THE LEGENDS
IN THE TIME BEFORE TIME, THE GREAT SPIRIT DESCENDED FROM THE HEAVENS, carrying his people, the Matoran, to the island paradise they would call home. They were separate, and without purpose, so the Great Spirit bestowed upon them three virtues by which to live - unity, duty, and destiny. The Matoran embraced these gifts, and in gratitude, they named their island home Mata Nui, after the Great Spirit himself.
But their happiness was not to last, for Mata Nui's brother, The Makuta, was jealous of these honors and betrayed him, casting a spell over Mata Nui, who fell into a deep slumber.
The Makuta was free to unleash his shadows. And unleash them, he did. His powers dominated the land. Fields withered and died. Sunlight grew cold. Ancient values were forgotten.
Still, all hope was not lost. Legends spoke of six mighty heroes, the Toa, who would arrive to save Mata Nui. Time would reveal that these were not simple myths, for the Toa did arrive on the shores of the island. They arrived with no memory, no knowledge of one another - only knowing that they would defend Mata Nui and the Matoran against The Makuta. Tahu, Toa of Fire. Lewa, Toa of Air. Pohatu, Toa of Stone. Gali, Toa of Water. Kopaka, Toa of Ice. Onua, Toa of Earth. Great warriors with great powers, drawn from the elements themselves. Together, they were six heroes with one destiny - defeat Makuta and awaken Mata Nui.
But they were not the only heroes, and their legend was not the only legend.
Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria, there were two regal sisters who ruled together and created harmony for all the land. To do this, the eldest used her alicorn powers to raise the sun at dawn; the younger brought out the moon to begin the night. Thus, the two sisters maintained balance for their kingdom and their subjects, all the different types of ponies - Earth, Unicorn, and Pegasus.
But as time went on, the younger sister became resentful. The ponies relished and played in the day her elder sister brought forth, but shunned and slept through her beautiful night. One fateful day, the younger unicorn refused to lower the moon to make way for the dawn. The elder sister tried to reason with her, but the bitterness in the young one's heart had transformed her into a wicked mare of darkness: Nightmare Moon. She vowed that she would shroud the land in eternal night.
Reluctantly, the elder sister harnessed the most powerful magic known to ponydom: the Elements of Harmony. Using the magic of the Elements of Harmony, she defeated her younger sister, and banished her permanently in the moon. The elder sister took on responsibility for both sun and moon, and harmony was maintained in Equestria for the next one thousand years.
That was, until one thousand years later, when the stars aligned, aiding in Nightmare Moon's escape. At the same time, a young unicorn, Twilight Sparkle, who was studying under Celestia, rediscovered the Elements of Harmony with six other ponies and purged the hatred and jealousy from Nightmare Moon, returning her to her normal form of Luna. Applejack, the Element of Honesty. Fluttershy, the Element of Kindness. Pinkie Pie, the Element of Laughter. Rarity, the Element of Generosity. Rainbow Dash, the Element of Loyalty. And Twilight Sparkle, the Element of Magic. Together, they defended Equestria from a number of threats - Discord, the Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony, whom they later reformed; the Changeling Army, twice; the return of the evil King Sombra; the spreading Everfree Forest; the centaur Tirek, who nearly decimated the land; Starlight Glimmer, who wished to remove all ponies of their cutie marks, whom they also later reformed. Together, these six ponies had become a formidable force to be reckoned with.
Two teams of heroes, two legends, soon to come together in ways none of them could ever imagine.