The Darkness Rising...

by audioscribe

Rating: teen
Tags: Adventure
Length: 905

The Mane 6 are in search of an ancient tool to bring peace to ponykind and restore their power

Ages have passed since first equine empire stood in power over the land of Equestria, before the empire ended it was prophesised that one day darkness would plague ponykind, the mane 6 go looking for s mysterious object in efforts to save Equestria…

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Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-10-06 06:45:35 UTC

Chapter 2: Foreknowledge

Twilight slowly felt a strange presence brush against her mind as they flew towards sweet apple acres "Twilight please listen, everything you now do will decide the fate of Equestria itself" a voice echoed in her mind as the presence grew stronger "When the times comes you will have to trust your friends more than you ever have before, your trust in them will".

"What? I don't understand I trust my friends completely, who are you?" Twilight asked inquisitively.

"Twilight just listen, what I am doesn't concern you for now but your trust in your friends will be the key to your success..." the voice said before vanishing along with its strange presence leaving twilight slightly dazed.

"TWILIGHT!" someone yelled breaking twilight from her concentration.

"Huh? What is it?" Twilight responded slowly forgetting the conversation.

"Twilight, are you okay? You kind of blanked out there for a minute" rainbow asked with a look of concern in her eyes.

"Oh it’s nothing I was just... I was just, I can't remember..." she said trying to remember what she had just been doing.

"Well we can worry about that later, we're almost at Applejack's" Rainbow said still worrying about twilight noticing the look of confusion on her face.

"Yeah you're right, let's go I think I can see Applejack and Fluttershy down there" she said slowly gliding down to her friends.

"Howdy Twilight" applejack called out seeing her friend flying towards her.

"Hey Rainbow" Fluttershy and Applejack said as Rainbow Dash swooped down past them landing on the dirt trail behind.

"HEY GUYS!" Pinkie Pie yelled as she ran towards the group.

"Hey Pinkie" they replied as the mare stopped inches from everyone.

"We I guess every pony is here for something then" applejack said.

"Oh I'm here just because..." Pinkie started to say before her entire body started to shudder "yeah because of a doozy that's coming" she said smiling as she shook.

Twilight collapsed as she felt another tingle throughout her body.

"Whoa Twilight are you okay?" Applejack said as she helped her back up.

"I've had these feelings all morning like something massive is going to happen soon" she said looking at her friends worried faces.

"That's the doozy!" Pinkie said jumping into the air excitedly before being pulled back down by Applejack.

"Whoa there Pinkie, if something is happening I don't think its the good kind" Applejack said looking at Pinkie Pie.

Spike's mouth burst with flames producing a scroll which Twilight grabbed with her magic.

"What does it say Twilight?" they all asked quietly watching for a reaction on the unicorns face.

"Princess Celestia and Luna are waiting for us in my library" Twilight said rushing off back towards Ponyville followed by her friends.

Chapter 1: Research

"Chapter 7 Ancient Pony Relics and Prophecies: in the age of Equus the second, pony-kind created instruments of power to aid in the lives of ponies and overall the peace of the land. During these times many great unicorns used their magic predict future events in hope to avoid the coming of the Darkness…" Twilight read to herself quickly summarizing her last note.

"HELP ME TWILIGHT!" yelled spike.

"Spike how many times do I have to tell you not to take more than 4 books with you on the ladder at a time?" questioned twilight as she slowly lowers him down along with the fifth-teen books he was carrying.

"Well it would be a lot easier if you stop getting more books out every minute so I don't have to put them back all the time" spike answered.

"Spike I have to study about these ancient traditions and history for my report on ancient pony empires and civilizations" twilight said seriously.

"Twilight you have to take a break soon or later you going to go crazy if you keep working on that report" said Spike as he started putting the books back in place.

"Well now I have stopped reading I do feel hungry, how about we go see Applejack?" Twilight said noticing her stomach growling.

"Fine but only if we can drop by and get some gems afterwards because I'm starting to get tired of hay and oats." spike said.

"Okay spike we'll go get some gems after but then I really do have to get back to work on the report." twilight replied looking back at the pile of books and scrolls.

As they walked towards Sweet Apple Acres twilight started to feel a tingle in her horn "Hmm that's strange…"

"What is it?" Spike asked looking at twilight noticing something is wrong.

"It's okay it was just a tingle don't worry about it" she said slightly doubting herself.

"Hey Twilight!" Rainbow Dash Called out flying straight pass them both knocking spike from twilight's back and landing just inches away "oops sorry spike" Rainbow Dash said slowly looking over at Twilight "Are you okay Twilight you look like you're the one that fell"

"Oh its nothing" she said quickly changing subject "Are you going to sweet apple acres too?"

"Yeah Applejack is going help me with my new trick" Rainbow Dash said quickly jumping back in the air "so why aren't you flying there?" she asked.

"I just thought that a walk might be a bit more relaxing" Twilight responds looking back at her wings "hang on Spike" she said just before leaping into the sky alongside rainbow.