Prologue:

A/N: Hello! Thank you for reading my newest story. This story is based in the future of MLF: fim, and the main characters are going to be the sons of the main characters. Enjoy.

KEEP IN MIND: This is just the… well, for lack of a better term, the "beta" version of the story. If you find any grammar or spelling mistakes, please tell me. Thanks! Oh, and review! Fluttershy says so!

"Everyone!" The mayor of Ponyville, Twilight Sparkle, yelled. "Listen to me!" She used her magic to telekinetically bang her gavel against the stand she was standing behind. A crowd of ponies stood in front of her along the main street of Ponyville. Twilight set her gavel down and sighed as the murmuring died down.

After a few seconds of silence, Twilight spoke again. "Ark Kaine, please step forward."

A slim unicorn with a white body and a light grey mane stepped forward. An infinity symbol glowed on his flank and his golden eyes stared up at Twilight. Twilight blushed slightly as she stared at him.

"Er… yes. Ark Kaine, will you please tell the crowd what you have learned?"

"Gladly." Ark said simply as he teleported beside Twilight. Twilight glanced at him and stepped down from the podium.

"Ponyville residents." Ark said in a clear voice. "As you may or may not be aware, I am very experienced with the Elements of Harmony." He paused as if thinking before continuing. "I am the creator of one of them; the Element of Magic." He glanced at Twilight quickly. "My brothers and sisters created the other five, but they were slain long ago."

"How is it you have the power to create Elements?" A female earth pony from the crowd asked.

Ark was silent for a full thirty seconds before answering. "You doubt my power?" He asked. The white horn on his forehead glowed purple as a golden tiara with gems embedded in it appeared out of thin air.

It floated for a few moments before transforming into a purple sphere of pure energy. "This… the Element of Magic…." Ark raised a hoof and grabbed it. "I am the true owner of it."

The audience was awestruck at the glowing purple ball. Ark stared into the ball. "Over the centuries, this element has had many owners; the most recent being my friend Twilight Sparkle." He glanced at her, but looked back up into the ball. "But now it is time for Magic to belong to someone new." He brought the sphere down to his face and it became smaller. He handed it to Twilight. "Here. Give it to him."

Twilight nodded and walked off.

Ark faced the crowd again, a stern expression on his face. "But that is not why I'm here. I am here to inform you that your world is in peril if you don't do something quick to fix it."

A big black male pony clad in silver armor stepped forward. "What peril are you talking about?" He said in a deep voice.

Ark nodded to him. "The Elements of Harmony are not all good. That would be impossible. If there is good, there must be bad to balance it." He paused, letting that information sink in. "The Elements'… badness levels, for lack of a better term, have been increasing steadily over the last couple of months. I'm not sure why, but I'm currently looking into it. The point is, the Elements now have the possibility to corrupt it user."

"What do you suggest we do?" A random pony said from the crowd.

Ark sighed and looked down. "Well, you see…. That's the thing. I'm not quite sure. For the time being, we must be sure that the Elements are in the hands of ponies who are pure of heart. I will continue trying to find the source of this problem. But if I cannot find it… we must consider destroying the Elements of Harmony."

There was a collective gasp from the crowd.