Chapter 1

It was a peaceful night in the land of Equestria, the longest day of the year in celebration of the sun rising in the morning, the same gift given to them by their leader every day and night but this being a special celebration for an old pony myth, something that will be revealed the more you read though.

However it was going to be more than what had been planned, for four relatively small meteorites are on a crash course into four different parts of Equestria. Clearly coming from space due to the remaining pegasi trying to get out of the way of the falling objects, fearing harm if such things hit them hard enough. Finally the four meteorites hit the ground making small craters on the impact spots but nothing bad happened in result of such a thing, surprisingly not hurting anything but just some random trees.

Some inhabitant ponies around the areas of the craters decided to investigate them, for something to have happened all of a sudden at this night, they knew it meant something big is going to go down. They all had surprises underneath the rocky exteriors for which the friction had made it seem to grow hard on these…bodies?

One of the meteorites starting moving, like it was breathing, until it moved for real to reveal something entirely new, an earth pony, but it was a little bigger than all the other ponies randomly standing there in confusion. This pony wasn't like the others; same shape but a whole new look about it, this pony soon made it obvious that it was a stallion due to the stature and height but everything else about him seemed alien. He was covered in some sort of black rock, the lining in the rocks was like lava, some of the red dripped from the cracks from within the lava was in and the ponies backed up in fear of what this stallion would do next.

It walked up, mane, tail and eyes burning brighter than before like he owned the place came out of the crater, looked at the people and what appeared to be a mouth started moving from the head of this stallion. "Where am I?" asked the strange stallion. No, bizarre was a better word for him.

"In between Everfree forest and Fillydelphia…" asked one of the earth ponies in fear of what the pony would do next.
The rock and lava seemed to fade into the hairs of the stallion as he took up a normal pony form, it appeared to have black fur, red eyes, the cutie mark resembled 3 spears and all of which had bare pony skulls perched on all of them, his mane red and the tail, murder and violence took up the emotion in the eyes of this stallion, tension spiked and it engulfed the mood, the stallion didn't look too much different from its rocky form.

"I bet that none of you remember me, it has been so long so I do believe I understand. None of you were alive or even thought of one thousand years ago. But soon you all will know me." He looked at all the ponies around him; they all shifted uncomfortably as each met the gaze of this, now scary pony.

A random pony decided to break the tense silence with a simple question, "Who are you?"

The stallion just smirked, any pony that would have smirked would have been a normal, whisper-like smile as smirking always has been, but this stallion ruined it all when he did it. "I am violence, I am the thing that engulfs you into rage then fear in instants, I am the spark which causes the great fire, and I am the adrenaline in your bodies which has cursed you and your primal instincts for centuries without end. I AM WAR!"

He stood on his hind legs, neighed loudly enough to cause an echo, at first it was just a simple dominant neigh but soon after 3 more echoes ensued, same sounds too, must have been a message to the three other meteorites, which by now the witnesses of all four meteorites realized something, these stallions will not leave Equestria without a price too great for each pony. War regained his rocky form in an only a few seconds as finally he hit the ground with his two hoofs, making the earth shake around every pony.

War proceeded to charge off to the south-east as of where he was, leaving a flaming trail behind him, with only one goal in mind, to prevent an upcoming tragedy. He may have the different intentions of his brothers but he knows no one deserves his pain, nor his brothers. No, he will do the right thing, to make up for past sins.

Earlier that day a young pony, purple in regular fur color, a dark-bluish tint along with some purple highlights was trotting away in the light of day with her bags at her side. This pony wasn't a regular pony she happened to have a horn right on her head, coming out of her bangs, in regular human myths on Earth this pony would have been considered a unicorn. The stature of this pony made it painfully obvious that it was a female pony, for no stallion would be this scrawny at this mare's age. She wore big eyes and a happy expression on her face knowing she would spend more and more time studying, something she had always come to love.

She was stopped on a bridge by three other unicorns; they had to ask this purple mare for there would be no other way to get it out on some other time. "There you are Twilight," said one of the 3 unicorns, sounding a bit relieved to find Twilight, "Moon Dancer is getting a little get-together in the west-castle courtyard, wanna come?" the very question made these anticipated mares move their heads slightly forward awaiting Twilight's response, Twilight was only taken aback by their gesture.

"Oh sorry girls, I got a lot of studying to catch up on." this was always one of Twilight's weaknesses, she always felt more compelled to study than anything else, sometimes it took its toll on her, sometimes it just felt right, either way she's a complete mystery to most ponies in Canterlot. She gave an awkward smile and hurried past, turning into running, the 3 mare unicorns leaving them disgruntled.

"Does that pony do anything BUT studying?" asked a different mare.

"I think she's more interested in studying then making friends." Claimed a different mare among the three.

Twilight rode off, repeating the same thing to herself, sounding like a chant more than anything else. "Got to learn more of the elements…" the way she was talking it could have been easily mistaken for a situation of dire importance. Later that day it'll end up being so, and she doesn't even know it.

Twilight returned to the library, for some reason today it was pretty empty but no pony usually visits. As much as Twilight wishes it would be otherwise, she can't change the minds of other ponies, even with the amount of magic she possesses within her. Her assistant was on break as he was about to head out the door when all of a sudden, the door slammed right into his face. Twilight, with the same pace she had before ran into the library looking through books. Without missing a heartbeat, Twilight asked, "Quick Spike, bring me an old copy of predictions and prophecy's."
Spike stood up, realizing the box he had in his hand was stuck, lodged on to his tail, he felt bad since it was supposed to be a gift for a pony. Twilight noticed the gift box stuck on Spike's tail. "What's that for?" asked Twilight.

Spike's attention went back from Twilight and to the box again with a dis-hearted look knowing the gift inside the box was ruined because of his tail. "Well it was a gift to Moon Dancer…" he took off the gift box from his tail and watched the teddy bear with most of its stuffing fall out of it. "…but…" knowing that it wasn't much of a gift at all anymore.

"Oh Spike you know we don't have time for that sort of thing." Said Twilight, clearly annoyed by Spike's plan for the day.

"But I'm on break!" exclaimed Spike, if Twilight forgot.

Twilight had begun looking around the books for the copy, "No…" said Twilight looking at book after book, "no…" she said sounding more annoyed, she kept up the irritated mood book after book until finally she shouted, "SPIKE!"

"It's over here." Said Spike with a book in hand on top of a ladder leading up to the tallest shelf of a book shelf. He felt the tugging as Twilight used her magic to get the book to here, she didn't wait for Spike to let go so she forcibly had him face plant to the ground while the book just went up to her face. Spike unamused, decided to put the pile of books away for Twilight, sighing half-heatedly doing so.

"Elements….elements….elements….elements….aha!" said Twilight flipping through the pages of the book. "The elements of harmony!" Twilight rejoiced for a minute, settling down to read the book, clearing her throat and began.
"See Mare in the Moon?" read Twilight quizzical.

Spike couldn't help but overhear Twilight reading while putting all the books away. "Mare in the Moon? But isn't that an old pony's tale?"

Still, Twilight couldn't help but go further into the book, looking up the Mare in the Moon legend. "Aha, the Mare in the moon, and the Four Stallions of Apocalypse?" read Twilight in even more confusion. Despite the title she kept on reading, "There was once a pony who wanted to rule over all of Equestria, alongside her four sons of sin and furthermore the rest of the world too. They all were defeated by the elements of harmony and all of them were banished and sealed inside the moon. Fate has it by the longest day in the thousandth year, Nightmare Moon and her 4 sons: War, Death, Pestilence, and Famine will take over Equestria bringing eternal suffering and night, plunging Equestria into a zone of true darkness."
Twilight couldn't help to believe that such a thing would be possible, she was not one to listen to legends but none the less, it was something that she in her being believed should be looked into. She noticed Spike falling and managed to catch the kid on her back just in time, it was a soft landing for Spike, relatively at least but Spike wasn't complaining. "I need you to write a letter to the Princess Spike." said Twilight.

"I don't know Twilight, the Princess is awfully busy preparing for the Summer Sun Celebration, I don't think she has the time for a little letter." Said Spike.

"Trust me Spike, being her pupil and how she trusts me totally and completely, I think she might have the time to hear a bit of what I have to say." Said Twilight, handing a quill and parchment to Spike. He didn't disobey Twilight but he was a little worried what Princess Celestia had to say, furthermore, Twilight began to speak.

"Dear Princess Celestia,
After reading an old pony legend I couldn't help but worry about it so I send this letter to you in urgency. The Summer Sun Festival and the upcoming one being the thousandth one and longest day of the year, made me worry of the return of the five ponies from their imprisonment from the moon, and as the legend implies, plunging Equestria into True Eternal Darkness. I recommend we take any action necessary to prepare for their return, if it does happen. I know that it's an old ponies tale but…well I just can't help but to worry over something as heavy sounding as this.
Your Faithfull Pupil, Twilight Sparkle."

"Got it down Spike?" asked Twilight after finishing instructing Spike what to write down on the parchment.

"Yup, just got done too." Said Spike. He took a deep breath and green flame came out of his mouth and burning the parchment into a crisp, only to find it turn into a green mist flying out of the window.

"Now all we have to do now is wait." Said Twilight, confident the princess will pay heed to her and what she had to say. Then all of a sudden Spike burped up a letter from the princess, faster arrival then the two thought it would take. "I knew the princess would listen, now could you read it to me please?" Twilight walked over to the large glass window and looked out of the window looking pleased.

"Dear faithful pupil Twilight Sparkle,
You know that I value your diligence and that I trust you completely," Upon hearing words Twilight Sparkle felt confident that the princess most likely is taking her seriously. "But you just got to stop putting your nose in those dusty old books." Twilight immediately felt the confidence from before that the princess took her serious was already long gone. "I understand such concern, prophecy's like this aren't meant to be taken lightly, especially since I lived during the time from which this prophecy was written in. But this is the kind of matter that only I should deal with it, not you. You're a young mare, life at your age isn't ALWAYS about studying and it always does pain me to see you spend your time doing so. This is why I send you on the following assignment: to check in on the celebration planned to be taken place in a town called "Ponyville" while you're at it, please make some friends, this is also another assignment, it never hurts to try such a thing and I am confident everything will be in place for you that way things will work.
From, Princess Celestia." Spike finished reading as he saw Twilight just looking out the window, thinking to herself.

"Why in the world would the princess tell me to just make friends? I have no time for such things." thought Twilight Sparkle. She knew she was right, the fate of Equestria doesn't depend on the social skills of one pony, if so then she would have taken up the sword and doing so but deep down she truly thought that it wasn't necessary. She always was at studying, and never thought she would deal with such things, none the less she took up the assignment of keeping track of Ponyville.

"Alright Spike we're heading out, grab whatever essentials you need and we'll head out in 20 minutes." And in less than a heartbeat, Spike left, happy to be out of the library of a dorm room Twilight had set up. She always somewhat knew what the princess would set her up in, she was never always clear but Twilight always figured them out in the end, like any other pony that would take up such things from the princess. Though she will still not understand why she could make friends, and why she was told so to begin with.

Whatever the reason was, she knew she'd figure out in time.