After finally waking up from his dream, Ben realizes that the world he wakes up to is nothing he has ever seen before, and its inhabiting ponies only serve to frighten him even more in a world that was completely unknown to him. However, when he finally crosses paths with the Princess of the Night once more, she is the only pony who is able to earn his trust. Albeit they quickly find out that they might not be very different from one another, for Ben is not the only one who feels out of place in this world.