I'm back everypony! Sorry for the long wait, I promised my brother (Prince Astro Flare) that he could write the start of this chapter and he took forever. Anyway, it's finished and I'm sure you all want to get started so enough of my rambling. Enjoy! And if you like it, be sure to hit that follow button to get updates on my latest chapters!
AuthorA97: Hey y'all. It's me again. It's been fun co-writing this with Dawnfrost. Hopefully we've given y'all a nice update this time around.
Months had passed since the coronation. Nothing interesting has happened yet. Every day was as boring as the last. With absolutely nothing else to do (and I have thoroughly checked) I decided to head to the library to see if I could find anything interesting. I spent hours searching through the maze of huge shelves and thousands of books before reaching the history section.
Probably not going to find anything interesting there.' I thought. Except as I turned away, a small glint of light under a bookshelf caught my eye. What is that?
Lifting the book up with my magic, I got a better look at it. It wasn't an actual book. It was more of a dusty old scroll that had a metal clasp on it. I unrolled it a little to read the title: 'The Galactic Era: Vol. 4: The Astral Empire'.
"The Galactic Era? What in Equestria does that mean?" I asked aloud.
"Wish to learn about the Galactic family? Then I do believe you should come with me." A strange voice came from behind me.
I jumped in surprise. The shock caused me to lose focus on the spell, dropping the scroll to the ground. There was a stranger wearing a hooded cloak. "And who are you, if I may ask?"
"One who knows that which you seek, and works here most days of the week." The stranger replied.
"So, you're the librarian?" I felt confused by all the rhyming.
"Yes, that would be right, I work here all day and all night." The stranger said.
"What's with all the rhyming?" I was starting to get annoyed.
"'Tis not for you to worry about, it just be the way my words come out." The librarian answered. "Now if you wish to learn the tale, you must follow me without fail." Then the librarian turned to walk out of the library.
"Wait up!" I quickly followed.
The librarian led me to a small round hut in a far remote corner of Canterlot. It was a long walk. Still, better than doing nothing.
"I will not be long to get what you seek, just wait out here and don't you peek." Then the librarian entered the hut. It took a few minutes before the door opened and a zebra stepped out with a saddlebag. "Here are the scrolls of the ancient past, just be careful, for they will not last."
"Alright, thanks." I picked up the saddlebag as she nodded. "Goodbye." She just nodded and went back into the hut. I made my way back to the Castle.
I went back to my room in the tower, not wasting a moment. Using my magic, I set the saddlebag down on my bed. Inside were four scrolls and the one I borrowed from the library. I opened the one labelled Vol. 1 and began reading...
The Galactic Era: Vol.1: The Atlas
Map 1: The Galactic Empire:
Since I can't put in pictures, I'll just describe them. This map looks like the map of current Equestria, except the small towns like Ponyville, Starlight's village, and Appleloosa aren't on it, the Everfree forest is tiny and is called the Cosmic Woods, Canterlot isn't on the map, the bigger cities like Manehattan and Las Pegasus are small towns, and in the middle of the Everfree is a huge city with a castle called the Galactic Kingdom.
Map 2: The Equestrian Empire:
This map looks like map 1, but the Everfree is bigger and is now named the Everfree Forest, the Galactic Kingdom is now a small castle called Everfree Castle, and the Crystal Empire is starting to be cover in black crystals.
Map 3: The Astral Empire:
This map looks like map 2 except the Everfree is bigger, the Everfree Castle is called the Castle of the Princesses, the Crystal Empire is covered in more black crystals, and where Canterlot would soon be is a shadow castle called Nebula.
Map 4: Equestria:
This map looks like map 3 but the Everfree is bigger, the castle in Everfree is now a pile of rubble and is called the Castle Ruins, Nebula is now a small town with a small castle called Canterlot, and the Crystal Empire is gone.
The Galactic Era: Vol. 2: The Galactic Empire:
Section 1: The King and Queen
Queen Galaxia is an alicorn. She has a white coat with pale orange on her hooves, horn tip, and the edges of her wings. She had indigo on the fronts of her hooves and the edges of her mane and tail. Her eyes were indigo, her mane pale orange with the cosmos visible in it. Her cutie mark was a spiraling galaxy. She raised the Sun every morning and set it every night.
King Cosmo is also an alicorn. He has a dark grey coatwith a black mane and deep blue eyes. The edges of his wings, mane, and tail moved in the way of the shadows. The cosmos was visible in his coat and his cutie mark was Polaris. He raised the Moon and stars at night and set them in the morning.
Section 2: Tirek:
A fearsome being named Tirek invaded the northern reaches of the Empire. Queen Galaxia and King Cosmo engaged the beast in combat but vanished before the fight ended. Together, their children found the Elements of Harmony and used them to banish Tirek from the land.
The Galactic Empire: Vol. 3: The Equestrian Empire:
Section 1: The Rise of a New Empire:
With the Queen and King gone, the rule of the kingdom fell to their children.
Princess Celestia was the oldest child, formed from Solar Ash. She has a white coat with a soft pink mane and tail. Her eyes were magenta, and her cutie mark was the sun. She raised the Sun in the morning and set it at night.
Prince Astro was the second oldest, formed from Astral Sand, he was a light grey alicorn with sapphire blue eyes, black on the edges of his wings, black on the edges of his mane and tail, and black sparkles in his mane and tail. His cutie mark was a black star. He raised the stars at night and set them in the morning.
Princess Luna was the youngest child, formed from Lunar Dust, she was a dark blue alicorn with a midnight blue mane and tail and stars visible in them. Her eyes were teal, and her cutie mark was the moon surrounded by a black splotch. She raised the Moon at night and set it in the morning.
Section 2: The Rise of Shadows:
Prince Astro began to be consumed by shadows and nopony knows why. He just silently slipped away, making way for the Dark Star.
The Galactic Era: Vol. 4: The Astral Empire:
Section 1: The Dark Star Rises:
Prince Astro was changed into a being known as Darkstar. He created his empire and raised the Dark Star. A black star that absorbs all the light in the sky. He ruled for three days and four nights.
Section 2: The Dawn Prophecy:
"I banish thee to the darkened sky,
To the darkest star seen by the eye,
Unto forever thou shall not age,
Not til the Dawn rises and breaks your cage."
This was the prophecy that Princess Celestia gave him as he was sent away. Though many have speculated over the years, nopony has understood what 'the Dawn' means.
The Galactic Era: Vol. 5: Equestria:
Section 1: Discord:
The rise of Darkstar led to the rise of more shadow users. One of which was Discord. He alone, caused the destruction of most of Equestria. In order to defeat him, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna had to use the Elements of Harmony against him.
Section 2: Sombra:
The Crystal Empire was taken over by the fearsome Sombra. In the battle that ensued, Princess Luna was infected with shadows, Princess Cadence lost her immortality, and the Crystal Empire and Sombra were banished. From this point on, Princess Cadence would have to be changed back into a foal each time she grew too old to rule the kingdom.
Section 3: Nightmare Moon:
The seed of darkness in Princess Luna continued to grow until it took hold of her mind, turning her into Nightmare Moon. She grew increasingly jealous of her sister and tried to raise the moon forever, but Princess Celestia wouldn't allow that. The battle that followed destroyed the Castle of the Princesses, and in the end, Nightmare Moon was banished to the moon. In her despair, Princess Celestia refused to have the castle rebuilt and instead had a new one built and named Canterlot.
When I finished reading the scrolls, I felt even more confused than before I had read them. Celestia and Luna had a brother? Why didn't they say anything about him? And if he would've been freed when the dawn rises, shouldn't he have been free by now? I should go and ask Celestia about this. Without another thought, I left my room in search of the Princess of the Sun.
That's all for this chapter! I hope you all liked it, because this chapter is the end of the setup for Season 2. And that season is going to be BIG!
So remember to let us know what you think, and we'll see all of you guys in the next chapter!
AuthorA97: She really does mean big. Not gonna say how big, in case that spoilers anything. Huh. Hmm. Can I say it's chaotic? Is that too much of a spoiler?