The Kingdom of the Stars, currently ruled over by king Zodius, has been forgotten by the ponies of Equestria since before the parents of the current Equestrian monarchs. This kingdom, in a place where no matter what, the sun does not shine, has been scouring larger and larger areas, and when the king has a report of another civilisation, he ponders on the thought. When the Polaris Festival occurs, the king decides to invite some of the inhabitants of this new civilisation to come visit.