Melody Song Flare is a wolf lion hybrid with alicorn features, living a peaceful life on the road. She arrives in Klugetown one summer afternoon to explore when the crime boss, Verko, tried to take her for a friendly penny. Before she could be whisked away, Capper, a runaway from Abyssinia, helps her escape. They both promptly run away before Verko can call his client back to Equestria. With nowhere to go, Melody insists Capper stay with her in her house in Ponyville. What happens when Capper and Melody realize their home and family lives weren't so different, regardless of the 2,000-year difference?