In the middle of the Frozen North sits a lonely inn. Within that inn are six travelers, trapped by a blizzard. As the temperature drops, hostilities rise, and the situation slowly deteriorates.

Long, long ago, the zebra tribes were many and unfriendly. When disaster strikes, one zebra decides to change that.

In a quiet corner of Equestria, some ponies get a glimpse of what lies beyond the curtain of reality.

With trouble brewing on the horizon, it's time for a new set of ponies to take up the Elements of Harmony... assuming they can find who stole them.