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// Prologue: Fires of Equestria 
// Story: Stars of Harmony 
// by Onyx Heart 
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Princess Twilight and all of Equestria gathered in Canterlot. The unicorns are focusing on a large barrier spell, led by an old Starlight Glimmer and Trixie Lulamoon.

“Princess!” said one pony, “Can we really do this? Do you really want us to do this?”

“Yes!” Twilight replied, “This is our only hope at stopping that alicorn!”

Approaching, a moderate magenta alicorn mare flew at top speed. Reaching Canterlot fast. Her eyes are cobalt blue, and mane is a light magenta ish gray and pale light grayish opal. This mare has just recently drained the magic of the dragons in the Dragon Lands. Using their dragon fire as a weapon. The other races have been on defense, and know that if the ponies fail. Then it’s all over. “Queen” Opaline Arcana finally reaches Canterlot and notices the barrier.

“Fools! Do you think this will stop me!?” Opaline exclaimed. Twilight stared down this evil and greedy alicorn.

“We will not let you steal our magic Opaline!” Twilight exclaimed, “This is for every creature except YOU!”

“I’ll have the magic even if it kills me!” Opaline begin to cast a spell. Not just any spell, but a spell of dragon fire! All of the dragon fire magic she stole from the dragons begin to converge from her horn into a sphere. Twilight’s friends, who are also in their old age, gathered beside her. Even her dragon assistant Spike stood beside her. Starlight and Trixie ordered the unicorns to hold the barrier with all of their might, as Twilight three different crystals together.

“Starlight! When I give you the signal, drop the barrier!”

“Are you CRAZY!?” Starlight exclaimed.

“Just trust me on this!” Twilight replied.

The sphere of fire explodes and expands within a circle, incinerating everything within miles as it continues to spread. Some ponies who never made it to Canterlot died or hid to escape the flames in other regions of Equestria. Twilight put the three crystals together and channeled her magic into them.

“Okay Starlight get the unicorns ready, and please duck!” Twilight exclaimed, “On three! One, two… THREE!”

At three the unicorns dropped the barrier, as every pony ducked to the ground. The magical fire and all of the ponies' magic begins to be absorbed into the crystals. ONce it was all done, all of the magic within Equestria and it’s allied nations was absorbed into the crystals. Then fired one magical blast at Opaline, who was sent flying to who knows where. Twilight then split them back into their separate crystals before handing one to the other two races. Keeping on for herself.

“Please forgive me everybody, but this had to be done.” Twilight said with tears in her eyes. One crystal was given to Rainbow Dash and the Pegasi. One went to Applejack and the Earth Ponies. Twili kept the one for the unicorns. “This had to be done so Opaline didn’t steal all of our magic. I don’t know if she’ll ever return, but if she does she’ll never steal our magic ever again like this.”

“What should we do next?” Fluttershy asked, “All of our magic has been sealed away! Even our magic powered technology can’t be used! We even cut ourselves off from our own intergalactic colonies!”

“We’ll have to survive without magic!” Twilight said, on the verge of tears now. “Just like they’ll have to without us. I did send a transmission to all of United Equus explaining the situation. I hope they can put two and two together.”

Ponies began to murmur amongst each other. Twilight spoke again to subside their fears.

“Listen every pony! We may have lost our magic, but we can survive without it! We can rebuild anew and remain as strong as ever! However, there is one downside! If we don’t want Opaline or anyone else to steal the magic and grow powerful! We have to split into our three races, like before Equestria was even founded!”

Every pony went silent and stared at each other.

“But Princess!” One pony exclaimed to the now unicorn Twilight.

“No buts! We have to do this! Just remember that we’re still friends! We’ll do this!” With that Twilight and the unicorns went one way to Southern Equestria. Followed by the Pegasi and then the Earth Ponies.

The Unicorns would settle down in the forest settlement of Bridlewood, the Pgasi would build a settlement near an old airport city called Zephyr Heights, and the Earth Ponies built a city on the coastline called Maretime Bay. All three settlements continued to trade, over time this peace would change as new leaders took over and content between the three races was sown. Thus begins the story that will unfold in the future. The day Equestria was destroyed by dragon fire was called the Fires of Equestria!

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