Author's Note

The Kingdom of Tidas Aurora and all associated characters, items, and other assorted miscellaneous things are either property of myself or ~ShadowSerphnt at deviantart.com

Some elements of Ace Combat: The Equestrian War was borrowed from ~SonictheHedgehogPL

Prologue

Prologue to War

Long ago in the fantasy of Realm, all the world's nations lived in peace and harmony. From Equestria, the Republic Sky Realm, Vulcan Sol, and the two Kingdoms of Tidas and Aurora calm skies graced the pristine lands and vibrant oceans. But... Dark times loomed ahead for the fantasy of Realm, as wars and cataclysms befell the world...

The earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns of Equestria faced dangers once thought to be vanquished, from the eternal night of Nightmare Moon, to the chaos and destruction of Discord, and the hungry hordes that are the Changelings the beautiful country seemed doomed. But, a brave princess; Twilight Sparkle and her friends Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy brought together the Elements of Harmony to restore balance to all of Equestria, time and time again, from any threat they may face. Thanks to the heroism of the Mane 6, as they are called, Equestria is safe... For now...

The Republic Sky Realm has faired no better, as their mighty continent sank into the depths of the sea of Eternity's Crossing. The dragons, fearful for their lives, took to the skies with mighty, steam powered airborne cities to escape their apocalypse. With their use of steampunk, helium, and magical properties they forged a new nation forgoing earthbound lands to the free, blue skies. As they adapted to their new living, they made peace with all the world's nations, trading freely for supplies and services. But all remembrance was not discarded: once a year, on the very same day their continent sank, all the floating cities of the Republic Sky Realm converge into one massive floating country over the sunken lands they used to call home. Happy with their new, nomadic lifestyles the dragons have succeeded their problems with invention and ingenuity.

With the fires of war erupting in the anthro lands of Vulcan Sol, the once uneasy peace has turned into a power hungry struggle between waring ideals. Vulcan Sol has been at war for over a hundred years, with no end in sight until the Great Uprising. As the wars went on, a fiery and hateful warlord thrusted his mighty sword into his exhausted foes, conquering army after army, tribe after tribe... And now: nation after nation as their advance grew in strength, so did their lands. United, but under harsh and dystopian rule, the new nation: the Empire of Vulcan Sol has killed, raped, and destroyed many lands and brought whole nations, like the Griffin Kingdom, to their knees. Their use of banned, arcane magic has inspired fear into the rest of the world as nothing could possibly stand in their path. Now eying territory, magic, and technology from Equestria and the Republic the Empire of Vulcan Sol is on the verge of enslaving the world.

But! From the light of the west is the valiant, new kingdom of Tidas Aurora, prophesied to end the Dark Days of Realm. Formed from the divided Pokemorphs of two waring kingdoms: Tidas and Aurora, the new nation is at the forefront of technology and alchemy. Manipulated by an evil necromancer, the two kingdoms seemed to have been lost, until one day, the exiled prince of Tidas fell in love with the exiled princess of Aurora. Together they travelled the land, searching for clues to the hatred of their nations. They discovered the necromancer and broke his grasp on their parents, but in doing so, the necromancer killed the kings and queens of Tidas and Aurora. In righteous fury, the two lovers united their kingdoms to wage one final battle to end the reign of the necromancer and his undead armies. The battle was fought for a year, the skies turned red with blood, and on the end of Judgement Day the prince and princess of Tidas and Aurora faced the necromancer one last time in a duel to the death. In victory, the demonic wizard was slain with the Saber of Tidas thrusted into his heart and the sky turned to a bright blue, brighter than any sky that graced over the land before it. Combined together, the Kingdom of Tidas Aurora had the manufacturing capable unheard of in any conventional sense, with alchemy transmuting even the two most different parts to fit in almost any machine, be it made for the part or not. This is where we begin our story: this is the Skies of Harmony.