{ PROLOGUE }
A pony in a purple and dark purple costume stared at a newspaper, one disguised hoof on the front page to keep it from flying away in the breeze. Magenta eyes scanned the paper behind the mask; emotion unreadable.
MANE SIX DEFEATED
The mane six; made up of Applejack, Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash have been disbanded. Four are dead, two missing, presumed dead. "They were a hazard," says Sombra, king of the Crystal Empire, "They were planning to use their power to overthrow me and King [NAME REDACTED]. It had to be done." The king assures us that the remaining two, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash, will be found and killed. If you see these ponies make sure to contact the nearest law enforcer and claim your reward.
The disguised pony let out an awkward-sounding grunt through her mask that could have been a sob, and took a step back, allowing the newspaper to be taken by the breeze. She flared open wings that seemed to appear out of nowhere and proceeded to flap them, taking off into the night sky; dark purple cape fanning out behind her.
A pink pony with a curly mane walked through the forest, expression dark. She looked like she wasn't normally this serious. She had tear-stained cheeks and her coat was ragged and clumped; she limped slightly. She looked like she was near death. White saddle bags hung limply at her sides, and with a sudden motion she collapsed onto the forest floor. With stiff movements she opened her right saddle bag and pulled out a picture. Upon this picture were six ponies, one was the pink pony herself. Along with her was a light brown pony, a purple unicorn, a yellow pegasus, a white unicorn, and a cyan pegasus. They all looked happy and friendly, and they were clearly all friends.
With a single hoof the pony tapped the cyan pony's picture and murmured,
"I will find you." With that she put the picture back into her saddle bags and stood, painfully resuming her limp through the forest.