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// In the eyes of the beholder 
// Story: Star Trek: Into Equestria Part 3 of 4: Contagion 
// by admiralthunderstorm 
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"The legend."  She stated. "Said the leader was a man in a blue shirt."

But, you may ask, what was the real wording of that legend? This is the story of what that legend means. A planet on the brink of collapse is saved in a manner that nopony thought was still a medical possibility. But, enough of that useless nonsense. You want to hear the legend right? Well, here it goes...


Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria, there were two regal sisters who ruled together and created harmony for all the land. To do this, the eldest used her unicorn powers to raise the sun at dawn; the younger brought out the moon to begin the night. Thus, the two sisters maintained balance for their kingdom and their subjects, all the different types of ponies. But as time went on, the younger sister became resentful. The ponies relished and played in the day her elder sister brought forth, but shunned and slept through her beautiful night. One fateful day, the younger unicorn refused to lower the moon to make way for the dawn. The elder sister tried to reason with her, but the bitterness in the young one's heart had transformed her into a wicked mare of darkness: Nightmare Moon.  She vowed that she would shroud the land in eternal night. Reluctantly, the elder sister harnessed the most powerful magic known to ponydom: the Elements of Harmony. Using the magic of the Elements of Harmony, she defeated her younger sister, and banished her permanently in the moon. Or so she thought... It was prophesied that on the longest day of the thousandth year, the stars would aid in her escape and she would bring about everlasting darkness. However, it was also prophesied that on this day, a vessel from the stars would come to our planet and due to a force none other had seen before, would break through the bonds holding the younger sister to the moon. She escaped onto the planet below and brought the vessel down with her. At this time, the Elements of Harmony had been lost for some time and there was no way of stopping the force driving through Equestria. But, then, there it was. The vessel and her crew and with their help, they were easily able to defeat her. 
But, that is not the real reason why they are here, the real menace they will have to defeat will come in the form of something so small that it almost cannot be seen. This menace is what they call Influenza and the leader of this intrepid resistance is a human in a blue shirt. he is the one who helps us the most.

Well, do you want to know what happens to them? Sit back and relax and enjoy the story.