A man finds himself in Equestria after being teleported there by a shady human think-tank. As he learns to live among the pony populace, though, unsettling parallels between equine and human culture drive him to search for what their connection is.
Calamity befalls the royalty of Equestria and, in lieu of plans that took decades to create and moments to ruin, control of the cosmos is bequeathed to the only pony Celestia had time to empower.
It's just a normal day in Ponyville as Pinkie works Sweet Apple Acres, Rarity handles the weather, Fluttershy prepares for a big party, Applejack designs her dresses, and Rainbow Dash tends to the Everfree animals. Absolutely nothing can go wron