1000 Years Ago
Before the time when the mane 6 became the hope of Equestria. A time before Luna transformation into the dreaded Nightmare moon, as she is seen sitting by her older sister Celestia in the Castle of the Two Sisters. The two sister alicorns watch over Equestria, as Celestia raises and sets the sun, while Luna raises and sets the moon. Despite them having the power to protect themselves from any enemies and threat to be fall them and equestrian. The Royal Princess needed extra help, as the amount of guard isn't enough, ponies who would devote themselves to the princesses' well-being and to keep the ponies of Equestria safe and at peace.
The Royal Princess addressed her fellow pony subjects on this matter of being the protectors of the Royal Princess and of all Equestria. They also addressed the potential dangers they will face and the sacrifices all for the cost of protecting Equestria. The fear of death intimidated nearly every pony but one pony as he galloped in front of the group of ponies, bumping each stallion and mare, until he was right in front of the Royal Sisters. The Royal Sisters gazed at a short white stallion, around the height of Luna with glowing blond short mane with a cutie mark of a Spiked ball and chain, as he approached the Royal Sister kneeling in front of them.
"Royal Princesses, I humbly except the task of protecting you and equestrian" he said in a polite but nervous behavior as he looks down on the ground, feeling unworthy to look at them. The crowd of ponies was stunned with this stallion accepting a task this serious.
Luna was surprised a pony as short as he was would accept a large task as protecting the princess and Equestrian from danger. Luna Glanced back at her sister who is smiling down at the short blond pony kneeling in front of them. Celestia asked the pony, "What is your name brave pony"
The stallion paused developing the confidence to answer Celestia as he looked up at her eyes and said "My name is Morning Star at your service Princess Celestia and Princess Luna"
Celestia smiled for a brief moment and as her face turned serious as he addresses Morning Star, "you understand that this job is no laughing matter their will be dangers around every corner and your life is on the line. Are you willing to accept such a dangerous task"
Morning Star slowly brought his head up, so his eyes locked onto Celestia. Morning Star's glare showed his devotion to the Royal Sisters he said with pride, "I accept princess it will be a honor to protect you and Equestria as you Princess did the same for us." He turns around to face the crowd to address them as well, "Who else shall join me and give back to what the Royal Princess have protected us. Silence filled the air as no pony step forward. Celestia and Luna later escorted Morning Star into their castle where he would later be trained by the remaining guards.
Throughout the years, the words echoed by Morning Star impacted the town folks, and some ponies started to join the Royal Princess Guards and together the towns folk trained to become the elite guards of Equestria. All the training will be tested as a threat so great has appeared, plunging Equestria into deep Chaos. A figure with parts of many animals appeared: A goat, A bird, A Dragon and many more bizarre creatures, and like his strange appearance he caused strange thing to befall Equestria.
Celestia and Luna confronted the mysterious creature as he is known as Discord, unfortunately their horns were turned into flowers by the mischievous creatures. Celestia ordered her guards to hold off discord until they find a way to stop him. The guards understood the order and ran into battle against discord, but before Morning Star could grab his weapon, that matches his name, Celestia called for Morning Star. He instantly dropped his weapon and galloped towards Celestia, which then she presumed to place her horn on him and the armor started to glow. Before Morning Star could ask question, the princess ordered him to stall Discord and with a slight hesitation Morning Star picked up his weapon rushed into battle against Discord.
As soon as Morning Star met up with his fellow guards, the began to act very strange and their body and mane were grey version of their color. Morning star head towards to the creature sitting on his throne as he watches his masterpiece of chaos unfold laugh hysterically at the bizarre acts fallen on Equestria. Morning Star decided to sneak up on Discord, as he slowly approaches him around the side. He observes Discord as Morning Star is unaware of him, with that be the case he spun his Morning Star (weapon) at Discord. As it feels like the weapon was about to hit him, he flips his throne as it does a black flip and then re-positions itself to face Morning Star.
"Damn it, I assumed he didn't see me" Morning Star angerly disappointed as his sneak attack failed against Discord.
Discord grinned "If it isn't Celestia favorite pet, I heard alot about you, morning star, big fan" he said sporting a number one foam finger with Morning Star name on it.
"How do you know about me monster" said Morning Star surprised and angry.
"Well lets just say I have eyes all around Equestria," Discord said while as a bunch little eyes surrounded Morning Star and receiving back into his eyes socket. Discord resume to poke Morning Star's head as he said," now why don't you run along play with your other mindless fie...." interrupted as Morning star bite the hand of Discord as he screamed in pain' " ywooooooch". Morning to advantage of Discord's agony to spin Morning star's steal spiked ball, hitting his face and knocking him into a floating upside down house.
Morning star approached the floating upside-down house with caution as wondered and said "Did I get him?" his question was answered as Discord as stepped out the door, finishing a cup of tea by drinking only the cup. "dang he survived that" He uttered in frustration.
Discord chuckled as he threw away the solid liquid tea away, "Celestia is quite clever, enchanting your armor to resist my magic." Discord said smirk as he readies to snap his fingers. "Celestia really shows much fate for you, but I don't think your weapon will be just as fateful," Discord said as he snap his finger causing Morning Star weapon to expand and create a giant metal spike ball with a monstrous mouth.
Morning Star began to run away as the monstrous spiked ball began to chase him through a maze making a weird "waka" sound.
Morning Star continued to run around a maze, hoping he wouldn't hit a dead end. As Morning Star began to tire a rainbow energy shot out in the air as it came down sending a rainbow blast waves across Equestria turning everything back to normal and Morning Star's weapon shrink back to it's normal, non-monstrous form. Morning Star exits the maze seeing the ponies of Equestria rejoicing for the princesses in stopping Discord and turning him to stone. As the other pony guards regrouped and returned to the castle and the village ponies, Princess Celestia walked past acknowledging Morning star acts of bravery as she sets off with Luna to the castle of the royal sisters leaving Morning Star to question his action and himself during his battle against Discord, to know if he was good enough to serve Celestia and Luna.
Morning Star came to conclusion that he wasn't as good as Celestia believed he was so he spent the days training and honing his skills to reach the level of the princess stander . After a few weeks of training he wonders if one pony is enough to protect all of Equestria. During his free time he would head to every parts of Equestria, recruiting every Earth, Pegasus and unicorn in Equestria to join and train so they can protect Equestria from all threats and they would be Princess's elite guards. Months past as threats came into Equestria as it tested the princesses new elite Guards, led by Morning star each wearing white armor with different color lining for each different pony, fought against all threat and have succeeded. The princesses showed great admiration for these new guard as the became the hope and strength of Equestria.
A few months later, Celestia and Morning Star were enjoying their time together while Luna was ready to rise the moon when a Pegasus Templar rushed in with news on the Crystal Empire being taken over and enslaved by King Sombra. Morning Star offered to take care of the matter, but Celestia was worried about the dangerous of situation. After Morning Star assured Celestia of her fate in Morning Star, she enchanted his armor and weapons so that it wouldn't be effected by magic like what happened against Discord.
The Pegasus carriage escorted Morning star to the outskirts of the Crystal Empire where he could see the despair and suffering as the crystal ponies were enslaved by the tyrant, King Sombra. Morning Star managed to sneak around the crystal Empire and infiltrate the Crystal Castle. He slowly peeked at the throne room as he saw no one their. He carefully walked inside the throne room where a shadow soon creep-ed up on Morning Star ready to strike at the intruder. As soon as it strikes, Morning Star sensed it and swung his Iron Spiked ball, and hit the shadow. The enchanted light coming out of the weapon cause the shadow disparate as a yell in pain echoed through to throne room. The shadow reformed and from it King Sombra appeared in front of Morning Star a bit in pain after the light burned his shadow.
"AARGH That Magical light" he yelled out still in agony from its strike, "That's Alicorn magic so the Royal Princess sent you to stop me how amusing."
"That's right Sombra, the Royal Princess has trusted me to stop your reign of terror against these innocent crystal ponies" Morning Star said with pride as he stared down King Sombra reading his weapon for a fight.
King Sombra laughed thinking Morning star had a chance against King Sombra. "what makes you think you can stand a chance against me" Sombra said firing a shadow beam from his horn directly at Morning Star. Morning Star held the Iron spiked ball of his Morning star to block the shadow beam. As soon as he blocked it, King Sombra teleported to the left side of Morning Star, keeping his distance, as he fired another shadow beam aiming for Morning Star cutie mark. Out of instinct, Morning Star swung his chain spiked ball to block the shadow beam and then he would lean on his front right hoofs lifting his body and then hook kick, with his back left hoof, kicking the iron spiked ball as it launches it directly at King Sombra knocking him out of his throne room and onto his balcony.
King Sombra manages to get to his feet as Morning Star approaches him glaring at him with disgust saying "The reason I can beat you, Sombra, is that Celestia has entrusted me with her magic cause she believes that I can stop your reign of terror and I can't disappoint her."
King Sombra snarled as Morning Star comment as King Sombra charges his horn for another strike, "Insolence Pony, you will learn to fear and respect King Sombra" He yelled Blasting his shadow beam directly towards Morning Star.
Morning Star rushed towards the beam without hesitation as he uses his weapon to block the beam, still keeping his momentum he would kick him with his right hind hoof dazing him. Morning Star jumped backwards getting enough room to whirls his Iron Spiked ball hitting King Sombra off the balcony as he landed on the side edges of the castle, long enough for a single pony to walk on. King Sombra took minimum damage cause his force field was deployed before Morning Star weapon made full contact as he made it to his feet, but not giving time to recover as Morning Star jumped towards him slamming his weapon in front of him making Sombra topple backward.
Morning Star gazed angerly at Sombra as he Sombra desperately applied his force field "Your no King" Morning Star yelled angerly as Morning Star weapon hits Sombra's force field breaking it only to him reform it quickly as he is put on the defensive. Morning Star in rage as he continues to attack shouting out, "A King is someone who cares for his people" He attacks Sombra's force field again and recreate one, "A King never enslaves his people." Morning Star strikes Sombra's force field again and recreate another as he yells "A King is not...." he interrupts to put more force in his strikes not only shattering the King Sombra's force field but sending him toppling backward. Sombra struggles to look up as Morning Star held his glowing weapon above his head ready to finish him of as he shouted, completing his sentence, "SCUM LIKE YOU".
Before Morning Star could deliver the final blow, King Sombra notice the glowing weapon admitted a shadow which he used against Morning Star, out of desperation, to wrap it around the unprotected neck of as it began to choke him. King Sombra rose to his feet delivering a evil laughter that echoed across the crystal empire "Bwahahahaha, Scum you say? You have no idea who your talking to I rule this pathetic land". He turns his attention to the ponies of the Crystal Empire that were watching this display to address them, "Those who appose me will be dealt with". King Sombra increase the force of his shadow hold on Morning star to choke the life until he breathe his last breathe as his hoofs drop heavy and his eyes rolled to the back of his head. King Sombra let out of another demonic laugh as he tosses Morning Star lifeless body of the Crystal Castle as he made a hard impact on the ground.
Sombra's laughter filled the air only to be interrupted by Celestia and Luna appearing to put a end to King Sombra as they used the Elements of Harmony to banish King Sombra to the shadows and the Crystal Empire and the rest of the Crystal empire including Morning Star to disappear only leaving his armor and weapon behind as they were enchanted by Celestia. Celestia saw Morning Star's armor and weapon and mourned his lost deeply as the princesses return back to the Royal Castle to plan the funeral for Morning Star, bring the weapon and armor with them. Every pony was attendance to the Funeral of Morning Star as they mourned and reflect on the action of Morning Star and none was more effective by this then the guards and Celestia. Unfortunately, not all ponies took Morning Stars death very well.
A day after Morning Star's Death the second of command, now the leader of Celestia Elite, Razor Edge, a gray pony with a sharp mane, goatee, sharp tail while wearing a eye patch, Princesses elite armor and a cutie mark of a scythe, was deeply upset he lost a amazing friend who was like a brother to him. Razor held a secret meeting for the princesses elite guards to discuss Morning Star's death. Razor blamed the Royal Princess for sending Morning Star alone to his fate and being unable to protect him. He believed that Royal Princess betrayed him. After a long discussion later, Razor convinced the elite guards of Equestria to overthrow the Celestia and Luna so that the people can rule in unison.
Nightfall gloomed over the Royal Sister castle as the castle felt empty with the exception of some non-elite guards and some royal servants. The Princess wondered where her elite guards have gone. which was eventually answered as by Razor storming the castle with elite guards as earth and unicorns came through the front while the elite Pegasus came from the sky and landed on the roof. The elite guards were on a rampage, destroying the castle and killing any pony loyal to the princess and not to Morning Star. Eventually, Razor made it inside the throne room as right of the bat, the princess guards instantly rushed towards Razor to try to stop him only to be cut down by his scythe and its sharp scythe like tail.
Celestia demanded a explanation from Razor on why he would betray Equestria. Razor replied that it was Celestia and Luna who betrayed the elite guards and Morning Star, he also said he would get rid of them for their acts of betrayal. Razor galloped towards Celestia and Luna as he prepares to killed them, only to be stop be Luna magic hold, encasing Razor in dark blue hold, but before the hold Razor threw his scythe at Luna cutting her flank, wounding her. Luna drops her hold on Razor and he continues to dash towards Celestia and Luna. Celestia saw the pain her sister was in and was furious as she charged her magic which instantly catching Razor in a bright yellow orb, similar to a sun, and later Celestia signals Luna to combine her magic to the orb, creating a mini solar eclipse which would be launched into the sky to contract and explode making Razor disappear in a flash as he let out a scream before he disappeared.
Celestia and Luna appeared in front of the raging ponies, formally her elite guards, to punish them for their crimes against Equestria and themselves. Celestia looks around at the these former elite ponies' faces feeling sorry for them and she was unable to the same to them as she and her sister did to razor, so she requested that they be exiled from Equestria never to return again. The Former Elite guards left Equestria and traveled great distance and sailed halfway around a world to a magical island full of mysterious and vast landscape and trees, a perfect place to colonize and begin a new. These guards changed their title from Equestria's Elite Guards to the Templar ponies and changed its white plate armor to black to avoid being recognized.The Templar ponies thrived the new land for many years even lasting 1000 year, still existing today.
Our story will take place 1000 years in the future which is now present day in the Templar populated land called Guardania.