The Four Horsemen

My Little Pony: The Four Horsemen

Prologue

Once a upon a time...

100 years ago, after the foundation of Equestria and before Discord's Reign of Chaos, there once was a barricaded kingdom, situated 20 miles East of Canterlot. The kingdom, named Withersham, was ruled by an enchanted alicorn named King Icarus, with a motive of spreading joy and happiness to all ponykind. The ponies of Withersham lived in harmony and peace; growing crops, raising families, lowering their taxes; making Withersham a wonderful place for all to reside in...but what they don't know, is that someone has a hatred towards the kingdom and their ruler.

In the outskirts of Withersham, high above the Forbidden Mountain regions, lived a hideous gargoyle sorcerer, named Merlock, who once worked for Icarus during the early days of Withersham's foundings. The sorcerer once asked the king if he can have the right to rule Withersham after Icarus has either passed on or resigns from the throne. Icarus agreed on the bargain but after five years of ruling Withersham, the enchanted alicorn declined Merlock's offer, seeing as though that only the ones who have a heart of pure love and joy will only rule the kingdom and protect the ponies. Feeling betrayed, the gargoyle vowed vengeance against King Icarus but plans of an assassination never happened as Merlock was captured before he can have the chance.

The sorcerer was then banished from Withersham and sent to the Forbidden Mountains, where the place is inhabited by a race of goblins living in the underground caverns with a hatred towards ponies. As Merlock watches with pure rage of seeing the ponies continue to live with their lives, the sorcerer recruited a group of these blood, thirsty goblins to serve him under his power. At that time, the sorcerer practice the arts of dark magic and spells and was soon given the power to destroy all ponies by bringing forth the forces of evil. With this power of destruction, Merlock changed his name to the most deadliest sorcerer in the world...Black Mist.

With the goblins under his command, Black Mist sent them to destroy Withersham but King Icarus was able to defend his kingdom by sending his army of royal knights. The battle between ponies and goblins lasted for a mere five weeks. However, as lives were lost, the ponies of Withersham and King Icarus were astonished to discover that four young stallions return home from the battle...as heroes. Their names were Ares Maverick, a white unicorn representing Ground Team 9; Silver Iron, a gray unicorn from the Blacksmith Union; Colt Daring; a blue Earth Pony from the CorpseHorse (A/N: it's pronounced CORE Horse like Corpseman [CORE Man]) Unit; and Piston Ace, a black pegasus from the Royal Air Defense. The king knighted these four surviving stallions and dubbed them for their bravery and actions of defending Withersham...The Four Horsemen.

Upon the news of the Horsemen and the loss of his army against King Icarus, Black Mist's reign of terror was far finished. Before his next attack on Withersham, the sorcerer formed an alliance with a clan of dragons, called the Spitfire Tribe, to be a part of the final assault with his goblin army. However, King Icarus gather and recruited more of his royal knights to defend his kingdom and enlist the help of the Four Horsemen to save and protect Withersham once again...

Until that one day...it happened...

My Little Pony: The Four Horsemen