(Note: This story takes place after Season 4 and before Season 5)

At the dawn of time, there were two beings that existed in the Universe. A group known only as The Ancients and The God of Chaos himself, he who existed long before the time of Discord.

As much as they despised each other, The Ancients and The God of Chaos worked together to keep balance in the Universe. The Ancients were in charge of Harmony and The God of Chaos was in charge of maintaining the chaotic energies that flowed within the Universe. For a long time, there was peace, but alas, peace does not last forever.

The God of Chaos grew jealous of Harmony. He despised how everything thought of it as perfection, that Harmony was the only element that held everything together, while chaos was shunned and feared. So The God of Chaos sought out to disrupt this balance, proclaiming himself as The Endbringer and annihilating entire planets with his power, power that he was supposed to contain and distribute only when necessary. He felt no remorse. He gave no mercy. It was only chaos.

So began the age of his Reign of Chaos and the war that would last between The God of Chaos and The Ancients for centuries... until The Ancients stumbled upon a world that would determine the fate of the Universe...

Year 652 E

It is a sad day in Equestria. The well-respected wizard Star Swirl the Bearded, known for his feats towards the end of the Chaos War and his studies in the arcane arts, has passed away. The princesses told me that it was due to unknown circumstances, but they refused to comment any further.

Star Swirl was a good friend of mine. He was short-tempered at times, but he always meant well. It's unfortunate that he'll never be able to finish his spell, his final 'masterpiece' as he called it. The princesses have taken all of his notes for safekeeping, although I do not know what they'll use it for.

Before he passed away, Star Swirl locked himself away in his tower for extended periods at a time. He kept mumbling something about a... a seventh element. He must have been referring to the Elements of Harmony, but that's just ludicrous. There were only six elements used to defeat Discord, not seven. You can rest easy now though old friend.

The funeral is tomorrow at sunset, although I do not know why the preparations are taking so long. Nevertheless, I am expecting a huge turn out tomorrow. He has helped the lives of many.

-Scribble Pen, Scholar of Lore

Equestria: Present Time

It had been only a few days since Twilight's triumph over Tirek when Equestria had fallen prey to yet another evil, except at the time, nopony had suspected anything was amiss. When reports of unnatural occurrences began to arise, ranging from disappearances to shadowy demons, the princesses, Luna, Celestia, Cadance, and Twilight assembled small teams to confront these issues, only to have them return with nothing.

Taking matters into their own hooves, Celestia and Luna sought out these problems themselves and were successfully able to bring peace to their citizens, although they too were unsuccessful in finding the source of these problems.

One day, Twilight came across an ancient prophecy in a book given to her by Celestia that foretold the coming of something strange. This being would be able to help them in their time of need, but there was a chance that it would destroy Equestria as they know it. With no other options available, Twilight set out to learn how she could bring this One to Equestria, which brings us to the beginning of our tale.

Join Twilight and her friends as they set out on an epic quest to defeat this darkness, alongside an unlikely hero of another world who has yet to become aware of the true power lying within him...