The fate of Equestria hangs in the balance. An immortal enchantress with unrivaled power assumes control of the land, conquering its rightful rulers and establishing herself as queen. When she sets her sights on world conquest and her reign seems absolute, six unsuspecting friends who believe they've found the keys to her defeat are faced with a difficult choice: Flee? Or fight?

Driven from their home planet of Equus by the atrocities of war, the remaining members of the pony race settle on the distant water planet of Elysia. However, hurts that run so deep are not easily healed and, again, ponykind becomes engaged in conflict. Six young friends, untainted by the prejudices of the rest of their kind, are faced with the decision to save their race, of fall with it.