A/N: Yeah, another story. This one is exactly what it says on the tin: MLP related. Enjoy.
[EDIT] It will be a few months before I get the next chapter uploaded. I appreciate the patience what few fans of this fic have with this wait.
-Prologue-
In the magical land of Equestria, there are many different types of creatures. From dragons to hydras, griffins to cockatrices, they all inhabit this place and beyond. Ruling this land are two regal sisters: Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. Together, they ruled Equestria with a benevolent hoof along with their subjects: All of the different types of ponies.
But before this time, Discord, the spirit of Chaos and Disharmony, lorded over everypony and everyone in an eternal state of unhappiness. Discovering and using the Elements of Harmony, Celestia and Luna imprisoned him in stone. But just when all seemed peaceful again, Luna ran afoul of evil magic and was corrupted into a wicked mare of darkness: Nightmare Moon. It was with a heavy heart that Celestia had to use the Elements to banish her sister and take over her duties.
More than one thousand years later, Nightmare Moon returned and threatened to plunge Equestria into eternal night. But the new bearers of the Elements, Twilight Sparkle and her newfound friends Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy, successfully drove the evil from Nightmare Moon and turned her back into Luna. And it was only a year later that Discord escaped his prison. He nearly plunged Equestria into eternal chaos and disharmony and even nearly succeeded in destroying the bonds Twilight shared with her friends. He too failed and was imprisoned back in stone.
Equestria would continue to know only peace for years to come…or so everypony thought.
It was some time in between Discord's first fall and Luna's corruption that a strange type of creature emerged. Nopony knew what they were called and neither did they. These fell creatures brought suffering to Equestria, be it out of boredom, revenge, or simple instinct. Before Luna became Nightmare Moon, she and Celestia managed to exile them from Equestria and trap them within the confines of a series of mountain ranges and valleys. Their presence quickly left the valleys nothing more than desolate wastelands. Terror and death awaits anyone who dares venture into the desolate valleys. Until one fateful night…
"Hey!"
"What is it?"
"Stop reading that dusty thing and help me plan how we're doing this!"
"Oh lighten up, **! I'm almost done!"
Grumble…grumble…grumble…
Finishes reading
"There! Happy now?"
"Somewhat."
"So, **?"
"Yes, *******?"
"How long was I reading that book?"
"Long enough to be late! AGAIN!"
"…DAMNIT!"
The two managed to reach "there" before the others got bored out of their skulls and left.
"Gentlemen! Sorry for the wai-"
"hehhehheh Damn it, ****! We've been waiting for five. Damn. HOURS!"
"Simmer down, *****. I'm here, there's noth-"
"I beg to differ, ******* *****. Your being late with one of your books again is not appreciable to most of your group. Is it not lo-"
"It is, ***** ****. It is."
"Interesting. I will make a note."
…facehoof…
"I'll try to remember next time, ******. I'll try."
"Cool story, ****! He he he he he! HAH HAH HAH HAH!"
"Knock it off, *****!"
"Well, I think I'll-"
"Where is the logic in bringing something that cannot be used where we are going, ***** *****?"
"Oh, like you've-nevermind."
"Enough."
"Couldn't have said it better, ******. Heheh."
"Are we going to get busy or are we going to simply argue like ponies over something as illogically pointless as a cupcake?"
"Yes. We are carrying this plan out, ***** ****."
"Then it would be highly logically that we get an early start on this. Otherwise, I will have to adjust the plans accordingly."
"Then what are we waiting for, ****?"
…after double-checking and triple-checking the preparations…
"Gentlemen, let's move out!"
"'Bout damn time!"
"And when we're through, our village and rest of our kind will have a far better life than this wasteland can ever give!"
"New homes, new things…and new prey."
"***** ****?"
"I have already planned for that, ******* *****. I do not need to be reminded."
"Just making sure."
"Eheh, sure we won't need back up? My li'l bro would love to come along!"
"My brother would love to come along too. But I doubt both would survive the journey. We may need the back up at some point, but it's too risky. - -, do you have-"
"Do you need to ask when you know I have the answer?"
"LET'S JUST GO!"
And with that, they gave their farewells to their shockingly small village. They headed off into the night and towards the mountains that obscured their view out of their valley.
A/N: Names are censored for a reason. Same reason with everything but the quotes. How many of them are there and what do they plan to do that HASN'T been given away by the description and this prologue?
Well, until next time.
