The Keepers Legend (unedited)

No one truly knows when, where, why, or how the keepers came to be or who their parents were. Perhaps only Princess Luna or Princess Celestia could answer that but it is possible that even they have forgotten. There are no known records of the beginning of the keepers or how they came to be but there are many different legends and theories around the subject but not many ponies know of them. There is every possibility that no one will ever know, unless records are uncovered or books are found, to tell us. One theory is that there was a prophecy that stated there would be eight children, eight children that would lead the world out of darkness but only in its darkest day. The legend says that these eight foals would be revealed when their cutie marks were gained. They would become the guardians of the elements that controlled the world. All eight foals gained their cutie marks at the same time and when their parent saw what they were they knew that their children would lead the ponies of the early ages into the light, into order and balance and out of the chaos and imbalance of Discords rule. The leaders of Equestria knew they could never kill Discord so instead they used the magic of the eight ponies and locked him in a prison of eternal stone. there Discord would be trapped for centuries until he found a way to brake free (and I believe we all know that story) so after centuries of balance and order there was another battle but everything was destroyed even the records of what happened. All that is left of the last great war of death is the memories of the keepers and the title, The War that Never Happened. I once interviewed a young stallion with hair that was all sticky uppy, he called himself the Doctor (which is a strange name if you ask me) who was from Gallopfrey (I'm pretty sure that's what he said), he claimed that he knew what happened in that war but when I asked him if he could tell me about it all he said was “Wibbley Wobbley, Timey Wimey Stuff”. What that really means I may never know but to me personally I think he meant that time was altered or something like that, or maybe he’s just crazy. That Doctor character is awfully strange.

The ponies of Equestria have long forgotten the keepers, including where they went. According to a secret book (the only book in Equestria with any information on this subject), that I have uncovered from the library of the sisters old castle, there was a war. It was a war between the ponies of Equestria and an unknown species. The enemies power was so great that the elements had to combine their power to defeat this evil force. In the book it speaks of a young stallion, a mystery pony that no one knew they say he appeared out of nowhere in a blue box. The book says that he ended it, the war, he fixed everything. Some legends say that he was a ninth keeper or the leader of the keepers. Unfortunately I don't think we will ever know, no one has seen that pony since the end of the war, some think that he died along with it. You see what I don’t understand is that the book says that everything was destroyed in that war and I mean everything but yet it also says that this mystery pony with the blue box fixed everything now how could that be possible if everything was gone? I have researched this was for years trying to uncover its secrets. In my research I noticed something weird…. THERE WAS NO HISTORY!!! in all of Equestria there was/is only this one book and even it has limited and somewhat unhelpful information. I have asked ponies all around Equestria if they know anything about this war but not a single one knew. That is why I believe that time was altered, because it is the only thing that makes sense. If time was altered then that would be why no pony knows about it or remembers it. it would also explain why the only book about it is in the princess’ old castle. I’m not sure how but I know that it all has to do with this mystery stallion with the blue box.