It's a bad old time not to follow Celestia. Her empire slowly spreads across earth, wiping away human achievements, and anti-pony HLF terrorists are the bane of many refugees. But one day, one of the worst of the HLF spares a filly and her mother....
Can the innocence of a young and special foal named Heart's Desire bring out the good in King Sombra, a king whose heart has been cloaked and cursed in darkness for over 1,000 years?