The author would like to give the greatest of thanks and due credit to the collective works of PonyPhonic, Silly Filly Studios (SFS) and Animation, msikarishipper RaptorNX01 for the video that captured my heart and imagination and kindled my deep love and admiration of Princess Luna and My Little Pony in its majesty, and the wide-reaching and kind Bronies and Pegasisters that have taken me in as one of their own. In a time when I felt nothing could change my life, you reached out and touched my aged heart, thanks to the love, patience, and generosity of God. Your dreams and my own will live on even after our stories are over.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Night

Prologue:

The Origin of All

Let me tell you a story. It will ease your minds and help lull you into your passage of sleep. The night is not to be feared, nor is the day. In this, I hope you find comfort to sleep and dream during the night…

In the beginning, before time, there was nothing; No light, no darkness, and no magic. Then, the All-Maker dreamed, and from that Dream came magic. Magic was pure, and filled the void as the All-Maker willed, creating first the stars, then the Sun, and then, all land and worlds. Even with the endless beauty and magic he had created, the All-Maker was lonely, as he was all alone. The Sun and stars had nothing to shine on, and they grew sad. On land, the plants grew without end, but with no one to share joy or beauty with, they drooped their heads and sobbed. But loneliest of all was the Sun, who had no neighbor at all above the stars. Seeing this, the All-Maker made a lesser light to comfort the Sun and give it rest at night. The lesser light was called the Moon. Seeing the friendship of the Sun and Moon, the All-Maker realized that all things need something to love and be loved by, and share with, so he brought life to the worlds, the first of all being the Unicorn. Then came the Phoenix that flew in the skies, the fish that swam in the waters, the dragon that gave fire and light as the Sun and Moon slept, and lastly, the Angels that sang and flew and loved. Though he loved all life, the All-Maker loved the Unicorn the most, so he taught them to speak and sing and love.

With so much life, the All-Maker realized that light must always be present, so a Unicorn queen named Majesty, most loved by her creator, was placed in charge of raising and setting the Sun and Moon, keeping the two apart. The two cried, causing rain during the days and nights. To ease their sorrow, the All-Maker moved the Moon closer to the stars, and the Sun closer to the land, and their sorrows lessened. However, the two still missed one another. In time, the worlds grew, and kingdoms were born in love and equality. Queen Majesty and her Unicorns had the greatest kingdom of all, and ruled with kindness, friendship, and love. For thousands of years, there was peace, so the All-Maker left to dream of more worlds and life. Soon after, new creatures arose, and species mingled with those unlike themselves. Through this, the Pegasus was born in the skies without a horn from parentage of the Unicorn and birds. All life held within it great joys and wonders every moment of every day and night.

However, there was greed and jealousy hidden away in some. Soon, the dragon kind Discord declared that he deserved the greatest kingdom, seeing it as his right. The Unicorns tried in vain to reason, but the dragons would not listen, and the First War began. For the first time, there was death, and a Unicorn was the first to kill. Stabbing its enemy with its horn, the Unicorn was the first to wear the blood of another upon its jeweled point. Because of this, death found its way into the realm of life. His own greed unrelenting, a Unicorn prince named Sombra, whose heart was darker and colder than that of the longest nights, made a deal with the dragons to betray the queen in exchange for power and riches. His plans failed, and he was banished from the kingdom he so deeply sought, not that any amount of riches would satisfy him. In the end, Queen Majesty and her Unicorns were victorious against the dragons, and the unkind were cast out to form new kingdoms and creatures that grew in hate and jealousy. The end of the terrible war and the victory of the just marked the end of the First Age, from which another would begin. Equestria was at peace once again.

In the Second Age, Queen Majesty took the Pegasus Royal as her husband and king, birthing the first Alicorns: Princess Celestia and, years later, Princess Luna. The kingdom basked in the beauty and love of the sisters. Aging, the king and queen passed the Sun and day to Celestia and the Moon and Stars of night to Luna. In time, the sisters succeeded their beloved parents after their death. Over time, the ponies came to love Celestia the most, second only to the All-Maker himself. They basked in the radiance of the Sun, its warmth, and the beauty of day, as they did the princess who brought day to them. Luna, however, found herself and her night being ignored and unloved, and her anger and loneliness grew. Still, the two ruled side-by-side for hundreds of years in happiness and prosperity. However, Luna's pain and sorrow only grew, making her darker and more insecure. Finally, her negative emotions and anger manifested themselves as her wicked alter-ego, Night Mare Moon, whose power grew within Luna's darkness over the years. Keeping her dark side a secret from everypony, even her dearest sister, the young princess unleashed the rage of Night Mare Moon, causing many to suffer and die. Finally, her anger and darkness storming, Luna rose up in rebellion against her beloved sister Celestia and the empire they ruled, revealing Night Mare Moon to all who lived. In the end, Celestia was forced to banish her sister to the Moon for one thousand years, sorrowfully taking control of both day and night. Under her righteous rule as queen, the empire rebuilt and grew. Celestia's high coronation marked the end of the Second Age and a bright new beginning.

In the Third and current Age, the wonder of the world is gone. All lands have been explored and inhabited, technology has grown, magic is widely known and taught as many use it freely, and though the world is generally divided, all kingdoms and land are generally at peace. Under the loving rule of the god-like Queen Celestia, most species have integrated and grown. At night, young fillies and colts claim to see tears falling from the Moon, though their elders declared it mere drops of rain or mist. All but Celestia have forgotten Luna, leaving Night Mare Moon as little more than a boogeyman to scare the young. Castles and towers now stand alongside offices, skyscrapers, alleys, and hard roads that made up towns within greater kingdoms. Cities consist of mixed populations that take up residence in cabins, small castles, or apartments, and the night was lit by hand-held torches and controlled flames. Trains, ships, and wagons allowed for faster transportation and connection to other lands. Earthbound Ponies, Unicorns, Pegasus, and rare Alicorns live alongside one another, occasionally joined by the less-accepted species of dragons, still blamed for wars and violence. Birds and Phoenix fill the skies as fish, whales, and water spirits occupy the seas, and among the wild live buffalo, wolves, Fawn, cats, dogs, cows, and other species of non-sentient animals. In short, life went on.

Okay, that's enough stories for tonight, and it's far too late to stay awake. Goodnight, my children: Already asleep.