Princess Celestia was very troubled. Pacing back and forth, she was muttering to herself, almost like a mad pony. "Crime Rate in Equestria has gone up lately," she would say. "What did I do wrong? Am I ruling incorrectly? Did I put the wrong ponies in charge?" She looked back and forth between the door and the window, making sure nopony was listening in on her. Feeling a bit panicked, she went to go and speak with Luna.

"Luna, what does it mean? Why have the Crime Rates gone up so significantly?"

Luna stared at her sister blankly. "What are you talking about, sister?" She was utterly confused.

Celestia was in front of her sister in a matter of microseconds. "Crime Rates in Equestria have risen by over twelve percent, Luna! What does it mean? Did I do something wrong!?"

Luna was taken by surprise when Celestia got up close. Her full attention was on her older sister now, seeing as she was right in front of her. As she heard what Celestia had been saying, she raised an eyebrow. Her sister seemed to be incredibly worked up and stressed about this issue. She looked Celestia in the eyes. She looked like she hadn't slept in some time! Not to mention her mane, which, instead of normally flowing gracefully to a breeze that was not there, had stopped and gained a bit of a grey-ish tint to it. She decided to ask her about it.

"Sister..."

Celestia had turned around again, facing the wall. "What?"

"When was the last time you slept?"

Celestia whirled back around. "Why is that of any importance!?"

Luna stepped back. "Because i'm worried for you, sister." She approached her older sister cautiously, hoping she didn't lash out against her. "You have bags under your eyes, your mane is dull and flatter than normal, and you seem really stressed."

"Well of course i'm stressed, the Crime Rates just went up by twelve percent!"

Luna shook her head. "You're missing the point, sister. When you don't sleep, your brain doesn't function as well. You need sleep, Celestia. Let me take over while you rest."

Celestia was appalled. Her own sister, saying she was unfit to rule? All because she hadn't gotten any sleep? "I'll show you," Celestia muttered, then she trotted out of Luna's room.

She had an idea. An idea that seemed, at least at this point in time, amazing. She decided that she would cleanse Equestria of all the criminals, simply by eradicating the problem at the source. She decided to end life in Equestria as most ponies knew it. There were some, like Twilight Velvet and her family, that could be helped and have the antidote. All the others, though, had to go. An unnecessary piece of a puzzle? Discard it for now. That's exactly how Celestia's brain was working at that point. She trotted into the "basement," which was re-decorated to be a science lab. All her head scientists were in there already, running their mouths on what was happening. Celestia smiled as warmly as she could, and said:

"Today, my little ponies, we will be creating a plague. First one to get it right gets to choose who the first test subject will be."

Author's Note

Well, it looks like the prologue of our first story is finished. It took me a while to figure out what was going to be in it, seeing as the story is mostly based on my OC. Anyway, the first chapter should be out soon. Hope you guys enjoyed!