained unknown to almost all of Equestria. Only the royal sisters remember their once home, but with the awakening of a new Alicorn the lost land may once again know hope.