Prologue- Igniting the Flames
Author's Note
I expect a great amount of criticism as this is my first attempt ever to write anything of my own free will. I am hoping that a great deal of you will kind enough to help me along with the plot and general idea of this story.
CRITICISM IS WANTED
Prologue- Igniting the Flames
"Mom!" "I'm home!" Where is she when you need her, damn it?! "MOM, where the HELL are you?!" I say as I stomp and start to shove all of our nonperishable foods into one of the saddlebags.
"I'm upstairs Meadow, you don't have to yell, and watch your language please."
Meadow Snow; one of the worst names some-pony's parents could give you. Why not Frost Fire or Whirl Wind or for Celestia's sake, even Daisy for crying out loud! But no, I got stuck with frigging Meadow Snow. The name that every pony can come up with some sort of stupid and horrible sex joke. When I say horrible, I mean just HORRIBLE jokes like "Let me Snow on your Meadow" or "You should let us graze on your Meadow". Seriously though, if they at least made sense, I'd be able to live with it, like sheesh.
"Mother we have to go NOW!!"
Meadow loves her adopted unicorn mother; both of her parents had been struck by lightning as they were having a late night flight one fall evening when she was only five months old, killing them both, but adopted love is not real love, hell, why does a unicorn even take in a pegasus when you could have a little unicorn filly that you could actually teach something. But, eh, love is love, no matter what shape or form it takes.
"Go? Go where and why? And stop yelling, I already told you once, don't make me say it a third time little filly." She said as she comes down the stairs to greet her daughter.
I stop what I'm doing and look up at her in disbelief. "You seriously don't know? How could you NOT know?! They've been broadcasting it on Equestria Daily and Equestrian News and every other channel known to ponykind all afternoon. And I'm not a little filly anymore, I'm a grown mare."
"Well sorry if I don't sit on my ass all day watching that stupid television. Some of us actually have a life you know," Mom answered, smiling.
"Sure Sure; now sit and watch," I say, frowning as a can of canned apples soaked in molasses falls out of my saddlebag while turning on the t.v.
As the t.v comes to life with a pop and a flicker, Mom just sighs and does as I had asked, though with a tad bit of disdain. As the emerald unicorn mare is flying through the channel list to get to the news channel, I mentally check off everything that we will need for our lengthy trip up into the Everfree Forest: water-check, food-check, reading material-check, toothbrush-check, apple-scented toothpaste-check, etc.
I can hear that Mother has finally reached the local news channel by the sound of the newly made Princess Twilight Sparkle.
"I fear that I am the bearer of terrible news, their just isn't any way to put this nicely or make it sound like a small matter. Citizens of Equestria, as of one week ago from today, the Zebras had deliberately attacked four of our anti-dragon class cruisers without any forewarning and with an excessive force of two balefire bombs per cruiser. Nopony survived. Yesterday, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna went to the Zebra's homeland to negotiate peace. However, instead of having peace with pony-kind, as soon as the princesses were well within range of their shore defenses, they opened fire severely injuring Princess Luna and putting Princess Celestia into a coma. As of right now until further notice, Princess Cadence and I will be running Equestria for the time being. My little ponies, as of today, we are at war with one most powerful nations in existence. I'm sorry."
As the regular news is beginning again, I trot in to see Mom just staring off into space.
"Mom, we have to go to the Everfree Forest. They say that there is a hidden bunker up there that we can hide in until the wars' over and done with."
She looks at me with a sad expression on her face. "I'm so sorry dear. It would seem that your wedding will have to be put on hold for a while."
"Wait?! What wedding?!" I exclaim in pure astonishment.
"You know the one with that cute brown pegasus." She answers while trying to hide a smile. She failed.
"Your despicable." I reply.
"Just trying to lighten the mood."
The pink news-pony suddenly stops talking and touches his earbloom with a hoof. A moment later, a look of pure terror blossoms on his face and says with a rather shaky voice. "Breaking news: We have reports of what seems to be zebra light infantry coming from the San Palomino Desert. The following cities and surrounding areas are to evacuate immediately: Appleloosa and Las Pegasus. Princess Cadence has dispatched the Wonderbolts for a try at peace one final time. If all negotiations fail, all nonmilitary ponies are to seek shelter and wait out the storm. All law enforcement personnel are to protect the civilians from any ill-intending zebras with your lives and are to head to your respective headquarters to receive further instructions when the evacuations have been completed."
I look towards the south window to see if an army of zebras is really just a few miles away but only see myself in its blackness. A midnight purple pegasus with dark green starting at my knees going down to my hooves. When I was six I had wanted my mane and tail to look exactly like Rainbow Dash's but the barber had fucked it up. Instead, it has a faint resemblance to Rainbow Dash's, but is more rugged and a few strands are always parted from the main batch. When I told the barber that I actually kinda liked it he nearly fainted and ended up closing up shop for a whole month. An entire month over one filly's fucked up mane! I had him cast a spell that permanently altered the colors, cost nearly 132 bits extra but well worth it, to a cerulean blue with parakeet green ends. My tail has matching colors but the green is a one stripe between the blue. My eyes are red.
When I walk up to the window it turns a milky white then clear, a spell of mothers' that is quite annoying, what I see is heartbreaking. Instead of fillies and colts playing, none are to be seen. Instead of clear blue skies like the weather pegasi had promised and was just an hour ago is now swarming with the largest and strongest of thunderheads ever made. None of the usual, boring, happy lives of ponies getting their daily dose of love and tolerance today. Today is what happens when you scare and piss off the most lovable and tolerating species alive. Just past the window, the city of Las Pegasus of just 687 residents is having the worlds largest panic party, and just a few miles south is the great zebra army, five thousand strong.
