//------------------------------// // Prologue Part 1 // Story: The Mighty Machines // by Epicdiscord214 //------------------------------// Outside of Equestria is an entire world that's like a wasteland. There are no kingdoms, no rules, and no hope anywhere in sight. This Netherealm can only be accessible through a power beyond a hundred alicorns. That very thing was perfect for the thousands of hooded figures to make it across the dead terrain. In the middle of the march, four hooded men carried a large, black chest with a yellow glow escaping from it. One of them almost tripped, but didn't fall. That caught the attention of the hooded elder with his beard sticking out. "CAREFUL!" the elder shouted. "Do you know what could happen if its power escaped?! We can't have a repeat over what that thing did to our home! We need to do this cautiously!" The hooded men didn't argue for they knew firsthand that the elder was right. You'd think it was overkill for over a thousand people to deliver just one trunk, but if you knew what was in it, you'd be frightened too. "Fear," the hooded men chanted, "Darkness Disaster Bane Evil GO FASTER The fear flowing through all our wills Using up all our strength and our skills But it's all worth the wait To be rid of evil incarnate Let it never Come back eeeeeveeeeeeeer The nightmares end They have to go The nightmares end Let the light of hope show Let this evil never rise again The nightmares end Have mercy make amends The nightmares end To the ends of eternity" Suddenly, the elder raised his burned, black hand and the others stopped. He faced his people and declared to them all. "Men, this is where we shall bury this great evil! Pull out your shovels and start digging! Save our future generations! "Everyone, we must pray for the future To have the Multiverse stay pure We must bury this chest and the evil within Just to make... THE NIGHTMARES EEEEEEEEEND" "The nightmares end," the hooded men sang while digging, "They have to go The nightmares end Let the light of hope show Let this evil never rise again The nightmares end Have mercy make amends The nightmares end To the ends of eternity THE NIGHTMARES END To the ends of eteeeerniiiiityyyyyy" The elder approached the black, glowing trunk and gave it a nasty glare. "I never should have been seduced by your power. It's because of you that my world has been destroyed and my family taken from me! Now... NO ONE SHALL MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE WE DID! HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES?! HAHAHAHAHA!" The elder's laughing then changed into sobbing. Tears rolled out of his eyes. He then felt a gust of wind brush up against his face. He opened his eyes as he heard the hallucination of a little girl laughing. He gazed up at the wide, open field and sighed. "My dearest Selmi, my little Dawna. My family, I am sorry. "Forces of nature Have mercy for us Get rid of this pure evil Let no one find it We're under enough stress I pray this evil stays still BUT IF THIS MALEVOLENCE SHOULD SURFACE ONCE MORE I BEG THIS ONE, SMALL REQUEST SEND US A DEFENSE A HOPE, I ASK FOR Someone who can put our fears to reeeeest" The hooded men dug down deep for a whole week. The sun that shined while they were working only emitted a dim light. Finally, they felt they had done enough when they dug down the size of a great crater. They carefully placed the trunk at the very center and spent the next week placing the dirt on top. The men laid back down and felt exhausted. The elder approached his people and a smile escaped his hood. "Rest up, my people For we are all free Our greatest fear is finally through After centuries of torment We can rest easy And mercy has touched other worlds... tooooooooo" After a few days of resting, the hooded colony has finally decided to move on. They walked into the darkness of the Netherealm and didn't look back at what they just buried. "THE NIGHTMARES END NOW, LIGHT AND HAPPINESS BEFRIEND NOW, THE NIGHTMARES END TO THE END OF ETERNITY THE NIGHTMARES END TO THE END OF ETEEEEERNIIIIIIITYYYYYYYYYYYYY" "The niiiiiiiightmares eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeend," the elder finished. Suddenly, the silver unicorn awoke from his bed. He breathed in and out before looking below his window. The morning sunshine lit up the entire room. "Ricky, get up!" a mare's voice sounded downstairs. "Coming, mom!" the silver unicorn shouted. He got up from his bed and walked over to the door. He climbed down the stairs and encountered his mom. She had a plate of bacon and eggs and a glass of milk that Ricky accepted. "Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey." Ricky's mom said. "Mom, I told you, no one says that anymore." Ricky said. "Well, tonight's the evaluation for the Platinum Advanced Magic School. Today's my final day to practice." "Well, I've heard that Princess Celestia is getting into the school as well." Ricky's mom said. "If you get accepted, you can be classmates like you've been your whole lives." "There's also the matter of Celestia getting accepted also." Ricky said. "No one's guaranteed a spot in the classes, including the princess of Equestria. The school's strict like that." "Well, just eat your breakfast and you can go out." Ricky finished his breakfast and gathered his supplies. He left through the front door and faced the outside in Canterlot. He then sighed with a slight grin. He then whispered a word so quietly, that not even he could hear himself. "Celestia."