Equestria was once a land of peace. A land filled with happiness, harmony, and friendship. But like all good things, those years of keeping the status quo had to change.

The Golden Age of Harmony ended in War. What followed was over a hundred years of brewing rivalries; constant, petty fighting; and the birth of the concept of Hatred. Present day Equestria may look no different on a map, but we're a very, very long way away from those days of Harmony and Friendship. Ponies no longer believe in those things; they no longer think to lend a helping hoof to those in need. They're all in need.

And so, it falls to us. It falls to those willing to rise above the societies and kingdoms of this realm to fight tooth, claw, and hoof in order to crawl our way back out of the depths that greed, power, and evil have driven the world to.

We are no different from anypony else. We are simply the ones who act. The ones who have had enough; who put their hooves down and demand change. We have but one goal: To find our way back to the Equestria of old, and to defeat the evil that has destroyed our once peaceful world.

Hello and welcome to Fluttersyke's A Long Way From Equestria!

Going Beyond Our Duty is the first of three books that I will be writing simultaneously, they will take the perspective of three different ponies in the post-canon world that I have dreamed up. See the Credits Module on my FiM Fiction page for the songs and authors that have helped inspire me to write this.

As my first written masterpiece* ever, I wholeheartedly encourage criticism and comments. Please tell me what you think!
(I promise to take criticism seriously, as long as it is constructive, and not as a direct insult to myself, my mother, or my work. ;)

My Little Pony is Copywritten to Hasbro. I do not own it.

MLP:FiM = Hasbro
ALWFE = Fluttersyke

Please do not confuse the two; that could get really awkward.
Nevertheless, I humbly thank you for taking the time to read what I have written!

[*=of sh*t :]