//------------------------------// // DIVIDED FOUNDATIONS // Story: Divided foundations // by TuniPeace //------------------------------// STORYTELLER: This is not the beginning... Nor is it the end... It is after and near the start... the start of something... monumental... The forest was so full of trees that not even a hoof could fit between the trees. Beyond the forest were plains, deserts, mountains and then oceans. All types of creatures and mystical secretive beings lived among each other, not so much apart as today- YOUTH: Why are you telling me this? We need to- STORYTELLER: It is important.... that you know the... everypony.... knows... the truth... *The youth bows her head and looks around. The city was flooding all around them... luckily they were in high ground... and it was slow... But the sound of scared ponies and others was the worse kind of flood of emotions for their ears.* YOUTH: Yes... wh-whatever... just please- STORYTELLER: ....well... most of the population of the planet learned from each other... that is one of the greatest magics of all, unity. We did... we were not divided.. we were all equals and knew each other... ponies did not always have horns or wings... we were wild and free, some of the wildest in all of the world... then we saw ourselves and slowed down... we learned and flourished, becoming one of the most dominating races. Our kind sleeps on clouds, breathes in the water, masters the plains and grasses. And then... the magic... With all of this we--not only the ponies, but the world noticed that things around us were diminishing... we were so consumed within ourselves that we neglected our world. that was the first era. The era of innocence. We traveled the land and found areas of the world that we never though existed, certain crystals from the depths of the ocean, gases from ice, etc, etc, but some of us... could not handle these elements. so in a grand sadness our family of unity were forced to split, thus beginning the second era... the era of separation. The dragons however could live anywhere... they were similar to ponies... they could mix with other creatures and develop unique characteristics while mostly staying within the mother form. That is why the dragons till this day fly so close to equestira while on their yearly travels or stay within the mountains close to pony or equine kind. The separation left our civilization nervous and in question. So we decided to create a nation that would unify all of the other nations and make sure that we never forgot of our family roots. The Everfree Collectuim. One representative from every new nation was to hold counsel their at least 4 times a year or send an ambassador. But with every new nation... their is a divide... or crisis... As i said before- *Suddenly a blast or some sort of explosion rocked the ground and the air around them. Their heads turned toward the origin of the noise* STORYTELLER: Come on! We must make haste! *The youth and story teller rush to the broken library that the once powerful element of magic once called home. Shutting the door behind them, the youth rushed to a book case... A loud and sinister laugh could be heard echoing within the atmosphere* YOUTH: It's open! *The bookcase opens to a secret hall, lined with books They both rush down the long hall as the bookcase seemed to close in slow motion. The door at the end of the hallway had special slots for the elements of harmony to be placed. the youth and storyteller looked at each other sadly, then at the door* YOUTH: But the elements.... STORYTELLER: I- they still might work- YOUTH: How dammit?! *The story teller takes out a bag... It was full of sparkling dust.... The dust... the former elements of harmony jewels.... Somehow crushed into powdery sparkles. The story teller gets frustrated and throws the dust at the door with tears rolling down. They both look down at the powered elements... useless... gone...* YOUTH: I-I did not know that he was that powerful... TWILIGHT-SPARKLE: So... it has come to this... * The youth and story teller gasp and then step back slightly. It was not the same twilight sparkle that everypony knew... But a advanced hologram. the program of twilight sparkle nodded her head... the door opens to a private laboratory and a special bookcase in the shape of a hoof "U" position. with seven books. the door shuts immediately after the three enter* STORYTELLER: So she DID figure it out... I never knew... HOLOGRAM-SPARKLE: YES! There is another... It has not been discovered... But according my research... well twilight sparkles research... There is another element of harmony... The missing element of Acceptance. To be continued---