The Dark Mare

It was a peaceful day in Ponyville and all was calm or so it seemed. There was one problem, the daughter of the rich pony mentioned in the first legend had poisoned three other fillies a unicorn, a pegasus , and an earth pony. “

Goodnight blank flanks” She whispered to the three limp forms that lay in the corner. Little did she know that the Dark Mare was hiding in her shadow and cared deeply for these three fillies especially because one was the little sister of the earth pony mentioned in the first legend.

“I thought you would turn out better than your mother, but apparently not.” the Dark Mare said from inside the shadow. At this she became scared and worried that someone knew what she had done. “You actually turned out worse.” said the shadow.

She told the shadow that she was too late because the poison was starting to work. The shadow and the three fillies disappeared. The Dark Mare took them to Zecora's house but she was unable to give assistance. The Dark Mare knew what must be done, so she took the three fillies to the hill outside of Ponyville because she knew there was only one way to save these three fillies. She sat them up in the middle of the hill back to back and began the long wait for the setting sun. She went over the process many times while the sun made its course across the sky. Fortunately nopony passed by or over the hill, for this may give them the wrong impression of what she was doing. It was many long hours before the sun began to lower in the sky and the Dark Mare steeled herself for what she would do next for it would be hard. The sun finally set. The Dark Mare lit her horn. These words of power will not even work for Celestia so do not try to replicate what happened here on this hill outside Ponyville. These words are the exact same ones used by the Dark Mare to preform this magic.

“ As a user of magics as old as time I will utter these words into the face of time as I know this is a death rhyme. I am the Dark Mare of legend the one of which ponys speak the one who stood up for friendship and has touched every mountains peak. These words of power I utter are not simply leaves from a gutter but a magic that is as old as time and is spoken in rhyme. I a pony of legendary acclaim am simply called the Dark Mare by name. I use this arcane magic to help three friends that will die without my assistance. I have seen many years go by many summers turn to fall but these three fillies have had hardly a life at all. So with this one breath I alter death and give my life to these three. I will watch over them from the under world and make sure that they stay safe for it is my final wish that these three be delivered from death and that I may take their place. Here there will be a black pole that reaches to the heavens and a time flower to tell my story. It is with these last words that I rise above the birds and walk into the arms of death as I accept my fate. I must leave this earth for all that it's worth and take my place in the folds of time and be forever lost. Good bye my friends I'll be with you forever and always, keep me close in your hearts and no harm will become of you.” With these final words a shaft of light rose up to the heavens and enveloped the Dark Mare turning into the black pole mentioned earlier and the glow died. Right beside the pole a time flower grew out of the ground. Forever marking the resting place of the Dark Mare.

Celestia had seen the pole at the break of dawn and knew that the Dark Mare had there given her life for somepony else. Her heart was heavy with sorrow and she had all of the flags in Equestria lowered to half mast. When six of the ponys in Ponyville awoke they saw the black pole and met there. Three of them were shocked to see the three fillies since two pairs were related and the other was merely fondness.

Both Celestia and Luna came to the pole. When one unicorn asked what happened Celestia said, “That is for the time flower to tell us.”. Then Celestia touched her horn to the crystalline plant an it showed the Dark Mares whole life up to the flowers creation. Every pony wept in sorrow because they believed the Dark Mare to be dead.

In the middle of their sorrow a cloaked figure came down from the heavens and asked for everyponys attention. The figure explained that due to a magic older than time and space the Dark Mare was not dead. Then the figure threw off the cloak ad was the Dark Mare everypony rejoiced. To this day the pole remains as a symbol of friendship and loyalty. The time flower also remains and every year they re-intact that day.