Two alicorns are looking over Dream Valley and reminiscing about their ancient world, the rise and fall of countries and empires and kingdoms, the changing environments, the fall of Equestria, and the extinction of alicorns.

NOTE: This can stand alone. However, for more information on Voodoo, check out "World of Quagga." Mardi Gras' story will be published at a later date, but she gives enough information to follow.

Now of you want to know what they are talking about more clearly, check out "Twilight Then; Twilight Now" by Tornado Firehooves [and several of his stories describe this timeline for more understanding].

Now that Twilight Sparkle is a new alicorn princess, she has a lot of new responsibility. However, looking to the future doesn't mean forgetting the past. A strange family of Zebras come to Canterlot to meet her and she and her friends soon grow to learn about their culture and the ancient history of Equestria, the world before Equestria, and the alicorns.

When a mysterious zebra alicorn named Voodoo arrived to meet her, Twilight Sparkle and her friends get a look at the origins of ponydom