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// Chapter 0: Prologue 
// Story: Beyond The Verge 
// by FloRad 
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Beyond The Verge - Chapter 0: Prologue

        "Look into the sky and you’ll see the stars. Look beyond the stars and you’ll see infinity."

        When ponykind unraveled the mystery of space travel in all its glory, it brought upon a golden age of wealth and prosperity. Soon, the first regular space station was established above the equine’s home planet. Brave ponies, zebras, griffins and minotaurs alike wandered out into the depths of the solar system to find new ground for the marvelous civilization that was Equestria.

        But this age of glory wasn’t supposed to last. Disputes about extraterrestrial riches escalated into wars that lasted years. The toll for these riches was a much higher price: untold numbers of innocent lives.

        An agreement was made that all resources found would belong to their respective finder, be it individual or company. This agreement, today known as the “Canterlot Mineral Treaty”, restored and ensured peace in a new young empire the would soon be known as the Equebrian Empire, which was formed from the remains of both zebra and pony civilization.

        But exploration didn’t stop. A revolutionary discovery, called the “Twilight Principle” enabled the ships to travel faster than light and soon more than just one solar system was colonized.

        Ponies and zebras, griffins and minotaurs. All of them went further and further, because no matter where they were, they could always go further. They would go...

...Beyond The Verge.