Atropa Belladonna

Atropa Belladonna

Prologue

Once, beyond time immemorable in the universe of magical ponies, there was once a radical group of ponies. They were all Earth ponies who believed that they could get along without the other races, and that they were superior. They left to make their own lives elsewhere. Some moved far north and founded Stalliongrad. Others moved into what would eventually be Everfree Forest, founding a cheerful little village called Sunny Town.

The Sunny Town ponies never left their home, for they had everything they needed, and were completely independent. However, this independence had negative repercussions. Such as forgetting about cutie marks.

And so, it here our story starts.

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The mare was in labor. She had been alone when her water broke that night. If only her dear husband was here....... She breathed rapidly, the pain coming in quick waves. The mare let out one final howl as the foal finally exited her body. She lay gasping for a minute, then started licking her little one clean. As she was finishing up, she noticed an odd bump on the filly's otherwise perfect head. How strange, she thought, but then decided to think nothing of it. Besides, the mare thought, as her foal began to nurse, it'll probably go away after awhile. Then, an awful thought slithered into her mind. The others are so superstitious. They'll think she's cursed! Quickly, she rearranged her foal's mane to hide it.

"You need a name," she mused aloud. She took in her filly's black coat, the evergreen mane, and deep purple eyes. "Night Flower," the mare decided. "You are purple and green like a flower. You are black like the night. And," she said, kissing Night Flower's head, "you are as beautiful as both."