As winter in Equestria approaches, the outlaw James Alistair finds himself hard-pressed to find the last shards of a dangerous metal. As the arm of the law closes in, it becomes apparent that a new plot is being set off by the destructive forces from before, only this time, a new angle will be taken that will have the fate of the kingdom hanging in the balance.

James awakens in a world not his own without any memory of where he came from. As he tries to find help, and perhaps a clue to who he once was or even a way back home, his struggle in this world becomes more desperate as tensions with the folk that live there escalate and unseen forces begin to set an unstoppable plan in motion...A plan James finds himself a part of.