Twenty-one Ponies.

Prologue

Recorded log transcribed

on board Mother of future. In orbit around X-349

Subject high patriarch Love Stone. Class A entity Life Scythe

Date 3349-1250 year winter day 150

Log begins: (sounds of running. late for personal project)  we're late again. Damn ship. Being the size of a planet makes it hard to run along. Could of turned into a wisp but coming back takes energy and we're going to need it. I just got the repo- MAKE A HOLE!

(Sounds of cursing and startled gasps and papers falling believed from researchers)

Stone: Just got the report were my target is. A place We have been trying to keep a secret for some times. Those outside the twenty one MOVE YOUR ASS! Will try to get their hands on it and the counsel of balance would destroy the delicate nature of it. I won't say it's name, give its position or secrets. YOU HEAR THAT YOU BALANCE ASS. YOU AN'T GETIN' YOUR HANDS ON MY ADORABLE EQUINE FRIENDS!

Anyway the amount of energy required to get there is immense, so we're going alone when my special time traveling friend does his do, the rest will follow. Slowly. I want to destroy the follower of purity so I need to keep this on the down low. That no dragon fleet or large military force. Yet. Is not going to cause problems. I want to end this fast as possible and large army's move slow.

( Love is presumed to separate from Stone since slight change in voice is Detected when Love speaks. Scythe is also believed to separated later when enter conversation)

Love: yeah and the less people around the more of those beautiful female ponies can get are tenticaly...

Scythe:LOVE! PG 31!

Love: sorry. R.

Stone: there is another reason for going back Love.

Love: Oh?

Stone: old freinds.

Love: oh.

Stone: LOOK OUT!

(Sounds of sliding. A female researcher screams.)

Stone: sorry!

Love: nice panties though. Cute kitten.

Stone: come on were almost to the Fragment.

End log

CHAPTER 1

" Rainbow Dash! what do you see?" twilight shouted so the Pegasus could hear her.

" Nothing but smoke."  Rainbow Dash said doing a three point landing. "its one big creator, and all the trees near it are knocked down."

"How far is it?" Rarity sat down and waving her hoof in the air.

"Not far, just over these trees."

the six ponies were traveling the entire day. and night was falling. two days ago something fell from the sky and the smoke was still bellowing up from the area. Twilight Sparkle was helping the CMC try to get their "astrology" cutie mark. When a meteoroid burned through the sky, crashing far to the south of ponyville. with natural curiosity the the six ponies scurried around the Everfree Forest, which was unusually full with timber wolves the last two days. taking the long way around wasted the entire day, but it was safer. now they had to go through the Everfree Forest, to get to the meteorite.

the forest was even darker than usual. signs of timber wolves were everywhere, twigs and leaves scattered about, large paw prints, but those timber wolves were nowhere to be seen; which was strange because they were actively following the six up the border of the forest.

Going deeper into the forest the ponies came out into a large opening where the impact knocked the trees down. the warmth and light was odd, out of place for this cold and dark forest. the summer sun was definitely made itself known here. a wave of heat shimmered around the ponies. As soon they were all out of the forest, three Timber Wolves came seemingly out of thin air. Sharp twigged, hungry timberwolves. the ponies tried to run but four more wolves formed behind them, stopping their retreat. the six were surrounded, the wolves bared their twigs, swung their paws and snapped at the ponies heals, but made no moves towards the ponies formed a circle.

"Twilight? What do we do?" Rarity asked picking up a stick with her magic. Before Twilight could come up with anything, a loud roar echoed through the forest. Coming from the crater.

The timberwolves sat down, and stared at the six. It wasn't long until another wolf bounded in front of them. he had silver fur instead of leaves, and white teeth. his demeanor was calm and almost royal, but still wild. as he walked around, his eyes shifted back and forth between the six. then, walking right up to twilight, the wolf lowered his head to the ground, turning it to the side. Twilight was confused, looking over to her friends.

"He's submitting to you." fluttershy said quietly behind Rarity. the timberwolves started to pushed the ponies along the gray one turning away heading towards the crater. Ignoring the protests of the ponies, the timberwolves forced them to follow.

the six, reluctantly, were lead in a straight line, twilight at the lead. the air was shimmering around them, and like a wall in front of them. The gray wolf stopped. Twilight wings shifted into place. she thought she heard somepony say 'get on' before she was shoved through shimer. She disappeared with a pop.

The ponies shouted seeing their friend vanish and but pushed through. one by one, disappearing into the shimmer.

the ponies of ponyville were trying to get through their regular day, through the excitement of the thing falling from the sky.  Ditsy Do Hooves was at Octavia's, delivering the mail to her and Vinyl Scratch, they both had a letter from Canterlot. she knocked on the door, something caught her eye. distracted by the new seen she continued to knock after the door was opined. Octavia was bombarded with raping of hooves.

"Derpy. Derpy! DERPY!"

"opps sorry Octavia. heres your letters."

"what are you looking at?"

"nothing, just princess Luna and Princess Celestia's chariots are coming here. well good bye! I have one more letter  to deliver. Oooooh look, its for me!"

Octavia leaned out of the doorway. Derpy was right the royal chariots was coming down from Canterlot.

"the royal chariots is coming down from canterlot." Octavia said from the corner of her mouth, and went back inside the house rubbing her forehead. It was had been a long day for her. Dropping the letters on the table, she was about to get a snack before going back to practice her cello; she suddenly realized what she just said.

"VINYL! the royal chariots is coming! get up! Princess luna and Celestia are coming! GET UP! Wipe the frosting off your mouth!"

the Chariots landed on the main road. all the ponies gathered around waiting there bowing. Before her guard could open the door Princess Luna jumped out of her Chariot. Mayor Mare addressed them.

"good afternoon your majesties. we were not accepting you..."

" Twilight Sparkle, is she here!" commanded Princess Luna

" N-no your majesty, s-she is not."

        " Calm down sister there is no need to become excited." Princess Celestia said stepping off from her chariot. After Celesta came an old mare Pegasus.

" Ah it feels good to get the old bones moving" the old ponies voice was like a equally age rocking chair.

         " when do you think she wil be back?" Luna asked still a bit inpatient.

         "Soon your majesty."

"Hopefully soon enough." The old mare said, looking around the crowded, "their probable making new freinds." Her eyes continued to scan the ponies, looking for a few in particular. Celestia looked at the old mare

"If you interact with them you know what will happen." Celestia whispered.

        "We both know you can't stop me." The mare crooked. Luna looked back at the two. she had missed her old friend and from what her sister said, Sunny Starry was loyal to both of them in the end. She just wonder if those loyalties still stood.

The six freinds were stunned to see what was beyond the wave. hundreds of timber wolves were moving wood, pulling wagons of building supplies. there was a Ursa Minor was lifting the larger trees into place. there were other creatures that was never seen in Equestra before: great furry wolves standing on their hind legs, and serpents with arms and hands flat faces that resembled fair smooth skinned apes.

around them tents were set up in the areas where they could. Food was cooking, and the smell filled the air. Small Light Wisps flew over their heads. Laughter and shouts could be heard every once and a while. As the group made their way through. As far as the ponies could see the haze went all around the camp.

when they came to the crater. In it was three of the oddest things the young mares have ever seen. First was a large glossy black box, right in the middle, angled, stuck in the ground. the creatures were working to dig it out with shovels and hands. secondly was a tall dark crystal, on its side, leaning up the side of the crater. lastly was a dragon wrapped around the crystalline structure. it looked like a serpent, with a long winding body. the only way they knew it was a dragon, was  because of the front limbs and small wings on its back.

the silver wolf slid down the side of the crater. the ponies were pushed down. at the bottom they were greeted by a mysterious and familiar voice.

"hello pony folk."