//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Awaken the Legends // Story: The Alicorns of Harmony // by Dracoliat //------------------------------// The Alicorns of Harmony Awaken the Legends Chapter 1 By: Dracoliat Something powerful was rising quickly. Something unimaginable and complicated forcing its way to the surface. Twilight Sparkle was trying to fight this strange power but was quickly losing ground in her own mind. It encroached every single surface, her defense was like trying to climb up and over a steel wall without any holds on it. But most of all, it was enticing. Every single second, even as it conquered Twilight's feeble excuse for a defense it invited her. Yet something was off about it, this power wasn't alien, it was her. She could feel it, this power had her personality, but then why was it trying to take her over? She finally decided it would not hurt to let the power do what it wanted, it seemed kind enough. When she gave up the process became relaxing instead of taxing, the only discomfort was a slight itching in her back but as she tried to scratch it she found she couldn't move her body at all. It was a strange feeling, being imprisoned in ones own mind, but the power was receding. This power seemed to retreat enough for her to take command again before the power rushed forward once more combining with her own mind. Twilight took an experimental deep breath, not sure if the power had affected her life functions. Her throat began to sting slightly and she seized up slightly before relaxing. The stinging wasn't unpleasant, it wasn't a sting at all, just a powerful scent traveling down her throat causing her nerves to react. It took her only a half second to come to this conclusion, this itself caused an alarm to shoot up in Twilight's head. She couldn't think that fast ever before, what else had the power done to her. Carefully Twilight tried to recall spike from this morning and saw the little dragon crystal clear from her memories, almost as if she could reach out and touch him. The smell came back again as she breathed in causing her to cough, it was too strong. Her eyes popped open to a small bottle of blue fluid floating in front of her nose. But the bottle and its contents held her attention for less than a second. Unlike before, there weren't two alicorns, now there were seven of them standing before her. Tentatively Twilight's head turned around as her eyes looked at the strange sight that sat upon her back, two fully functioning wings, eight alicorns. === After a few tense minutes Pinkie Pie laughed slightly saying, "Wowsers! we all have wings and horns now!" At this everypony nodded slightly before finally relaxing seeing, they were still all friends, and there was no need to fear any of them. "I know you must be disoriented and confused so please ask me all your questions." Celestia said. "When will we develop a magnificent mane like yours?" Rarity asked bluntly, offended at how she and her friends still had regular mane's and were their same size. "Ah, my dear Rarity, always with the fashion. I cannot say but somewhere between two to five months." Celestia explained. "Are we royalty?" Applejack asked, her eyebrows furrowing slightly before returning to normal a second later. "Yes, from this moment on, you are all royalty." Celestia said with a bright smile. "How can I use my magic?" Pinkie asked, her face brightening considerably as she thought about several possibilities. "That is a lesson for later." Celestia said. Finally Twilight gained the nerve to ask a question on everypony's mind, "Why us, and how?" "Ah, well that requires a story my little ponies..." Celestia's voice drifted of as her eyes wandered the room before refocusing on the group of alicorns before her. Luna walked over to Celestia's side and together they began. === A long time ago, before Equestria, before the great blizzard even there was no chaos. There was only order, as the universe had intended, everypony lived together happily, and equally. However one day a single pony was born. It was the first Alicorn and this perfect creation was fought over. It's power was nearly immeasurable and its name was Sol. Sol's birth caused rupturing of relations and wars over which species is dominant. It was the beginning of chaos, and all the while this was the world the impressionable immortal Alicorn grew up in. Chaos ruled his life for so long, it was all he knew. Finally negotiations gathered in a central location, Sol was in attendance, since it had all started over him. The Pegasi, Unicorns, and Earth Ponies were ready to end the war, but the seeds of chaos and madness had already been planted in Sol's mind. He sabotaged the negotiations by spreading rumors among the leaders, rumors so scandalous it destroyed any chance of piece. The wars continued and Sol enjoyed the blood, switching sides on a whim, killing hundreds upon thousands of ponies of all kinds, and ages. Finally a second Alicorn was born, over a thousand years later and Sol stole the young Alicorn from her parents. Her name was Centual, and Sol raised her like he was. He raised her around battle and chaos, but she despised it. She despised the bloodshed and the fighting and the chaos. Finally Centual was grown and she abandoned Sol in the night, when he learned of her betrayal his rage threatened to destroy the entire world. Centaul felt this and came back to see Sol. Sol was happy as he thought she had returned to join him, but it was the opposite, she had returned to bring harmony, something that had not occurred for over 2,000 years at this point. In the short while she was away she had found the power of the stars, all the stars, not just the sun like Sol leached of. She had asked for their help and they had granted her the power, she used this new power to bind Sol forever. There were six seals that bound him, Honesty, Loyalty, Kindness, Generosity, Laughter, and Magic. These seals materialized and became the original elements of harmony. Centual helped the world return to harmony with the elements before disappearing, never to be seen again. Our next part of the story sends us forward a full 10,000 years, Harmony was again threatened in the new land of Equestria and six friends were found, the friends who represented the Elements of Harmony, and like you they were touched by the Elements and underwent the same transformation you have. These six destroyed the chaos before finally disappearing a thousand years later, and so it went, every thousand years new Alicorns would take the old one's places. The system worked well until 6,000 years ago. The elements and earlier Alicorns had grown reckless in their choice. This was a big mistake, of these six friends, two are dead, two are corrupted, and two are still alive. The Alicorn of Loyalty got into a large argument with the Alicorn of Kindness. The Alicorn of kindness killed the Alicorn of loyalty in cold blood forcing the other Alicorns to bind her with a spell. The next to die was the Alicorn of Honesty who noticed the Alicorn of laughter's unacceptable sense of humor in torturing and murdering ponies. Laughter drove the Alicorn of Honesty insane causing the other Alicorns to have to kill Honesty. Immediately afterwards The Alicorn of laughter underwent a disasterous transformation of his own design and a battle raged between him and the two remaining Alicorns. Eventually the Two remaining Alicorns overcame the previous Alicorn of Laughter with the Elements of Harmony by their side. Afterwards they both took on three elements and eventually the original Alicorn of generosity betrayed the Alicorn of magic and all of Equestria. She was soon banished to the moon for a thousand years leaving the Alicorn of magic to rule Equestria alone, all of the Elements of Harmony at her disposal, for a thousand full years. === Celestia stopped for a few seconds before continuing, "If you have not guessed yet, I was the Alicorn of magic, and Luna the Alicorn of generosity. The element of laughter's name is now Discord, and the element of Kindness is referred to as, Alien." Celestia closed her mouth lightly as she sat back down in front of the stunned new Alicorns and let the truth sink in. "So let me see if I understand this," Twilight said pausing as Celestias head nodded slightly. "Every Element of Harmony undergoes this transformation?" "Exactly my dear student," Celestia confirmed. "K, th'n who'll rule Equestria now?" Applejack asked, her voice shaking. "I think you already know the answer, you will," Celestia said as Applejack gulped loudly. "So that's why all those crazy ponies wanted to see us so badly," Dash said. "Yes, unfortunately, somehow word got around that new royalty would soon be put in place. But there is no need to worry, you are royalty now, and you have more power then you can imagine. The only thing you lack is experience and knowledge, me and Luna can give you knowledge but you must gain experience." "I have one last question Princess," Twilight said before continuing at Celestia's urging, "Why did the Elements wait so long to pick the new Alicorns of Harmony?" "Well first, please refer to me as Celestia from now on, for you are the princesses now. As to the answer to your question, I cannot be sure but I do know it has something to do with their previous failure. I am not sure of the exact reason but every few thousand years or so, something else threatens to unleash chaos. yet in the last 3 years two such events have occurred. Perhaps chaos is spreading faster than before. But I have no concrete answer, I am sorry." Celestia explained quickly and precisely. "So what happens now?" Dash asked. "Now, we have to teach you how to use your new flight, and magic. It shall be especially difficult for you Applejack and Pinkie Pie. But the rewards are great. After this there will be a ceremony where you will each officially take a seat in ruling Equestria. who raises the sun and the night is up to you, but I suggest switching it around once in a while so as not to go insane as Luna did." Celestia stated. At her mention Luna shifted slightly before saying, "I truly do not know what came over us, however piece of advice for all of you. Keep your friendship alive. Without it you will all surely meet a similar fate as the last Alicorns of Harmony."