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// 21: Collapse 
// Story: A New Equestria book the second 
// by ZeirMakavar 
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Chapter 21
Collapse


Many a pony would claim to know when it was that the Grand Principality of Equestria collapsed. Many of the scholars would claim it was due to in fighting between the three pony races, that of the Earth Ponies, Pegasi, and Unicorns. Some other scholars would claim it was due to the leaving of the fourth, and arguably first, pony race. The Alicorns. Based on my findings, Alicorns were one of the first pony races. The implications of such a fact is astronomical, as it would mean everything we've assumed of pony physiology to be flawed.
If Alicorns in deed were the first of the pony races, then that would mean that there is the possibility for any of the pony races to become an Alicorn, much like how Unicorns can. This is clear even today, as both Earth Ponies and Pegasi can use the old magics such as Sigils. Many ponies in fact claim it was one of those two races, with the help of the first Alicorns, that created Sigils. Not the Unicorns, like common belief claims.
If either of the two popular theories are indeed true, and did lead to the collapse of The Grand Principality, then it would still not fully explain the rise of one Discord of Chaos. Nor would it explain what happened to the Empire which the Grand Principality called it's Suzerain. No pony ever talks about the Empire of Ravenwood, or of it's immortal emperor. The last recorded entry of Ravenwood in Equestrian history, is that of a few months after the collapse of the Grand Principality. According to the documents of the time, Ravenwood began to pull their troops out the territory months before the collapse, which according to some theorists, is what lead to an expedited collapse of the government. As, well this lead to what would become known as the War of the Races, which in turn, is what lead to the creation of one of the most celebrated holidays in pony history.
While such things can be debated from now until high noon, it still does not change one thing. Ravenwood, is still out there somewhere.

~Sunset Shimmer, in the preamble of Final Days Volume 2.

"I still don't get why Rainbow would betray us like that..." Twilight said, shaking her head slowly before looking over at Sunset. "Though, it is nice to see you again, how have you been Sunset?"
"I've been fine, things have been going good over in the human world. Nothing really note worthy since the sirens." Sunset replied, chuckling a bit softly, as she shrugged. "Well, nothing as noteworthy as a tyrannical dragon-thing from Equestria's long lost past resurfacing to try and take over the world again."
"Actually, I think she was a Drakyl." Twilight said, shaking her head a bit. "She did have dragon-like qualities yes, but with how she looked, and the horns... Coupled with that she stood on her hind legs, and had no wings... That sounds like a Drakyl."
"But, Drakyl haven't existed in Equestria since long before discord took over, it says so in the history books." Sunset said, shaking her head. "I mean, I get some weird shit has been happening over here, Rainbow told me herself... Well, before she went cray with being brainwashed..."
"It still doesn't change that we still need to come up with a new strategy, with Rainbow on The Teacher's..."
"I'm sorry to interrupt Twilight, but... I really must ask Miss Sunset a very important question." Discord said, as he slowly slithered out of Twilight's mane, growing back to his normal size as he did.
"What did I tell you about hitching a ride on ponies Discord..." Twilight said, sighing. "And what would be so important, that you'd need to interrupt a private conversation?"
""I'm curious to know this as well..." Applejack said, turning to look at Discord, as she finally spoke.
"Well, I was just curious... but, Sunset where did you learn that magic?" Discord asked, turning to look at Sunset, as she backed up a bit. "That magic you used, to defend Twilight, and get us out of The Teacher's compound... that was not Equestrian magic."







Rainbow Dash sighed, as she sat near the throne room of The Teacher's compound. It had been roughly a week since she brought Celestia and Luna to there, under the guise of confronting The Teacher. She shook her head quickly, trying to get the sad look on Luna's face as Rainbow killed her and her sister, out of her head. "You never said it would be this hard to get that out of my head..." She mumbled a bit, shaking her head again, as Shinze approached her.
"No, I didn't." He said, chuckling a bit softly, as he sat next to her. "Though, I never said it would be easy." He laughed, shaking his head again.
"And you're sure?" Rainbow then asked, turning to look at him again. "Are you sure it worked? Are you sure the spell I used transported them to a safe place? And that The Teacher doesn't know?"