History Class: New Equestria

The last pony barely made it into class on time, the bell ringing soon afterwards. The classroom was relatively messy, compared to some of the other classes, and the pony had to weave to avoid bumping into stacks of paper. Incomprehensible writing was on the board, ranging from a random picture of the teacher in a straitjacket to lessons taught to other classes.

Several ponies were talking among themselves, discussing previous classes or the standardized test that they would have to take the next day. Two ponies were sitting in the back of the room, repairing a model of an airship that had been broken the day before by a falling dictionary, levitating glue and pieces. The two ponies were like everyone else. Anyone who looked in the class may think that the reason it was an all-unicorn class was because it was a magic class; however, times have changed in Equestria.

As the teacher who was also an unicorn walked into the class, the silence fell over the class. His lanky figure crossed the front of the room, his head bobbing to the music that was on. Tapping the picture of himself lightly, he smiled and put his face next to it as if to compare. He took a moment, turning down the music before sitting down and taking role. Finishing, he looked up at the students.

“Good morning, everypony,” he said calmly, “Today, we will be continuing our discussion about the Twelve ALR Revolution. Which you should identify to be the revolution twelve years After Luna’s Return.” As he said this a crazy grin was forming on his face. He paused, staring at each of the students in turn. Suddenly jumping up, he pulled at map which wrapped up to reveal a complex timeline.  Without hesitation, he levitated a pointer at the first date with a light click.

“At zero ALR, Nightmare Moon returned. Desensitized by her banishment by Celestia, she attacked and terrorized several ponies in the historical town of Ponyville. Only with the arrival of Princess Sparkle against Celestia’s wishes was she stopped. This is important, as it underlines the consequences that may have been true had Our Princess not intervened.”

The teacher glanced back before tapping another date.  “Two ALR! Our Princess was once again turned down, after discovering that the princess that was marrying her brother was an imposter. Despite her achievements and her history of success, Princess Celestia once again disputed her findings, almost causing and Equestrian collapse. In fact, everyone except her brother whom Crysalis had incapacitated did not believe her.”

The teacher looked to the back of the room, in awe with disbelief that somepony had their head down. Walking to him, he tapped his head.

“Oh, wha—? Oh. Sorry, I didn’t get much sleep last night.

As the teacher walked back to the front of the class he kicked a stack of papers, cursing under his breath.

“Alright, where were we? Ah, yes. By Ten ALR, Princess Twilight Sparkle had already become a prominent figure, winning the hearts of many citizens. Celestia, however had been falling from her role. As ponies realized the potential Twilight had to be a ruler, they became filled with unrest. As Princess Luna watched the state that Equestria was in and how it changed from what she was used to, she deserted our nation, forming the New Lunar Empire. We do not know where this “empire” is, but experts guess she may not have anything more than a town that she dazzled with her magic.”

“With Equestria having three princesses, there was a thin line on who had power. This way of life continued for only a few months. Weeks after the Nightmare Night that year, Twilight Sparkle presented the idea of Celestia resigning to the popular radio station. You may of heard it, anyone listen to DJ Pon3? Ah, good. Celestia accused Princess Twilight of stealing her power and shut herself in. We’ll talk more about the actual revolution later in this section, but in a shortened version, Celestia was finally defeated by our Princess. She was deemed to be crazy by most political analysts unsurprisingly, considering her decline from sanity. Following the change of power, Equestria burst with innovation. The industrial revolution has begun, and with the assistance of the Flim and Flam brothers, several technological advances have been prominent.”

“Although what I just told you may sound like a big achievement, but what is going on this very day may be the turning point of our nation. On the first day of 15 ALR, Twilight Sparkle signed the Uniform Act, requiring all non-Unicorns to have papers at all times designating their purpose. This was to promote peace, as tensions had been rising between all races. Naturally, Pegasi and Earth Ponies were quick to fight and easy to anger. Eventually the violence was too much and with gangs threatening innocent Unicorns, Twilight Sparkle was forced to move all non-Unicorns to live in carefully selected areas. Now the crime rate has fallen to below one percent, aside from the occasional magical blunder.” He scowled as he watched the two ponies in the back of the room drop the bottle of super glue.

“Alright, it’s about time to leave anyway. Tomorrow we will be discussing the motive of Princess Sparkle, so be here! Reread the chapter tonight and maybe do additional research.”

As the bell rung, he sat back down at his desk, smiling as he watched his students go. He wondered if any of them would make him proud.