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// Prologue 
// Story: The Pony Lisa 
// by Hi World 
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The Pony Lisa


>Prologue
“Once upon a time, in the magical land of Equestria; there were two regal sisters who ruled the land. The eldest, used her Alicorn powers to raise the sun at dawn. The youngest, brought out the moon to begin the night." 

"But elsewhere, on the other side of the world, the race of Griffins became envious. The Ponies of Equestria could manipulate the weather and time of day whenever they liked. The Griffins however, just had to make do with gloomy rain and miserable days. Peace and harmony were only reflected around Equestria, but everywhere else in the world, things weren’t quite so heavenly." 

"Secretly, the Griffins built weapons, vehicles, and star ships, with the intent of bringing the Ponies down off their pedestal, and colonizing other, more cheerful worlds. Their home planet became a war zone, where Griffins invaded Pony towns and cities. The different types of Ponies worked together and stood their ground. And each side was careful not to disturb the indigenous Dragons." 

"Soon, the Ponies began to manufacture their own technology, based off of Griffin tech, and the United Ponies Space Command was born. Although this helped even the odds, none of it was quite as cutting edge as the original Griffin designs.”

“New world after new world became colonized by Griffins and Ponies, and new world after new world was destroyed by war." 

"In the year 2552, the Griffins through everything they had at Reach; a Pony planet, a hub of military activity. A Halcyon class Pony Cruiser named the Philly of Autumn, made a random slip space jump in an effort to evade the Griffin armada. However, when the Autumn exited slip space, its crew and the thousands of soldiers aboard her discovered… Halo. A gigantic ring world that had already been found by the Griffins." 

"The Captain of the Autumn entrusted the universe’s last surviving Spartan super Pony with the ships AI, which contained the co-ordinates of Pony worlds, yet to be discovered by the Griffins." 

"After fighting hordes of Griffins, and stumbling across some dark secrets… Spartan Pony 117 and the Autumn’s AI found out that Halo was a weapon, built by a long gone race, to wipe out all life in the galaxy. However, the Griffins had heard different, and planned to fire it, thinking they could wipe out only the Ponies." 

"To stop them, Spartan Pony 117 used the reactors of the downed Autumn to destroy Halo, thus eliminating its threat.”

“As for the regal sisters, who had sent their private, royal military to join the UPSC, they continued to raise and lower the sun and moon for their crumbling world. Until one fateful day, the eldest suggested they retain equality in their race, and join the UPSC just as so many before them had. Reluctantly, the youngest followed with her sister’s plan, becoming a Sergeant, while the eldest became the Commander of a Prowler class Stealth ship named the Red Horse." 

"Since then, the Red Horse has been supporting the UPSC and ensuring the survival of Ponies all over the galaxy.” 

“Aah… so that’s how this war started,” Lightning Dust, a blue Pegasus Pony, realized from reading the book that lay in front of her.
She lay on her bed in her prison cell, wearing an orange jumpsuit.
"I wonder what those dark secrets were."