Revelation 21:6 - I am Alpha and Omega

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They hadn't seen a more frightful scene in their lives. How could they have? It was something that was never meant to be seen. Yet, they saw it still. Such a fragile thing, the pony mind. Raised on all things good and happy, the worst thing they'd ever encountered before eight years ago was the Changeling invasion. They never could have dreamed there would be a species stronger than themselves; a species with a power of their own, different from the magic used in Equestria; a species so utterly cruel their victims would become their enemies, and their enemies would over time become just like them.

Eight years ago, the young Princess, Twilight Sparkle set off on an ocean voyage to explore the world beyond Equestria with some Royal guards, the ship's crew and her friends, Rainbow Dash and Applejack. Not to mention their faithful companions, Spike, Tank and Winona. The goal was to search for ancient ruins and forgotten secrets in the hopes of advancing their race further, perhaps find some defenses to use against those who would do Equestria harm. While such a thing would not normally be Rainbow Dash's cup of tea, Twilight had argued that it would be like a real Daring Do adventure. Dash's love of the series won her over. Applejack was easier to please with the possibility of discovering new methods to apple farming.

While the initial goal of advancing Equestria was the target, Twilight held a greater personal goal within her heart. She wanted to learn, to know what was out there in the unexplored reaches of the world. As a princess, she had all the time in the world, but her friends' weren't so fortunate. Ergo, she wanted to do this immediately while she could, for there was nopony else she would rather explore the world with.

The world however, was not so fortuitous as they believed. Changelings would have been the least of their worries. Shortly after discovering the key to radio communication, they came across evidence of another expedition team. Or so they thought. Following the road the "expedition" had come from, they witnessed what was at the time, a marvel of history. A wall had been erected, spanning miles and miles around a large area. With their magic, they passed through with ease, but were greeted with a horrifying sight.

Before the ponies, stood two variants of a canine race unlike anything they'd seen before. These two species were not like the timber wolves known throughout Equestria, ironically named after the lumber structure of which they were made. These were real wolves, with fur and claws, and eyes, and teeth. The difference between the two species was that one of them stood erect on two legs, like the ponies who had the misfortune of meeting them. While the other species alone held a quadruped structure.

The bipeds wore clothing and wielded weapons not that dissimilar from the royal guard ponies at Princess Twilight's side. But there was a big difference in the structure of the weapons and Armour. Where ponies had crossbows, the wolves had rifles. The canines were the technologically superior.

What's worse was that they believed that their magic would even out the odds. Unfortunately, the advanced technology of the wolves exceeded even that, as shielding systems seemed to protect and even repel the ponies' magic. What was worse, the overpowering canines possessed gauntlets that allowed them to harness the power of telekinesis.

One of the canines said just one thing; "We are the Baskerville Empire!" then, Applejack's murder became a declaration of war between the Baskerville Empire and Equestria.