A tale of two worlds

Chapter 1.5
Of parallel worlds and zebras
Errr... Kind of a prologue thingy

Before we go on, or before I go on with the adventure of my life, few things need to be introduced to help you understand more.

Y'all must have heard of parallel worlds, right? I bet you know of it somewhere, from your teachers, friends, relatives, mates, pals, father, mum, amigos.. but just didn't quite get it. True? I've heard of those too, when I was small. From books and magazines we know that through wormholes we could get to another world. And, I am a true believer of that, until that fateful day when I experienced all of these then I realized those I've heard are pure, well, let's say, theoretical.

My fellow ponies/zebras, ask yourselves, just how well do you know your country, the world you are residing in? What if I say that Equesrtia and the Zebraland are interconnected, that they are parallel worlds? Of course, if you're reading this many years after the Great War of Liberation, then this may be unsurprising to you. But, for those who are reading this shortly after the War (or shortly after this was published), then this may be something new to you.

Well, first things first, the worlds are indeed, flat, instead of being round. The zebra world is on top of the pony world (literally) . Boundaries existed amongst the two worlds just like papers having their own edges. If you could find the right place to jump in the zebra world, you might end up being in another world. One might ask, how could the worlds prevent colliding with each other? Well, the answer has surpassed our understanding of these arcane stuffs and so, let's just say one could travel between them unharmed.

As for the zebras. They are parallel creatures of ponies with a loving and caring heart. However, about a hundred years ago, the once great Zebra Empire dissolved, giving rise to two fractions, the Eastern Zebra States and the Western Zebra states. The West is a kingdom ruled by an autocrat, using extremely brutal methods beyond your fathom to restrict his citizens, whereas the East is a republic. The wars between the East and West since the division has marred the land and that hundreds and thousands of zebras have lost their loved ones.

Although the War has lasted for a hundred years and brought great devastation, it has not bring an end to the zebra civilization as some has expected. Instead, hope was high in the first few years since the signing of the ceasefire. In fact, in the EZS, many thought of that as the first glimpse of peace in a hundred years and hopefully, an end to the War. Others in the WZS treated it as a sign that their savior would come and their struggle and suffering would end.

However, the peace was short lived and the war has started again two years later. Yet this time, it was different, many saw that as a crusade to end the dictatorship, to bring love and tolerance back to Zebraland.

Pleased to meet you, my name is Pinkie Cake, and here is my story, my life, my adventure.