A few thousands of years ago... Equestria didn't exist.
Instead, the continent was populated by three warring tribes of Ponies; Earth Ponies, Pegasi and Unicorns. They all thrived on their own sepparate ways, divided by who had what, but grudgingly kept together by trade and need.
Until the Great Frost broke out.
Crops failed, the soil froze. Food couldn't be grown anywhere, and Ponies starved. Many fled south, only to meet their end to the storm. Others went north, to even colder areas, with the hope of finding deep coal reserves to heat themselves up, and perhaps warm an area up enough to grow crops on it, with the use of arcane and technological marvels, rushed into existance by force.
This is the story of the first time the three Tribes put their differences aside for one common goal; Survive the ethernal winter.
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Inspired by 11-Bit Studio's game, Frostpunk.
Not proofreaded. Like, at all.