//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Equestria Girls: Card Wars Kingdom - The Goddess Card // by Golden Flare //------------------------------// Once upon a time, deep in the lands of Canterlot, the warriors of the Crusading Wondercolts struggle to stay alive as they are attacked by the wicked Servants of the Tiara. Evil reigns as the people beg for their Princesses to save them. Three noble Princesses, known only as Stalwart Bloom, Fair Belle, Speedaloo. For a many years the battles of Card Wars has been waged, with only the bravery, honesty, generosity, and loyalty of the three Princesses to protect their warrior followers. But even though the Card Wars Princesses push back the Servants' forces with their combined might and skill, the enemy continues their attacks. They seek the most treasured relic of all - The Goddess Card. But the tides of Card Wars are soon to change, as rumors of "new" kid spreads throughout the land. In order to save the people from a terrible fate, the three Princesses must get to new kid - before the Servants can manipulate his mind and USE him, to take the sacred card from the hands of righteousness. For whomever controls The Goddess Card...controls the fate of the world... Apple Bloom just finished writing the basis of the game of Card Wars for her friends and even their newest two, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. It had been only a few weeks since they had forgotten their rivalry and chose to be friends after they realized that Diamond's mother, Spoiled Rich, was controlling her and trying to spread her influence everywhere, effectively destroying Diamond and Silver's friendship. But with help of the CMC, Canterlot's Movie Club as they call themselves, they not only stopped Spoiled's mistreatment of Diamond, but got her and Silver back to being friends. Now, Apple Bloom signed her name on the bottom of the paper, "Okay, y'all! Just sign below, and we can get the game started tomorrow! This is gonna be so much fun!" Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo signed their names as well, but Diamond and Silver were a bit reluctant. "Something wrong?" Sweetie asked. "Yeah, what's up?" Scootaloo added. "Well..." Diamond began, "Are you sure there's gonna be a new kid coming?" "Yeah," Silver agreed, "if this kid doesn't show up, we may have to quit the whole thing earlier than expected." "No worries," Apple Bloom said confidently, "Ah heard from a reliable source that Canterlot High's gonna get a new student in a week from now and he's around our age, so if we start the game tomorrow, it'll somewhat line up with the story we wrote." "...Okay then." Diamond relented and signed her name. "If Di's in, then I'm in." Silver signed as well. "Perfect!" Apple Bloom rolled up the paper, "Now we just need something for The Goddess Card!" "Leave that to me!" Sweetie declared. "And I'll prep the War Wrist devices!" Scootaloo added. They all high-fived together as they became excited for their game, completely unaware of the danger the future holds for them and their game... A lone boy with brown hair and blue eyes was absentmindedly tinkering with a new device he was given by his parents after they discovered his love for the card game Card Wars; it looked like a cylinder wrist clamp that takes up majority of the forearm, it had a card holder on the left for the creature cards, three slots on the front, back, and right, which are the Activator Slot, Discard Slot, and Card Dispenser respectively, just inside the Card Dispenser is the Deck Holder, which auto-shuffles as it dispenses a card, on the top is a flat screen where the creatures are placed for the Deploy Phase, and just below the Discard Slot is the hologram projector for the creatures, spells, landscapes, and the like, this device is called a War Wrist. The boy was so happy when he got it, now he could play Card Wars on the go, but nobody would play with him because of his immense skill, instead a lot of those people would rather be his friend than get beaten and hate him, it wasn't long after that that he became extremely popular. One day, though, his parents were all frantic, packing all of their belongings and his like the world was going to end in a few mere seconds, all they left out for him were his cards and War Wrist to play with. The boy's name was Jinn Hubert. He continued to tinker with his War Wrist until his parents burst in his room and grabbed him, hurriedly getting him and themselves into the family car and drove off in the middle of the night. Even now, he had no idea why they were so spooked, he always thought grown-ups were fearless as he was growing up, but this proved his thoughts otherwise. He had no idea what the future held for him and his family, but he knew one thing that even his logic couldn't refute. Something bad was going to happen soon. And he had to be ready for when it does. A full week had passed and the girls' game was still in full swing; many CHS students and kids joined in with their own War Wrists and Card Wars cards, all choosing their own side, The Crusading Wondercolts or The Servants of the Tiara, and they all were having a lot of fun. While this was happening, Jinn's parents had arrived and started unpacking as Jinn sat in his room looking over his cards. "Well, I think that's everything." the father said. "We did it, hon, we're really moved in!" the mother said as the two hugged. "It's a new beginning for us. Things are finally going to be good!" "Do you really think it'll be better for...Jinn?" The two parents looked up towards the stairs in the general direction of their son's room with worry etched on their features. The father held the mother close as he spoke, "They won't look for him here. We just need to make sure he doesn't attract any unnecessary attention. Come on, let's see how he's doing." The two climbed the stairs and entered their son's new bedroom, revealing him to be tinkering with his War Wrist and cards again as he looked up at them. "Hey, champ. How do you like your new room?" Jinn said nothing, he just looked around and nodded in confirmation. "I know it's a big change for us, but...Jinn, do you KNOW why we moved to this friendly suburban town?" Jinn remained silent for a few seconds before shaking his head. The parents whispered to each other. "He doesn't know." the father said. "He doesn't know at all." the mother agreed. "That's good. That's good he doesn't know." "Um, sweetie, we want you to have lots of fun here. Why don't you go out and make some friends?" "Right, get outside and PLAY, son. Like...Like normal kids." Jinn tilts his head in confusion, wondering why his parents were acting so strange. "We've got some money for you on the kitchen counter, sweetie. Just...be back before it gets dark." the mother offered. Jinn slightly smiled and nodded. The father sighed, "Still can't talk, huh?" "Come on, hon, you know he doesn't talk much." "I know, I just...wished he could talk to us." They left Jinn in his room as he prepared to head out, grabbing his Card Wars stuff and the money before leaving the house. Meanwhile, at Jinn's old house, several government agents and armed gunmen scoured the area for their target, the leader of this division was a man with a black mustache and beard combo, he goes by the name Simon Kingsley, and he controls the Supernatural Division of the American Government. An agent walked up to him, "He's gone, sir." "Where?" "We don't know yet, we have our best investigators looking into it." Simon sighed, "...Can't believe this. We've never lost a fight, and somehow, a mere child knew about us and hightailed it out of town the first chance he got. What of the parents?" "No sign." "...Then keep looking." The agent saluted and left him to continue the investigation. "Besides...how far could one kid get?"