Research Team: Canterlot NorthStar foundation
Location: Site 68-0A aka Southeast of the Crystal Empire
Date: year XXXX day XX month XX
Few months after the Crystal Empire returned

The heavy snow fall continues to rage on but within the white void of the storm, lights can be seen. These lights were tall light stations as it radiates around a fairy large temple and around the temple was old ruin houses. Near those houses,were small tents and two unicorns step out. Both are wearing light orange snow coats. The dark brown male unicorn spoke as they walk near the temple.

“...hitching a ride off this darn place when the supply trains rolled in next week, Aura Blast.”

The blue female unicorn known as Aura Blast stop in her tracks and spoke as her pulled on her friends tail “I don't understand how you can just walk away from the most important archeological discovery of the century!” she soon pointed to the temple “this structure was built by a race older than us or even the alicorns! Heck, it's a reason why the crystal ponies even stayed here in the first place...”.

The brown pony watched as Aura closed her eyes and summon her magic to cast a spell. A spell that she can easy do than other ponies can. “Mana sight” spell or known by today name “Magic aura” spell. As she soon opened her eyes, she could see the powerful aura surrounding the temple grounds.

“...This energy readings are unlike anything anypony has ever seen!” she joyfully said as her face her friend once more.

“Yeah, well maybe some things oughta stay buried and forgotten...” trailed off the brown unicorn as he and his friend finally entered the temple.

Aura quickly replied as she trotted in front of him as they walk down the large hallway with ancient symbols on the walls “HEY! That's not the way a scientist should speak! That's uncool.”

“Look, I know it sounds crazy, but there's something...wrong with this place...” whisper the unicorn as they pass a few of their co-workers.

Aura sigh and spoke as she turns back to her friend side “you're right, my friend. It does sound crazy.”

“...maybe so, but I’m not the only one who's had the nightmares. I'm not the only one who's heard the whispers coming from the shadows....” replied the unicorn as he gazes off in the dark areas of the hallways and rooms.

Aura just waved it off as they entered the heart of the temple. A large room with a huge crystal in the middle of it, stood there was a huge circle with symbols on the floor. Surrounding the huge crystal was machined as workers started to active it. Standing in front of the machine was a white coated and gray maned female unicorn.

"Hey, have the commander been acting weird lately? like really weird." whisper the unicorn as he turned to Aura Blast "You had to notice this too. when she thinks no one is looking, she talks to herself....she losing it."

Aura quickly whispers back "Shut it! she might hear you or something you idiot!".

“You're late!” shouted the unicorn as she face them “...well it doesn't matter now. The machine is finally working...” smiled the unicorn as she returned looking at the machine as it started to shoot out rays of green light.

Everypony step away from the machine as the crystal started to react by glowing bright red and unleashing sparks. The white unicorn step closer to the crystal and smiled as she was about to touch it.

“Thank you. All of you, thank you for your service. Today's the day where everything will change. Many of you may run or hide but in the end....you will bear witness to it....”

“Bear witness to what? Commander Starlight, you're not making any sense! Why did you even require us to make this machine!?” shouted one of the workers in fear.

“Bear witness to the end...” she replied as her hoof was almost touching the crystal “...and the beginning!” Starlight scream as her hoof finally made contact with the glowing crystal.

Everypony in the room was soon blinded by a bright light of red but it only lasted for a few seconds as the crystal turned from red to black. As it turned black, Starlight spoke once more but her voice was much different...almost darker.

“It spoke to me, and told me great things!” as she spoke, the crystal and she was soon blasting out dark smoke “it told me that this place is a prison. That this crystal is the lock and that this machine, which we build, thanks to it, is the key.”

Everypony tried to escape but it was too late. The smoke covered them and something or someone entered their minds. They all fell to their knees as their horns started to spark with great fury.

“Let this whisper become a...” whisper Starlight as she started to hover above them.

“SCREAM!” yelled an unknown being from within the room.

The force of the scream and the dark smoke soon covered the whole temple. Covering and entering the minds of other workers inside and it soon spread outside.

“FOR THE LORD OF THE IN BETWEEN PLACES HAS RETURNED!” screamed Starlight as her eyes started to bleed darkness and her horn was cracking as dark smoke oozes out of it.

***

Miles away from the temple, within the Crystal Empire walls, a pink alicorn quickly woke from her sleep and screaming in great fear. in turn, this woke up her husband.

"Cadance!? what's wrong?" said Shinning Armor as he turned on the lights with his magic "you look like you seen a ghost!" quickly spoke Shinning as he bears upon his now pale looking wife.

"...I heard a voice....with a great evil pressure...almost like....him" whisper Candace as she put her hooves on her face "...i'm scared Armor....i can still.....hear the voice!" cried Candace with fear.

end of prologue chapter

Author's Note

Author:
Hey, my big bro wrote this story years ago and just came across it on his pc after he died. He seemed to finish it and got someone to proof read it but never got the chance to publish...until now. So, here's a better grammar version of the story.
From what I read, this takes place before Ponycraft.