Prologue
The group of rebels crawled stealthily through the underbrush. They had had enough of Discord's tyrannical reign, and were about to start the fight against it. Although there were only 12 of them, all but one under the age 18, they were determined to free Princess Celestia and Princess Luna from their unknown prison, and return them to their rightful thrones. Princess Cadance had hidden the Crystal Empire from Discord with an ancient spell SunBurst had found and Starlight Glimmer had tweaked. Princess Twilight was with her forming a plan, and although the ponies who were the embodiments of the Elements of Harmony were there as well, the actual Elements of Harmony's location were forgotten by most ponies of Equestria. The Princesses and the Mane 6 were knew where they were, but were all unable to reach them and stop Discord. Therefore, the band of rebels found it their responsibility, and their destiny, to save Equestria.
Their leader, Midnight Ink, was a unicorn with a deep purple coat, and a black and silver mane, that was usually pulled back in a high ponytail. She was strategic, intelligent and was seemingly fearless, not to mention her outstanding archery skills. She was the oldest of them, but was still only 19. Nevertheless, the rest of the ponies treated her with great respect. The pegasi of the team were Ruby Fire, Storm Feather, Lightning Breeze and Pine Gem. The other unicorns were Clover Shine, Molten Cream, and Willow Bark. The earth ponies were Kiwi Punch, Sunlight Page and Evening Glow. The one who was the most out of place of them all however, was Lily. Lily was an alicorn. She wasn't a princess, and she didn't rule any kingdom. A fluke of chromosomes caused her to have the wings of a pegasi and the horn of a unicorn. And although Lily wasn't an all powerful princess with her own kingdom and subjects, and she could barely do the basic spells, yet her presence caused the group to have an aura of hope surround them as they fought against Discord's chaos.
