The Library of Official History. You've Finally found this place. Rumors and myths have lead you to try and find it to see if it really exists. And now as you stand before the steps leading to the double doored entrance, you can hardly believe how real it looks; let alone how it feels as you enter the place.

"Welcome traveler." A male voice speaks out to you as you spy an anubis like creature waiting for you at the entrance. "You have traveled far in search of this place, and I welcome you into it's halls." The Jackle Creature adds. "You may call me The Jackle; overseer and archiver of the history of all worlds alongside their alternate branches." He finishes speaking.

You tell the Jackle that your name is [your name] and you have come here to see if the place really does exist. The Jackle smiles.

"Believe me, it might look unbelievable to your eyes, but rest assured, everything you see is real." The Jackle said.

You tell the Jackle to prove to you that this place is as real as he says it is.

"Perhaps this will convince you." The Jackle said, handing you a book. It's tittle was My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.

You can't help but gasp at this. This book as the same title as your favorite show, and you tell The Jackle as much to which he simply laughs.

"Did you really think the universe you live in is the only one out there? Each of these books contains stories of various other universes, and the alternate histories of their alternate realities, ones where things happened that changed but still lead to endings. Some of these stories are still being written, even as we speak, while some others simply have stopped having updates without a proper ending." The Jackle said.

You ask The Jackle to clarify what he menas by alternate realities.

"Are you familiar with the Many Worlds interpretations of the scenario regarding Shrognigner's Cat?" The Jackle asked. You nod your head. "That is essentially what I mean: There are some instances where certain things happen that cause a new version of a world to be born, split from the prime timeline of events. Sometimes, those stories have good ends, but other times, they have bad ends. But it is a necessity for some timelines to end up with bad endings where evil wins, as it creates a balance." The Jackle explained.

You ask the Jackle if he would show you one of the versions of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic that has a bad end.

"I was waiting for you to ask that question. I believe I have just the story in mind for you." The Jackle said and levitated a book to your hands.

The title of it was Empire of Darkness. Wanting to know where this timeline split off from the original one, you opened the book up to the first page...