On the Origins of Equestria

by Bearycool

Rating: everyone
Tags: Tragedy, Adventure, Discord, Princess Celestia, Main 6, Princess Luna, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Nightmare Moon
Length: 2940

An epic poem that describes the main events of the pasts and the canon of MLP

This piece is based off epic poetry, and the genesis of the world and the events that shape the present day Equestria; I.E. This piece has been made to describe in poetic format the origins of Equestria and how they connect to the Mane Six. Plot holes within the pony canon have been filled in by the author "Bard Clop" and has been summarized by his friend, "Gallant Hatter." There motto on this work is this:
Harmoniis, in medias res.

Published 2012-03-23 02:04:02 UTC
Last updated 2012-03-29 02:59:55 UTC

Book 1: On Present Troubles Part 1

Book 1: On Present Troubles

Part 1: The Letter
Of present troubles, they were first divided
For they knew naught of themselves or each other
Or of their destiny which was foretold
Long ago in the times of the Ancients.
Yet in prophecy were they to be united
And the Regal Queen of day knew this to
Be so, and thus took one under her wing.
Of this First Mare lies the beginning
And also heralds so the ending
For one produces the two, two produces
The three, the three creates the four and five
And in the fifth the sixth shall be found.

Now the First should be described by her color
Of velvet and purple and twilight flank
Where in the moonlight it seemed to sparkle
And of those features her name was Twilight Sparkle.

The Second should be described by her beauty
Eyes like that of sapphire in glory light
Flank as white and as rare as a diamond
And of those features, her name was Rarity.

The Third should be described by her softness
Her flank is a light cream color
Her voice as soft as velvet
Her person like that of a butterfly
And in it, she was named Fluttershy.

The Fourth should be described by strength
Her duty is to farm the apples of the land
And to till the earth with all her might.
To this end, she was named Applejack.

The Fifth should be described by her speed
In her tracks, she creates lighting and awe
in a quick snap she creates the arc of a rainbow
her flank is baby blue, like that of the sky.
of her speed and light, she was named Rainbow Dash.

The Sixth should be described by her feelings
pink and sugary is the look of her flank
hyper is her attitude towards the Darkness
insane are the depths of her eyes and person
of these features, she was named Pinkie Pie.

Their journey begins at the conjoining
paths on the road of Glory Gold; which is life.
They saw one another, not knowing their
paths were made to be one road long ago.
On that road, they were to meet a fate that
would bring about their new destiny; which
is the Elements of Harmony
taking up residence on their souls
and combating the Ancients of old.
To do such a task, they were commissioned
without knowledge to do six different task.
One task to show the truth of truth; honesty
One task to show the heart of light: kindess
One task to show hope of the earth; laughter
One task to show the gift; geneorsity
One task to show the boundless sky; loyalty
In all of this to show the light of lights
which is the flame of friendship and love.

On all of this, the regal queen of day knew this
and of this, she prophesied in secrecy.
With secret knowledge and words, she said:

“The times are soon at hand
the One born from the Other has come to
my household and presented to me the
glimmer of hope that darkness cannot swallow!
Before her, there was someone like her;
indeed, it could be summarized they are same!
Look, she has come again to rid night once
more from this land of light in a new form!
Out of her shall five more come again
which are in reverie to the past five
of the six old mares, who found this land
by their own blood, sweat, and tears!
Before the foundation was placed, they were called;
and I was called also, to bring them together
on the path which is called Glory Gold.
This is the prophecy; on the millennial
mark of this world, my blood shall come again
and try to bring about the end like before!
Yet Harmony shall bring her down
and in turn, cleanse her of her past sins.
Oh how I have waited for this moment
to come, so that I may know my sister
for the rest of eternity and on.”

After the prophecy, the queen saw that
a letter pop out of thin air and knew
that the letter was from Twilight’s scribe
and when she opened it and read, she said:

“Ah, it is sooner than I expected!
the day that has been predicted is about
to show itself to the world of Light
and the prophesied letter of the First
has herald on this regard!
I must make haste, and bring the Six together
so that Harmony may be retained!”
Because of this, she took a quill and
with her magic wrote on blank parchment
which would be the words of a letter
to Twilight in order to begin her journey.
Then, in heavenly breath, she blew the letter
it into the nether on its journey to Twilight.

“It is finished!”
And of this, the story of all begins!

Book 1: On Present Troubles Part 2

Now it was bright in the Land of Light,
For the Land knew the Six were to come
And commune together with one another
And herald so the new dawn of light.
Now they came together when the message
Was received by the mare called Twilight,
Who was ordered by the queen to
Go out to Ponyville, that village which
Plays the key role of many things to come.
Yet she did not go willingly in stride;
In her own words of this dissent, she said:

“Why me? Oh Celestia, why me?
Why must I go away from my studies
And meet others that I know nothing of?
What is the meaning of this misadventure
which will bring nothing but woe to me....”

She of velvet flank fell into dispair
As she rode on a chariot to ponyville,
that place where her fate would lie in wait.
With her was her scribe, a small baby dragon
Who was deemed by Twilight as spike.
As they rode the chariot, spike said to her:
“Fear not, Twilight! the Princess has her reasons
I am sure of this, oh yes I am sure!
She just wishes you to make some friends
And also prepare the festival to come!”

And it was so, that she would meet these “friends”
the friends who were recalled to life once more.

When Twilight came to the village, she found herself
Bewildered by its many sights and sounds.
Just then, one of the Six came to her
and smiled broadly in a rather crazy
look of awe and many other such things.
This first mare’s flank was that of pink galore
So it can be surmised that it was Pink Pie.
Twilight tried to speak to her and say hi
but in a quick snap she gasped and trotted
off in a very fast pace of pink lighting.

This was twilight’s first encounter with the Five.

Next, she went out to the farms on the borders
for she was told to check the banquet
which was to be made for the festival to come.
On that farm, she met the second of the six.
Her flank was a golden tint and her name
was Applejack, who was one of the six.
She came to Twilight and said to her:

“Why howdy, my friend; oh yes my friend!
Why dont’cha come right along for brunch
and meet all the others in this here town!”

Twilight tired to refuse this offer with respect
but failed to do so, and because of this
she accepted the invitation with a sigh.

This was Twilight’s second encounter with the five.

After this minor event, Twilight went
out to check the clouds, which were to be cleared
out for that festival which was to come.
She was to seek out a mare called Rainbow Dash
who was to clear the clouds with her power wings.
Then out of nowhere she came crashing down
on Twilight and took her with great surprise.
They fell into a pile of mud where
Rainbow Dash laughed up a storm on Twilight.
When she realized what she caused, she tried
to fix it in some way that would help her.
In continue torrents of laughter, she said:

“Man, I am truly sorry what I just
did there; here, let me help you clean yourself!”

And so she did by means of fluff of
clouds to wash the purple mare right up
and then caused a torrent to dry her off.

This was Twilight’s third encounter with the five.
Twilight was treated by the fourth, who was
named Rarity, to dress up galore
for the fourth was a one for fashion
and could not help herself when she saw Twilight.

This was Twilights fourth encounter with the five.
On the fifth encounter, not much can be
stated, for the fifth was named Fluttershy
and when she saw Twilight, she said nary
a word to her, for she was shy.

After these many things, the hour of
the Festival had finally arrived.
Many ponies flocked towards the middle of town
where the regal queen of day would be
to bring about the day from the night.
Twilight was there with the five to witness
the opening of the day, yet Twilight’s
mind was preoccupied with moon
for she knew the mare in the moon would return
and wreak havoc upon the land once again.

Then, just as the queen began her magic,
the prophecy of a thousand years occured
in but a blink of an eye and heartbeat.
It was nightmare moon, standing before the
assembly with radiant twinkles of night.

…

Now the origins of this moment
should be given its own though and accord,
so let us go to the beginning of the matter
which happened a thousand years prior.

Front Matter and Prologue

Front Matter:

As in many tales which were read to us,
And in many songs also sung to us,
the geneses of our lives have been told
and all the origins of old and new,
yet never in a poetic stance or thought
of mind that would bring about its birth...
So it has been made, after much thought,
that in an anecdote our origins be told
In poem, in prose, and in summary
That tell of the foundation of the earth.

Now, of this work given to me long ago
I have found it good to say these motives
within one structure; a three-in-one of sorts.

In the beginning were the Three and Four
Three connected, yet Four in the world.
Three and Four,the genesis of the earth.

Before the Country was found in its glory
The Three stayed solely in the lands of folly
Where Hatred’s melancholy did abound
And his Wrath his co-heir to his frozen throne;
Till one day, that Country was found by Six;
Six that lead, and lead to glory.

Then in time Chaos came to take the Light
From the Land that was holy in Their site
He took the light and lit the land with lighted death
To make it yield only despair and mourning.
Yet all in folly was this plot of Chaos
For the Fourth came, and in Harmony struck
The Chaos to a stone prison forever;
Yet not forever, but only a time
That was made in times of old so that a new
Six may come again in tenebrous times.

Afterwards, the Two of Four came together
to form communion with the Three Tribes of old.
They came to rule over the land of light
It to be named Equestria, the land of light
In majesty they ruled over the Three
To bring night and day to the new world.
Yet even in their power, corruption came
To claim One of the Two of the Four
Who was edified by the night’s power
Yet broken down by hatred of the Three.
Her name of Beautiful Moon dubbed to her
To be changed to Moon of Nightmare Eternal
And her light frame to be of different stature;
Then her Sister would throw her away to that night home
In the sky where she would stay for a time.

Many happenings would come to the Land
To shape the future of the New Six Mares
Whose power and authority would yet come
To brighten the day in new glory dawn.

Thus is the purpose of this work’s birth
To bring understanding to the one who seeks it all.
And not to burden you by rhyme or meter
But only by story of Heroic Triumph.
In medias res shall this time occur
So understanding of old may be given
And in given understanding, knowledge.
So of Future Six we shall see first of all:
In their glory, triumph, despair, trials,
Torment, love, and most of all harmony.
-Gallant Hatter

On This Work:

I have deemed well that this piece should be presented within my own words and thoughts, and have concluded to this end that I do not care in anyway what others think of my thoughts; for, after all, it is but a minor nuisance what others think verses the truth. This isn’t meant to be cold hearted in any such ways; rather, an anecdote of myself to you, the reader, and not of what the consensus of the masses are of such matters like this.

Now I am but a small colt who has seen the mighty works of the mares whom have given us freedom from the torments of old, and wish to write down with my hooves their works in a Heroic Stance; id est, an epic. I write this piece in my little blue home in Ponyville to give you, the reader, an understanding of the origins of our pasts and how they lead the heroes of today. To show this, I place this piece in loose heroic verse, liberated with no rhyme-- for rhyming is but a scheme made by fools who cannot bring about their thoughts in orderly conduct-- and many allusions of old works scattered throughout Equestria. It has been noted by my friend, Gallant, that this piece shall be placed in medias res, and continue onwards from there. Stanzas are divided solely on events, and not of stylistic terms. Parts of this piece shall be of my own design, to give understanding to what I’ve read in my studies.

May Celestia find it good to read this work and to bless it with her eyes, and may it also be good that the mares grace this work with their own eyes and please this humble writer.
-Bard Clop

On The Origins of Equestria

Prologue: On Heroes

Of my times in the land of light and hope
I have trod on paths of glory gold
And witnessed horrors of the Past unfold.
I have seen heroes come and heroes go,
Like that of swirls the bearded et alii,
And watched their legacy mark the land
With their powerful hooves forevermore.
But none compare to the Six Chosen Mares
Of which Time and Light molded together
In co-existences and harmony.
Out of the three Tribes of old, came the Six
And by the gift of the Fourth, came the Six
And by other happenings also, came the Six;
harmoniis, In medias res.
This was how the Six were formed through the Light
And through Time also, which is the beginning.
It is of my duty as scribe and bard
To write the prologue of the journey
Coming roundabout to the middle of it all
Then turn around to the beginning of it all
Until our journey reaches its final end.

Of Pony’s first disobedience to the
Night and of the love for one another
Comes about the prelude of our earth;
Where our edification for light and love
and where destiny and time are conjoined;
intermingling, and of one body and mind.
Our love for harmony comes from here too
Yet in contradiction for no night
and the break down of the other side of
harmony and tranquil peace in the world.

Sing Heavenly Light, that on the secret mount
On high, or of the Valley, shall you be heard
And seen by everypony within the land
and your message of harmony heard throughout.

Now, these are the prologues of the epic
Which are but tales within themselves
And I deem it well to sing their song
Within parts and thoughts of their own theme and will
And not for no reason or random consequence;
Rather, so that the Six may be understood
And their place in the history of light.
But know well, that I will not tell
of the theme of these tales until
later in time when they are needed
within the theme and of my will.

Let it be known, that these events occurred
And are not of fiction or of fabled lies,
But rather the truth from the regal queens
Of night and day; the history of the land.
Let their tale be not measured in meter
Or of rhyme; rather, let this be measured
By its history, truth, and harmony
Of all the themes and events of old.

Let this prelude serve as a base to you
On the matter of heroes’ triumphs
And of history and events combined
So it may be included within the canon
Of the earth, and of the canon of heroes
Whose identities are revered and noted
By the masses of all the ponies of the earth.

Authors note:

special thanks to:
MintyRest
RavensDagger
and SincerelyFake

Thank you all for editing this piece. Also, thank you nitezsche for making me become a better poet.