//------------------------------// // Prolouge - fire in the night sky // Story: Hero factory; Equestrian Breakout // by SidwaysStraxus //------------------------------// Nighttime… A calm peaceful time of “day” that allowed many beings a time of rest, and for others, a time to roam the land. The night we are viewing takes about two days before where our story begins in the land of Equestria, in the Everfree forest, in a structure that is not unlike one of the buildings in the capital city Canter lot. It has been two month since the summer sun festival, and a full year since the return of nightmare moon, and more importantly Princess Luna. We join a black unicorn stallion on the roof of this structure to start this prologue; he has a black coat, blistering golden eyes, a golden mane, and a strange cutie mark on his flank. However this tale I am telling you is not his story. But it will provide insight for many things to come… “Lousy heat wave… I can never get to sleep in the summer…” the stallion stepped out onto a balcony on top of the tower, standing just barely above the tree line of the Everfree forest. It didn’t take a good judge of character to see this was his usual attitude. He stepped over to a telescope near the railing and peered into it. “A thousand years, and every time I look into the great beyond, nothing has changed since I was born.” Without turning he grumbled, seemingly to no one in particular. “and before you lot start flaming, wait for the rest of the story, it’s called backstory you lousy-” he then went off on a bit of a rant, which is to foul mouthed for this story, as the author would prefer to keep this story appropriate for all ages. “-honestly it’s just like those guys on YouTube who never read the description.” He then returned to viewing the starry night blanketing Equestria. “Nothing ever changes in the night sky…” he grumbled to himself... before something caught his eye. He adjusted the telescope and looked again. “Well I’ll be… that star… I’ve gotta tell Sid!” he then dashed back into the tower. Inside the tower, another stallion sat, like his millennia old friend, he could not sleep. However, not due to the heat wave, he had something else on his mind. While he waited, he played a calming tune on the piano which occupied the back of his room. To a normal pony, he looked different; he had a green color, a black mane and jacket, a flight cap and goggles, a broad pair of wings and a unicorn horn. However, before any idiotic viewers who ignored our first character’s rant could start a flame war, said character had barged into the room. “Sidways! You’ve got to see th-” he stopped short when he saw Sidways, as he was doing something that always ticked him off “WHAT THE TARTARUS SID! How many times have I told you to stop turning on the hard light wings on your flight pack!?” the green unicorn stallion complied with his friends request and deactivated the pack. The unicorn turned to his friend. “You know RaThor… most ponies don’t usually barge into another’s room just because they were doing something that was ticking them off, he then turned back to his piano and was about to resume playing when RaThor interrupted him again. “There’s a star about to go supernova!” The stallion turned from his instrument and ran past his partner. “Why in Tartarus didn’t you tell me?” “Because you were wearing your stupid hard light wings again!” He shouted, running after Sidways “Why won’t you just drop it?” “Why do I have to tell you?” “It’s because you screwed up your life when-” “Shut up!” At this point the two stallions had reached the balcony. Sidways trotted over to the telescope. “You left it pointed at the star right?” he glanced into the telescope. “Yup… that star is going to blow… in three days’ time by the looks of it.” “We should tell the princess about it right?” Questioned RaThor. The green unicorn gave a look to his partner, one that stated plainly “well duh!” “It’s not a threat to Equestria when it will explode, but we should still tell them. Wake up Overdrive! She needs to get a message to Canterlot immediately. With that RaThor turned and ran back into the tower as Sidways quickly wrote a message; Dear Princess Celestia My partner, and your old friend RaThor has found that a star in deep space is about to go supernova I determined that the stars explosion will not pose a threat to any living being in this world, however as I have researched in my profession, supernovas can cause a rupture in time in space. This may cause a dimensional incursion with a possible alternate universe. You need not to worry about this until the supernova has passed, we will take care of any multiversal incidents. Your friend and chief of the equestrian interdimesional research facility Sidways Straxus The stallion thought for a second before jotting down a note P.S. apologies in advance if overdrive crashes through the castle wall again He finished his letter just as a young earth pony filly with a red coat, mane, helmet, and a speedometer cutie mark rushed over with an eager smile upon her face “Good, you’re here on time, now you need to take this to Celestia and-” “I know, important, fast as possible, don’t stop for no one, anything for your silly love letters to Luna.” Before he knew it, the filly had taken the letter jumped off the balcony, made a perfect landing and dashed away. “IT’S NOT A LOVE LETTER!”