"What I have just told you, my dear sister, is a legend written by the earliest known example of intelligent equestrian literature" stated princess Celestia, co-ruler of the kingdom of equestria, to her younger sister and co-ruler princess Luna who sat in awe at the tale.

"Other examples from this same unknown author was written telling of how shortly after a great cleansing light had erupted from the temple, healing the world's wounds and allowing its cycle to begin again, how the hero must have given up the last of his strength to heal his world, and how shortly after being touched by the hero the pony gained a mark on its once blank flank, then how it soon grew wings and a horn" Celestia continued on.

"Sister, we do not understand, why hath thou summoned us with such urgency just to tell us a, admittedly, very compelling, story?" Luna asked with a very confused look on her face. Celestia turned to face her sister with a look of utmost seriousness upon her.

"Because, it might not be just a story". Luna was shocked, at first she thought her sister was trying out another of her "pranks" as she often does however the look on her face was anything but joking.

"H-How cans't thou be sure? We hath not heard of anything of the sort" Questioned Luna.

"Because I haven't told you, I'm not going to tell you everything that I know as I am sure you don't tell me everything that you know" said Celestia with a bit of a grin on her muzzle, Luna then proceeded to pout, adorably, at her sister for withholding such important knowledge from her.

"To answer your question Luna, about eight months ago a group of archeologists on a routine excavation around the Tenochtitlan basin near some of the known ancient ruins, discovered something, an old temple with matching architecture to the other surrounding buildings, except this one seemed to give off an old, primal magic" Luna sat stunned at this "They reported their findings to me and I went to investigate, I felt this magic first hand...Luna it felt like nothing I had ever felt before, it felt powerful yet calm, wise and youthful, primal and sophisticated, I was at a loss for words, the archeologists asked me what to do so I told them to continue excavations but to be cautious. They continued excavating for the next seven months then reported they had made a startling discovery" Celestia's eyes bore into Luna's.

Luna herself felt both fear and anticipation at what she believes is coming next, "They reported that they found a strange ice machine that seemed to be holding some kind of creature... Luna they said it looked like some kind of hairless ape." At this Luna was floored, if this is true then the story she heard was, at least, true on some level, " I'm not done yet Luna" Celestia stated, prompting Luna to stare back at her sibling now excited to hear more of what her sister had to say, "They also say they found a container of some kind, displaying many different strange devices that are unknown to us and that the temple itself on the inside seems to be reinforced with some kind of strange technology that is millennia ahead of what we are currently capable of" She finished, a thick silence fell over the room and its two royal occupants, Luna, who seemed to have regained her voice spoke with a shakily

"W-well sister, what doth thou propose we do in this situation?" Luna asked unsure of what to do, at this Celestia turned to her sister with a calming smile

"Why Luna I think it's obvious at what we do now" she said, "we go and see for ourselves whether or not this legend is true" she ended with, what Luna could tell, was barely restrained excitement, she turned to prepare for the trip when she heard

"I have just one question though sister", Celestia turned to face her sibling, "how doth thou knoweth so much of this legend? We have lived almost as long as thou and we have never heard such a tale?" Luna asked, her curiosity peaked at her sister's strange expertise in this particular situation, she received a warm smile and her sister's response

"Remember when our father used to read us bed time stories before bed, he told that story once and after that, that was the only story I ever wanted to hear, I was so entranced of the idea of heroes that it became the one thing I always wanted to be" now Luna was shocked and confused

"But sister what about being a princess?"

"Luna, I realized that the story's lesson was to do the most good you can where you can, I was in a position to rule and spread the ideals of the elements of harmony and that I could still be a great hero, just with a throne to sit on however what helped soften the blow was that the hero in the story and I were both leaders and if he could do this than so could I"

Having made her point she left to prepare to possibly meet her hero. Luna was still reeling from this and had gained far more respect for her sister from knowing this one little fact. She then left in a hurry to prepare.

The next day the two princesses arrived at the dig site and were met by the chief archaeologist overseeing the dig, "hello your highnesses, I am dr. Ex Moor and I welcome you to, what we call, the lost temple of the hairless ape" he states waving his arms dramatically while addressing the princesses.

"Yes hello dr. Ex Moor we are here as requested to witness your discovery" Celestia states calmly, Luna rolled her eyes as she knew her sister was shaking in excitement, it was subtle but she can see her twitch every so often, that and the two hours of non stop gushing over other stories their father told her about the old world hero.

"Of course your highnesses, right this way" He gestured for the royal sisters to follow him. Dr. Ex Moor led Celestia and Luna into a strange room of the temple, it seemed to be of stone and metal, blended seamlessly together so as to sustain and persevere the test of time. As they moved further and further into the temples' dimly lit halls they came upon a room where the contents of which caused the princesses mouths to hang open.

There, suspended on the furthest wall, was a machine that gave a aura of fierce cold, an unnatural chill that reached their bones. Once close enough the princesses were able to peer inside and once they did they were witnesses to a truly magnificent sight. There, suspended in a tube of liquid ice, was a strange hairless ape with the exception of his long jet black hair, he seemed to be wearing a strange suit that clung loosely to his body. Celestia and Luna were at a loss for words, Celestia because the very being whose trials shaped her very outlook on life was basically before her and Luna because of the fact that everything her sister had told her was probably true.

"...Incredible..." Was the only word that escaped the slack jawed mouths of Celestia and Luna.

"Ahem," dr. Ex Moor grunted, getting the attention of the two sisters," please excuse me princesses but I would like to direct your attention over to this strange device here," he showed them a strange flat machine with a black face, as well as a large, glowing red button.

"What do you think it is sister?" asked Luna

"I don't know but I want to find out" answered Celestia. Without warning Celestia lifted her hoof and pushed the button down, the action itself startling many of the scientists surrounding them who were looking in to watch what the princess would do. Suddenly the screen flashed to life with a very bright light stunning Celestia in the process. Luna upon seeing this began using her lunar abilities to try to protect her sister by levitating a large rock and attempting to smash the strange contraption.

"Wait! Princess Luna wait! Please!" Dr. Ex Moor yelled jumping in front of the the machine, effectively using his own body as a shield.

"REMOVE THYSELF DOCTOR, TIS OBVIOUSLY A WEAPON TH-"

"Luna stop"

Immediately halting at the sound of her sisters' voice she rushed over to check if she was alright, Celestia quickly explained the flash just startled her and that she was fine. Moving closer to the device making sure not to get too close this time they observed a flashing and repeating symbols and diagrams on screen. It showed a stick figure representation of multiple, what Celestia believed to be, others of the heroes people standing by the contraption the princesses and archaeologists were currently standing by.

The group was mesmerized by the shifting colors and moving pictures displayed for them. The video then showed the group of stick figures pressing the red button a second time, the video then flashed to a representation of the strange ice machine opening and releasing its contents.

"Ah so that's what we have to do" said Dr. Ex Moor moving over to the machine "if I may your highness", with a nod that betrayed the true cracking dam that was her patience. The senior archaeologist slowly approaches the machine and, with barely restrained excitement, pressed the button down. Silence... silence filled the room as everyone in the area held their breath, even the world seemed to stand still. Then it happened loud hissing and great plumes of mist started erupting from the machine the strange being was housed in. Five minutes had passed when the hissing abruptly stopped. Immediately the glass that separated the inner contents of the machine from the outside opened upwards spilling the unusual liquid and the machines tenant. The group watched in a mixture of terrified and exhilarated fascination at the sopping wet, unconscious body that laid before them.

Princess Luna couldn't move, there laying before her, surrounded by unbelievable technology, soaked in a strange alien liquid, was proof that everything in the stories that her sister had told her before and on the way to this exact spot were true! She looked over at her sister and saw something she rarely ever saw, tears, she saw actual tears appearing in her sisters eyes as if this was the most beautiful instance she had ever experienced in her life. Celestia herself was beside herself, she was looking at the being that, in all possibility could have given rise to the entirety of the world she currently knows. Then she noticed something, his body was not moving, no sign of breathing even.

"Oh no..." Whispered Celestia more to herself, she was by the side of the prone body in an instant. "Someone help me he doesn't seem to be breathing!" At this every member of the research team at present, as well as Luna, rushed to the princess and started trying to help in any way they could, little did they know that with that singular action of opening the ancient heroes' pod would cause a domino effect that would bring about a sudden and great change to the world as they knew it.

Author's Note

BOOM Second Chapter I know the first chapter really didn't have anything to do with mlp but it was for background now we are in the thick of it, and as always constructive criticism please, Tlazohcamatli.