By pure coincidence seven virtually unknown ponies come together and become friends. They are all different in some way, but it doesn't become evident until one reveals their true origins. Soon the whispers begin, ponies' attitudes toward them begin to change, and some ponies just aren't acting normal. Vinyl Scratch begins acting skittish and distant. Lyra goes missing for weeks. The only ponies who they think can help have been sent away on an emergency mission to the Crystal Kingdom, but no one seems able to talk about it. This is not the world the Destroyer 7 remember and it is not the world they'll stay in.