The Forgotten

by Sparkletop Rainbows


Chapter 2

Twilight packed a saddlebag that contained a daisy sandwich, water, and a notebook to record her observations. 'A smart filly always packs an emergency pack,' Twilight thought as she went downstairs. "Hello Twilight, are you going to play outside?" Her mom, Twilight Velvet asked. "Yes, I'll be back in the evening," Twilight replied as she trotted out of her mother's sight.

Twilight grew a little bit frightened as she entered the Everfree Forest. The horrendous trees almost made her jump out of her coat, and the cryptic whispers through the forest sent chills down her back. But Twilight knew she had to be gallant if she wanted to know more about the unsaid history. She stood a little straighter, and walked with confidence as she entered the forest, assuring herself that she will be safe.

It started to rain a great extent, and Twilight ran for cover. She huddled into a tight ball and tremble as lightning started to strike. Don't worry Twilight, everything will be alright, a smart pony never panics, and always tries to find a solution, Twilight thought to herself, and kept saying it over and over again. A solution! Twilight thought, with a gleam of hope in her eyes.

Twilight looked around her surroundings, trying to find something that can be of use to her. She took a step back and suddenly tumbled down a hole. "Oof!" Twilight put a hoof on her head to make sure she was alright.

She looked around at where he was at. "The ancient ruins," Twilight whispered to herself. There stood houses, worn away, and covered in vines. And in the center of it all, stood a very ginormous, ancient castle. Twilight could see that it use to be lined with gold on some sides, but it had caught rust over the years. Twilight's gaze lingered a little bit more, then she tore her gaze away and tried to start finding something useful to help her.

She walked towards the castle, and stepped in. Her steps echoed through the walls. The floor creaked as she stepped. Twilight tried not to make a sound that would awake some pony, she feared that she may be in-cognizant of she she may unexpectedly meet. Twilight looked around. She could've pictured the castle from before, based on the visual of the castle she was currently seeing now. Twilight could see a faint light shining in the distance.

Curious, Twilight want in the direction the light was guiding her in. Then, she could see that the light was displaying a grand ancient book. Twilight gasped in a low voice no pony could barely hear. Twilight slowly stepped towards it. But then, a thought had crossed her mind. 'What if it's a trap?' Twilight remembered all of the action books she read about, and remembered characters falling into traps, mostly to retrieve something, something especially like a book. Twilight gasped her little gasp again, and alarmingly stepped back. She put her hoof near toward the direction of the book, her curiosity winning over her. Then, very slowly, she stepped towards the book and opened it up. Twilight sighed, wiping off imaginary sweat of her forehead.

Twilight soon found out that this was the missing history of Equestria, the incomplete story Princess Luna didn't finish telling her, and flipped through the pages until she stopped at the part where she recognized Princess Luna didn't finish. Twilight's eyes dug into the book, wanting to devour it all. She began to read in her mind, lost in the book, and unaware of what was going on in her surroundings.

Nightmare Darkness's dark magic spread everywhere across Equestria, trees burned down, the land became dry, the sky was forever dark, with no stars lighting it. But, two alicorn fillies were left behind. One had been born in Equestria to raise the sun, was named Celestia. The other, the moon, was names Luna. Even though they were young, they still were powerful. Powerful than Nightmare Darkness's magic.

'Celestia and Luna both raised the sun and moon. They were most powerful now, and with that energy, they sealed Nightmare Darkness deep down into the core of the world, where the castle had stood. They also had to seal her minions as well. Since the two fillies did not know much spells to reform them back, they were forced to seal them. But, that world not hold them for long. Just before they sealed Nightmare Darkness completely, she said her last words, "YOU WON'T SEE THE LAST OF ME! MY MINIONS WILL RISE AFTER FIVE THOUSAND YEARS!" Both sisters agreed to never speak of this again.

Twilight closed the book, and stared at it, unable to digest it all. Behind her, a voice spoke.

"You shouldn't have done that."