Thread:MatthewJabezNazarioI/@comment-38020779-20191022151606/@comment-20907254-20191130030006

Key events

 * King Sombra declares war on Equestria and uses mind control helmets to enslave the Crystal Ponies.
 * The Crystal Empire expands across Equestria.
 * The ponies of Equestria fight back against the Crystal Empire, with Princess Celestia serving as general.
 * Sweet Apple Acres is re-purposed into an industrial factory to provide food for the front lines. The Apple family starts producing sour apples instead of sweet apples.
 * Rainbow Dash joins the Equestrian army's Air Cavalry division and serves as commander. During the war, she loses her left wing, and it is replaced with a cybernetic limb actuator.
 * Pinkie Pie and Maud Pie join the army's Rock Troopers division.
 * Rarity and Fluttershy relocate to Manehattan to help with the war cause, making soldier uniforms.

Other impacts
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 * Most of the alternate Mane Six have not met.
 * The Castle of Friendship does not exist; only the Cutie Map remains.
 * Ponyville is in shambles, with most doors and windows boarded up.
 * Sugarcube Corner is an ordinary bakery.