This story is a sequel to O King On High; Cold Night In the Crystal Empire, part 3

The Flim Flam brothers are back in Ponyville but the town is ready to tar and feather them.
Not wanting to see his home descend into vigilant justice The only human in Ponyville decides to step in and save the bothers. But instead of letting them go right a way he wants to tell them a story or two to help them understand the problematic future they have waiting for them if they continued.