When the souls of three deceased humans are guided towards new life and second chances in Equestria, they unwittingly fulfill a prophecy over a millennium old, and set in motion a series of cataclysmic events that will leave the Solar Empire shattered and Equestria in tatters. Only by confronting their pasts and banding together with friends both new and old can they find the hope that will allow Equestria to survive. But nothing can prevent the tragedies to come...