Mare Vs. Machine

by pikorar

Mare Vs. Machine - Prologue

Once upon a time, two Regal sisters ruled over a peaceful land of ponies known as Equestria. A place where many creatures roamed and friendship was magic. However, it’s but a shadow of its old self.

Equestria was settled atop a large deposit of an extremely dense and rare mineral filled with an almost endless amount of magical energy. Soon after its discovery, life in Equestria turned to conflict. The eldest sister, Celestia, recognized it as the same mineral that the Elements of Harmony were forged from, and decided that it was only for the good of pony-kind, requisitioned that it be mined up as quickly as possible.

After some time, she became almost cruel. It seemed almost as if she were Hell-bent on hoarding as much of the mineral as she could. She became stringent and her tactics became harsh. Before long, her miners were being regarded almost as slaves, and all the while tensions mounted between her and her sister, Luna.

Some ponies believed that the context of Celestia’s passion for Equestrium was a ploy to enhance her own magical prowess. These ponies refuted her, and bonded together as a united force to rise up against her, becoming the first members of what would become BLU, or the Battalions of the Lunar Unitary.

Buried under the strife of political expectations and protests, Luna caved in, and fled Canterlot. She headed for the BLU headquarters in Las Pegasus to take her rightful place as the leader of the Equestrian rebellion. Celestia, in trying to defy BLU, established RED: The Regiments of the Equestrian Dominion.

Thus marks the beginning of the Team Fortress Civil War.