The main character awakens without wings or a halo and finds themself rescued from the base of the waterfall in Angel Falls. They come to learn a little about their fall on the great earthquake that happened at the same time. Having lost most of their Celestrian powers, but not their memory or the ability to see deceased and magical spirits, they travel about trying to find a way back to the Observatory. During an adventure to reconnect their village to the nearby castle after landslides caused by the great earthquake, the main character finds the broken-down Starflight Express and its fairy engineer, Stella. Stella promises to help the main character return to the Observatory if they can prove they are a Celestrian.