The expedition begins. Princess Celestia requested that a group of Ponies was to be sent out to the outskirts of Equestria to search for the mythical "Philosophers Stone". 3 years have passed and things have taken a turn for the worst. Equestria is run down, the crime rates have sky rocketed, and worst of all, strange tales of a "creature" have been floating about. This is a story of how finding this stone, and getting through the trials and tribulations, will prove to be the answer for every problem. This isn't finished, I have just added chapter 1, it isn't very long, but it's because I'm busy. I can guarantee Chapter 2 will be way longer than this. :) (The characters that I said are going to be in this story won't be put in until about Chapter 2 or 3)