Author's note: I do not own any of the characters of My Little pony, other than the antagonist in this story. This is my first fan fiction, so any feedback and criticism is welcome.
Chapter 1: Darkness Awakens
It was a dark night, in an unknown cave in a forgotten land south of Equestria. A single changeling flew weakly into the cave. It was starving. There was no love in this
land for it to consume. The windigos, who always feasted at night in this twisted land were coming, and the changeling needed shelter. It thought of those worthless
ponies who defeated him and his brothers in Canterlot. "Damned horses," it said with a grimace. "It's because of them that our people are dying. It is their fault that our
nation has gone into anarchy, their fault that we wander alone, and their fault that we are lost in this land of hatred and misery." It paused for a moment. "And it is their
fault that our dear queen has died." He almost cried, for he was there when their queen had drawn her last breath. She had been so weakened by her hunger that she
had died of malnutrition, for the queen changeling needed more energy than her subjects to survive. The little changeling swore to himself that one day, he would take
his revenge on all of Equestria. His hatred for that worthless land burned inside him. The blizzard grew ever stronger outside and the windigos outside rejoiced. The
changeling moved deeper into the cave until he flew right into a wall. He looked up and saw that this wall was actually a giant red crystal. He thought that his hunger
must have been making him delirious, because he could have sworn that he saw a shape moving inside the crystal. He looked at this gem closer and saw it was cracking.
Suddenly, it shattered, and the changeling withdrew in fear at what he saw. Then, in the wreckage, he saw a large horse-shaped shadow rise as it spoke one word in a
deep, dark, evil voice:
"Free".