Princess Cadance has been ruling over the Crystal Empire during the Zebra's war with Equestria. Cadance finds herself in a situation where the Empire is dragged into the fight and watches it get ripped apart. About 200 years have passed as Cadance has found herself in search of Shining Armor who has been kidnapped from the Stable. Now Cadance must adventure out into the what formerly was her empire into what it is now known as the Crystal Wasteland.