A History Before Equestria
Many years ago before alicorns ruled Equestria; before there were ponies, pegusi and unicorns a very different species roamed the land. The Elementacorns were a living form of their elements mostly in the shape of ponies although a few took the form of other beings. These elements had many tribes but the four most well-known and powerful tribes were the elements of air, water, earth and fire. From these tribes come all the creatures in current Equestria today. Air elementacorns evolved into pegusi which can to some degree control the air and weather, water elementacorns evolved into unicorns who eventually were able to not only manipulate water but many other objects through what is now called magic. Earth elementalcorns evolved into earth ponies with great strength and excellent agricultural skills. However the Fire elementacorns vanished. The magnitude of power of the three surviving elementacorn tribes was lost as over time they lost the need for the survival tactics including the possessing and embodiment of the elements. Many history books were written about the greatness of the surviving three tribes. However many neglect to tell the story of the fire elementacorns. This is their story of extinction.
During the Great land wars of 1075 when Fire elementacorns were spreading out across the land and conflicting with other tribes, two alliences were formed the air and fire alliance and the water and earth alliance. As water feeds the earth and air feeds the fire both sides were evenly matched. The time for battle drew near, peace parties attempted again and again to find a compromise for each side that would end the war. Finally, the land was divided evenly meeting the majority of each party's requirements. War was averted. Five days after the treaty was signed the daughter of one of the highly esteemed fire elementacorn elders went missing. After searching the Fire lands her father and a band of fire elementacorns breached the treaty conditions while searching for his daughter. Upon breaching the conditions riots started in villages near the boarders as water and earth elementacorns fearing a coming attack believing the search party was a scout party started attacking boarder villages belonging to the air and fire elementacorns. As chaos descended on the boarders a meeting with the tribal elders from each tribe was held to discuss and debate what was happening. Accusations were made, the fire elementacorns accused the water elementacorns of kidnapping while the water elementacorns claimed their towns were attacked by fire elementacorns. A wise earth elementacorn suggested that each elementacorn be allowed to live where they choose and for friendships between all tribes to be allowed. The air, water and earth elders saw sense in this suggestion as sharing the land instead of dividing it would break barriers and allow each tribe to live in peace without fearing other powerful tribes. For this to work all the elementacorns were required to have a sign on their flank stating their tribe so that water elementacorns and fire elementacorns would not harm each other by being too close. The same went for the air and earth elementacorns. Over time these marks would become permanent and vary from elementacorn to elementacorn evolving into the cutie marks we have today. Three of the elementacorn tribes signed this new treaty. However the fire elementacorns refused to until the Elders daughter was found. As time passed and the daughter was not found the reason for not signing the treaty was forgotten and both sides believed the other was at fault. Fire elementacorns refused to lose their power and fire, while the other elementacorns thought the fire elementacorns were disrespectful and sinister for not signing the treaty and refusing to join their world. Hatred grew. The fire elementacorns powers grew as the other tribes powers diminished without their need of them.
The hostile relations continued for 117 years. All reason for the hatred was lost to time. As the fire elementacorns population boomed so did their need for land. Over populated and bound by the old treaty the new elders decided to take more land. They targeted the air elementacorns first before going after the earth elementacorns. Before they could get to the water elementacorns the remaining air and earth elementacorns met with the water elementacorns to beg for help. An earth elementacorn suggested creating a powerful being from all three tribal elements in order to beat the fire elementacorns. Without a new powerful ally the three tribes were facing extinction. A decision was made. In order to create such a powerful being all elementacorns would need to give up their elements and become normal ponies. Air, Earth and Water came together and created an element not heard of before; the new creature was called an Alicorn. With the wings of an air elementacorn, the horn possessing the magic of a water elementacorn and the strength and wisdom of an earth elementacorn the Alicorn was the most powerful creature to walk the earth, able to even control the rising and setting sun. The ali comes from the word alillence and the corn was taken from elementacorn to represent their history. The first alicorn was created. All of the alliance elementacorns became normal ponies, unicorns and pegusi able to manipulate their elements to some degree but they never regained complete control of their elements.
Without knowledge of this new being the fire elementacorns prepared to take on their last real challenge the water kingdom. The ponies realising that one Alicorn although powerful could not take on all the fire elementacorns at once, decided they needed a weapon just as powerful as the Alicorn. A weapon was created using the powers of friendship from the alliance, six of the purest stones were found, two from each tribe that represented their two most highly thought of qualities. Honesty and Laughter from the earth ponies, Kindness and Loyalty from the air ponies, and Magic and Generosity from the water ponies. Each friendship trait was possessed by a stone which was then crafted into a spear. Two ponies from each tribe were chosen to carry and protect these spears. These weapons were called the elements of harmony as they allowed each tribe to live in harmony with the other tribes. Eventually they would be broken and mended by being fused with jewellery later to be worn by Princess Twilight Sparkle a unicorn now an alicorn, Rarity a unicorn, Apple jack and Pinky Pie both earth ponies and Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy both pegusi. However back then this new magic was untested and not even really understood. On the day of battle the fire elementacorns were offered one last offer of friendship with forgiveness for their wrongs.
Shocked by this offer the fire elementacorns called a cease fire for one day to discuss surrendering and being forgiven. A vote was put forth to the fire elders, they voted in favour of peace and friendship. While the cease fire was taking place a band of young fire elementacorns attacked a small village in an attempt to show off and prove themselves to the elders. Unknown to the fire elders in the meeting the cease fire fell through and the Alicorn was given the go ahead to attack. Backed by the elements of harmony the Alicorn fought the army of fire elementacorns and won. She then moved onto the villages and elders meeting hall where she destroyed them. Their whole species was wiped out within a few days.
The Alicorn now called Celestia returned from the fire lands a victor and was made a ruler of the land which would eventually be called Equestria. Without the fire elementacorns it took the ponies many years to learn the art of creating fire and staying warm. The winters during this period without fire were tough but endured. Many generations passed yet the Alicorn felt alone with no one living long enough to stay friends with. She pulled together the unicorns and had them create a creature like her another Aicorn. This Alicorn would later be called Luna after she began to possess the power of the night. The elements of harmony were hidden away until they would be needed again this time wielded by the two Alicorns.
And as history always does it repeats itself.
Years later a mysterious enemy appeared, the two Alicorns fought it off, in order to protect their kingdom the two Alicorns travelled far away to find and defeat the last of the mysterious army. Many years passed as the battle waged on far away from the kingdom. Ponies began to argue and fight over which species were the best and which species deserved to rule in the place of the Alicorns. No decision was reached as the arguments escalated into a schism of all ponykind.
