A Griffin was a rare sight in Equestria. Normally they kept to themselves, living in their cities to the north. This one seemed to realize that however, and his beak was cracked into a huge smile as all the eyes of the townsponies were upon him. He made his way to the town square and remove his backpack, setting it down and reaching inside. He cleared his throat and grabbed a small horn filled with a gray powder.
"LADIES AND GENTLEBIRDS! I-I mean, gentlecolts!" He said, shrugging off the cultural stumble. "I COME FROM THE GRIFFIN CITY OF LION'S DEN, WHERE WE HAVE MADE AN ASTOUNDING DISCOVERY!" By this time he had gathered a small crowd, and it continued to grow as more ponies were attracted to his voice. He poured some of the powder onto the ground, then struck a match.
"We have discovered a powerful new magic, one which I feel can only benefit the whole world, I have come to show you this magic, the magic we call, GUNPOWDER!" He dropped the match onto the powder, it exploded in a brilliant display of light and fire, the crowd gasped.
"This 'gunpowder' is a simple combination of earthen elements, refined by our best alchemists to produce the best possible product. 'What can it do?' I hear you ask, well, let me show you!" He reached into his bag again and withdrew a metal tube. Pouring some of the powder down the tube, he put a small stone inside and lit a fuse on the end, he pointed the tube toward a glass bottle he had set up earlier.
BANG!
Fire flew from the top of the tube once the fuse burned down. It kicked back, but the bottle shattered, the crowd gasped again. The Griffin smiled and turned back tot h crowd. "Think, an army supplied with this new magic, no foe could stand in their way. Imagine if the whole world had this magic, there would be no wars, for fear of being decimated. This magic has finally brought peace on earth, and you Equestrians can lead the charge!"
Twilight Sparkle watched the display from the back of the crowd. "I don't like this, Spike."
"Me neither, I smell trouble." The dragon responded, crossing his arms.