Luna's Rebellion

by AcousticSlide

Silver Wish is a filly of the State, a pawn and citizen that is made to follow the rules. Assigned a research project to bring her sinking grade up, she is assigned to write about the rebellion lead by their great leader, President Luna. But while finding sources for her project, she uncovers the horrible truth of the origins of the State, and the one ruling it.

1. Prologue: State of the Moon

15,000 years ago (year x456x), former ruler of what once was the peaceful Equestrian Nation, Celestia, allied with the neighboring Griffin Kingdom, who was ruled by King Lionhart Ferdinand III. The two countries formed and became the Nation of Equality, which was co-ruled by Celestia and King Lionhart. Celestia's co-ruler of former Equestria, Luna, was opposed to this, and was promptly left out out of the ruling of the Nation. Luna was moved out of the Canterlot castle and thrown out of the Royal ranks. Luna, who then was cast out, found refuge with the rejected soldiers that Celestia had thrown out of the previous Royal Guard.

Celestia had thrown out almost 30,000 soldiers from their platoons, stripping them of their ranks and social status. They then helped house former Princess of the Night, and began to plot an overthrow to bring back the power to the ponies and Griffins of the now Nation.

Celestia, however, had plans of her own, as well. She overthrew King Lionhart. Celestia successfully drove out all Griffins from the Nation with her new and improved army of the Nation, leaving twice the land for all of the ponies of the Nation.

Princess Celestia now changed her title to Queen Celestia of the Nation, and she began to rule the Nation on her own, plunging the Nation of Equality into a state of poverty unimaginable. The average income of a low-class citizen was about 7 bits per day, which totals out to 49 bits per week. The average yearly salary was around fifty five percent as low as today's yearly salary for middle class. Celestia, however, lounged in luxury and riches while her people suffered.

Ponies tried to start their own militia pockets, but the Queen quickly ended them by slaughtering them. In five years, she put to death almost 3,000,000 ponies, both earth ponies, pegasi and unicorns.

Luna, meanwhile, rallied the ponies of the Nation and attacked the headquarters of Queen Celestia, taking her prisoner. They tried her for her crimes, and sentenced her to death. Luna was then crowned Queen, but she changed it to President Luna, and started the State of Mėnulis (Tran. From Lithuanian: Moon) which was a Communistic society and Economic State.

President Luna then made changes to the job market, raising job offers and minimum wages almost 89% in the first three years of ruling.

The State of Mėnulis is continuing to thrive and flourish, even reaching out to help the now impoverished Griffin Tribes outside of the State's and the Camaloo Democracy's borders.

The State of Mėnulis is officially 19,000 years old on July 19th, x3048x.