We've learned Majesty's turbulent origin, and Luna has told Applejack of Tirek's evil rise to power. Now Princess Luna will tell her of what happens when the irresistible force meets the unmovable object. How these two titans in the mists of the early days of the First Age, the Age of Myths, cross paths. There can be no compromises here, only defeat or victory! The battle has begun!
This story is a direct sequel to Majesty's saga AND Tirek's saga!
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/334725/pony-pov-series-origins-queen-majesty
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/217434/pony-pov-gaiden-history-of-tirek
Don't forget to visit the trope page!
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/FanFic/PonyPOVSeries
Cover art by Iguanodragon! https://iguanodragon.deviantart.com
Written by Wolfram-and-hart. https://wolfram-and-hart.deviantart.com
Edited By Alex Warlorn
Grammar check by Docontra https://www.fimfiction.net/user/226378/docontra
Fridge logic check by quantum-plasma-field.
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Thank you very much for correcting the spelling of the title, I did not notice now. But now can you please share what you think of the story?
Yay! I'll say more when I have the chance, but right now this is great.
I enjoyed reading the origin of both Tirek and Majesty.
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Epic!
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Sorry; I'm millions of words behind even if I were currently reading the series.
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Things have kinda changed around. There's no way to know when Wolfram will get the chapters done to an endless parade of real life drama.
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It's complicated. Basically this is now basically a sequel to Majesty and Tirek's story. The three chapter idea has sunk for now. I'd forgotten about it until you reminded me. I do hope this gets done as fast as possible. :-(
Even in Equestria, the Cabbage Merchant from Avatar is still suffering from destruction of wares.
Also the bit about how Equestria keeps sending all their evil artifacts and criminals to Earth is something they will never live down.
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The edits are happy someone got that joke.
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Well, we do have who inspired Applejack to do all this to begin with... and someone else we have seen since the first chapter of this saga.
I haven't really watched the show, only seen various clips of it, but is this the pony version of the Darkest Spell of Queen Moon from Star vs the Forces of Evil?
Because if so I'd call it appropriately Badass.
Nicely done.
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Thank you.
If AJ was too busy being corrupted, then how exactly did the journal entry get written in book?
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She wrote it AFTERWARDS. And now you know. Thank you very much for the comment. I hope you enjoy the story now that you've have that bit of fridge logic explained to you.
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Sorry about that. I realized that it was her journal and that page that happened to be undamaged was the one taken out of context shortly after. Was eating lunch and couldn't add an edit on time.
Liked and Faved. But why still marked as incomplete?
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Wolfram and Hart wrote a little Omake for this that'll be posted later.
Now I hope you enjoyed the epilogue.
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The Slender Pony tried to get the jump on what they thought was some lost hiker, and instead ran into Tirek after the Tartarus break out, and ran for its life.
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G1 and G4 Tirek are the same person, since Tirek was pulled into Tartarus body AND soul.
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You're the second person who's read this and not gotten that was Tirek.
Maybe I should've written this differently. I was I trying to go for subtle and I guess it just comes off as confusing.
Majesty kept that smug smile as her body turned to ash and dissolved into nothing.
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"I did it my way."
Okay, time to sit down and give this a read.
1. I feel that this would have been a lot worse than Nightmare Moon's scheme...imagine that.
2. I love situational ironies.
3. *opens mouth in shock* holy hell....
4. Storm King?
5.
What an annoying and narcissistic monkey.
6.
I'm probably missing some context, because I do not understand why Morning Star would care for such imperfect beings as these witches from Lilith's line.
7. I'm very curious to know THAT part of the story.
8.Considering that she can move the sun and moon without breaking a sweat, it does not surprise me.
9. Ohohohohohohohoho! I see she hasn't lost touch with her unusual punishments towards the most wicked of the wicked. I approve.
10. Wait...so Majesty, with divine help, can literally create a living and sapient pony....I think I can safely say that she has reached godhood....wow.
11. Son of a b
tch! Celestia created Sunset Shimmer?!.......This is starting to make uncanny sense surrounding Sunset.
Commentators note: I'm getting tired and need some sleep. Will comment the rest later.
To continued:
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It's incredibly annoying we didn't get to see more of his 'empire' (well, an Empire as the Huns understood it, not interested so much in ruling so much as claiming tribute from the domains he ransacked) ... Seeing him apply a business attitude to an empire was fun.
Whoever said he did?
Celestia's letter to Twilight claims she met Sunset Shimmer when she was an orphan after the little filly managed to raise the sun. But what if that wasn't the whole truth.
Looking forward to it.
Continuiing from where I left off:
1. Wow....Applejack the First...is quite different from Gen 4 Applejack. And now I understand why she is such a silly pony. *urge to sing "Who's a silly pony" rising.*
2. I agree.
3. Hehe indeed.
4. Quite the resume these ponies have.
5.
That was humorous.
6. Good to know if I ever fight a pony.
7.HUZZAH! KICK SOME
SS FELLOW HUMANS! SHOW THEM WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF!
8. I gotta say, this battle, while it is a serious part of the story, is...extremely silly. I mean, using stratdons as pinballs between bubbles, turning the ladders into noodles, launching sweets at the enemy, and turning a giant lion into a tiny kitten, and on and on it goes. I really loved the cognitive dissonant situation this has become: serious but silly. Only these ponies are capable of pulling this off.
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I'll presume that last one is a compliment. :-) Thank you very much for the comments!
1. I don't know what it is, but these G1 ponies keep on making me smile despite the seriousness of the situation.
2,
This is too funny to say anything. The joke speaks for itself.
3. Poor Magic Star...I very much sympathyze with her personal loss. At least it was for an important and good cause.
4. Heh. I guess subtlety is not part of Majesty's vocabulary.
Well, golly good battle this was. Now, the next battle will be on the enemy's turf.
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I'm sorry I wasn't able to do more With Whizzer and Surprise and the other more secondary G1 ponies.
And yeah, Majesty went for the direct approach.
Similar to the One Ring, she became LESSER for it being destroyed.
1. hohohohoho! What a cruel and delicious punishment for this beast. Appropriate if I say so myself.
2. One reason why Tirek is number two on my sh
t list. I have great hatred for these kinds of villains. Nightmare Eclipse is number one.
3. That wolf with the giant sword in her mouth....that hit me in the feels. Poor wolf.
4. I believe this qualifies as a death sentence if the mice roam in the castle. What a humiliating way to go.
5. Prince Valiant...they were too late, and I was just starting to like him...
6. Damn. So close.
7.
Doh! Should have called it earlier.
8. O.O
Holy mother of crap. Majesty did it. She did it. She freed the souls, after all this time. 
My heart is happy now. You have no idea how cathartic it was to see Tirek feel so much pain after all the suffering he brought on those poor souls. TIREK, YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW YOU SON OF A 
TCH! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
9. I liked this banter.
10. Thank goodness. 👍
11. Oh good. *rubs hands together* The fight will be fair now.
Finally, the moment that I've been waiting for so long has come at last. When two powerhouse finally face each other at their full strength. One good. One evil. And the greatest battle ever. I certainly enjoyed this chapter. Rather cathartic after everything that has happened. When I have another free weekend, I'm gonna give the next chapter a solid read, with some good music at my headphones. Looking forward to that.
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Gmork of course refers to Gmork from Never Ending Story.
And the golem, knight, king, and wolf, were expies from Dark Souls.
into seven notes of music,
A line from the beloved 'last unicorn.'
I only only only hope that Majesty and Tirek's fight ACTUALLY MEETS YOUR EXPECTATIONS! It's might be to be a fight of the two strongest black magic users to ever live! I ONLY HOPE IT MEETS EXPECTATIONS!
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Okay, time to sit down and give this a read.
You have NO idea.
Me too!
YES! I got a "holy hell"!
Yep!
Oh I'll get to that, don't you worry.
8.Considering that she can move the sun and moon without breaking a sweat, it does not surprise me.
9. Ohohohohohohohoho! I see she hasn't lost touch with her unusual punishments towards the most wicked of the wicked. I approve.
10. Wait...so Majesty, with divine help, can literally create a living and sapient pony....I think I can safely say that she has reached godhood....wow.
Yeah, that's the point. It's to show the dark and gritty world Tirek made is being overtaken by the sunshine and raionbows of the Era of Ponies.
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Right?!
Oh, she understands subtlety, but she's decided that the time for restraint is over, and she's moving on to "kick the door in and blow away any sorry idiot in her path."
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Yep, that's how Gmork got sent to Fantasia in The Never Ending Story.
Hope you enjoy it when Majesty and Tirek get into the REAL fight. This so far? The warm up act. Next chapter? ROUND 1 FIGHT!!!
1. Poor Applejack. She and I have different reasons for listening to this story. Mine is to read this epic battle of proportions.
2. ....ooooookay. Moving on.
3. Sonic Mania....I'm jamming to this music. Good choice.
4. 👏👏👏 KEEP IT GOING, KEEP IT GOING!!!!!!
5. Good points for saving the goblins, Mjaesty. Good points.
6. Well, that cat and mouse game was a little amusing.
7. Well, this battle sure took a twist for the turn.
8. I liked this song. It's...very...deep.
9. Whoa! That was a blast!
10. That context provided here helps me appreciate the battle more.
11. I will keep this in mind in my fights as a self-defender.
12. I love a good Surprise to the face!
13. Whoa whoa whoa! When you titled this CLASH OF THE TITANS, I didn't think actual giants would be involved!
14. Bastard.
13. Oh....so Mimic is Majesty's daughter...heh. Majesty must have been proud when her daughter knocked Discord's fang off. I guess being a badass runs in the family.
14. Two warriors, two killers, whose brutality and savagery is done for what they love, one for himself, the other for her loved ones. I'm reminded of the song:
Standing here, I realize that you are just like me, trying to make history
But who's to judge the right from wrong, when our guard is down, I think we'll both agree
that violence breeds violence, but in the end, it has to be this way.
15. Loving this. Absolutely loving this.
...
...*slowly face palms and pulls hair back*...I'm at a loss of words.
*Finished reading this chapter*
.....*slumps at my chair*...so this is what it came to. This definitely answered the one nagging question I always had at the back of my mind, both in canon and at the POV universe. Why does no one remember Majesty?....
...I don't know what to feel. Sad? Angry? Numb? I understand why Majesty needed to take this course of action, but...I feel somber and hollow. Up to this point, I grew to love Majesty, all the way through. I dare say that she has become one of my two favorite characters in the POV series, the other being Rarity from the Dark World. I enjoyed every moment I read about her, and was very pleased and excited to see her kick Tirek's ass, the villain I've grown to hate so much. (Heh, One character I love and is my favorite, the other I despise with the passion of a thousand burning suns. Good job on that.) ....but now....she's gone...only a few in the mortal realm will remember her....
*Deep breath* Congratulations Alex, Wolf, Personna, and others. You not only exceeded my expectations...but left me at loss of words and mixed feelings.
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I imagine Majesty might have become rather paranoid of not leaving a legacy behind after losing her first herd, and then losing her community again (which I still feel was over the top by the author), Majesty went to a lot of trouble to create an entire slew of offspring. Spike, Mimic, the Princesses, Lucky, she went to a lot of trouble to make sure her family would endure. It's a question of how many ponies are descendant from her clones.
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Thank you. The story isn't over yet. I hope the read the rest of the chapters!
1. It just occurred to me that this whole time, Luna was talking about her mortal family, and that Majesty was her grandma...Oh jeez.
2. Wind Whistler really needs to learn to not overanalyze stuff and say things she will regret.
3. So Megan is your stereotypical White Knight. Although since she is a kid, this is kind of excusable to some extent.
4.
What are you talking about, I don't remember humans fight some snake- wait a second....
...
Oh, she's talking about the 80's tv shows....pfft 
Good one.
5. Nice pun.
6. Considering what happened to Majesty, I have to agree. That Rainbow of Darkness needs to be met with an equal amount of force.
7. Huh. Megan and company can thank Majesty for emptying out the castle, so to speak. Especially that wolf. *shivers*
8. *Breathe in, breathe out* It is done. Finally. That monster will finally pay for his crimes and the innocent lives he has ruined and taken. Justice is done.
9. Huh. So that what Chiron has been doing this whole time. Must have been exhausting.
10. No. They didn't save the world. They liberated it. That feeling is much more...pronounced when you realize that liberty can finally reign again.
11. Yup. A happy ending...at a serious cost...Majesty.
12. I could imagine.
13. Knowing about the sapience of the two rainbows, it makes what happened sad and tragic to me. I greatly sympathize with the Rainbow of Light.
14. True.
Imagine that.
15. .....learning the true ramifications of what Luna did, how it easily could have been avoided, what could have happened with Majesty but was lost to oblivion....I will be honest, I have...lost significant respect for Luna. It will take a long time for me to forgive her...I acknowledge that she's making up for it by passing the story on to Applejack and attempting to keep Majesty's existence alive in history and in the minds of others, but it does not negate the wrong that was done, a wrong that cannot be corrected....I think it will be wise that me and Luna do not get anywhere near each other for now.
16. Rump designs...? RUMP DESIGNS?!
That was good.
17.
That f
cking bastard just does not want to stay in hell, does he?
18. Good answer. 👏👍
19. HURAH!
20. Me too.
21. mmmmm. Not always. But interesting to think about.
22. Clever way to lampshade how the whole pony universe sounds like a kids show.
23. Phew, almost finished.
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I hope reading Rescue At Midnight Castle from Applejack's point of view was fun, and that it felt like a true story and not just an empty summary!!!
Oy chihuahua, these abominations are something else.
You don't say.
Look who's talking.
Well, after a month of reading these three fics....I was defintetly on a roller coaster ride. I'm gonna add these to my "David Crespo's Picks" only the best stories go into that box and I consider this to be one of them.
And you guys have no idea how happy I am that the Rescue of Midnight Castle was retold and fleshed out in a fanfiction. It really needed it.
And...I'm happy that Majesty's existence will revive in due time.
Well guys. You have written excellent pieces of literature and was worth my time. Thanks for sharing.
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It did. You did not disappoint.
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I hope you're inspired to take on the rest of the verse. I literally gave to it the best years of my life!!! Your comments mean a LOT!!! THNAK YOU FOR THEM! I hope you got a satisfying ending to this side story saga. I hope you'll read the rest of the pony pov series!
Tirek is out already? That was too early.
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Remember, the Tartarus break out happened during season 2.
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oh. Right
Devoutdevote?
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Typo. Taken care of. I hope you're enjoying the story.
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Majesty: Song
"It won't be easy, you'll think it strange
When I try to explain how I feel
That I still need your love after all that I've done
You won't believe me, all you will see is a girl you once knew
Although she's dressed up to the nines
At sixes and sevens with you
I had to let it happen, I had to change
Couldn't stay all my life down at heel
Looking out of the window, staying out of the sun
So I chose freedom, running around trying everything new
But nothing impressed me at all
I never expected it to
Don't cry for me, Ponyland
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
And as for fortune, and as for fame
I never invited them in
Though it seemed to the world they were all I desired
They are illusions, they're not the solutions they promised to be
The answer was here all the time
I love you, and hope you love me
Don't cry for me, Ponyland
Don't cry for me, Ponyland
The truth is, I never left you
All through my wild days, my mad existence
I kept my promise
Don't keep your distance
Have I said too much?
There's nothing more I can think of to say to you
But all you have to do is look at me to know
That every word is true"
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BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!