Author's Note

Sup everyone. As you may know, FIM has reached its end. But that doesn't mean I can write a direct sequel to the My Little Pony movie.

Prologue: The Escape

"And march!"

Officer Willow led the royal guards on their daily routine. One year has passed since the Storm King and his army attacked Equestria. All soldiers were exiled into Tartarus while the Mane Six held onto the Storm King's staff, Sacana. Sacana revealed the location on where the Storm King came from. The Storm Kingdom. All of its residents were placed on lockdown following the fall of the Storm King and were treated under harsh rule.

Many royal members were captured and brought to Equestria to face justice for their crimes. Royal Guard member Gusty Gallows witnessed the horrible treatment the royal Storm members. But he had a job to do and kept to himself as he watched the prisoners get tortured for their crimes. When no one was looking, Gusty went out of line to meet with the prisoners. They stuck their paws out like monkeys, begging for food and water. Gusty grabbed a loaf of bread sitting on the table and gave it to the prisoners. They chowed it down likes wolves. He then took out a canteen of water and poured it over the prisoner's mouths. They drank it down in one gulp. They begged for more.

"Sorry, that's all I have." Gusty said.

The guards returned to their positions as they patrolled the areas around Tartarus. Officer Willow walked up to Gusty.

"Gusty!"

"Yes, madam!" Gusty saluted.

"You are no longer needed to keep an eye on the prisoners. We'll take it from here."

Gusty couldn't argue with Willow. He allowed Willow and her allies take the prisoners away.

Time passed. Standing in the hallway, Gusty glared at the guards laughing and bad mouthing the Storm King and his army behind their backs.

"AAAHHHH!"

"It came from over there!" Gusty said to himself.

Gusty followed the noise. He noticed sounds coming from the area below the castle. As he crept closer, he saw the Storm Prisoners.

"Have a little taste of death!" Willow said.

The Storm Prisoner was blasted with a lethal magic shot. He collapsed onto the ground dead. As Gusty examined the dead bodies of the prisoners he once fed, he saw one remaining royal Storm prisoner. He was heavily scarred, he must've received the most torture out of all the prisoners. Gusty had to make a stand. Being a unicorn, he can fight back with magic. He charged through, blasting magic at the guards.

"Gusty?" Willow asked.

The last Storm Prisoner saw this as an opportunity and knocked her out.

"Guards!" One guard yelled out before being subdued by the prisoner.

The prisoner shouted at Gusty.

"Over here!"

Gusty ran after the prisoner. The guards were right behind them. The exit was also blocked by the guards. The prisoner saw an open window the two can jump out of.

"Hope you're not afraid of heights." He said.

"Wait, we're not..." Gusty said.

"Jump!" The prisoner said.

"I can't! I'll die!" Gusty protested.

Without warning, the prisoner shoved Gusty out of the window. He followed soon after.

"Shining Armor is not going to like this." One guard said.