Before the rule of Princess Celestia and before Discord plagued the land, ponies lived peacefully with the true natives of Equestria, dragons. Few remember though the space of time between the settling of Equestria to the rule of Discord. What happened in this period of time? Why did the dragons disappear? And how did the Elements of Harmony come to be?

It is only by accident though that thousands of years later after the events of this time that three little fillies are the ones to discover that the legend of the dragons still continue after all these centuries and that all ponies have had a great protector all these years that has shielded them from true hardships and dangers.

Soon though a new threat will rise from the ashes of a great and forgotten mountain intent on plunging Equestria into darkness. With breath of fire, on wings of hatred, and the will to conquer and dominate an ancient foe will fly again. It will stop at nothing to have its revenge on all ponies and cover the land in a shadow of smoke and ash. Can the powers of harmony, peace, and friendship defeat this new foe or will there be a new ruler of Equestria.

(My first ever MLP fan fiction and actually my first ever published story. Hopefully it isn't too terrible but hopefully it helps me practice my writing. Anyway I tried my best to keep with the original Friendship is Magic universe and mood. What I hope to do is give a reason for why bad things don't happen in Ponyville, in other words why there is never any famine, conflict, or death. Expect this really to be a feel-good story, just something for a light read to go along with your day. It may get emotion later on but read and decide for yourself. Depending on how the story goes I might take liberties by perhaps hinting at romance and going on into tragedy. Don't expect a dark, sad, or very original story though, I do plan to keep original characters to a minimum.

Feedback is vastly appreciated!)

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