Far outside of the land of Equestria…

Night was falling, the darkness swallowing up the land like a hungry beast. The moon began to steadily rise over the treetops, blanketing them in a silvery sheet. It was peaceful yet powerful, and the world seemed to go silent for a few moments.

As the silence droned on, a pony arrived. She walked quietly, taking long strides as she seemingly floated across the forest floor. She was wearing a dark cloak, with a hood covering her head and face. One could just barely see her violent blue eyes.

One the other side of the forest, another pony emerged from the treeline. This pony was covered in stripes and a spiky mane ran down her neck. A zebra. She wore a cloak as well, but the hood was down. She approached the other pony who was now standing in the middle of the clearing.

"Zecora," The first pony said as the zebra approached her.

The zebra just nodded. "Greetings."

"Do you have the book I requested?" The pony asked, shifting her hooves impatiently.

"Indeed, the book I did bring. But you, do you have the ring?" Zecora asked as she pulled an old book with a worn leather cover out of her cloak.

The mysterious pony didn't say anything. Her eyes were fixated on the book. She levitated a beautiful ring out of her cloak with a vibrant blue aura. The ring had a gold band, and a dazzling purple crystal sat in the center of it.

"Ah yes, yes, very well. Here is the book of spells," Zecora said, handing the book to the pony. The pony levitated the ring over to Zecora who grabbed it out of the air. "But if I may ask, why was I sent on this task?"

For a while, it was silent. The pony was leafing through the book she had received, making sure it was what she wanted. Finally, she spoke. "This is a very important book, Zecora. That ring is quite valuable, but I would have given most all of my possessions to have this book."

The zebra tilted her head to the side. The pony hadn't answered her question, but she had the ring, and that's all that mattered. She was going to sell it, and hopefully gain enough money to buy materials to build a small house. The War had displaced thousands upon thousands of ponies, even Zecora who had lived in the Everfree forest for most of her life.

"Thank you Zecora." With those final words, the pony disappeared back into the trees, her dark figure slowly fading amongst the shadows.


Guys! I'm not dead! Isn't that a surprise.

Look, I know. I know I'm supposed to be writing other stuff right now, but I had such a good idea and I need to get this out there. Hopefully Imma start drawing the characters for this AU soon. Also cover art. Also school. Dammit.

Well any way, hope you enjoyed this so far! I'm doing a double chapter thing upload, so the next chapter won't have an author's note in it. I should be writing some more of my Star Wars fan fic and my YJ fan fic, so stay tuned on those if you're reading them.

See you in the next update!