The Equestrian Scrolls: Earth

Equestria!

The country that brought smiles to the faces of many. Beautiful greenery, friendly ponyfolke, and harmony as far as the eye could see. Of course, there was danger, no land would be complete without it; but that danger was a rarity. (Pardon the pun)

Oh wait, I was talking about the Equestria of old. I’m sorry, let me start over.

Equestria.

The country that struck fear into the minds of many. Dead plants, more than dangerous ponies every step of the way, and chaos as far as the eye can see. Of course, there were safe spots, losing those would be the only way this land could get worse;  but these spots were a rarity. (Pardon the pun)

Now, many of you are familiar with the original world, and you might be curious of what happened after all these years. Well, here you go, the story of why we live in the hellhole that many of us are forced to call ‘home’.

“The Princesses are gone! The Princesses are gone!” These were the words that rang out from the tower in which the Alicorns once ruled. It wasn’t just Luna and Celestia, but Equestria went on without rulers for quite a while. Each town ended up creating their own Kings/Queens in which they called Jarls. These Jarls were supposed to be the temporary replacements until the princesses returned.

Then, the war started.

Tension grew between the three races. Many of us tried to ignore it, but ignoring the dirty looks across the street was impossible. Eventually, the three were separated. The Pegasi took Cloudsdale, the Unicorns took everything from Canterlot and higher, and Earth Ponies took the lower half. The three territories, or Province’s as they were called, were named after the original names of Equestria; Pegastopolis, Unicornia, and Earth. At the beginning, it was legal for one race to pass to another Province, as long as you had a passport and/or special permission from a Jarl.

Then, the Pegasi got angry.

They grew jealous of the large land owned by Earth and Unicornia and tried to decree that they would also own the likes of Canterlot and Ponyville. When the two Provinces declined, the Pegasi grew even angrier.  They went by the rule that if they can’t have something, they take it by force.

It started in Canterlot.

The Pegasi invaded in a full force surprise attack. It didn’t take long before Canterlot became the land of the Pegasi.

The next attack came towards Ponyville.

It took even less time to take that town.

This vicious cycle lasted until the three Provinces were Equal in size. The Pegasi owned everything from Fillydelphia to Baltimare. Both the Unicorns and the Earth Ponies realized one thing. It was all or nothing. It became an all-out war. All of Equestria was at risk.

And that brings us to today.

And where my journey starts.