Hello there! My name is Twilight, I'm fourteen years old. My parents, my little brother Spike, and I just moved to this beautiful town, Ponyville.
It's a very cool town. It has so many different things to offer, from things to do, to sights to see. My family and I just moved into an apartment in one of the largest skyscraper-esque complexes in the city. The main parts of the city are various buildings, including several towering buildings like ours. Looking out our window, you can see the expanse of the city.
It's not just buildings though. You can see that where the edge of the city ends, the forests begin. There are several other little parks around and a few skate parks too. I hear that the forests are diverse too. I haven't had the chance to look around too closely though. But from what I have seen, this city is a near-utopia.
The rest of my family consists of my older sister Celeste and my big brother Shining. They no longer live with us though. Celeste isn't living with us anymore, though. She's a very accomplished explorer who is travelling around the world, in search of ancient artifacts and relics.
It was actually her that suggested to mom and dad we move to Ponyville. She sends us emails every week, no matter where she might be. It's almost as if she's still living with us here.
Anyway, today is my first day at a new school. I'd be lying if I said I was really excited. I am really not a social person in any way. In fact, I don't have any friends yet, and I doubt I'll be making any soon. Honestly, I'd rather be in a library and be able to read than be socializing like all the rest.
Another thing that really has me wanting the day to be over already is from an email from Celeste:
"Greetings sis! I am sending this message to you early because I know you will be in class soon. I hope you have a good day and make many friends! <3
P.S. I hope you got the gift I sent you, make good use of it!"
Since I received the email last night, I can only assume and hope I get it tonight! Honestly, I'm really looking forward to getting it! Whenever Celeste sends a present, it's usually something really cool like a book or even an artifact!
Well, it's time I head off to my first day of school... I wish it was over already...
~~~
Even as I'm walking to school, I just can't stop thinking about what Celeste is sending.
Sighing, I look up to see I'm finally at the front gates of the school.
It's a really large building. In fact, I could have mistaken it for a college campus. It's a purely white main building, with a substantial amount of windows to every room. There's a moderately tall stone wall separating the campus from the rest of the city. I can see railings on the building rooftops, meaning we students can go there sometimes. I think.
Well, here we go...
~~~
Almost the instant that Twilight entered the school premises, a young girl passed by her. But she suddenly stopped in her tracks the instant she saw Twilight. She quickly whirled around and stopped inches from Twilight's face.
The girl was an energetic type, with high volume pink hair. She was smiling, flashing her perfect, pearly-white teeth. She was wearing the typical girl's uniform, a white and dressy short sleeved undershirt. Over it was a sleeveless, yellow vest with a red trim and red bow tie. She also wore the typical red skirt, with white and pink-striped knee-socks.
Twilight could swear the girl's eyes were gleaming.
The girl snatched up Twilight's hands in her own and began to vigorously shake hands.
"Hiya! Heeeeeey there! You're new here!" As the girl continued to energetically shake hands, Twilight gutted out a reply.
"Uhm... Yes, Hi... How could you tell I'm new?"
"I know absolutely everyone at this school!" She exclaimed proudly, "My name is Pinkie, what's yours?"
"Tw... Twilight," She quietly returned.
"Ooooh! Nice! To! Meet! Ya! Twilight! I'm sure we'll be great friends in no time! Oh!" She energetically grabbed Twilight's shoulders and shook her a little more than she would've liked.
"I have this great idea!" Pinkie was shouting with ear-shattering volume, "This weekend, I'll throw a super-huge welcome party for you!" She finally released Twilight from her grip and gave another smile, "A pleasant surprise, isn't it? Eh? Eh?!" She was once again inches from Twilight's face.
"Umm... Yeah..." Twilight sighed, "But I'm not really a loud kind of person. I'm really more of a nice, quiet place type of person." She looked away from the over-energetic girl. Her expression dropped off a cliff.
"That's silly!" She exclaimed, "What kind of party would you have in silence? A boring one, that's what! With a party like the one I'm planning, I guarantee you'll make so many friends, so you won't have to be a sad, lonely girl! Instead, you can be a happy one with lots of friends!"
Twilight sighed, and wondered if this girl would ever stop talking.
And at that moment, another girl plowed into them at racing velocity, knocking Pinkie and Twilight to the ground. The girl triumphantly wiped her brow and sighed, "All right! I finally made it to school on time!"
Twilight jumped up and stared down the girl, "Hey! Watch where you're going!"
This second girl was much smaller than her. In fact, she was about a half a foot shorter than her. The girl also had hair of streaking rainbow colors and wore a belt of those same colors. The new girl turned around with a sneer.
"Tch! Tsk, tsk! Quiet, little girl!"
"Little girl?" Twilight asked, before leaning over and leveling her hand with the rainbow girl's head, "Look who's talking!"
"I'm thirteen okay?!" The girl pointed her thumb to her chest.
Before another word could be said, another girl thumbing through a book walked right into the small girl, knocking her to the ground. The offender didn't even notice, and continued to read. This girl was taller than even Twilight by a good margin, They weren't bulky, but Twilight could see the muscles on this girl. She had long, blond hair tied toward the end, and a cowboy hat. Other than that, her uniform was standard.
The smallest girl quickly bounced up and began barking at the cowgirl, "Hey! Watch where you're going!"
The girl pulled her head from the book, and looked right over the rainbow girl's head.
"Huh, nobody's there." She shrugged and began walking again,
"Nobody?! How dare you-" The shorty began, before being knocked to the ground again.
"Make way for the class president!" Protected by an entourage of other girls, was another girl. And she was stunningly gorgeous. Her beautiful, purple hair was styled so it curled in various places, encouraging her natural grace. "Come now, girls! It's time for school! Let's all have a fabulous day!"
"Who's that?" Twilight asked Pinkie.
"Oh, that's an easy one!" Pinkie sang, "That's Rarity, the most popular girl in here! She's also our elected class president. Oh! And she's really into fashion! Like, really, really!"
At the same moment, Twilight glanced over to see a girl with much more relaxed pink hair helping up the rainbow hair, "What are you doing on the ground, Rainbow?" She asked quietly.
"Nothing, Fluttershy..." Rainbow answered, "Let's just get to the classroom."
"Oh, okay..."
Twilight kept an eye on the two as they walked away. She noted to herself how timid the other girl was. Why was she friends with Rainbow, a girl who's personality was the clear opposite?
"Let's get to class, Twilight!" Pinkie called, snapping Twilight back to reality.
"Hey! Wait up!"
She didn't see it, but from a ways back, another girl was watching them. She had darker skin and flowing blue hair.
"That's her, alright..."
~~~
"Phew!" Twilight exclaimed as she entered her expansive apartment, "It's nice to just be back home!" She sighed and headed toward her room, "First day..." She muttered, "Tiring, per usually..."
She opened her door, and was soon glaring down an unwelcome intruder. Sitting at her desk, on her computer was her younger brother. He nervously scratched his green hair and laughed nervously.
"Oh! Uh... He-... Hey, Twilight!" In an instant, his sister was upon him, giving a vicious nuggie.
"Spike! What are you doing in my room?!"
"I was just using your computer, I swear!"
"You were going through my things, weren't you!?"
"Not at all..." He sighed, before picking up a box, "Celeste's package for you is here."
"Goodie! It's finally here!" She exclaimed, before glaring at her brother, "You didn't open it, did you? I swear, Spike, if you opened it, I'm gonna-"
"I didn't open it! Who do you think I am?! Look, it's completely unopened!" He defended.
She stared down at the package for a moment, "You may leave now."
"But I wanna see you open it!" He whined.
Twilight's response was to literally KICK him out of her room, slamming the door right after him.
"STAY OUT OF MY ROOM!"
Twilight glanced at the clock, before setting the package down, and exiting her room. Before she was going to do anything else, she was going to take a shower, get ready for bed, and have a little snack.
One hour later...
"Ahh!" Twilight happily sighed as she sat down on her bed with the package, "All comfy and relaxed!" She cut open the package and smiled, "Ooh, books! Nice! I love books! Hm?"
Twilight reached in and pulled out another item. It was a stone slab with six gems in it. They had the shapes of a star, lightening bolt, balloon, diamond, apple, and butterfly. A note was taped to it.
"Hmm.." Twilight glanced over it, "'For you and your friends'... None yet, sis." She reached in and pulled out another item. In her hand, she held a purple tiara with a unicorn's horn at the top.
"How cute!" She exclaimed, "A toy tiara! With a note..." She embarrassingly read it, "Wear it so you may know it's secrets... Geez, what's with Celeste and these messages?"
Twilight casually plucked the note from the tiara and placed it upon her head. In return, a blinding light emanated from the tiara, engulfing the room in light.
~~~
Twilight stirred and groaned weakly. She slowly helped herself to her feet, and looked around. No matter where she looked, she could only see mist and the grey, stone-like ground she was standing on.
"Where am I?" She asked herself. A different, female voice answered.
"A different plane of reality."
Twilight turned to see a tall, horse-like creature standing before her. Her coat was a beautiful white. She also bore feathered wings and a unicorn's horn of the same color. Her mane and tail was a beautiful assortment of streaks in the form of two blues, a turquoise, and pink. Upon her head sat a gorgeous golden crown.
Twilight stared at the creature before her, "What... Are you?" The creature smiled.
"I am but a small piece of a spirit, I am a part of the Alicorn named Celestia."
"Not sure I follow what's going on!" Twilight said with distress.
"Allow me to explain," The Alicorn shut her eyes, "First, you must understand that there is a myriad of alternate dimensions, one of which being mine, the world of Equestria. It was a realm inhabited by many magical and wonderful ponies and other enlightened creatures. Long ago, I ruled this land with my younger sister, Luna." She looked to the tiara on Twilight's head, "I am a tiny part of her spirit resting in that horn of yours, so my knowledge is somewhat limited."
"This?" Twilight asked, "I thought it was a toy."
"Centuries ago, there was a civilization that paid tribute to the Princesses of Equestria as if they were goddesses. Information about them and when they discovered Luna and Celestia is also limited."
Twilight shook her head, "But that still doesn't explain why you're here! Talking to me!"
The Alicorn bore a stern face, "Within your spirit, resides an Element of Harmony. That is why I can reach you. Why I am communicating with you now."
"Elements of... Harmony?"
"They are a force separated into six essences; Honesty, Loyalty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, and Magic. To my knowledge, they are forces of pure good, used by the Princesses to stop or banish pure evil. This is why I stand before you. You have been chosen to protect the world from terrible danger."
"Surely you're joking!" Twilight cried. The Alicorn held her stern look.
"You cannot do it alone. Did you notice the jewel that accompanied your horn? That jewel represents Magic, and along with your horn, it will allow you to access and use magic in the human world. For the time being, your task is to find the other spirits of the Elements. Bestow upon them their jewels."
"But what is this great menace? What's so terrible, the Elements are needed?" At this, the Alicorn fragment closed her eyes, head lowered.
"Only the true Celestia knows. But, she has decided to send the elements to this world, leaving them in the hands of that ancient civilization that once worshiped them, and two prophecies."
"Prophecies?"
"The first one states: 'When the moon turns red; a girl will be born and bring with her the vengeance of the exiled princess with her'." The fragment sighed, before continuing, "The second one is a bit more dire...
It states: 'When day is devoured by night, and the sun and moon become one, a bright flash will forewarn the coming of the harbinger of chaos, Discord. All his eyes shall set their gaze upon will be devoured by disharmony and despair'.
After writing these prophecies, it is said she will be reborn into this world as a human being."
"And who is Celestia's reincarnation?"
"Whoever manages to extract this horn and the jewels from their ruins."
Twilight thought to herself, "But it was my sister Celeste who- oh! She must be Celestia's reincarnation."
"Some other time, I will teach you to use your magic, but for now I must go. Remember, you must find the other Elements of Harmony."
Then, the flash of light returned.
~~~
"Wait, Princess Celestia!" Twilight shouted. She instantly sat up. She was back in her own bed.
"'Princess Celestia? Even your dreams are weird." She turned to see Spike staring at her.
"I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO STAY OUT OF MY ROOM!!!"
Slam!
~~~
"So I was right..." Standing on a tower antennae, was the girl who had been watching Twilight before. Upon her face, sat a look of pure hatred.
At that moment, a celestial, dark-blue aura surrounded her, forming wings.
"Soon, I shall exact my revenge on all those who have shunned my in my past life... Especially you, Celestia..."