Every 1,300 years a curse falls over the land of Equestria. It is a dangerous and perilous curse that only the bravest can hope to overcome. Fruit becomes deadly, spikes grow out of the ground like grass, and even the moon itself is said to come crashing down on unsuspecting inhabitants. The only way to stop this curse is to go and defeat a mysterious being known only as "The Mare" and take the throne away from her.
And so in the year 200X, a filly left home...
on her dangerous and epic quest...
to become The Mare!

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Art by the lovely Kumishy!
This is a take on what it would be like if "I Wanna Be the Guy!" was ponified.
The story takes place before Season 4.

When Fluttershy finds a mysterious book in the Everfree Forest, she's overjoyed at the prospect of learning everything she can about her animals friends.

But you know what they say about things that seem too good to be true...

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Thanks to wonderful editors ArgonMatrix and Kumishy!