Daughter of Sol

It was a beacon in a dark empty void.

It was created, and it began its voyage, having no knowledge of anything but itself and the fact that everything else was nothing.

The shapeless energy traversed the vast emptiness, having no goal, and moving at great speed across the nothingness of space, encountering no celestial bodies or signs of life.

The amount of time would be incomprehensible to us, but this was of no consequence to the flowing stream of cosmic power, because time itself had yet to come into being.

So the raw power continued, never encountering anything but the darkness.

The energy came to an abrupt halt. A large formation of brown matter was floating motionless before it. The energy felt a small twinge of curiosity, tho it had no concept of such a feeling before.

The energy sat in place, shining its radiant light onto the floating shapeless matter. The matter formed into large clusters of rock and water particles at the touch of the light. Noticing the change in the matter, the energy decided to shine even brighter, eventually allowing a small part of itself to be disconnected and mingle among the formations.

The energy felt the feeling of "surprise" for the first time, as its own power formed a sphere within the chaotic mass of rocks and water, and began to pull them together. The rocks crashed together with a force unseen before, and they began to spin.

Ages passed by, and the rocks finally formed two solid masses. One was massive and colorful, while the other was small and pale blue, emitting a faint glow of life from within its otherwise lifeless and sterile form.

The energy watched as the rock took shape, and it again began to shine even brighter.

The energy had always moved forward, and had never had any reason to question itself, but something was changing within it, and it began to think.

Why can such a small and insignificant rock become such a thing of beauty? I could become just as magnificent if I wished!

The energy began to spin, just as the rock had done.

The dark void was filled with radiant light as the energy began to spiral. Particles of solid light rained down onto the newly formed planet, and it began to show the first signs of life.

The energy spun faster and faster, until it appeared as a solid disk of light. It glowed with a fierce and powerful radiance, and it finally slowed.

Above the planet now shined an orb of unparalleled majesty.

I have at last found my resting place. I shall shine brightly upon this small world, and my light shall spread life throughout it. I shall watch over them, and they shall love me. I am Sol, bringer of light to the darkness!

Sol hung in the sky for many years, never moving, but always watching.

Eventually Sol noticed life begin to move on the small planet.

First Sol saw the striped ones. Small four legged creatures with beautiful stripes adorning their bodies. This was the first Zebra tribe.

Next emerged the great scaled Dragons. Still small in comparison to Sol, these beasts still towered above the small Zebras.

Sol finally took notice of the small colorful four legged creatures. They appeared similar to the striped ones, but some could soar through the skies, and others could manipulate matter with, what FELT like, small amounts of Sol's own power. The first Ponies showed themselves.

Sol was mesmerized by the lives of these small Ponies.  Sol watched them as they would build, only to be halted by the Dragons. Time and time again this happened.

Sol watched for 200 years, tho this measurement meant nothing to Sol. After this time, the Zebras and the Ponies had began to shrink in number, and eventually the small remainder of them moved from Sol's view, migrating to the dark side of the planet.

Sol felt sadness for the first time. Sol had grown fond of the ponies, and wished to see them again, but found itself unable to move from its new resting place.

Sol was completely unable to intervene. It could even feel its connection with the planets core fading.

In becoming this planets sun, Sol became solidified as a universal constant, rapidly losing its ability to influence the planet.

Sol could feel itself trembling. The planet below had become a violent wasteland thanks to the scaled monsters, and Sol wanted nothing more than to put a stop to the chaos.

Sol heard a voice from within itself.

"Hello, am I alone?"

Who are you?

"I don't know"

How are you speaking to me?

"I am sorry, but I do not know"

Sol felt a pressure within itself.

You seem to be a manifestation. I, for the first time, felt sadness for a creature outside of myself, yet I was unable to do anything about it. I believe you are the result of my yearning to aid the inhabitants of this planet

Sol glowed a violent red, and produced a solar flare.

A glowing white orb appeared along side Sol.

The orb began to slowly orbit Sol, and it bathed in its radiant energy.

"Why am I here? What even am I?"

That even I do not know. You simply came into being, much as I did, and I had no control over your birth

Sol had no real idea of how this had transpired, but he felt happiness flood over him at the sight of the smaller orb of light.

"What is my purpose? Am I meant to shine upon the planet, as you do?"

Sol thought for a moment, and he formed a new idea. An idea that would change the course of the small planet before them.

I am bound to my place, yet you freely move. Do you wish to help me? Do you wish to see what I am now unable to see?

The orb of light stopped for a moment, and pondered these words.

"What do you mean? I'm made as you are made. How could I possibly help without harming them?"

Although I have lost my connection to that world, you are still much a part of me. I can give you shape, and I can hide your true power within

"But I don't wish to leave! It is warm here, and you are with me! Why would I wish to live on such a small rock when I have all of the void in front of me?"

I gave part of myself for that world, and thus feel that I must protect the inhabitants of it. You shall always be near me, and you shall always have the expanse of space to look upon. You are a true part of me, one that can never be severed. You are forever connected to me. You live as I live, I die as you die

"If this is truly what you wish, I will go to them, but promise me that I will be with you again!"

The day will come that we will be together again. It may be soon, it may be at the end of all things, but we will be together.

"Do what you must. I will trust in you"

The white orb began to form into the shape of a Pony, tho much larger. Upon its back sat a pair of magnificent wings, and upon its head a large horn protruded.

Live among them. Guide them.  All will be made clear to you. Now go forth. You are to be a beacon of light to these creatures, just as I am to this planet. You are Celestia, daughter of Sol, and protector of the Equine races of Earth!

Celestia hesitated.

"What if I fail?"

You shall not

Celestia was terrified, but trusted in her father. She spread her wings, and began her decent.