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// Prologue: Sacrifice  
// Story: Brave Frontier Equestria 
// by Titan Commander Sebaste 
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	10,000 Years ago….
Future site of Ponyville
213 DR (Discord's Reign)

Celestia blasted a mutated earth pony armed with what looked like a giant toothpick aside as she and Luna advanced, anger in her eyes at what the God of Chaos had done to the ponies she and her sister were about to lead. Around them, pieces of land floated in the air while a town lay ahead, the ramshackle buildings lying in ruins.

Behind them, two cloaked figures followed, hoods up, both the same height as the two Alicorns, but they both walked in a bipedal fashion, and as their cloaks shifted, the glint of sunlight on armor could be seen.  One of the figures looked up to reveal two blue eyes that narrowed at the chortling Draconequus sitting on a throne on a hill nearby. A distortion appeared around it before eight blades suddenly appeared around the figure and hovered point first around it. Each blade shimmered with a strange energy, as if the natural light was held within each blade.

Sensing a disturbance, Discord stopped laughing and looked towards where the four were advancing from. Jumping off the throne, he said, “Well well well! If it isn't the so called “Saviors of Ponykind”, here to stop me and save the ponies!” He put emphasis on the word stop as a stop sign appeared in his paw. “Please, as if you could really stop me!” He then noticed the two figures behind the two Alicorns and his eyes suddenly widened in shock and fear. “Oh no, not you two!” He groaned, “As if I didn't have to deal with Sunbutt and Moon Pie here, you two blowhards show up!” Both Celestia and Luna snorted in annoyance at the names Discord gave them.

“Sorry for crashing the reunion, but the four of us have one thing in common, we don't like people lording it over others.” The figure with the floating swords said, its voice revealing it as female. She then pushed her hood back with gauntleted hands to reveal a face that had a shock of long white hair on top of her head, but the rest of her was furless. Her blue eyes glared at Discord as he glared back. “And what you’ve done to these ponies is unforgivable.”

“Oh please, I'm just having a bit of fun! But I'm not in the mood for dealing with you four, how about you deal with these…” Discord snorted before he waved his hand and a flock of 20 bird-like bipedal creatures appeared in from of him, electricity coursing through their wings. “Harpies! Bring the thunder!” He ordered before turning back to his throne 

The Harpies flew towards the four only to scatter when the second figure suddenly leapt into the air and spread its own wings, only these were made entirely of electricity. It then tossed its cloak off to reveal a lightly armored creature with a skirt that reminded the two Alicorns of what the ponies of Roam wore and like the first figure, it had hair on the top of its head, but its face and the rest of its body was furless. But while the first figure had long white hair, the other had tawny brown short hair. It glared at the Draconequus with golden eyes  before it drew a single sword that coursed with electrical energy. “Not this time Discord!” It snapped, revealing the figure as female also. “You’re not getting away from us any longer!”

Discord turned his head and snorted. “Let's see how well you’ll fight without those paws you call “Hands”.” He said before he snapped his fingers and both figures suddenly vanished in a burst of bright light. When the light cleared, two very different figures were seen. The cloaked figure stumbled, her eyes wide with shock at her new appearance. Where she had been a bipedal creature, she was now a unicorn with a white coat, mane and tail, and on her flank, hidden behind the cloak, were two blades crossed behind a crown. The figure in the air had also been changed, only to a pegasus with a light brown coat, and a tawny brown mane and tail. On her flank was a Phoenix over a lightning bolt. She still wore her armor, but it had changed with her, her boots and gauntlets now covering her hooves and her chest armor covered the entirety of her barrel, while her tail poked from her skirt.

“What… what did you do to us?!” The Pegasus asked, her voice shaking in shock and anger.

“You both seemed to like the ponies so much, I changed you into one, and at least in this form, you’ll prove less troubling than your original forms.” Discord replied with a smirk.

With a roar of rage, she swooped towards him, electricity suddenly blasting from her wings at him. His eyes widened in shock before he dodged to the side, a Harpy taking the brunt of the blasts. It screeched in pain as it was blasted back, falling unconscious after smashing into the ground.

The unicorn meanwhile had taken off her cloak, revealing her armor. Like the pegasus, she had a skirt below her chest armor, but this one was covered in white feathers. Glaring at Discord, her horn began to glow a cyan blue before the swords from before appeared around her. She then advanced, using the blades to strike out at any Harpies or discorded ponies in her path, as they struck, a flash of bright light both blinded and burned those the blades hit.

Discord growled in annoyance before he snapped his fingers again and a massive Halberd appeared in his paw. Gripping it with both his lion’s paw and eagle claw, he prepared to engage as the unicorn charged forward. With a ring of steel on steel, the two crossed blades, Discord managing to block the unicorn’s swords before delivering a thrust at the mare, only to have it blocked by the eight blades. “For someone that's not from here, you’re a real pain to deal with!” He growled.

“I’ve gotten that a lot, but at least I’m fighting to protect!” She retorted as she blocked another thrust. Seeing an opening, she thrust one of her blades and stabbed the God of Chaos in the arm. He yelped in pain and stumbled backwards. He glared at the mare as his arm healed. His eyes then widened as he saw what looked like blue crystals appear and float towards the unicorn before getting absorbed by her. Her eyes glowed briefly before they returned to normal, while her swords seemed to crackle with more energy.

“I forgot about those blasted things…” Discord grumbled. He then held his weapon in his paw before he fired a blast of Chaotic magic at her. Still not used to her new body, she tripped and was sent flying into a nearby house by the blast. “That should take care of her…” he chuckled before he was struck by three blasts of lightning. “Oooh, I’m really getting tired of you two!” He growled as he turned to face the pegasus.

“Well too bad, because we’ll be that last thing you'll see!” She snapped. He then noticed that two blades were now mounted on her wings and he groaned.

'I knew I should have gotten rid of that blade when I changed her…’ he reprimanded himself as the pegasus swooped towards him, her blades aimed at him. Just as he readied the halberd to swat her out of the sky, eight impacts caused him to stumble, a burning sensation following the blows. Wincing in pain, he turned his head to see the unicorn limping towards him, the impact having dislocated a shoulder. Her blades dripped with his blood, having been psychically recalled back to her after she threw them.

This proved to be a mistake for him as the pegasus smashed into him, her blades sinking into his chest and delivering a massive jolt of electricity. He yelled in pain before backhanding her into the ground in front of him. “This time, I'm going to make sure you don't interfere with my plans!” He snarled as he raised his halberd to deal a death blow to the mare. 

“Cassie! No!” The unicorn yelled before her horn suddenly glowed and a bolt of magic smashed into Discord. He stumbled before turning to her, his eyes narrowed in anger.

“To quote a certain character in your world: GET OVER HERE!” He growled before she found herself yanked over to where her friend was. 

“Rayla, Sefia, ye needst get away from him!” Luna yelled as a rainbow ring appeared around both her and Celestia.

Discord spun around and his eyes widened before he shouted, “Oh no you don't!” But before he could take a step forward, the unicorn stepped in front of him, followed by the pegasus. 

“You’re not going anywhere!” She snarled as a blast of harmonic energy rose from the two Alicorns behind them and streaked towards the three. She then turned her head to Celestia and Luna and whispered, “Good luck you two…” As the blast from the elements struck, she turned her head and closed her eyes before everything turned dark as the three were turned to stone.

Both Celestia and Luna looked at the now stone forms of the two ponies and Discord, their minds reeling from seeing the two sacrifice themselves to halt their foe. Luna broke down after a few minutes, her sobs echoing through the ruined town. Celestia herself had tears pouring down her face as she realized that the two would never be able to see the world again. But what she didn't know was that in a place unaffected by Discord, a single earth pony prophet would write down a prophecy that foretold the return of the two when Equestria was at its darkest moment, when a more ancient foe would appear… and Gods… would fall…

When the Four Fallen appear, destruction seems near, but do not lose hope, for the two who slumber will awaken, and even the gods will tremble at their names… and the universe shall reveal their destiny as protectors of a new land….


 Brave Frontier Equestria