What You Don't Know

by Flaming Pulsar


Chapter 34--Hearth's Warming Eve Pageant

Chapter 34--Hearth’s Warming Eve Pageant

The Founding of Equestria

Narrator........................................................................................................................................................................................................Sir Síor
Temporus……………………………….......................................................................................................................................Twilight Sparkle
Galaxis…………………………………………………..................................................................................................................…….…Rarity
Shamrock (Father of Clover the Clever)................................................................................................................................................Apple Jack
Lespedeza (Mother of Clover the Clever)...............................................................................................................................................Pinkie Pie
Polaris (Father of Starswirl the Bearded)…………......................................................................................……………………...Rainbow Dash
Nova (mother of Starswirl the Bearded…..………………….....................................................................…..……….………..….…..Fluttershy
Flagra (adult)…………………………..................................................................................................................................……………...Flagra
Discord…………………………………………………………………………......................................................................……………...Mim
Doctor……………………………………...………………………………………...................................................................………….Doctor
Extra 1……………………………………..………………………………......................................................................………....Apple Bloom
Extra 2…………………………………………………………………..........................................................................…………..Sweetie Belle
Extra 3……………………………………………………………………......................................................................……………....Scootaloo
Extra 4………………………………………………………………………..................................................................…....……..Vinyl Scratch
Extra 5………………………………………………………………..................................................................................……………...Octavia
Extra 6…………………………………………………….....................................................................................................……………..Derpy
Extra 7………………………………………………………………………….........................................................................Lyra Heartstrings
Extra 8………………………………………………………………………........................................................................……...Big McIntosh

NARR [Enters stage right] Good evening fillies and gentlecolts and welcome to the 1000th annual Hearth’s Warming Eve Pageant. As you all know, this pageant was created 1000 years ago by our very own Princess Celestia to commemorate the founding of our great nation of Equestria. However, what you don’t know is that the story you all know and love is wrong. There were no Windegos, there was no extreme winter, and  there was no separation of the races. As a matter of fact, the different races hadn’t even been created yet. All there was of the ponies were alicorns. And there was a whole population of them, not just the three we have today. So what happened? How did the three pony races come to be? Where did the rest of the alicorns go? And, perhaps most importantly, why did our great Princess Celestia feel the need to cover up the truth with silly stories? Well, I can probably answer that last question right now. You see, Princess Celestia was trying to protect the population by keeping you all ignorant. So what was the deadly truth she was protecting you from? Well, she probably wouldn’t approve of this, but you’re about to see the truth the has been so carefully hidden. So, without further ado, I give you The Founding of Equestria.

[Curtains spread to reveal TEMPORUS, GALAXIS, SHAMROCK, LESPEDEZA, POLARIS, NOVA, FLAGRA, DOCTOR, and EXTRAS at a war meeting.

TEMP As you are all aware, these wars, which have been dubbed the Discordian Wars, have been going on for one month now. The recent arrival of Flagra has helped with our war efforts but unless we can find a way to stop Discord, I’m afraid these wars may never end.

GALA And if we can’t end these wars, not only will we likely be killed, but I doubt Discord would spare our children.

SHAM Which means that my boy Clover may never grow to be the strapping young stallion I always dreamed of.

POLA Not to mention my young Starswirl.

FLAG And Celestia and Luna and Floriana and Animia and all of these alicorns’ [gestures to EXTRAS] children as well. The point is, we need to do something about Discord. As you’re all aware by now, I have come from the future where the Discordian Wars have ended but there is little information about how they ended. It is for this reason that I have come to this time so that I might find out more about Discord to help in the future.

NOVA So we know that Discord can at least be stopped but how?

FLAG Well, in one of the times I have visited, I discovered the the Stones of Power were a collection of powerful artifacts that, when brought together, could be used to stop very powerful foes. They were known for stopping Discord at least once. However, their location will not be known for another 750 years. Any time before that, i.e. now, their exact locations is unknown.

LESP So why not track them down now? These Stones of Power seem to be just what we need.

FLAG While the Stones would be helpful, I’m afraid we don’t have the time. It took 7 years to track down the Stones in that time and in my research, I discovered that Discord is going to make a huge attack in just ten days.

TEMP Doctor, do you have any input to add?

DOCT Well, I have yet to visit some of the times that Flagra has so I can’t verify everything she says but I do know that the Stones of Power are inaccessible at this time. I also know that these wars were very short but very destructive, which means that they could end with this final battle. I propose we attack him before those ten days.

TEMP I agree. Discord was last sighted in the midwest, near the village of Winneapolis.

EXT1 You mean former village.

EXT2 She’s right. If Discord was there, then that village wouldn’t be there any more.

EXT3 So we go to the ruins of Winneapolis and find Discord and take him down.

EXT4 But how do we take him down? Everything we’ve tried has had no effect on him.

EXT5 So we try something else.

EXT6 Like what?

EXT7 I liked those Stones of Power. That sounded like a good idea.

EXT8 Weren't you listening? Those would take too long to find.

TEMP It seems that what we need is a new strategy. So here’s what we’ll do.

[Curtains close]

NARR [offstage] And so, they discussed battle strategies until they finally settled on one they all could agree on. Ten days later, they all flew out to what was once Winneapolis and found Discord who seemed to be waiting for them.

[Curtains reopen]

DISC Oh dear. It seems I have been surrounded by seventeen alicorns who think they stand a chance against me. Have you not realized that you ponies are the reason these wars have started.

TEMP Lies. You are the one who started these wars. And now, we’re going to end it.

DISC While it is true that I initiated the first attack, you all are the reason I started the wars. Specifically to do away with you silly alicorns. You see, I have been plotting my own demise for quite some time. However, I have discovered that the only way I can die is when all sentient life has ended. Thus I used my infinite power of chaos to enact the best way to finally end it all, For you see, while I do wish to end my own existence after trillions of years, I simply must do it in the most extravagant way. But I’m afraid you simpleton alicorns are no match for my power.

GALA You’re wrong! All of us together can take you down.

DISC Weren’t you listening? The only way I can die is by eradicating all sentient life. I don’t suppose you would help me with that so how do you plan on taking me down?

[GALAXIS fires magic laser from horn. DISCORD deflects it, hitting EXTRA 8 instead.]

DISC Did you really think that would work?

EXT7 [checking EXT8] He’s still alive but he’s not in good shape.

TEMP Take someone else to help you bring him back to the safehouse.

[EXTRAS 6 and 7 carry EXTRA 8 off stage left.]

TEMP Stick to the plan, dear.

GALA Sorry, I just got a little worked up.

DISC Ah yes. Temporus and Galaxis. You’ve got four girls at home, am I right? And let’s see who else we have here. Shamrock and Lespedeza, your boy is named Clover, correct? And here’s Polaris and Nova, the parents of Starswirl.

NOVA Don’t hurt them.

LESP Leave the children out of this.

DISC Ah, I always love how easily it is to anger mothers. All i have to do is mention their children and they get all protective. Not that it’ll do them much good. Worry not. I shall not hurt the children. At least, not physically. Though it would be a shame for them to grow up without parents.

DOCT I won’t let that happen.

DISC And what are you gonna do to stop me? Who even are you? I don’t believe we’ve met.

DOCT I’m the Doctor. And I don’t take kindly to monsters like you.

DISC Monster? I don’t see any monster here. All I see is a bunch of silly alicorns and a beautiful draconequus trying to put on a good show. But now that you’ve insulted me, I shall give you one hour to choose which of you I will kill. When that hour is up, I will kill half of everyone here.

FLAG And if we resist?

DISC Then I’ll just kill all of you.

NARR [offstage] Our heroes had to think fast. They only had an hour to try and find a way out of this. If they tried to run, Discord would kill them before they even took flight, If they tried to fight, he would likely win. How will our valiant group of alicorns take down the evil beast known as Discord?

DISC Your hour is up. Have you chosen who will die?

TEMP We have.

DISC Oh? Who then?

TEMP We chose you.

[Fighting breaks out with various forms of magic being fired at DISCORD and DISCORD causing immense amounts of chaos to break out. A few alicorns even tried simply punching DISCORD but to little effect. As the fight dies down, it is revealed that only five fighters remain alive: TEMPORUS, GALAXIS, FLAGRA, DOCTOR, and, of course, DISCORD]

DISC Is that really the best you have? [sigh] I grow weary of you weaklings. I’ve already killed 80% of your population and still you resist. So let’s make things more interesting, shall we? I will leave the four of you, your four daughters, Clover, and Starswirl alone. As for the rest of the alicorns, let’s split them up.

EXT8 [being pulled by DISCORD’s magic] W-What’s happening?

DISC [holding up EXTRA 8 with magic] Don’t worry, you won’t remember a thing.

[DISCORD’s magic separates EXTRA 8 into EXTRA 6 as a pegasus, EXTRA 7 as a unicorn, and EXTRA 8 as an earth pony.]

DISC There, now you can repopulate a little more easily. By my calculations, if all of the remaining 20% of alicorns are split like this, that would add up to 60% of the original population. But of course these little ponies will need a ruler. Someone to lead them. This is why I left you alive. Temporus and Galaxis, congratulations. You are the new king and queen of the ponies. I’ll be back in a few centuries. That should be enough time for you to establish a good nation. I expect things to be more fun when I return.

[Curtains close]

NARR [Enters stage right with spotlight following] As Discord flew off to unknown places, our four remaining heroes gathered their fallen brethren to pay their respects. They returned to the safe house greeting every amnesiatic pony along the way. Temporus and Galaxis took in Clover and Starswirl as their nephews and raised them to the legends that they have come to be known as. They began establishing a form of government with Temporus and Galaxis as it’s heads. They applied this government to the new forms of ponies that had been created and founded their nation which they called Equestria. And nearly 2000 years later, this great nation of Equestria still stands strong, ready to face anything that comes its way. [bows]

[Stage lights turned on. Actors start entering from either side of the stage. Once all actors have entered the stage, they all bow then exit.]