Twilight seeks for a way to become an Alicorn while Queen Celestia and King Noctis fight against the vines that threaten to over-run all Equestria. In a dark hour,her aunt Luna tells her of an even darker hour. When Discord slew their parents and they had to face a demon on their journey to find the Elements.
(AU/Thought Experiment. Sort of a "what would MLP have been like if the worldbuilding had gone in a wildly different direction?")