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// (A) Royal Request 
// Story: The Lost Legends of Equestria: Star Swirl the Bearded 
// by Silver Inkwell 
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And then a miracle happened, the tribes finally united and formed the lands of Equestria, and Star Swirl was glad, this was the beginning of peace and harmony and friendship, but if they were to remain stable they needed better stronger leaders, ones that were not mortal, but immortal, just like he was.

They needed an alicorn, and he just so happened to know where he could find them, and so 184 years after his 36th birthday and finding the secret of immortality and eternal youth [but only 174 years after his ten-year journey that had taken him to the wastelands of the west, the frozen icy cold lands of the north, and the Alicorn Kingdom (named Alicar) in the East].

He was 220 years old when Equestria was first formed, but he was still young just as the day that he and drunk the potion of immortality so long ago.

So lifting a pen to his paper scroll he wrote down a quick message.

Dear King Cosmos, I am sorry to trouble you, but there have been recent matters both political in these lands now officially called Equestria. I am contacting you because I want you to send a leader here, someone to guide the ponies, unicorns, and pegasi of this land. 

The citizens will need a leader, and I can’t think of any better example of power, strength, and knowledge than an Alicorn. It also helps that they are a combination of all three tribes. 

And while I do not wish to impose any force of favors on you I do remind you of me helping your two little cute daughters, Celestia and Luna were their names if my memory can correctly recall. And while I do know that they don’t have their cutie marks (yet), I feel like that this experience would be good for them to learn and grow up from.

And so I specifically request the two of them, but if you wish to send another I will understand and respect your wishes and command. Anyhow I must thank you once more again for your hospitality while I was visiting your royal and regal kingdom of grace, power, and knowledge. And so with this I do end.

Yours faithfully, forever and always, Star Swirl the Wizard.

And with that written down he magically transported the scroll to him.

It wasn’t long before he received a scroll in reply and return from the king.

Dear Star Swirl, thank you for your letter, I read it and after much thought and time I have finally decided to go with your judgement and send my daughters.

I don’t know why you want them, but I must assume you have a plan.

I do request to know the reason as to why, but if you wish to keep it secret I would also understand and respect your wishes as well too.

My daughters should be arriving soon, within two to three weeks.

Please make them feel welcome and at home, they are the only face that they know from your land after all. Oh, and one more thing also, they must have a place to stay, and somewhere where they can rule from, so I would highly suggest that you build some kind of castle, preferably isolated but also easily accessible, I will leave the place and decision and detail designs up to you.

Yours faithfully, always and forever, King Cosmos of the Alicorn Kingdom.

Star Swirl smiled, of course he expected an answer, and he would give him that, he wouldn’t torture him with vague or general answers, not anymore, he would be exact, he would be precise, and so he wrote one last message.

Let’s just say that I have seen their future, and here in Equestria their future will be great and grand, and their rule will be long, prosperous, happy and one full of joy and cheer. Yet in the Alicorn Kingdom it is uncertain, but many will only bring pain and sorrow and despair. That, my dear king, that is your only answer.

Yours faithfully, forever and always, Star Swirl the Wizard.

And with that he sent the last letter and then received the last one from the king. 

Thank you for your response, this comforts me very much my friend.
Yours faithfully, always and forever, King Cosmos of the Alicorn Kingdom.

And with that Star Swirl smiled and waited in anticipation for the two young little fillies to come, he had enjoyed their company, he enjoyed it a lot, very much so that they made him smile just like his wife and his apprentice, but the story of his time in the Alicorn Kingdom is one for a much later time.