The Birth of a World

The birth of a world is created by forces unknown to any creature something, what that force is no one knows but commonly refer to as God.

For eons the world that the ponies and others now inhabit, was an abandoned ball of rock, magic permeated the world’s very core, allowing unnatural phenomenon to occur. This magic kept seas of magma boiling, while ash and magical smoke spewed from the depths. Few patches of cooled ground dotted the surface of this harsh world. From the black abyss of space descended a trail of fire. With a crash the world’s first inhabitants arrived, taking in the harsh beauty of this planet so rich in magic.

“Hang on, how do we know this is all true? I mean, how can anyone know this? You said it was at the beginning of time.” Twilight listed off the various holes in the story that she saw as he presented it.

Saren gave her a look that said “Really” before opening his mouth to speak “Alright you have got two choices here, you can either sit down shut up and listen to the story, or you can leave, I do not have time to argue semantics when I already explained how I know what I know. and I never said anything about time, clean your ears. ”

Twilight looked rather offended before deciding that she wanted to hear the rest of the story.

“Right now where was I... Ahha, so these two figures descended to earth...”

“This will do nicely do you not think, Sister?”

“Yes, although it is going to need a lot of work, Brother,” The white form replied. Indeed the world would work, for our purposes. But what is our purpose, I feel as if I should know, The white one thought, as she surveyed the planet.

This dead planet, floated through the inky darkness, magma floated across the surface in roiling seas. Magic hung thick in the air it was as if it was a blanket of fog across the ground. Smoke from the magma mingled with the fog to create a miasma, trapping the heat on the planet.

“Hmm, yes; but what to do first.” A Wicked grin flashed across the Black forms face, as he raised his hands upwards the night sky. “Might as well shed a little light on the situation!”

The black figure, raised his hands to the sky, power started to gather in his hands, magic rolled off his body in wisps creating an aura of power. Directing his gaze to the heavens, he let out a cry as magic ripped through his body towards the millions of tiny lights dangling in the sky. For several moments nothing seemed to happen, but slowly thin trails of white light began to slither their way to the planet.

The light gathered overhead, forming a ball of white light above the world, with one final cry, the figure threw his hands together the ball collapsed sending a soothing heat over the planet, a far cry from the harsh heat of the magma.

“Oh, Chaos you are terrible with those puns of yours” Chuckled the counterpart of Chaos as she marveled at the beauty of the scene in front of her.

With a lopsided grin Chaos, flopped to the ground sweat pouring down his face, he turned to his sister, “Well gotta find my fun somewhere, you are always so boring, Order.” Looking to the orb of fire he like to call a sun, he took a breath and admired his handiwork

“Why I never. How could you call me boring, Brother, I am plenty fun; besides you are missing something.” Order pointed a ways away from the sun, to an empty portion of the sky indicating the spot she meant.

“Yeah yeah, You're a slave driver to. How many we going to need, She is waiting.” Chaos stood and walked next to his Twin. Order closed her eyes for a moment. When she opened them, they were glowing a deep black a stark contrast to her White form. “According to my Calculations, this planet is big enough that one Large Mass....” Ahem “Sorry Moon as you like to call them, or two medium ones.”

“Hmm” Chaos looked to the sky and thought what this world would look like when they had completed it. Two would look good, but I think it would look better with one. Then he thought which would be easier for Order to control, he hated making her do too much work.  “One will work nicely, tell her to move it into position so I might sculpt it.”

Order closed her eyes, her lips moving without sound, when she opened them again she turned to her brother and said “It is done”

With bout of power Chaos started grabbing at nothing in the air, and bringing them to a center point. Slowly high above the planet a orb of white rock started to come into existence. The power was taking its toll on Chaos as he fell to a knee gasping for air, finally putting the last few pieces into place he fell to the ground, trying to catch his breath. Finally he said “There it is done.”

 “Alright, I will call the others down.” Order closed her eyes and spoke softly before turning to her duties of setting the Sun and Moon on its track.

Order laid a hand on a black symbol on her stomach, the symbol meant chaos among order, and was her connection to Chaos himself. Chaos of course had the same symbol just the opposite color. The symbol meant ‘Balance’ as all things must be in. For balance is the rule of all things.

As Order concentrated black lines flowed out from the symbol criss crossing over her form, as this occurred she started to speak in an ethereal voice.

Creations of Chaos hang in the sky,

Let the power of Order mark their passage among the heavens.

Let there be Light, and Let there be Night,

Sweeping her hands to the heavens, she cast the black lines from her body to the heavens, accompanying the black line white lines weaved in and out of the black lines. these lines seemed to have no reason to their ascent, but on closer inspection one could see they simulated the path the sun and the moon would take.

The lines wrapped around each of the heavenly bodies, and were absorbed. The Sun and the moon glowed white and black respectively, before crossing one another forming the Symbol of the Twins.

White light, Black Night.

Punctuated by one another,

Always in Balance.

The Mark of Tao, the Mark of the Twins.

Chaos rolled his eyes, as Order completed her work. The Sun and the Moon, both went to their respective place in the sky.

“It is done, the Sun and the Moon, will fly across the sky, at my whim.” Breathed the sister, as she opened her eyes and looked upon their work, the beginnings of a planet.

“You are such a drama queen Order, what was with the little, silky voice, and poem?” Chaos snickered.

“You get to do your stupid puns, I thought I would try something new.” Chaos broke into laughter, Order blushed as she turned away, “Ohh shut up, ‘She’ is on her way.”

Sure enough, as soon as Order finished her sentence down from the heavens a dark brown light shot towards them, with a thunderous boom out from the small crater, strode...

“Gaia, good job with the Moon, woulda been next to impossible if you had not helped.” Chaos greeted warmly.

“Hold on a minute I thought Gaia created the land?” Applejack asked tilting her head in confusion.

Looking at the orange mare, Saren took a second to compose himself after being interrupted again so soon in his story.

“Well she did, and if you let me continue I will tell you what else happened with her.”

Twilight was muttering to herself “I have heard that poem before, the one about the Twins, it was in one of the books I was studying.” Saren groaned and motioned her to get it out of her system.

“It was... let me think. Ah ha yes it was about the Cultural backgrounds on Zebras” she exclaimed hitting the table with a hoof as she remembered, the smallest detail she had read in the book, Zebra’s Black and White, but not all Grey

“Yes we Zebra’s are avid believers in balance and thus is probably why you saw it.” Saren rushed this explanation as his whole body visibly sighed in annoyance, “Now can I please get back to the story.” Saren begged.

“Yeah guys I wanna hear about Aether, at least a different opinion of him.” Rainbow Dash said finally voicing her opinion.

“Well good, for he is coming up next, AND WE ARE!” Saren paused expectantly “This is where you say moving on.” All three mares who were looking dubiously. “Humor me would you? AND WE ARE!”

“Moving on?” The trio replied hesitantly.

“Well we will have to work on that pathetic response. Alright so Gaia had just descended...”

 Gaia stood to her full height, a little bit taller than Chaos, and a lot taller than Order, Gaia was beautiful, her features seemed cut from stone, like a master mason, had carved her beauty. Skin like living stone, with all the softness of a lover, and ferociously protective like a mother.

“Ah Chaos, no problem there, sorry if I did not get enough but it was a bugger to haul it all. Know what I am saying eh?” Right... despite her looks her voice was a bit rocky, but that was the beauty of it. The sharp contrast between jagged and smooth, just like stone.

“Whatever,Gaia, you did good, but there is still more work to be done, you know Order wants this done quick, so the others can descend,” Chaos lowered his voice “and you know how much of a slave driver she is.”

“What was that Chaos?” Order gave Chaos a hardened look, a tight lipped frown, and her eyes slanted.  Chaos cringed at the look, it meant ‘if you said anything bad about me I will kick your butt to kingdom come’

Chaos could only manage a quivering grin, “Nothing Order, just telling Gaia that we need to speed things along.”

“Right.” Order gave him a final glare before turning to Gaia “Alright, the palate is yours as, it were. Just make sure you get everything done right, ohh and might as well tie the magic that is all around us to the earth, well all that will willingly cooperate, the others can use some to help them as well.” Order explained, and in her head she checked an item on her list of things to do to create a paradise.

“Alright, there Order, I’ll gitt`er done don’t you worry bout that, alright lets see who is gonna work with me,” Gaia spoke rapidly as it was the only way she knew how to speak. The stone woman waded out  until she was waist deep in magma. “Tis a little toasty in here no doubt about that: she laughed.

Gaia dipped a hand into the bubbling magma and scooped out a small portion, thoroughly inspecting it as it cooled into a blackish rock. Satisfied she let it fall back into the magma. Stretching out her hands, A deep brown energy flowed around her palms, absorbing some of the magic from the surrounding fog. All the while she stood still as stone.

Chaos leaned towards Order and whispered, “What is she doing?”

Order brought a face to her forehead and sighed in weariness as she heard this,Of course Chaos would ask that. If he really put his mind to it he could really accomplish a lot of amazing things. Order took a moment to formulate her response before answering. “She is testing to see the resonance of the earth to match herself to it, then since we are using the magic fog, she is finding which fog is willing, though more like which magic wants to be bound to the earth. The magic will bind with the earth, thus empowering her magic to start creating the earth on which we will stand.”

Gaia began turning her hands upwards ever so slowly, and the magic she had gathered flowed over her hands into the magma  “Ah, see how the stone is flowing from her around to the magma, she is using the magma as a medium to speed along the process of creating stone, and rock deep into the planet, and imagine she is doing this on a global scale.”

Order finished her speech, expecting a response she turned to see Chaos, sleeping with a comical snot bubble growing and shrinking with each breath.

Seeing this a vein popped Orders head, and she started to shake, “HEY, WHY DID YOU ASK IF YOU WERE GOING TO SLEEP.” Order screamed at her Twin brother.

“Sorry it kinda got boring after you said ‘resonance’ so I thought I would have a nap.”

“Would yah two shut up, i’m trying to concentrate over here” Gaia shouted from her slow growing stone prison, “And with the two of yah yellin’ it is a right bugger of a job to try and do that, now isn’t. So shut it would yah.” Gaia turned back to her duty, raising her hands once again, as the stone started flowing from her body again.

Order froze as she felt something brush her skin. There was a slight wind that tickled her hair. She shuddered as she felt a slight nip at her neck followed by a kiss, leaning into the familiar pressure, she fell into nothing, or what seems like nothing. Order was suspended in thin air and had her arms wrapped like she was hugging someone.

With a slight grimace of annoyance Chaos snapped his fingers someone started to appear, the figure had his arms wrapped around Order in a loving embrace, with his lips on her neck, Order leaning into the embrace, they spoke a few words that Chaos couldn’t comprehend clearly, but he knew it was something mushy Ughh they are going at it again,Gag,“Alright you two enough. Aether, when the hell did you get here? I didn’t see you descend”

 Aether let out a wide grin as he walked over to Chaos. “Ohh you know me ,Chaos, I decided that waiting to see your gorgeous sister was....unacceptable.” They stood looking at each other one with a glare the other with a wide smile, before the two friends embraced and greeted each other with slaps on the back. “We need to have some fun all this creation is sooo boring.”

“Ugh, I know Order is being such a slave driver here, we need to go and fool around a little bit...” Chaos looked left and right before lowering his voice so that only Aether could hear him “maybe set a few pranks for the others?”

Aether gave Chaos a lopsided grin, they spent a few minutes planning before Order decided enough was enough and piped up.

“Aether, before you two go off and play you have a job to do, you know summoning the Wind and Water, that ring any bells.”

“Wait how’s that possible? I was always told that Aether was the God of Wind, and wind alone.” Leaping in the air Rainbow Dash flapped her wings for emphasis.

As the full-spectrum pony finished her sentence a butter yellow pegasus walked into Sugarcube corner, noticing the four ponies sitting and talking. Walking up to them Fluttershy replied to her friends comment.

“Oh no, Rainbow, you fell asleep in that class halfway through.” Fluttershy adopting a professional tone of voice, continued “Aether is the God of Wind and Water, he was said to have given the pegasus the power to walk on clouds and manipulate the weather. Also, he gave us our magical ability to fly and the cold resistance to be able to fly and live at high altitudes. Well that was what Mr. Sweeping Gale said.”

Jaws dropped at the boldness of the yellow pegasus speaking in front of a complete stranger.

“THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL RENDITION, but mostly incorrect.” Saren exclaimed.

At the rather loud voice, Fluttershy meeped and gave Rainbow Dash a run for her money as the shy pegasus ran to hide. Rainbow Dash just face hoofed and flew to where her friend had sped off to to try and coax her out

As this whole ordeal was occurring Saren had ordered a snack of cupcakes and coffee munching on them contently.

Letting out a sigh as the yellow and blue pegasi returned to the table, he dropped his food in annoyance before asking.“Am I going to have to start this story over again or can I continue from where I was?”

“Umm...I can get the beginning of the story later umm if thats alright with you.” Fluttershy said trying to shield herself behind her mane.

“Wonderful alright so Order asked Aether to add the wind and rain to the planet....”

“Already did it. Lets go Chaos, I kinda wanna explore this Planet a little more. See how my contributions changed the surface.” Aether said walking away from the group.

Order sputtered at Aether’s answer, “How? I see no water, anywhere, not to mention you are out of time with my list- and that is unacceptable.” Order was getting flustered, at Aethers blatant disregard for Order’s....well order.

Aether pointed to the ocean of dark clouds above the planet's surface and continued walking.

Gaia stepped out of the prison of her own making, stepping next to Order she motioned to her job well done. Aether raised his hands and waggled his fingers in a downward motion, like rain falling. The dark clouds overhead started crying, they let go of their emotions and let it pour out, In a manner of minutes the seas and oceans and lakes and rivers were created, sloshing happily in their new home. Wind could be heard playing a soft tune, as it brushed against Gaia’s masterpiece.

 “Told you it was done” Aether smirked at his drenched friends.

As Aether was walking away a green light winked into existence high above the earth. He had seen the torrential waters find their home and knew what it was that he was to do. Gathering the last of the magical fog, it flowed up above the clouds around the light swirling violently, glowing a dark emerald, and vibrant greens. The green cloud was tearing the sky apart it seemed, taking some of the clouds who were still dropping water to the ground, and ripping them to shreds to add them to the swirling vortex that was the Emerald glow. Then suddenly it stopped and started to fall descending to the earth. Halfway to the ground it burst into a bright green fire burning the sky as it passed.

The Green fire rocketed into the ground leaving a small crater, the fire exploded outward, but instead of burning where it fell the wisps of fire rose from the ground and out of what should have been ashes rose magnificent trees, delicate flowers, and rolls of grass. The fire spread across the landscape, allowing more trees to touch the sky, and other plants there after. and out from the crater rose a light purple skinned figure with a dark green beard, and a gnarled hand like an Oak branch. stepping out of the smoke one could see the feathers that graced his arms, along with the stag horns that grew out of his head and a pair of hooves where his feet should be.

In a deep rumbling voice, the man in the Emerald fire gave voice to his visage, “mmMm I hope that this was an acceptable entrance, to a soil so rich in nature, and a stone carved from the essence of beauty herself mMm.” His green eyes descended on the Stone beauty he was speaking of, and she blushed not a rosy hue as most would expect but her cheeks darkened to a darker grey.

“Furion mah love, what took yah so long my man of fire, I have been waiting on yah for an age dontcha know”  It was rare to see Gaia shy away from anything as she was a headstrong, prideful creature who would not accept help from no one.

“Sounds like someone I know.” Whispered Twilight to herself, but she was overheard by the one she was talking about and received a glare from the Rodeo pony.

“mmMm, When one you love is far away, it always feels like an eternity. Order, Arwan said he must tap into all of us to start his Time Stasis... well all of us except Chaos, you know how he affects time. mmMm” Furion rumbled in a deep voice.

“Finally we will have paradise.” Order gave an apologetic look to her brother, Sorry ,Chaos, we need you to occupy yourself for awhile, you know how it is.” Turning to the rest of the group. “Alright join hands and let your will flow to Arwan, so he may cast the spell.”

Chaos stalked off to let the others concentrate but mostly to sulk a bit. Chaos affects time, chaos makes too many parallel dimension, bleh. It’salways the same, though amazing as my abilities are it seems no one appreciates them. He turned  to watch the others light up in a brilliant blaze, each resemblant of their selves.

Chaos put a hand to his chin in thought. Why are we time locking this planet anyways, we usually just created planets and then left them to their own devices for better or worse. Why is this planet so different, Was it the magic? That has to be it the last planet we worked on had hardly any magic at all, and the entire planet was mostly water and big section of land on it, with large reptiles. Then Gaia had started complaining that one big hunk of rock was no fun, and set them on a course to eventually split up and go to their respective places. Heh a design only she could see as beautiful.

Thinking of that planet I hope I anchored the second moon properly wouldn't want it crashing into it and killing all those reptile thingys that would be a sore point.....hmm sore... Chaos scratched his head in deep thought. ...sore. OH I should call them Dinosaurs, that sounds like a cool name.

“Hello everyone thanks for the help you know how Stasis locking a whole planet is.... Well, I suppose you don’t as you never done it before, but I have cause I am brilliant and all” Arwan spoke as he walked out of the middle of light.

He was an odd fellow, constantly changing, one moment he looked wrinkly the next he looked young, first brown hair, blonde then grey, but never ginger, for some reason it avoided that color though he desperately wanted it.

Turning back to deliver a devastating retort, Chaos saw them first - seven bright lights that pierced the heavens and struck the ground like meteors. Miles away he could still feel the intensity of the magic shock-wave. He could feel the others turn in reaction to the power of these mysterious new arrivals.

“...and now I am thirsty, so I am going to get a drink.... and maybe check up on that pink one - the elephant has a tendency to talk people’s ears off.” Saren got up and started walking away, three voices asking tons of questions and one whispered for him to continue the story.

Whipping around, with a grumble on his lips and in his stomach Saren growled “Look I am thirsty, tired and little hungry. I have not eaten since this morning and it is now....goodness it is almost supper, I am famished, and there are some famous apples here that I am dying to try.”

Everyone quieted down, feeling a little guilty for making the Zebra starve just to satisfy their curiosity. Though one got up tilted her hat and had a look of pure genius on her face, clearing her throat she said, “Make yah a deal partner, ah grow those apples, so if you want some ah’ll stuff yah full o’ them, so long as you continue your story.”

“Sounds like a wonderful idea, lets grab the pink one and be on our way.” The zebra rushed out the door and ran towards city center.

“Other way there partner.”

Running backwards, Saren whipped around facing the other way, and yelled as he past the entourage of Mares. “I knew that, I was just testing you.”