Equestrian Spirits: A Historical Journal

The Sun and The Moon

Discord took control of Equestria swiftly and without remorse. He easily defeated his old friends Regal Mother and Starlight, He himself banished Starlight to the cold darkness of space to be forever alone and he believed that Starlight had killed The Regal Mother. He felt that nothing could stop him.

But he was wrong.

The Regal Mother did indeed survive. After being brutally beaten by her husband Starlight and losing almost all of her power as a result, she hid herself amongst the citizens of a small town. Wearing a cloak to conceal her wings, and a hood to conceal her horn she became known as a witch, or a homeless hag. Nopony knew that the mother of creation wandered their village aimlessly. Nopony offered her water or food or shelter.

As the world continued to revolve in an endless state of chaos, the names of the Spirits that were loved and worshipped had been forgotten. Everypony just knew Discord… and they wished they hadn’t.

“Discord… he ruled over Equestria for a hundred years. The world was in complete disarray. I and Luna were born into this world. Our mother and father were forced to live in Discord’s Chaos play land… Everypony hated it. Discord’s chaos magic had various effects on the ponies of Equestria. One effect particularly affected my mother; listen.” Celestia continued reading to the wide eyed Twilight Sparkle, who eagerly wanted to hear more about her teacher’s past.

There were two ponies in this small village that were more important than they, or anypony else truly realized. They were direct descendants of the Unicorns Sol, and Nocturnal, the first Unicorns crafted by Spirit of Magic Hex, from the Sun and Moon’s light. They held ancient untapped magic inside of them, magic that passed down the generations for hundreds of years.

A tear trailed down Celestia’s face, and plummeted down onto the page of the journal. A few words smeared as a cause of the hot liquid.

“Celestia? What’s wrong are you ok?” Twilight’s voice was heavy with concern.

“I’m fine Twilight… just I haven’t thought about my parents for nearly a thousand years. This book doesn’t even tell their names… after so long I almost forgot them. Flare... Nightsky… yes… That was their names.” She smiled softly, and blinked her tears away. “I haven’t visited their graves since Luna was banished. I think I need to find the time to visit my parents again soon. Twilight, always give the ones you love the attention they need before they are gone.”

As Celestia continued to read, Twilight thought about her parents. She hadn’t seen them since her coronation which was three years prior. Her heart hurt slightly. She regretted not seeing her parents in so long, and decided she also would need to go and visit her family again soon.

These two Unicorns had for many years tried to have fillies of their own. Due to Discord’s magic the young mare was unable to bear children, and without a god to pray to they began to lose hope. The Regal Mother wandered the town one night. As she passed the upside downed home of the Unicorns she could hear their cries, begging for a chance to have a family, even in the world they lived in. Mother burst into the home, and gave some of her last bit of magic to the young couple. Her blessing allowed the mare to become pregnant. What she said next was never forgotten by pair of Unicorns. “This is th--”

“The blessing, and curse I bestow upon thee. Thou shall have two children. Both Mares. They will belong to thee for a portion of their lives. Then they will belong to Equestria and bring an end to Discord’s reign.” Celestia had memorized the words by heart. Bringing more tears to her eyes.

The Regal Mother disappeared and was never seen again by anypony in the village. Nine months afterwards the couple had a mare that they named Celestia. Five years afterwards was the birth of Luna. They were both Alicorns, a winged Unicorn. Something that was never before seen by the ponies of Equestria. Their parents taught them how to use their magic, and were found to be quite skilled in it. One day Celestia was said to keep the sun raised in the sky for just a few moments longer before Discord forced it to set. Luna brought the moon closer to the world before Discord pushed it back. After many years passed they had come of age where Regal Mother’s warning had come true. In their dreams they saw a place deep in the Everfree forest… where a white Alicorn awaited them. The next day they both left their home, in search for this forest and for the pony.

It was time for them to fulfil the prophecy told by Clover the Clever.

High up in the Celestial Plane the Spirits of Nature, guarded by Sombra awaited rescue. Having been trapped for several hundred years they were losing hope, and forgetting what it was like to truly be alive, free to roam and take care of the ponies they love so dearly.