Prologue

It has been one thousand years since the time of Princesses Celestia and Luna had ended. The peaceful times of their rule are now the bedtime stories for little fillies and colts to learn important lessons of friendship from. The last of this series we are all told is how the sister Princesses went on a mission to save all of Equestria. However, they were never heard from again. After nearly a year everypony assumed they were unsuccessful and too ashamed to return. When the Princesses disappeared; cold darkness spread across Equestria and everypony suffered. The darkness fell on the land like a rolling fog nopony had any idea what could be forming it. The pegasus ponies tried to clear it away, but to no avail.

Squadrons of ponies, one of each tribe, traveled all over Equestria to see how far the darkness would spread. Nopony could find their way back. It is assumed they settled in the outer lands of Equestria or became swallowed in the darkness. From what most records report anypony who was outside for too long would start to halucinate. One report told of a pony running through the streets yelling, "Daleks! Daleks everywhere!" Another told of a pony who just sat hugging herself repeating the words, "The cake is a lie." The darkness affected each individual differently. Speculations say that the darkness feeds off of the fears of ponies.

Despite the odd behavior that the ponies would exhibit they all tried to get on with their lives for the most part. The unicorns took on the task of controling the sun and moon like in the days of old. The earth ponies who could farm grew their crops and the pegasus ponies provided the moisture needed for everyday life. However, everypony soon learned how hard it really is to manage an entire ecosystem without the skill and precision the Princesses once had. The unicorns struggled to control the sun and moon so that the earth ponies could properly harvest their crops. As the unicorns struggled so did the pegasi. The clouds they made could not produce enough water as it would either evaporate or freeze. The seasons went out of control and nopony could tell the difference between night and day. Everypony was scared, but unified…

From those dark times new monarchs, King Cosmos and Prince Tenebrae, cleared the darkness and breathed new life into the land. The Brothers used their magic of light and shadow to both purify and master the darkness. Prince Tenebrae did his best to absorb most of the darkness and purify it with his goodliness. However, as history tends to repeat itself, Prince Tenebrae underwent a dark transformation as a side-effect of taking in the darkness that plagued Equestria. He became a sentient manifestation of the darkness known as Dark Horse. Dark Horse did not have long in this world as King Cosmos knew exactly what he must do, in order to ensure the future of Equestria. With a tear in His eye and His magic surging King Cosmos banished Dark Horse into the moon. The loss of His brother may have left a hole in King Cosmos’ heart, but in honor of the fallen Prince King Cosmos now rules Equestria in an era of brotherhood. Every year hence we have a day of solemn remembrance that reminds us to treat everypony as our brother in hopes that the fallen Prince will one day see the light and return.

The elements of harmony, with which King Cosmos used to banish Dark Horse, have mutated since the time of Celestia and taken on new forms. Integrity, benevolence, hilarity, charity, devotion, and sorcery are what they are known as now. The original masters of the elements are long since gone and nopony can remember their names. The royal archives have no documented proof that the fabled masters have even existed, although, that may be due to the fact that I am not from Equestria. This tale is not about me, it is about Equestria itself and the ponies who live there. I will, however, play an important role in directing the future of Equestria…

The darkness reached Canterlot first nopony was ready for the hardship that lay ahead. At the time the Prince Regent, the King who lead the ponies in Canterlot to a new land, tried his utmost to work with all his forces to shield Eauestria from the oncoming plague. Eventually they all gave out and when the then Prince Regent was about to run out of power He transformed into a magnificent alicorn. It was then He realized that the greater good of His subjects is more important to Him than anything. However, even as a newly realized Alicorn, He still could not stop the darkness from taking hold of Equestria. He appointed Himself as a new King and came to the conclusion that for the survival of all pony kind they must find a new land to inhabit. He led as many ponies as would listen to Him and began the long journey to their new land.

It took many months for the migration to find a suitable place to live. The darkness was so deep and vast, so many ponies nearly lost hope. At the worst times the King would use his magic to bring light and laughter to lighten everyponies spirits. To make the travel easier the King worked directly with capable twin unicorn engineers who were first made famous by building an engine driven transport powered by magic (which could also brew a delicious batch of apple cider.) They were able to apply this then newly adapted technology to nearly everything they could think of. The twins helped build engine driven land and sea transports that took the unicorns further than they dreamed. The land that was finally found was built around the technology that was developed during the long travel. This was long before my sister or I was born, but this is all according to the records of that time…

Author's Note

To clarify a few things, Cosmos = Celestia, Tenebrae = Luna,
Integrity = Honesty
Benevolence = Kindness
Charity = Generosity
Hilarity = Laughter
Devotion = Loyalty
Sorcery = Magic
I'm sorry if there are a few things I missed to clarify. I am more than happy to add more to the list. Chapter one will go up next week. I hope you all enjoy the first installment to what I hope to be a successful story.