The Sin of Ignorance

by Sea Pony

Rating: teen
Tags: Slice of Life, Dark, Alternate Universe, Sad
Length: 3091

What happen when the ponies Celestia try so hard to protect turn into the monsters that threaten the peace of her kingdom?

This is a prequel to the Shareverse

Sixty years have passed since Nightmare Moon was banished to the moon. After every villains was finally defeated Equestria could finally turn in a golden age of peace. Or Celestia thought, but a sudden wave of suicides began to make the ruler worried and so she investigate what could cause ponies that live in such a peaceful world to end their live.

What she will find will horrify her, for the ponies that she had sacrifice so much for had turn into the villains she fought for years. And thus was the begining of the biggest social revolution of all Equis history. And it all start with one word: Bigotry.

This is the story of how Equestria became the land of love and tolerance it is today but also how Stalliongrad the city of oppression was founded.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-02-27 00:04:25 UTC

Attack On Stalliongrad

3035 After War (Present Days)

A white wolf with the size of a pony was standing on the tallest building of Stalliongrad.His name was Infinitus captain of the Soul Reapers. Thick black clouds formed above him as he look down at the city.

"So this is the infamous city of oppression, how could the peace loving ponies let live such a disgusting city is beyond me. But it's okay I'm here to take care of that. Bigotry have no place in our new paradise."

His body became enveloped with electricity now he only had to wait to attract lightning like a lightning rod. He didn't have to wait much longer. A large bolt came crashing down on the building he was standing on.

Infintus grit his teeth as he felt electricity coursing through his body without hesitation he channelled the energy under his paws and slam them on the ground. The bulding shook violently and more than a few windows exploded.

Finally the bulding began to collapse. Ponies began to scream in panic as they saw one of their biggest landmark collapsing. Once the building was just a memory the white wolf grinned. "For my son I will create a world without  oppression this city will know the wrath of the god of lighning!"

He began to approach a crowd of pony that was gathered to see the destruction. "Hey! Can anyone tell me who is the head of the anti LGBT group?"

Hesitantly a stallion rose his hoof. "I am Tradition Keeper I am head of the anti LGBT. What do you want?"

Infintus tried to hide his anger. "I want your death." Without warning the wolf summoned electricity and shocked the stallion to death. When it was done he took the stallion's magic in a soul catcher.

The ponies in the crowd screamed in horror. Infinitus screamed above the noise. "Let this serve a lesson to all of you! I will destroy this city. If you're lucky enough to escape you better not try to force your oppression on other people or I will find you and kill you!"

When Celestia and her guards arrived on the scene Infinitus was arleady gone and the only things standing were a few house. All companies, restaurent or anything that wasn't used to be called home was destroyed. Celestia doubt the economy would permit this city would survive for long.

But the worst was the death. Infinitus had killed hundred before everypony had evacuate. Oddly enough the only ones who had seen the wolf and survived were ponies that were victim of the oppression of Stalliongrad.

Celestia sighed after they had comfort as many ponies they could she had gone back to the castle. She would need to construct a lot of new houses for the next few weeks. she was ashamed to admit it but Celestia in the back of her heart she felt a little happy about what happened. Not about the destruction or the deaths no. What she was happy about was that Stalliongrad wouldn't survive. The city of oppression wouldn't survive for much longer.

Celestia sip some tea and sighed sadly. The city was gone but the price for it had been way too high. Luna entered the room with a frown.

"I don't understand sister why did the Soul Reapers did this? Usually they only attack to gain a shard of life."

Celestia put her te cup aside and focused on her sister. "That was before they completed the Editor project. Now that they have enough power to change the world they will begin to make their moves to create their 'paradise'.

"We can't let them do this!" Luna exclaimed.

Celestia frowned. "I know that I sent a letter to the council hopefully we will be able to attack them before they do too much damage."

Luna sighed in frustration. "I hate the Reapers I miss the good old villains that we could simply blast with the elements of harmony and be over with it."

"Their leader are too powerful to be affect by them and she would probably be able to cancel any banishment or petrification we would make."

They stayed silent for a while. The Luna began to speak. "Say sister I was wondering. How did a city like Stalliongrad could be created under your rule?"

Celestia sighed she had been asked this question a lot especially by Twilight and Sunset Shimmer. "Well it's a long story that took place a few decades after your banishment...

2079 After War (956 years ago)

It's been sixty years arleady since Celestia had to banished her own sister to the moon. After all the struggle to found Equestria, after all the villains that pop up to take control of the land, after all the tension between the three tribes. Peace finally reign for the pony species.

And that was why Celestia was baffled. If the ponies were in peace and that Celestia herself bring them everything they need to prosper. Why did the suicide ratio was still so high?

In average there was still around thirty ponies that took their live each years. She search for everything that could cause this. Economy? It's never been better, food? The Earth Ponies made enough food for everypony to be satisfied, loneliness? With how social the ponies species is she doubt it was that but that one was worth looking into.

Tire of only guessing Celestia decide to go into the heart of the matter and ask the ponies themself. What she would found would shatter everything she through she know.

That day Celestia discovered that the ponies she fought every monsters for, made treaty with every neighbors nations and banished her own sister to protect. Her little ponies who she sacrificed everything she had to protect had turn into the most vile monsters she ever faced.

And it all started with one word: Bigotry.

The Mare In The Rain

When Celestia wanted to know something about her land there was always one pony who she could count on. To find her she just had to follow the rain.

The rain lead her to small town called Manehattan. She was lucky to have found her in Equestria she tend to travel across the globe where she is needed. She had to search for a little while but a couple of ponies said to have seen her in a small inn at the edge of the town.

Celestia knocked at the door. Shortly after a small mare answered. She smiled tiredly when she saw the princess at her door. "Hello Princess Celestia what information can I give you today."

"What? Can't a friend simply come to visit?" Only silence follow her question.

"Okay fine I do need information." The mare smiled a little smugly at this. "So Rain how did the world threat you lately?"

"Oh not so bad I had to visit Saddle Arabia a while back. They are very polite and are very nice once you get over the whole sexism thing." Celestia wince at this. Saddle Arabia was a nice country but they believed that the gender of a pony determine their role in life. A stallion must protect the mare while the mare lead the herd. It was a tradition that still affect even Equestria to this day judging by how many male guards she had at the castle. But contrary to them she didn't force the stallions to protect her they do so in their own free will.

She tried to change of subject. "So nice weather eh?" Celestia immediatly wanted to facehoof once she said that.

Rain smiled wrily. "Yeah I especially like the rain."

"Nevermind so I want important information want do you want in return?" Rain rolled her eyes.

"Just the usual buy me a lunch and I'll tell you what you want." Celestia frowned at that.

"But you help me so much I must be able to do something more important for you. What do you really want the most?"

Rain sighed. "You can't give me what I want Celestia." The princess eyes narrowed

"Try me."

Rain looked at Celestia with a expression that said 'I warned you' "I want to see the sun."

Celestia fell silent at that. You see Rain was not your everyday mare. There was a reason she travel across all of Equis. She was a spirit like Discord except she was a good one and not evil like the draconequus. And you probably guess what is her role. She bring rain to the world.

Not every country in equis had the Pegasi and so it was her duty to bring them the rain they couldn't produce themself. Equestria also occasionally need her help. But the thing is she didn't really have any control of her power and so everywhere she go it's raining she never saw a cloudless sky in her life.

"Maybe if me or a Pegasus take you on their back they could-" She was interupted by Rain.

"No I arleady tried my body can't get past the cloud curtain. I even tried to buck away the clouds but they resist me. Just give me a lunch Celestia I need to accept the fact that I won't ever see your sun or the stars."

Celestia couldn't help to look at Rain in pity. "Okay well the information I need is about a worrying amout of suicides. Every year ponies take their own life and I can't find why."

Rain seem to think for a second. "What is the most important thing for a pony?"

Celestia answered. "I would say friendship and their dreams."

Rain nodded. "Yes there also a third thing destiny. For ponies destiny is an important thing when they lost their way they just have to look at their flank and know that everything will be alright because in the end they will always do what they love with the ponies they love."

Celestia interupted her. "I don't see what this have to do with the suicides."

"It has to do with everything. what happened when their dreams and destiny seem to ruin all their friendships? they feel like they have no purpose anymore, not having a purpose leave to question why they are even alive and then you know the rest."

"B-but how could a destiny or a dream ruin friendship?"

"Celestia this world has a big problem I would even say a lot of worlds share the same problem, bigotry."

"I'm afraid I'm not too familiar with the term." Celestia said a little embarassed.

Rain rolled her eyes. "I would say a joke about you being too old but I exist since this world was created so my argument would be invalid. Anyway you know about racism, sexism and all that nasty stuff right?"

Celestia nodded in response.

"Well bigotry mean that but in a more general manner it's basically somepony that hate other ponies because they are different."

Celestia frowned. "But this is not a problem anymore the racism between the three tribes is gone and as far as I can remember there never been a issue with genders."

"What about homophobia, transphobia and racism of non-pony races?"

"I can't say I heard the two first terms." Rain facehoof at Celestia response.

"Just dig into their meaning and see if there a sign of bigotry in your country it still a theory if this is the case of the suicides. But with how good of a ruler you are I don't see what other possiblities there is."

Celestia blushes at the compliment. "Okay I will look into it. Here take my bits to pay yourself dinner I got to return to Everfree City." With that Celestia flew in the rain in direction of her castle.

Rain happily took the bits and make her way to the first restaurant she found, unaware of the coming storm that would hit Equestria.

Moving

I was in the dark there was nopony here but everywhere I go I could hear the voice of foals talking all around me. "Look at this fool he doesn't even know his own gender!"

"What a freak you wear dress and call yourself pretty what a pervert."

I screamed "No! I know what I am! And I'm not a pervert!"

Suddenly a light tore through the darkness and I ran toward it. When I passed through the light I was in my old home. My father stood there and looked down at me his face flushed with anger. "You used to be my perfect son. Now I don't even know who you are get out of my house!"

"But I never wanted to be a colt please dad can't you see that your perfect son never existed in the first place?"

"I said get out of here!" He swung a hoof at me.

I gasped and sit up in my bed. I looked in the mirror and saw a mare staring back. I couldn't hold back a few sobs and began to hug my cat plushy as I tried to go back to sleep.

I suppose a introduction is in order. My name is Peony I used to be called Scoot Honor but changed my name a while ago. I didn't have a easy of foalhood. At a very young age I knew something was wrong. It felt like I was a prisonner in my own body I felt like mother nature had put a curse on me.

I had no choice but to put clothes everyday to be able to hide the fact I was a male. Some ponies might think I look too formal always wearing clothes but I didn't care. It was better than the alternative.

I trot outside of my room and sighed at all the box outside my room. Too many ponies had discovered my secret in Manehattan I was going to live in Everfree City. A lot of ponies live there and I hope that I will get lost in the crowd.

Celestia made her research, she tried to find somepony who could be victim of oppression, she found a young female griffon she didn't know if she had troubles with ponies but she would see that later. She was a little heartbroken to find that there was nopony in Everfree City that was open about being either homosexual or transgender. Maybe Rain was right and bigotry was a problem of her country.

But she had one glimmer of hope, she saw in her records a pony who was legally a male but appeared to be female was coming in her city she would have to keep a close eye on her and see if Rain suspicions were correct.

I look up from my map and saw my new house. Surprisingly the house of Everfree City weren't that expensive despite the fact that we were in the capital of Equestria. It was a small house thought there was even less rooms than my old apartment. But I would be left alone here and that all that matter.

Just as I was about to enter the house I felt a presence behind me. I turned around hoping it wouldn't be another of these crazy ladies that would tell me I will rot forever in the Wasteland Prison for what I am.

But instead what greet me was a white Unicorn with a pink mane, her cutie mark was the sun with a cloud that was parting way with it to let the sunshine come down.

The Unicorn smiled brightly at me. "Hi! I heard you were the new neightbor. My name is Sunny Day nice to meet you!"

I tried to hide my nervousness I just hope she won't discover what I am, I don't have the kind of money I need to move to another town so soon. "H-Hi my name is Peony."

"That a pretty name! Say I don't want to sound like a tribalist but it's pretty rare to see a Earth Pony here. The forest close of the city tend to freak them out due to how wild it is compared to the rest of Equestria."

"Well I never really grew plants so I guess my sense of the earth are a little dull compared to the others members of my race."

"Won't you be lonely being the only member of your race in this big city?" Sunny Day asked worriedly.

"I'm fine I don't cares if my friends are Earth Pony or not. Beside I came here to be left alone I kinda hoped I wouldn't attract attention here but it look like I arleady caught your."

Sunny Day look thoughtfull for a few seconds. "It's decide then! You will be my new best friend!"

"W-What?!" I asked completely baffled at her sudden declaration. When I regain my composure I looked back at her with a frown. "It's better you stay away from me. The less you know about me the better. In the end being with me will only bring you pain."

Without looking at her expression I ran back in the house and slam the door behind me.

Celestia back at her castle let her disguise fall of. "It's seem she's shutting herself off from the rest of the world. I don't like the implication of that. Was Rain really right? Is Equestria having a problem with bigotry? I would have like to say that my little ponies are perfect but the evidence that something wrong is happening become more evident the more I dig up information about all this."

Celestia sighed. "But I want to be sure, I will continue to talk to Peony to get information but also to keep her safe."

A being was watching the land of Equestria smilling as she thought of all the horrible things she could do to these weak minded pony and all the power she would get from it.

"Adagio when can we eat we've been flying for hours!"

The being winced and turn around with a scowl looking at the two sirens behind her. "You can eat after we take over this town! Now stop talking and start singing!"

Sonata sighed in disappointment and began to sing along with the other two sirens "Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh...."