//------------------------------// // How It All Started // Story: Power Ponies: Origins // by Epicdiscord214 //------------------------------// Do you remember the story of six super-ponies who, through a series of circumstances, worked with the inhabitants of two other worlds to vanquish a great evil and create the magic of friendship? Well, what you don't know is how it all started. Everything has a starting point and every team has a reason of banding together. It's all explained in the following prequel. "From the might of the will And the strength of the heart This act of goodness in the thrill Is one that cannot depart With power comes responsibilities See to the innocent's desperate needs Answer to the citizens' pleas The right cannot slip Armed with the power of friendship Hup, ho Watch your step. Let it go Hup, ho Watch your step. Let it go Honest. Generous. Kind. Loyal Light your way through any turmoil Farther than us. Farther than a star FARTHER THAN THE FARTHEST FAR HA FROM THE MIGHT OF THE WILL AND THE STRENGTH OF THE HEART THIS ACT OF GOODNESS IN THE THRILL IS ONE THAT CANNOT DEPART WITH POWER COMES RESPONSIBILITIES SEE TO THE INNOCENT'S DESPERATE NEEDS WE ALL HAVE LINKED DESTINIES SEE THIS FLASHBACK CLIP See the power of friendshiiiiiiiiiiiiiip" The bank alarmed sounded in the shine of Luna's moon. Two masked Earth ponies ran out the back door of the bank and into a dark alley. They chuckled while they carried the heavy sacks of money on their backs. As soon as they rested, they opened their bags and stared in awe of the green inside. "Oh, Brimstone, we hit the big time tonight." one robber said. "You got that right, Payday." Brimstone agreed with his partner. "Say, are you sure it's all right to rest right now." "Dude, relax." Payday said. "The police won't ever look three blocks away. They'll be too busy looking for evidence back at the bank. By the time they're done, we'll be at out hideout planning a trip to Bray-zil." "It's not just them that I'm worried about." Brimstone said. "It's the supers." "You mean those costumed freaks?" Payday asked. "They already have enough on their hooves with that Super Purification Act. They won't possibly..." "Don't be so sure." a gruff voice growled from the shadows. The two of them were frightened by the ominous tone. Payday scooted back until his head bumped something. He slowly turned around and saw a costumed dragon hanging upside-down with an serious look. The criminal stopped for a minute before Brimstone looked with him. They both couldn't believe what they saw. "I'm Hum Drum." the costumed dragon said. The two criminals screamed and ran around the alley. In response, Payday picked up the top of a garbage can and swung it toward the hanging dragon hero, who didn't see it coming. "OW!" he whined. "Garbage can lids, my one weakness!" Brimstone picked up an empty soda can and threw it at Hum Drum's face. "Tin cans, my only other weakness!" A bag of bread was thrown at him, but he wasn't surprised. "Wheat bread, yet another one of my weaknesses." "Brimstone, let's vamoose before the real heroes show up!" Payday shouted. "Hey!" Hum Drum shouted. "I'm a real hero!" Ignoring the dragon, the two criminals picked up their money bags and climbed up a ladder to the rooftop. They thought they were safe until a new shadow rose. They looked at who was casting and gasped. "It can't be!" Payday gasped. "It's..." The purple, costumed unicorn appeared and stood proudly. "The Masked Matterhorn!" both criminals gasped. "Run for it!" They turned away and tried to run, but the Masked Matterhorn pointed her horn and it started to glow blue. A cyan blast shot out of it and hit the crooks' hooved. Quick as a flash, ice formed sealing the villains to the roof and they couldn't move one inch. "Sorry, boys," the Masked Matterhorn said, "But it doesn't look like you'll be going anywhere but prison." "Hey!" Hum Drum shouted climbing up to the top exhausted and out of breath. "I kept them talking, just so you know." He looked at the ice around the criminals' hooves and grinned. "Well, it looks like you put their crimes... on ice!" "Seriously?!" Brimstone asked. "That joke was so bad," Payday said, "It hurt me physically." "Hum Drum, stop trying." the Masked Matterhorn said. "You're only hurting yourself." "Hey!" Hum Drum took offense of that. "Anyway, we'll leave these two to the police and make our way home." the Masked Matterhorn said. "Hum Drum, let's go." "Okay." Hum Drum replied. When they returned to their home, they changed out of their costumes and opened a secret compartment under the rug. They folded their costumes and hid them under and covered the hatch. They became their secret identities, Twilight Sparkle and Spike. "That was a good night of crime fighting." Spike said. "Did you see how I handled myself out there?" "Yes, Spike." Twilight said sarcastically. "You really handled yourself against wheat bread. Why do you keep making up weaknesses?" "All superheroes have a weakness." Spike said. "I just wanted one of my own." "Spike, no offense," Twilight said, "But your weaknesses are a little self-explanatory. Anyway, let's get some sleep. Remember, I've got my big test tomorrow." "Right." Spike said. "And if you pass, you'll advance to the next stage of Princess Celestia's teachings." "Can't wait." Twilight yawned before tucking herself into her covers. Spike got into his bed and did the same. Twilight and Spike never knew that outside their room, a shrouded pony looked through a pair of binoculars and watched the young unicorn sleep. The hooded pony put them away and walked into the darkness. Twilight also didn't know that the very test she was about to take would change her life forever.