Metroid Prime: Into Darkness

The powers of darkness are a more powerful force

                                                  than all the toys magic or science can muster

                                                                                    -Mindwipe

In the depths of space, lies a planet, dominated primary by a race of equine like sentient lifeforms known as horses, or in a more common term "Ponies", but these are not your typical earth based labor work and riding ponies that are use for recreational purposes, the ponies are divided into four species, Earthbound, officially known as Earth ponies, the base species of the equine race, the Pegasi, the mythical winged graces of the skies, the Unicrons, the magic manipulating and most populated of the four, and finally their are the Alicrons, a mix of all three species, they posses the magical powers of the Unicorns, the flight abilities of the Pegasi, and the strength of a good, true heart of an Earth Pony this combination gave them longevity, it was not immortality though, that was reserved for the god creator of the universe.

It was a very good history for one of the most prosperous countries of that planet, a kingdom called Equestria, where the title of royalty could be earned through the lessons of the force known as friendship, where the clouds must be worked in order for them the function, where an empire of shining Crystals reflects Love and happiness throughout the land, and if you happen to be chosen by the rulers of this magical land as a personal, faithful student, Equestria could be your country as well.

But if you could look 7 light years to the left you would see a rouge planet without a sun at all, you would think that without sunlight this planet would have died out a long time ago. But the species that inhabited the unique world refused to let that happen and built devices of great design to regulate energy that sustained the rouge world.

Not long ago this planet experienced a war that nearly destroyed the planet, but thanks the efforts a warrior claded in the armor of its bird like adoptive parents the planet was saved from certain doom and the natives began to repopulate to stable numbers.

Breeding season had just come to pass in the everyday life of that peaceful race, raising their numbers to a good height, peace was all that seemed for the two worlds.

But the former was about to endure the tragedy the latter had been delt, in the form a sole meteor.

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Celestia placed the book in a package and sealed it, she then had said package sent to ponyville via mailpony.

The more they package moved from Canterlot the more happy Celestia became, this would be her students finale test after tomorrow Equestria would have a new princess.

Luna joined her sister out on the balcony, the lunar alicorn resting beside her sibling.

"Has it been sent?" Luna asked

Celestia gave her sister a warm smile.

"Yes"

"Are you sure she is ready?" Luna asked

"Only time will tell, if she uses all her friendship lesson and fixes the spell then she has proven that she is ready"

"She has done much for this land, she deserves the title of royalty" Luna said

"Yes, it has been a long time coming, but now she will fulfill her destiny" Celestia agreed.

"Lets just hope all goes as planned"

Celestia looked to the stars, nothing could go wring, everything was going to be just fine.

The stars danced in the sky, to distant worlds they showed their beauty, up close their powerful orbited revolved the planets around them, Comets streaked the space zone, leaving the frozen trails, meteors floated aimlessly through the void in a limbo of endless nothingness.

But one particular meteor was not bound by the forces of time and trajectory, this one steered itself, and for one specific reason.

It was alive.

It now traversed an interdimesonal plane that could only accessed via wormhole, it was a power that it and its kind shared, it emerged from the blue vortex and into the stary void of space again, it beheld its target, a blue sphere, standard in size,it was now in perfect alignment, the rock did not care if it hit a populated are all that matted was its purpose, all life on that planet would eventually submit anyway, or die trying.

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Darkness, that was all it saw, all it felt, but is was used to this, it had lived in a dark world its whole life, before that life ended.

It remembered, a being with two legs, its right arm a weapon, its armor, bathed in light, had defeated no..destroyed him, crippled him, his life ended in a flash of pure light as he released the energy that held his world together.

He had fallen, his kin would also share the same fate.

Yet he could feel, he was on a level aware of his surroundings, was he dead? He was suppose to be.

Yet he was here, in his palace, his home, intact and stable, not crumbling beneath his being.

He was alive, he was now sure of it.

The only question is...how?

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Twilight placed the book and the table, and she read the letter that came with it.

"Dear Twilight Sparkle, the spell contained on the last page of this book is Star Swirl the Bearded's secret unfinished masterpiece"

Twilight was interested at the reading of the first line.

"He was never able to get it right, and thus abandoned it. I believe you are the only pony who can understand and rewrite it. Princess Celestia"

Twilight set the book down, turned the book to the last page and read the spell

"From one to another, another to one. A mark of one's destiny singled out alone, fulfilled"

Nothing happened.

"That doesn't make any sense. It doesn't even rhyme!"

Twilight retired to her room, not hearing the magic working on the golden relics within the glass case.

She layed on her bed and look to her window, she saw a shooting star pass by, normally somepony would make a wish upon it, but Twilight's life was content at the moment, she could ask for nothing more.

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The meteor entered the planets atmosphere. It streaked through the skies and into the open air, it was seconds from impact, upon landing its powers would work its way into the planet, converting it....corrupting it, that was its life purpose, its maker was only trying to preserve its species like any other race of beings, even if it came at the expense of other worlds, it did only what was best for its children.

It was a few seconds from impact, it was now about to fulfill its mission, 3...2...1

Darkness.

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The eye of Emperor Ing flared to life, for the first time in years he observed his surroundings, he expected to be in a circular room suspended in the air with blue phazon sticking to the walls.

But this was not the case, the Emperor was in a rectangular room, stained glass windows displayed various creatures doing things that he was not able to understand.

He looked down the hall and saw a group of moving dark puddles from, then sharp legged beings emerged from the puddles until 5 warrior Ing and several hunter Ing stood before the Hive ruler.

"Emperor" they all bowed down in respect.

Yes, it was true, he remembered, his name was Emperor Ing, he was alive, his subjects had survived.

And they where ready to invade whatever world awaited them.