PonyLance

Equestria or...what is left of it. The Princess one day vanished without a trace. No pony knows what happened, the sun and the moon start moving on their own... nights and days get longer...get hotter, then get colder... threats from all over the land start gaining power... Ponyville sacked and destroyed. Manehatten Sacked but part of it stands... But now it's like the dark ages hit it again... Other cities sacked and destroyed no pony knew what was happening. The bearers tried everything. Twilight, she tried to become the princess she was meant to be. She took up the path of the Princess breaking off the friendships with her friends... Twilight didn't want to do this... But she felt she had to...

Down the Line Discord lost his mind... His magic started driving him crazy…he was losing it...The pain was too much for him. The idea of being this thing...hurt him... He couldn't fly anymore…magic worked differently now... After the Princess vanished... The ley lines started to make magic go insane... Chaotic Darkness...any magic...was Haywire... Twilight didn't even understand it. She spent every waking day doing this... Reading writing and then... One day Discord lost it and caused Canterlot to fall off the mountain and fall landing right in the forest... The forest grew and grew consuming the very city. Every pony there...lost dead forgotten. But it didn't stop the Princess. She built a new city…it took years and she called it... Krynn. She didn't understand why. The town was built with metal and reinforced. But after all this, she fell ill, her wings...vanished and died. But no pony even knew where her body went...

Rarity down the line...lost her mind... She demanded perfection... But there couldn't be any... When she learned that all she wished to do...was her art... Ponies started wanting armour weapons...and clothing that was dark ages. The minds of the ponies in her eyes they have become too dark to the truth. She formed a religion. The religion of true art and beauty. After this, she died... But her religion is the main religion through Equestria and forced... In some of the main cities…still under the control of Equestria influence... But that is rare... Her horn is used at the main cathedral. They have twisted her will into thinking she would return one day and bless them with beauty and honour.

Fluttershy, she grew closer with the animals that had always been her friends. She learned to become a Goddess through the animals and she vanished into the forest... Those around her formed a Religion. Those that follow her they tame the beast and become beast masters. The beast masters worship and care for the forest... They tend to be all ponies tribes...some even Zebras. They do allow hunting since…ponies during this time have grown a love for meat.

Applejack oh, poor Applejack. The need for apples started to become less and less. The need for her to farm it to care for it started to become harder and harder for her. She started to fall in pain and disarray. But before this happen she formed the guilds. The farmers’ guild that would bring food to the masses. The adventures guilds mage guilds... Her very idea made it so every guild had a pony just for that one. But the guild that became the main...the companions’ guild. You had to follow her tenets before you became a hero of the companions. Be honest, be strong, and never allow a lie to beat you.

Pinkie Pie...became a case...of unknowns, she just vanished one day and the idea of a party was lost in this world. But Pinkie herself has become known as the speaker on the wind... The idea of what comes from it. But when ponies feel Joy her will is there... She is thought to be the one that brings ponies luck...but all the ones that bring ponies their fate... They will cuss her name...when fate takes them... Fate is but what death sees... Maud...the pony of Death...after all the things that have happen... Maud became the pony of Death... She found a magic...to form a new land of the dead... It's called Between Rocks.

Rainbow Dash... OH, Rainbow Dash... Her loyalty became the premise for what is called the Flantoons. Ponies that can only be Flantoons. The Flantoons to be the guardians of the sky. The floating cities that remain in the clouds... The clouds have had spells to put on them to allow none flyers on them. But not all of them are under the Equestrian influence. The Flantoons have heavy armour weapons swords... They consider themselves full of honour and only allow those of honour to be graced in their light of the sky.

The three tribes.

Earth ponies: They have become stronger since the Ley lines have changed... The world around them is darker and eviler than it used to be. The threats of the Everfree forest are now more deadly. It's no longer called the Everfree forest...it's called the Forest of Death... Since the name has been forgotten in history. Earth ponies turned into Knight's warriors some just lowly farmers that have to fight off the threats of the forest or the thief that wishes to steal...

Pegasus pony: Oh...these ponies are hard to understand... The ponies become whatever they wish... But the magic... The magic they can't control the weather anymore. They still fly but…some get weak... No pony can ever do a Sonic Rainboom again... Thanks to how the magic works...it's destroyed the ability for Pegasus to fly like Rainbow Dash used to. The Pegasus help with guarding the towns some even turn into Thieves. But they're full of honour and full of hope in their hearts.

Unicorns: The unicorn's they can no longer do the magic they used to... They have trained for years to even get to the how they used to be. Some unicorns have become very stuck up even more so than they used to be... In main city kingdoms they get pretty petty and snobbish but the smaller little towns... They are every day normal worker in the towns, the bakeries, the bars... They're normally run by unicorns. But most of the leaders of the city are also lead by Unicorns.

Magic: The change of magic. The Ley lines changed to the point that it makes it harder for unicorns to use the magic. The magic that unicorns used to use it has been much harder for them to use it. Basically, TK is still used, though. That is the basic that never needed much. Magic like teleporting is only used by those...that understand how to use the mix of the magic around them. The magic can only be used with pieces of the world like for ice rocks and so on basically it's harder to do it. But those that can...are adventures.

Factions: Equestria is one of the many influences. They only have one large kingdom. That is the large city that Twilight built. With many different little towns and some big cities up and down the mountain. Ponyville was rebuild after it was sacked and destroyed... It was turned from Ponyville to Grace Fields. It's the main food production for all of Equestria.

Zebra: Zebra's lost most of their homes and Islands to a strange storm that destroyed have their lands. Zebrecia and many other parts of their lands are now legends. They live together with the ponies in many places the ponies refuse to live in. They have a lot of jobs of making potions and being the very doctors of the lands. But they have two leadership roles.

Thieves: Thieves are many different things. They are pirates some that cause stirs and are the weapons in the darkness that are normally used with the leaders don't wish to be in the middle of the ahem trade... Pirates steal from the trading ships that trade with other factions. Not much is known about them... But sadly they can't be stopped.

Changelings: The Changelings changed so much...they no longer go for love... After their Queen vanished...from a strange battle. They formed a religion and allied themselves with the Dragons. They no longer try to steal love they are mostly nomads going from place to place in deserts their bodies more hard-shelled and they become more bug like then pony like.

Dragons: Dragons have become more to themselves they only live in the dragon lands... They lost the bloodstone scepter so there is no longer any leaders for them to keep them in line. But they don't trust ponies anymore. There is a group of dragons that still work with ponies thanks to Spike... But it's rare to see them working together. The dragons lost their ability to speak...

Dragonkin: A race of ponies and dragons...that were created by a mix of magic and science. These creatures protect the dragon like cities that are located in the dragon lands... Their main city is called Dragon Spine in their dragon speak... They are normally never seen but ones that leave the lands…are outcast... But normally they're killed on sight before they leave.

Griffins: Griffins they have vanished but some swear they have seen them... New Griffin stone is empty and no pony dares to live there from how deadly it has become... It's full of deadly creatures that no pony even knows... The griffins are still there...but they are hidden in the world.

Crystal Empire: The Crystal Empire is gone shattered what is left behind is a new faction that renamed themselves the Crystal Empire these...ponies are very xenophobic they didn't allow any of the religions in their lands... They normally kill whoever shows up... Cadence grave sits right on the throne... It said... The traitor who gave us up to Grogar.

Grogar: Grogar has taken over Yakyakastan adding it to his city of Tambalon. He has only taken a few cities since he showed back up. But he is a deadly leader his kind only show up when...they wish to take over other cities... Grogar has been silent for years. After he forced Cadence to give up the Crystal Empire. Shining Armour now works as his second in command still alive. Their daughter is the Queen of Equestria.

Bat ponies: After Luna vanished…they still come out at night... They're called the Children of the night... They worship the mare and sometimes try to force other ponies into the name of Luna. Her religion is called Nightmare Moon. Some of them still work for Flurry's heart but most of them left Equestria's faction to do what they can.

Discord: Yes, Discord has his own faction. After the issue of magic, he formed his own land. He calls himself the god of the land of Discord...a land that is the chaos Capital of the world. The new heroes are sent to deal with his ahem...test and if they live...and return with one of his scrolls then they become part of the heroes of the land; but that is rare.

Breezies: The Breezies have turned into a tyrannical rule... The change of the magic has made them bigger and large creatures that would steal children in the night lay their eggs in them and then eat them from the inside out.

Diamond Dogs: Exterminated by Tirek

Tirek: His kingdom splits the very land. He allows caravans and trade to pass his kingdom if he is given most of the food and trade. He no longer wishes to steal the magic of the lands... Since the magic of the Alicorns is gone... There is no longer any powerful magic... Flurry Heart was the last... But she never learned like her mother...

Flutterponies: After all the magic changed these ponies formed in a strange valley. But they're a legend to the ponies.

Xulkul: The evil leader of the dark lands...of death... He is always at constant war with Grogar... They never work together to fight. His minions, dark and twisted... He was the creator of the Dragonkin. His main force... The Doom Brigade, led by Thulk a Dragonkin. If you see them coming...run....run fast...

More factions will be seen later in the story.

Commerce: Money the money is different types of gold copper and silver. It's used by all the stores and guilds.

Friendship and Harmony: Friendship and harmony still exist just not like it used to be... It's rare to see but when it happens... Equestria sings... The elements of Harmony are nothing but a legend now.

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Now the story.

The gods have vanished from the lands. Many wars broke out... The war of the Crystal Empire...that forced Cadence to give up her crown... Then the death... Her death is called the day harmony ended for the crystal Empire then the crystal heart was broken and given to many collectors that wish to study the past. After all this, the world has gone back to its peaceful ways after so many wars have stopped.

It's now 4000ACD after Celestia's death. The forest has grown all around Grace Fields, some parts the forest seem to avoid the farms and the farmer's but it's been so long.

Now in the new home of the Queen. Her commanders speak to her.

"My Queen... The Dragons have been spotted. They seem to be in talks with Grogar...we must act!!" One of the ponies said.

"No, we need to focus on our own borders. The corruption in the towns in our borders needs to be dealt with." Another pony yells... The Court gets very toxic and angry.

Flurry Heart stomps down her hoof and the ponies go silent.

"There are so many threats in our new world...ponies... But how can we take care of all of them?" She gets down from her throne.

"The only way I can think of...is to call heroes to our cause... Heroes that can save us in our time of need. "She said and walks down sitting on her throne.

"Leave...me..." The court nods and walks out the guards leaving as well. Her horn glows and a window opens and a purple dragon's head pokes in... He spoke...

"You normally don't call me Flurry, what's wrong?"

"Something awful... Spike... We need heroes." He blinks, nodding. As she calls over a scroll and ink... She writes something in it and then a spell makes an entire pile of them.

"Please...blow fire on these and let the magic scrolls find their heroes."

Spike did so…causing the Scrolls to fly. One of the scrolls open.

"Ponies... Zebra's...whatever else...wishes to heed this call. We are on the brink of...war...a war…that might destroy our First age...we may never see the second or third age... We need heroes... We need you to heed our call in the name of the Queen... Don't expect money sexual wants or glory... Being a hero in the eyes of this Queen who sacrifices everything for our home. Please come to Krynn. Please come... My... l... I mean...my friends..."

Pony Lance

Writer: Megaskullmon

Editor: rainbowscoots1

Proof Reader: Ziggy