Part 1

Chapter 1: Equestria

Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria, there were two regal sisters who ruled together, and created harmony along the land. To do this, the eldest, used her unicorn powers to raise the sun at dawn, the younger, brought out the moon to begin the night.

Thus, the two sisters maintained balance for their kingdom and their subjects, all the different types of ponies. But as time went on, the younger sister became resentful. The ponies relished and played in the day her sister brought forth, but shunned and slept through her beautiful night. One fateful day, the younger unicorn refused to lower the moon to make way for the dawn. The elder sister tried to reason with her, but the bitterness in the young one’s heart had transformed her into a wicked mare of darkness, Night Mare Moon!

She vowed that she would shroud the land in eternal night. Reluctantly, the elder sister harnessed the most powerful magic known to ponykind. The Elements of Harmony! Using the magic of the Elements of Harmony, she defeated her younger sister, and banished her permanently in the moon. The elder sister took on responsibility for both sun and moon, and harmony has been maintained in Equestria for generations since.

Twilight Sparkle finished her reading outside, laying down in the sun, under a shady tree in Canterlot. She was an average sized unicorn, with a lightly-colored purple coat, and a deeper purple, relatively straight mane. There were two lighter streaks of color, accenting her hair. Her tail matched her mane. She had purple eyes, and a slightly sophisticated look to her. Her cutie mark consisted of a large pink star, with smaller white ones dotted around it. “Hmm, Elements of Harmony,” she repeated thoughtfully, straining her mind, “I know I’ve heard of those before, but where?”