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// Prologue 
// Story: Creative Vision 
// by isuckdotcom 
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	Long ago, in a distant land, there was a Princess. She was a beautiful princess, and a great leader. But one thing was off about this princess. She was a pegasus pony. Unlike the usual princess you might think of, which is an alicorn. But she did become one. All because of a necklace. A jealous colt who wanted the throne of the princess's Mother and Father, created a heart necklace made out of a sparkling sapphire. He impaled it with his dark magic, putting the necklace onto unsuspecting couples and breaking them apart. The young princess knew what was happening, and with the love inside her, she enchanted the necklace, bringing couples back together with her heart. She earned her cutie mark, and her horn in the making. The crystal heart grew because of Equestria's love, creating a field of magic not one pony could break. And thus, the kingdom grew inhabiting many crystal ponies and colorful animals. And they waited for the day King Sombra would return.



Years had passed since Twilight had gotten her castle, and she lived in the palace by now, seeing that her poor old library burnt down in that fight with Tirek. Lately, she had been bored. Her friends were out at a party, whilst she had to finish chores around the palace. Even though she had lots of help, It was still pretty big and needed lots of polishing. But Twilight knew how to keep herself occupied. She was quite the daydreamer, and most ponies would least expect that from her. She thought about her future in the palace, and with Spike growing his little wings.
After what seemed like 2 days, it was finally finished. The floor was shined, the walls waxed, the books organized A-Z, genre by genre. She headed into the throne room, sitting in her quartz seat, staring at the empty thrones surrounding her. She missed the way it used to be; Pinkie being random, Rainbow being ignorant, Fluttershy being assertive, Rarity being selfish, and Applejack, well, being Applejack! Now they had gone out, gotten proffesional jobs, and the worst of all, her dearest friend Spike had gone out to find his parents again!
Tears streamed down Twilight's violet eyes. All she had was herself, and she didn't like to be alone. It used to be her favorite thing, being a selfish unicorn. But now, she had learned many valuble lessons in friendship that changed her greatly. Crouching down in the cushioned crystal throne, she wept. All she could think about was her amazing past, and now just a hard future ahead of her and a lonely present. Twilight pushed away some strands of indigo bangs off her face. The front door of her palace creaked open.
In walked an orange unicorn with a wavy red and yellow mane. She carried a black saddlebag on her back, and a small golden tiara with rubies upon her head. It was Sunset Shimmer, Twilight's student from the Human world. She remembered that she kept a small hoof mirror (or hand mirror, whichever Sunset prefers to say) to keep track of the other worldly events. Sunset nervously walked across the shiny crystal floor. "Um, Princess Twilight? We have urgent news, and you may not be happy." She said.
"Why, whatever is the matter Sunset?" The purple alicorn replied.

"Well, Canterlot has been getting reports of odd vocal noises and strange green gas. Remember about 10 years ago in the battle of the bands we competed in?"
Twilight thought for a bit, sitting up. "Yes, with the evil sirens..." Her mind clicked. "Have they returned?"
"We aren't exactly sure. These could be symptoms of many things, actually. Some sort of spell from one of Celestia's old books, I presume." Sunset answered.

"This could mean anything, Sunset! The colors green and red are symbols of evil slash powerful magic, and many dark magic spells use these shades. In this time of Equestrian History, any spell on this planet can contain it."

"Exactly! We need to find more symptoms and research which spells it could be." Sunset said as she and Twilight looked through the crystal bookshelves that lined the walls. She had every ancient book by Starswirl the Bearded in this palace, which was quite surprising to her collection.



After many hours of searching, there wasn't a hint of a result. And to make things worse, they still had eight more bookshelves to discover. The two mares were laid back on couch cushions and fuzzy blankets, snoring away. The room suddenly got darker. Sunset slowly peeked open an eye, noticing the light change. She got up, rubbing her eyes. It seemed like night, and day at the same time. Sunset stared out the window in confusion. Then she realized what was happening. Sunset trotted over to Twilight and woke her up. "Twilight! We've been sleeping for too long!' 
Twilight woke up. "What is THAT?!" She said as she stared out the large window. A solar eclipse was happening. "CRAP! We slept way too long! Now the dark magic has taken over!"

"Ya know, It's not our fault. It wasn't technically up to US to cure the problem. You would think maybe Celestia or Luna would've taken care of it by now." Sunset Shimmer stated.
The two ponies ran out the castle doors. The eclipse was so bright, it was dark. Shadows washed over the continent of Equestria, covering the land in fear. Ponies ran out of their homes in panic, seeking the fallout shelter that was made a while ago, after a deadly threat was made. They figured it might've been Queen Chrysalis and the changelings again, but not this time. At least, they hoped.
Sunset hopped onto Twilight's back, as she took off with her alicorn wings. This was their best way of transportation, after Derpy crashed into the train system and broke it. Sunset desparately clutched onto Twilight's neck, nearly choking her. "Gak! Sunset! Stop!" Twilight ordered.
"Sorry!" Sunset Shimmer said, taking her hooves off of her neck and grasping the top of her head instead. "I'm deadly afraid of heights."
"Well, you are going to have to get over it in the next few days with taht stiking train broken." Twilight said, grumpily. They flew over the plains of Ponyville and the fields of apple trees in Sweet Apple Acres. They approached the tall mountains in which Canterlot rested on, rocky purple and topped with glistening snow. The city came into view, golden and violet around tall pillars of white quartz, with a peaceful waterfall and field of blossoms decorating the side.
The princess landed on the stone floor, with two guards in front of her. "Come in, Princess Twilight." One said. Sunset and Twilight trotted in. Greenish smoke curled around the floor, making it hard to see and breathe. Twilight cast a magic forcefield around them to protect against the dark magic. It wasn't very effective, but at least they could see. 
A shadow flew above the two ponies. It lowered ever so slowly, and it came into view. "Princess Celestia! Are we ever so glad to see you! Sunset Shimmer said.
"Celestia, do you have any reports of dark magic usage?" Twilight asked.
The pearly pink alicorn stood in thought. "Yes indeed. We don't know exactly what it's coming from, but we do know what it is. Follow me." The three ponies flew away in unision, Sunset being lifted by Twilight's magic.