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// Book 1: On Present Troubles Part 2 
// Story: On the Origins of Equestria 
// by Bearycool 
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Now it was bright in the Land of Light,
For the Land knew the Six were to come
And commune together with one another
And herald so the new dawn of light.
Now they came together when the message
Was received by the mare called Twilight,
Who was ordered by the queen to
Go out to Ponyville, that village which
Plays the key role of many things to come.
Yet she did  not go willingly in stride;
In her own words of this dissent, she said:
“Why me? Oh Celestia, why me?
Why must I go away from my studies
And meet others that I know nothing of?
What is the meaning of this misadventure
which will bring nothing but woe to me....”
She of velvet flank fell into dispair
As she rode on a chariot to ponyville,
that place where her fate would lie in wait. 
With her was her scribe, a small baby dragon
Who was deemed by Twilight as spike.
As they rode the chariot, spike said to her:
“Fear not, Twilight! the Princess has her reasons
I am sure of this, oh yes I am sure!
She just wishes you to make some friends
And also prepare the festival to come!”
And it was so, that she would meet these “friends”
the friends who were recalled to life once more.
When Twilight came to the village, she found herself
Bewildered by its many sights and sounds.
Just then, one of the Six came to her
and smiled broadly in a rather crazy 
look of awe and many other such things.
This first mare’s flank was that of pink galore
So it can be surmised that it was Pink Pie.
Twilight tried to speak to her and say hi
but in a quick snap she gasped and trotted
off in a very fast pace of pink lighting.
This was twilight’s first encounter with the Five.
Next, she went out to the farms on the borders
for she was told to check the banquet
which was to be made for the festival to come.
On that farm, she met the second of the six.
Her flank was a golden tint and her name
was Applejack, who was one of the six.
She came to Twilight and said to her:
“Why howdy, my friend; oh yes my friend!
Why dont’cha come right along for brunch
and meet all the others in this here town!”
Twilight tired to refuse this offer with respect
but failed to do so, and because of this
she accepted the invitation with a sigh.
This was Twilight’s second encounter with the five.
After this minor event, Twilight went
out to check the clouds, which were to be cleared
out for that festival which was to come.
She was to seek out a mare called Rainbow Dash
who was to clear the clouds with her power wings.
Then out of nowhere she came crashing down
on Twilight and took her with great surprise.
They fell into a pile of mud where
Rainbow Dash laughed up a storm on Twilight.
When she realized what she caused, she tried
to fix it in some way that would help her.
In continue torrents of laughter, she said:
“Man, I am truly sorry what I just 
did there; here, let me help you clean yourself!”
And so she did by means of fluff of
clouds to wash the purple mare right up
and then caused a torrent to dry her off.
This was Twilight’s third encounter with the five.
Twilight was treated by the fourth, who was
named Rarity, to dress up galore
for the fourth was a one for fashion
and could not help herself when she saw Twilight.
This was Twilights fourth encounter with the five.
On the fifth encounter, not much can be
stated, for the fifth was named Fluttershy
and when she saw Twilight, she said nary
a word to her, for she was shy.
After these many things, the hour  of
the Festival had finally arrived. 
Many ponies flocked towards the middle of town
where the regal queen of day would be
to bring about the day from the night.
Twilight was there with the five to witness
the opening of the day, yet Twilight’s
mind was preoccupied with moon
for she knew the mare in the moon would return
and wreak havoc upon the land once again.
Then, just as the queen began her magic,
the prophecy of a thousand years occured
in but a blink of an eye and heartbeat.
It was nightmare moon, standing before the
assembly with radiant twinkles of night.

…

Now the origins of this moment
should be given its own though and accord,
so let us go to the beginning of the matter
which happened a thousand years prior.