A Friend from the Deep

After King Solaris and Queen Galaxia left the throne, their two daughters Princess Celestia and Princess Luna took over. With Princess Celestia ruling over the day and Princess Luna ruling over the night in a peaceful manner, they soon gained the favor of their subjects in Equestria. Only about a month after they inherited the throne, the king of oceans King Troton heard of the new princesses.

King Troton ruled over all of the bodies of water in Equestria, proud of his beautiful flora and fauna, yet he was jealous of and furious with the land. Ponies would build magnificent structures that towered to the sky. They mined precious minerals only they had. They were able to grow food of all kinds straight from the ground. One could not do this underwater. There were no beautiful stars that would twinkle at night, nor were the creatures of the sea able to feel the sun’s warmth on their skin. King Troton’s elegant ocean life was covered by the cold, dark, roaring waves on the surface of the water. Ponies would even “enslave” his precious fish just so they could swim around in a tiny bowl and do nothing. He even thought that land ponies would capture and slaughter his subjects that he cared about very much, using them for potions and decor. This drove the king mad.

Equestria's waters grew restless. Every time a ship was sent out to trade with neighboring nations, they would never return. The sea would devour them in minutes. Storms would come out of nowhere, striking ships with fatal lightning, engulfing them in blinding flames of fury. After sinking after sinking, sailors, traders and any other ponies were forbidden to take their boats out to sea. Princess Celestia and Luna suspected King Troton right away. Taking their troops, they went out to the shores to settle this once in for all.

Before they do, however, a tragedy had occurred. There was small town that was founded off the coast of the southernmost ocean called Haysead Borough. This town, disastrously, was attacked by a giant tsunami sent by none other than King Troton. The entire settlement was wiped out, a few lucky survivors saved by the Royal Guard and rescue teams. Most others weren't so fortunate, as the calamity was out of the blue.

Thus, this triggered the start of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna's first war as rulers of Equestria.

The war was not as long as others, only for about a year’s length, yet many suffered the effects of the war, which seemed to go on for an eternity for them. Because the sea was their enemy now, just going to a nearby river or well was life-threatening. Who knows what deadly creature or poison was waiting for them below the rushing currents? Who knows what might be swimming around at the bottom of the well and jump into ponies’ buckets as they draw them up? Because of this newfound water phobia, crops were drying up, ponies couldn’t clean, and they were absolutely parched. Fruit juices were the main source of drink for a while until vegetation grew scarce. The Royal Guard took it upon themselves to supply the vast land of Equestria with pure drinking water. It wasn’t an easy task. King Troton fought the guards by trying to wipe them out with his mighty waves. Unfortunately, many guards were unable to bring back much water to the ponies of Equestria.

After months of endless torture and fighting, Celestia and Luna used their mighty magic to strike down the powerful King Troton. His body sank to the bottom of the Mareiana Trench to rot and decay. But now that the king of the waters was vanquished, there was no ruler of the oceans. Celestia and Luna divided the seas amongst themselves, creating the Celestial and Luna Oceans. Because the war was fought amidst the soon-to-be Celestial Ocean, the war was dubbed the “Great War of the Celestial Ocean.”

Even after the war was won, Equestria still feared the ocean and what could be waiting to strike below its waves. To protect the ponies of Equestria from whatever may be still lurking in the waters, the princesses cast a magical shield around the nation, keeping whatever monstrosities that may be still lurking in the oceans away from the beloved ponies of Equestria. The only exception that was passed was that a small river (which was heavily secured) was allowed to flow through. This little river eventually formed a decent-sized lake, dubbed the Saddle Lake, which the princesses decided to shield off as well.