(Third Person, many years before Nightmare Moon…)

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At first, things were peaceful. Equestria was at peace with all its neighbouring countries, Minos, Yakyakistan*, Griffonia, Seaquestria, Dragentina*, the Changeling Country and Kitsunia. However, that peace was only due to the fear the other countries had from the King, Cosmos, the Queen, Galaxia, and the High Queen, LaurFaustia, who was dubbed the Faceless Queen, due to her appearance being unknown. To the ponies, the Royals were a sign of respect, hope, safety, a beacon of light and an example to be followed. To the other nations, the Royal family was a powerful ally who they dare not betray, or else face dire consequences.

Even though most other countries were content with being allies instead of enemies with Equestria, there was one leader who was unsatisfied: King Samuel III of the Kitsunes. His concern was that, whenever a pony set hoof on Kitsunia, they treated his people not as equals, but as trash, beings that were lower than dirt. He brought this up many and many times on the Council, which consisted of all the leaders of the countries, however, his assumption were always brushed off by Cosmos and Galaxia. And it was so, that King Samuel decided Equestria was not worthy being allies with, ordering to close off Kitsunia’s borders, cutting off any relations with Equestria. If the Equestrians didn't want to treat them fairly, then they could do without all the materials they could only find in Kitsunia.

That should have been the end for the Kitsunes, after all, most of their goods was provided by the ponies. Cosmos and Galaxia believed that the country would suffer greatly without them, and the king would crawl back to the council begging for forgiveness. They thought so not only because they were arrogant, but also because they knew Kitsunia was a precious source of magical knowledge, one of which they couldn't let be in the hands of an enemy.

Imagine their surprise however, when the country prospered greatly.

It was true, 50 years after being separated from Equestria, Kitsunia became one of the most advanced countries on the planet. Their magic, Will Magic, was one of the factors to contribute to that. They even managed to discover a new type of magic, Chaos Magic. This magic derived from their Will Magic, but it was more wild, chaotic if you would. Experiments with this new type of magic even led to them creating a new species. It was true that their Will Magic could not create fully sentient beings, however, when mixed with enough Chaos Magic, they could create a partially intelligent species, who they taught the basics before letting them learn by themselves the rest.

This new race consisted mostly of chimeras, who had a lot of different animal parts making up their bodies. The King called them Draconequus. Samuel knew however, that this new race needed their own leader, since he wouldn't be able to care for them alone. And so, it was that using the Will Magic of almost a hundred Kitsunes, his own included and mixing it with Chaos Magic, that they created a leader for this new race. Discord, Lord of Chaos and Prince of the Draconequus.

Another 50 years passed. The Kitsunes kept advancing, both magically and technologically. The Draconequus lived on a floating island above Kitsunia called Foreverfree**, where they could change the environment however they pleased. King Samuel was strolling down the streets of the capital, Wolfania. His people greeted him, and he smiled back. He walked slowly, not because the years were catching up to him, he still was in great form. He was merely enjoying the scenery.

Samuel was a big white fox, almost 11 feet tall, and his nine tails were just shy of being just as long. His eyes were a beautiful light blue, able to calm down even the most stressed kitsunes. He always wore a light purple robe, with red details on it. He mostly walked barefoot like the rest of his people, wanting to feel closer to them.

It was during this walk, that he accidentally bumped on someone. Samuel looked down at the fallen Kitsune and his jaw almost dropped. She was a female with a beautiful cream colored coat of fur and vibrant red hair. She was wearing a white shirt with a blue jacket that was open, and green pants. Opening her violet colored eyes, she gazed up to see him offering a hand to help her up. Blushing a little with her five tails swishing behind her, she accepted his hand and stood up, her height being approximately 9 feet and 6 inches.

“Are you okay miss? I didn't mean to bump into you.” Samuel asked concerned.

“Oh no, it's alright my King. I'm fine.” She answered.

“May I ask your name?” He asked with a smile, which only made her blush more.

“I-I’m Lauren.”

From there, the conversation progressed. They talked about the weather, what they did when not working, and even about embarrassing stories from their childhood. Samuel and Lauren became fast friends, but as time went on, they began to develop feelings for each other. A few months later, Samuel finally worked up the courage to ask Lauren out, to which she accepted. It was awkward at first, but soon their relationship became deeper, and a year later, Samuel asked Lauren in marriage. She accept with great joy, and the event happened under the stars. Another 100 years passed before Samuel and Lauren generated a heir. Samuel couldn't be more happy. His country was prospering greatly, he had a lovely wife and had just gotten a beautiful daughter.

However, all good things must come to an end.

Cosmos and Galaxia were none too pleased with the Kitsunes. Because of their prosperity after being separated from Equestria, the other countries were beginning to question if it wouldn't be more beneficial to close their borders off too. This couldn't continue. So, they devised a plan. A spy was infiltrated in Kitsunia. Night fell and Samuel was on the kitchen for a cup of water, but was startled by his wife’s sudden scream from their room. He ran back only to find Lauren slowly bleeding to death from a knife on her throat, and the spy already aimed to kill his daughter too.Samuel saw red.

When the guards finally reached his room, they would only find the King crying over the corpse of his wife while clutching his daughter to his chest protectively, and a red splatter on the wall in a vague equine shape.

On the next day, the ponies were startled awake by explosions. In a fit of rage, Samuel himself went and attacked Equestria. Three major cities were wiped out in his rampage, and he retreated before the Cosmos and Galaxia had a chance to confront him. However, this was exactly their plan. Now, they had a reason to declare war on the kitsunes.

The war was like none other that happened before. Cosmos and Galaxia had brought their daughters, Celestia and Luna, to observe as the kitsunes were “punished for their transgressions against Equestria”. However, they all watched in disbelief as their ponies were crushed by the kitsunes’ superior technology, with very little casualties on their side. The Royals had enough, and decided to join the battle themselves. Using their magic, they forcefully took control of the Sun and Moon, unleashing a destructive force that wiped out more than half of the kitsunes and the entirety of the draconequus, leaving Discord as the last of his race. When the Royals noticed the kitsunes backing off from the battlefield, they thought their victory was already confirmed.

That was not the case.

Stepping before the Equestrian army, was Samuel himself. He had no weapons with him, and no armor. He walked calmly, with only a mild frown on his face, as if he was only dealing with an annoyance. His eyes swept over the Equestrians, most of which flinched from his gaze. The blue orbs that once were calm and gentle, now were cold, and promised of suffering to anyone who dared cross his path to revenge. He glanced briefly over the charred remains of his army and muttered a quick prayer for them, before turning back to look as Cosmos and Galaxia landed before him.

“Come to beg for forgiveness, Samuel?” Cosmos asked harshly. “Took you long enough, but I'm afraid it's too late now.”

“I see you're still as arrogant as ever.” Samuel said as he shook his head.

“You brought this war upon your people.” Galaxia said as she took a threatening step forward. “Surrender now and we promise to spare your daughter. We shall raise her to give us he respect we deserve.”

“So, you would really step so low as to bring my daughter into this…” Samuel closed his eyes and sighed, almost as if he was disappointed. “I hoped you would see the error of your ways, that this war could be solved without any more unnecessary bloodshed… Guess I'll have to beat it though your tick skulls.”

“What are you talking about?” Cosmos said with a raised eyebrow. “Half of your forces are already gone. How do you hope to win this war?”

Samuel merely stepped back and raised his voice, making the entire Equestrian army hear his next words.

“HEAR ME, EQUESTRIANS!!! KNOW THAT WHAT'S ABOUT TO HAPPEN, IS ONLY FAULT OF YOUR ESTEEMED KING AND QUEEN!!!”

And suddenly, he was standing between the royal couple, who only had time to widen their eyes as Samuel gripped their horns and violently ripped it off their skulls. Many of the unicorns present had a hoof on their horns, and all of the Equestrian army was watching in shocked silence as their rulers screamed in agony. Samuel stepped back and muttered to himself. “It's time…” With a look and a nod to his forces, who nodded back with determination, he lowered his head and began chanting a spell along with the kitsunes who were still able to channel their Will Magic.

It began as a small sphere floating in front of Samuel, but soon it started expanding over both his and the Equestrian army. He lowered his head in acceptance of his sacrifice, a gesture which was mirrored by his army. Cosmos and Galaxia could only gasp through the pain as after the sphere passed by them they witnessed not only the Sun and Moon move by themselves on the sky towards each other, but also how their bodies began turning into only small particles of glowing dust that was quickly blown away into the wind. Many of the ponies who witnessed this screamed and tried to flee the still expanding spell. A few made it out of the range of the spell safely, though mentally scarred. Two of those few where the young princesses, Celestia and Luna, who had escaped with the help of their guardian, Starry Skies***, a unicorn from a powerful bloodline, who managed to teleport the three of them a safe distance away. On the sky, a total Eclipse had taken place.

The princesses cried for their parents, they cried long and hard. In the end, they vowed to never forgive the kitsunes for what they had done on this day. They sworn on the name of their dead parents that they would have their revenge.

Back in Samuel’s palace, Discord looked down sadly at the little infant wrapped on a blanket atop the bed. The King’s last request to the Draconequus before the war was that he brought his daughter to someplace where she could be safe, as he was the one he trusted the most, proof of that being the secret his wife shared with him and the only other who knew of it was Discord. Knowing only one way to do that, Discord snapped his claw once to create a basket for the little kitsun, then snapped once again and opened a rift in time and space. Gently picking the basket and stepping through, he looked around before finding a good enough house and lowering the basket on the doorstep. He snapped one last time, disguising the kitsune princess as one of the local race in case she were to somehow be tracked, even going as far as changing her gender. He knocked on the door and retreated through the rift, maintaining it open long enough to watch as a young female human opened the door and gasp seeing the baby on her doorstep. She picked the basket up and called for her husband before retreating inside and closing the door. With his job there done, Discord let the rift close before teleporting away from the castle. He would make the ponies sorry for having forced his best friend to sacrifice himself.

One hundred years later, Celestia and Luna would accompany their own army on a march towards Kitsunia, only to find nothing but a giant wasteland where the country once was.

I shot up to a sitting position while breathing heavily. I just had a weird and frightening nightmare, but I couldn't remember fully what it was about. I only remember a war and an Eclipse…

“Ah, I see you're finally awake, Master.”

I gasped hearing a voice in my mind, before snapping my eyes to the figure hovering by my side.

“What, is there something on my face?” Sparkle asked telepathically, feeling her face with her three fingered hands.

I just stood there, staring dumbly at the Mewtwo, who I knew for a fact was mine.

Author's Note

*I don't know if the yaks’ country is really spelled this way, and Dragentina is a different place than the Dragon Lands;

**No, this is not the future Everfree Forest;

***Yes, this is an ancestor from Starswirl the Bearded, I wanted to make my point that this was very far into the past.

Hello, my lovely readers! This is just a little something I wanted to get out of the way before I proceed to the next chapter of the story. Now you know why Celestia and Luna hate the Kitsunes. Now, before you start commenting on how Cosmos and Galaxia looked a little underpowered in this (pfft, as if), I want to explain that in this AU in the past, the Sun and Moon weren't under control of the ponies, hence why I said they "forcefully" took control of them. Thus, the celestial objects now needed to be put back on their original path by magic, which befell first on the unicorns, then on Celestia and Luna when they became of age. As their connection to the Sun and Moon grew, so did their magic, ascending to the point where they became the immortal rulers everypony knows today. That's how I see it at least, and its an explanation that justifies how OP they truly are. On that subject, I think the only reason Celestia was overpowered by Chrysalis on the wedding episode was because she underestimated her opponent and was caught off guard, thus making the blast become more harmful than it should have been. She may be immortal, but she's no goddess.

Changing the subject, I decided that I shall keep this fic as not a displaced one, since I already have a displaced fic on the works. Hint: It's a DBS character as the main one.

Also, the results on the poll: THE REGRETFUL AND FRIENDLY TRIXIE SHALL STAY WITH THE KITSUNE!!! HUZZAH!!!

~~Don't expect another chapter so soon.~~

As always, open to OCs, suggestions, and ideas, just comment or PM me. Please tell me of any errors you find so I can corrige them.

I'll give bread to whoever can guess what the secret Samuel's wife told him and Discord was. Sunny out!