Long ago, in a magical place called Equestria; dark forces had invaded the land. It tore through the land destroying everthing and everyone in it's path. Warriors fought day and night with their best enchanted weapons, but the monsters only seemed to grow stronger and more numerous. Not even the most powerful of mages could combat the darkness with their magic. For years the humans, mages, vampires, werewolves and the many other beings that inhabited the land lived in a constant state of terror.
All hope seemed lost...until one day, a young, powerful mage journey into the dark forest surrounding her home in search of a way to defeat the evil that had invaded her home. She journeyed for several days, battling with the dangerous creatures that inhabited the woods until finally she returned with six powerful objects said to be given to her by the gods themselves in reward for her courage and resilience.
These objects represented various aspects of harmony: Generosity, Honesty, Laughter, Kindness, and Loyalty: the sixth has been lost to time and remains a mystery to this day. The mage channeled the power of the Elements of Harmony and drove the evil out of the land forever. The magical creatures were so grateful that they named her the Mage Queen. The first Mage Queen and those after her continued to use the Elements to maintain peace and harmony among the magical creatures under their rule and protect them from any danger that rose up.
Now though... many years have gone by, the time of the Mage Queens has long passed and the elements themselves vanished without a trace. Some say the elements knew that their work was done and left the world on their own will. Other say that the elements went into hiding, searching for worthy bearers to their power. Whatever happened Equestria now remains in a time of peace and all are happy. However, if history has taught us anything it is that peace never lasts forever. Legend has it that one day the elements will reappear again with new chosen ones who will rise to protect Equestria, and the whole world.
The full moon shone brightly, illuminating the ruins of a once grand palace surrounded by forest and lighting the way for a young cloaked figure. She carefully navigated around the rubble and, after examining the map she had made, entered a crumbling wing of the palace. In the middle of the room stood a crumbling pedestal with the remains of six broken stone orbs on the branches. The figure smiled and began thoroughly examining the room; cleaning away vines and leaving no stone unturned all in the hopes of finding something.
The figure was just about the give up when she spotted something sparkle in a pile of rubble at the bottom of the pedestal. She quickly rummaged through the pile and, with a triumphant grin, pulled a small magenta gem cut in the shape of a six pointed star. The cloaked girl examined her prize up close; this was what she was looking for; all those hours of pouring over old books and scrolls were worth it now that she had finally found it.
She secured the gem in her bag and was just about to leave when she heard a voice call out.
"Halt! Who dares violate this sacred place?!"
The figure, as though recognizing the voice quickly turned towards the entrance where a woman with beautiful blue hair and skin, wearing dark blue and black mage robes stood with authority.
Narrowing her cyan eyes the woman spoke again "Drop whatever it is you just took and reveal yourself at once!" she commanded. The figure shook her head. She wasn't about to be stopped here, not when she was so close! She had worked too hard for it to end. The woman began to approach the figure when, with a opal glow coming from her hands, she levitated the surprised woman and tossed her into one of the crumbling walls, allowing her a change to race towards the exit.
The woman quickly recovered and cried out "Stop!" as a dark blue magic blast shot out of her hands towards the figure.
Just as it was about to come into contact there was a flash of light and the blast destroyed the wall behind it .
The woman looked on in shock but quickly regained her bearings before locating the magic trail and using her own magic to teleport where the figure had. She looked around, she was outside the ruins.
"Where are you? Show yourself!"
But the figure was nowhere in sight. The woman groaned, knowing she had lost the figure and whatever it was she took.
"Way to go Luna, you have the power of the moon at your beck and call and you lose a petty thief." She muttered dejectedly to herself. "Wait till Celie hears about this..." She sighed again and decided to return to the room. Maybe there was a clue about who the their was or what she took.
After watching the powerful mage woman leave, the figure dropped her invisibility spell and began her trek home through the forest. She knew she would have to be more careful from now on. She then realized that if she kept the gem on her, they were sure to find out it was her and what she was up to. She needed a secure place to hide it then come back for it when the heat died down a little. She needed somewhere not so obvious but still just close enough for her to keep an eye on it until she was ready.
She sorted through several ideas until she came upon the perfect hiding place. It would be perfectly hidden yet just right under their noses. Best of all she would be able to get it back without any trouble! She grinned again and began formulating her plan as she made her way through the dark forest. Soon, she would finally have everything she wanted and no one would be able to stop her.