The Birth of Ponykind

(Starring Faustia, the Immortal Goddess of all Ponies)

The following is a scripture detailing the creation of the three pony races taken from the Hoofble, the holiest book in the Faustism religion.

1. In the beginning, there was nothing, only darkness. From the heavens, The Goddess, Faustia, looked down on the chaos that was before Equestria and said, "This foul darkness shall be no more. I shall bring light to this abyss." And so She created the sun and it was glorious. With the sun, She created the moon and both would bend to Her will. She called the time of the sun, "Day", and the moon, "Night."

2. And Faustia soon created "Sky", where the sun and moon would rise and fall for eternity. And She created "Water" and She separated it from the sky.

3. And She said, "Let there be dry ground separating the water", and it was so. She called the dry ground "Land." But she saw that the land was flat and barren. With Her strong wings, she created the mountains and canyons. With Her magic, she created the grass and the trees and it was beautiful.

4. And Faustia said, "Let there be life and they shall live off the land that I will give them". And she created the animals of the world and Faustia saw that it was glorious.

5. And Faustia did say, "Now, let there be a new race that will think for itself and it shall be created in My image." With Her magic, She created this new creature out of the earth and She named it "pony". She gave this creature great strength and determination and she was pleased. And Faustia said, "I shall create two more of these ponies so that they may work together in harmony." With a feather from Her wing, She created a pony that was blessed with agility and grace and she named it "Pegasus". With a piece of Her horn, she created a pony that was gifted in magic and she named it "Unicorn"

6. Seeing that She had done well, She breathed life into the three ponies and said, "I hath given thee life and I shall giveth thee this land that I have created so that you may share it between thyself." The three ponies thanked the Goddess for the plentiful bounty they were blessed with and they lived happily under the watchful eye of Faustia.

7. However, Faustia soon noticed that her children were weeping, despite their blessings. She said unto them, "Why dost thou weep, my children? I have given thee this land and all the beauty that surrounds it. Art thou not happy?" The Pegasus looked up at her Creator and said, "Forgive us, oh Giver of life and love. We are very grateful for you most generous gifts and we are horrible for not relishing them. But you see, while we have the food of the trees and the companionship of the animals, our hearts still feel empty." Faustia felt pity for the children so She placed the three in a deep sleep. She took a lock from each of their manes and with them, She created three of the same ponies only stronger, so that they may do the work that her earlier creations could not. After she finished, She breathed life into her newest creations and She awoke Her sleeping children and said unto them, "I have created these three companions so that they may be with you and share their love with you and you will bear their seeds so that thoust may bear new children and they shalt bear more children. Since they were born from you, you shall giveth them a name." The three ponies gave these new mates the name "Stallion" and they thanked Faustia for relieving them of the pain that had taken their hearts.

8. And so did Faustia rule over her six achievements and it was good. Faustia soon felt that it was now time for Her to return to the heavens but She could not leave Her charges unguarded. She resolved to create a new creature, but this time, it would be exactly in Her image and She did so. She gave this new entity wings, a horn, and a mane that flowed constantly. She named it "Alicorn" and She blessed it with the gift of immortality so that it may watch over her children for eternity. Faustia said unto them, "Do not weep for my departure for I will watch from my home and when thou dost pass on, thou will be at my side for eternity." And so She ascended to her heavenly kingdom and left her children to create for themselves.

9. And so began the glorious reign of the ponies.

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Steelhooves

Steelhooves #1 · Dec 1st, 2011 · 1 · ·

Hmm, I don't really understand why...but I really like this story Hope to see some more of your work in the future.

PPFW Combo Breaker

PPFW Combo Breaker #2 · Dec 1st, 2011 · · ·

First off if this is a joke where is the punchline?
Secondly isn't there an episode of MLP coming out soon that explains the creation of Equestria thus rendering your story irrelevent?
Thirdly explain Hammerspace!
Fourthly does Equestria have nine day weeks cuz that would be awesome.

paxtofettel

paxtofettel #3 · Dec 1st, 2011 · 1 · ·

47355

Goddamnit, there's an episode about that? Excuse me while I go bang my head against the wall.

PPFW Combo Breaker

PPFW Combo Breaker #4 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · 1 · ·

47381
Yep just checked there apparently it's season 2 episode 11, not released yet but the synopsis indicates that it includes the founding of equestria. Maybe not the same thiing as the creation of equestria. I include sauce for your viewing pleasure http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Hearth%27s_Warming_Eve

Br2nd66

Br2nd66 #5 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · 1 · ·

nice

paxtofettel

paxtofettel #6 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · 1 ·

47401

Well crap, guess I should delete this story then.

Ganymede

Ganymede #7 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · 1 · ·

47417

Meh. Leave it up until the episode airs.

It's not like it's serious or anything.

Ryuler

Ryuler #8 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

I was already laughing when I read "Faustia." Well done my friend, well done.

Pyrus Nightwrite

Pyrus Nightwrite #9 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

that was cool.
epic.
you have 1 alicorn, but where is the other?

paxtofettel

paxtofettel #10 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

47480

Gratias, amicus.

paxtofettel

paxtofettel #11 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

47498

Well, I like to think that there were other alicorns before Celestia. I mean, Celestia is only 1000 years old.

#12 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

47500

Celestia is older than 1000 years... That's only when Luna was sealed away in the moon. They ruled together long before that.

paxtofettel

paxtofettel #13 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · 1 · ·

47504

I see, well think of this as being waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy before Luna and Celestia. Kinda like Adam and Eve times

Lucefudu

Lucefudu #14 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

47417
DONT. YOU. DARE.
This story is beautiful and, even if the episode itself destroys it completely, this is your work. Your sweat (relatively speaking) was put into this. This is yours.

Sorry, I'm getting a little 'Ayn Rand-ish' here.

paxtofettel

paxtofettel #15 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

47512

Wow, thank you. To be honest I don't think this is as good as my other stuff.

Lucefudu

Lucefudu #16 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

47518
I've read your other works and, as a 'short story writer' myself, I can say that you're wrong. This is a very good fic. It clearly shows how much work was put into it.

paxtofettel

paxtofettel #17 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

47530

Gee, thank you. I guess I underestimate my skills.

Trill

Trill #18 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

Jesus christ guys you are fucking dumb, aint yah? The episode is a fucking play run by twenty year olds with the mentalities of six year olds, it wont at all have the true story on how Equestria was made, because its made for the general public and there is a good chance Equestria probably has alot of dark shit going on when it was starting.

#19 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

You forgot to add bacon to this story

.......heh, jk, I just got lulz on the brain.......curse you pinkie pie, your randomness has infected me

Marisher

Marisher #20 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

47546
Oh my... Well, even IF an episode airs that explains the origins of Equestria, there won't not be a stop to the making of history for the gaps that are left, or maybe they'll find a way to ignore it completely.

To the writer, I really like this piece! Except in own opinion, "Faustia" sounds wrong for a goddess. But hey, can't please everyone. Other than that minor detail, this is a great piece of work.!

Chip Unicorn

Chip Unicorn #21 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

You wrote a cute take on Genesis 1-2!

And please do not get rid of this story. Even if it becomes an alternate universe, it remains your story.

HeirApparent

HeirApparent #22 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

Part of me wants to ascend to the top of Mount Everest and cry out, "Blasphemy!" But, I'm just going to ignore that part.

Decent writing mixed with a clever concept, makes this a fairly enjoyable story. Hell of a lot brighter than my version of Equestria's founding. I'd give it a 4.5.

And as for all the talk about future episodes making this non-canonical, I'd like to point out that at least 70% of the stories on this site violate canon at some point or another. There's no third alicorn, Trixie never comes back to Ponyville, Twilight isn't a golem/other magical entity, Dinky apparently isn't Ditzy's daughter, and, saddest of all, Doctor Whooves isn't gallivanting all over Equestria with his TARDIS.

But, I don't think anyone really cares about the boundaries of canon here. At the very least, I don't. Give me a well written, enjoyable story, and I won't give a damn how implausible your writing is. So long as its got some effort and thought put into it, any story can become a masterpiece.

Anonymous XXX

Anonymous XXX #23 · Dec 2nd, 2011 · · ·

And that's i got my cutie mark maybe later ill tell you the story of how equestria was made!

lol dude, this is some pro stuff. although im not sure that 'thoust' is a word... but its still awesome. dont delete it because its not 'canon'. if all we had was canon, i'd have to put up with "MUFFINS!! MUFFIN MUFFIN MUFFIN MUFFIN MUFFIN" and 'THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE COMMANDS THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE'S SLAVE, TWILIGHT SPARKLE, TO (THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE) SERVE THE GREAT AND (THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE) POWERFUL TRIXIE FOR ALL OF ETERNI (THE GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE) TY!!!!' and 'And then Molestia raped several ponies behind the trees in the park'. Personally, i've decided to write stories that deliberately break canon. Which is why, in my stories, Dash isnt a lesbian, Lyra and Bon Bon don't live happily ever after, and eventually, derpy will have an iq of over 9000!!!!!! i mean, over the 8 that people attribute to her. it's what makes things interesting and awesome and 20% cooler than canon.

rock AWN, freaky bro!