Equestrian War

After taking his prisoners, Neighsay gave himself the title of Admiral. He immediately had the dam finished faster to provide more power to Canterlot. He split the land, which he had renamed as New Equestria, into six areas which he called “Sectors”. Sector One was where all of the ponies were, but he brought them closer together to lower the chances of secrets being passed. The changelings were in Sector Two. Griffonstone became Sector Three. The yaks were in Sector Four. Seaquestria became known as Sector Five. Sector Six became the new identity of the Dragon Lands.

The Crystal Empire’s residents were scheduled to be transferred to Sector One after a series of snowstorms had gone by. The blizzards made the train tracks slippery and unsafe to use. Neighsay was not aware that Cadence had induced the storms to create the delay on purpose. She was angry that he had seized control and was not about to bow down to him. After two years, New Equestria was finished. As punishment to the ponies and the other races, Neighsay declared that there should be an annual event where representatives from each sector would battle to the death on live stream until only one remained standing.

Celestia and Luna had heard about the event while flying unseen over Canterlot. After they got back to their base, they saw the first airing of the event. Terrified by how cruel Neighsay had become, they broke down in tears. They knew that they would not be able to stop Neighsay on their own. They decided that Twilight and the other six would be perfect for the job, but they were at a dead end because they did not know where the seven ponies were. After determining that the ponies had to be found, they began gearing up for rescue missions. They also started searching for anyone else that would be able to assist them.