"Is there any hope left for pony kind?" A cloaked shadow of a pony said as fierce lightning attacked the sky in a brutal battle with the raging rain. "Equestria lay in ruins of its once former glory. The only structure within Ponyville that survived was Ponyville Castle." the pegasus said. Cracks flow across the castle like scars. The sun and moon cycle hasn't worked since Celestia and Luna fell.
"Pegasi don't control the weather around here anymore. Most pegasi asked to scout the Ponyville Ruins would pretend to be sick or fly faster than a bullet in the opposite direction. I, on the other hoof, had no choice in the matter. The choice was made by the head of the pegasi guard. Plus, if I didn't take the offer, I'd probably be executed right about now.
Equestria wasn't always like this, but power took ponies by force and they embraced it with open arms. The shear amount of bits that it took to fend off such a beast was a strain on everypony. The princesses never meant to be so cruel, but they were desperate to stop the evil menace.
There was once a time where ponies didn't crave power and bits. Our story begins in one such time." The cloaked pegasus stepped out of the shadows. "It all started with the fall of the Mane Six and alicorn princesses and their descent into chaos."