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Dawn of the Vanguard

by Mystic Song
For thousands of years ponies have prospered in Equestria living in peace. For thousands of years humans have prospered in secret living in fear. To ponies the humans are less than a myth. To humans, ponys are death. Once again they shall meet.

It has been said that nothing lived on the land of Equestria before the three pony tribes became one and settled there. It has also been said that ponies cultivated and created Equestria with their own hooves.

This is wrong.

Thousands of years after the cultivation of Equestria, Zachery a human soldier whose sole task is to protect the human race is allowed to take a leave of absence. It has been thousands of years since the last pony sighting and being in constant state of wartime is deemed too stressful for both the militants and civilians involved.
While this is happening, Twilight Sparkle an alicorn princess of Equestria unearths information on a lost race that lived in Equestia thousands of years ago. Unknowingly to the both her and Zachery, she slowly sets into motion the events that will cause the two species that had violently divided to once again meet. For better or for worse.

Teen
Incomplete
Dark
Alternate Universe
Human
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Adventure
 
MOT

209816 words: Estimated about 17 hours to read

34 Chapters:

  1. Freedom Gained and Freedom Lost 2013-12-20 21:36:57 UTC
    7563
  2. Unexpected Findings 2014-01-03 18:15:47 UTC
    6447
  3. Search 2014-01-18 20:55:27 UTC
    9522
  4. Information is not Knowlegde 2014-01-31 23:56:15 UTC
    4973
  5. Something Old Something New 2014-02-28 17:24:27 UTC
    5461
  6. Something Borrowed Something Blue 2014-03-14 23:00:23 UTC
    10467
  7. False Reassurances 2014-03-28 22:02:26 UTC
    4995
  8. Idle Gossip 2014-04-12 20:19:20 UTC
    3990
  9. A Friendly Chat 2014-05-10 16:11:10 UTC
    5853
  10. A Kindly Warning 2014-05-31 21:10:08 UTC
    4782
  11. Future Plans 2014-06-22 01:16:02 UTC
    4232
  12. Miscalculations and Unintentional Meetings 2014-07-04 19:15:55 UTC
    7646
  13. A Ninety Degree Slope 2014-07-18 19:56:03 UTC
    5154
  14. Deception 2014-08-01 21:12:53 UTC
    8816
  15. Conflicting Goals and Eradicating Bridges 2014-08-15 18:25:04 UTC
    7357
  16. To Remember and Acknowledge 2014-08-29 21:39:21 UTC
    6482
  17. Failed Communications and Hardened Hearts 2014-10-04 03:09:19 UTC
    7847
  18. An Inch 2014-11-16 19:51:10 UTC
    4662
  19. Skeletons in the Closet 2014-12-19 20:42:13 UTC
    5204
  20. Heroes Painted Gold 2015-03-17 22:55:26 UTC
    5752
  21. Murmurs in the Dark 2015-05-06 02:23:29 UTC
    5965
  22. A Blissful Garden Walk 2015-06-01 23:34:50 UTC
    8016
  23. The Smell of Daphne Odora 2015-08-10 22:25:45 UTC
    6911
  24. Shattered and Scattered 2015-11-20 21:17:10 UTC
    5795
  25. A Castle Held by Thread 2015-12-25 22:35:22 UTC
    7254
  26. Compulsions of Self and Expectations of Other 2016-04-25 20:07:50 UTC
    6429
  27. Musings on a Sandy Beach 2016-06-18 20:10:16 UTC
    2247
  28. Directed by Compulsions: A Lesson on the Nature of Lies 2016-06-23 21:48:28 UTC
    5837
  29. Tea and Sharing in the Art of World-shaking 2016-08-10 20:47:07 UTC
    5672
  30. Summations and Uncontrolled Variables 2017-02-04 16:25:58 UTC
    4800
  31. Smoke Signals made with Forest Fires 2018-04-18 19:21:52 UTC
    5546
  32. How to Read a Sundial 2018-08-28 19:54:52 UTC
    6855
  33. The Precipice of Entropy 2019-09-15 21:00:22 UTC
    5528
  34. Entropy 2019-09-24 21:52:48 UTC
    5756