After Equestria Chapter 1

>You wake up slowly in your ship everything has been thrown around and wrecked from inside, only the safety features in your chair has saved your life.
>You slowly start to remember what happen that brought you here.
>You where on your way back to report your findings and what you have mapped out in uncharted places of space.
>When going into warp drive something malfunctioned so it forcefully took you out of wrap drive. Upon doing this you found yourself far too close to a planet's atmosphere to slow down or redirect.
>From there you enacted emergency landing protocol and braced yourself, while the crash was hard you seem to be fine only a few cuts and bruises.
>You activate the AI "Herluin, where am I?"
>"World unknown" you think and ask "is this world habitable? is the air breathable here?"
>"Scanners indicate that this world is habitable and air breathable."
>Well lucky you then less problems to deal with.
>"Herluin activate the distress beacon, and shut off all other systems to conserve energy."
>"Yes sir" the AI dutifully fellows orders shutting off everything in the small ship except the distress signal.
>You don your survival gear which was locked away sealed so it'd survive a crash like this.
>It contains a survival suit to endure damage as well mildly harsh climates, along with a flare gun, a hatchet, and a multi tool that acts much like a swiss army knife of tools. Of course it also contains rations of food and water, sleeping bag and a few other handy gizmos.
>You have no clue where you're at and considering how far out you where doing recon, chances of being found are rather slim.
>You figure "may as well explore and learn of this world while I wait....or make a living here."
>You manually exit your ship turning the wheel to unseal and open the ship door manually.
>Upon exiting you behold the world for the first time truly. The colors are vivid here and the land untamed with tall grass and forests in sight.
>You scan the horizon from the top of your ship looking for spots that would be close and make good shelter.
>That is until you spot a mountain, but whats not what catches your eye its whats on the side of the mountain.
>A large white stoned city with a water fall going though it attached to the side of the mountain.
>This world contains sentient...or once contained sentient life.
>It looks to be a day walk from here so curiosity overrides your caution.
>Checking your gear you seem to have enough for the trip and back.
>So your decision made you decide to go exploring.

----Ruined Mountain City----

>You have arrived at the mountain city, the roads are mostly cracked and over taken by nature but still visible.
>Adding you had to take a short swim across the river/moat to reach what looks to be the main gate.
>The city is absolutely wondrous shame most buildings now seem to be rubble.
>What still stands though is a large castle like structure, while this structure has certainly seen better days it still stands enough so that it could have interesting findings.
>You slowly wander the dilapidated streets drinking in the sights in awe of whatever beings built this.
>You wonder what where they like? or for that matter what did they even look like?
>You view the waterfall seeing how the water was split up into streams across the city. Unfortunately though now this has caused gaps in the city and helped break it down over time, wearing away the stone this city was built from.
>Animals that you're strangely familiar with wander the ruins such as cats, and dogs along with stuff not so familiar, such as a large lion like beast with wings you came across.
>You did not dare try to get close to it, you simply hide and waited for it to pass before continuing your journey.
>After tediously walking the ruined city and avoiding any possible predators in the area you reach the magnificent castle wishing to have seen it in its prime.
>Entering the castle you look upon ruined and faded finery that has mostly turned to dust now its obviously none have been here for a very long time as cobwebs and grime blanket the place.
>You carefully walk the halls hearing your boots echo through out the empty halls on cracked stone until you come upon a stained glass window.
>Somehow this has not shattered over the years so you carefully inspect it.
>The window depicts a white equine with a multicolored mane with long out stretched wings, a horn on its forehead like a unicorn surrounded by a golden glow as the sun shines down upon him/her in a heavenly way.
>Perhaps this equine was some sort of deity among the race that once lived here? It would seem so with this window, a sun god or goddess "a very common trend in religion to worship celestial bodies" you think to yourself out loud.
>Unfortunately the other windows which where stained glass didn't seem to make it, as their colored fragments litter the ground.
>You continue your exploration further down a hall until finding yourself at a large doorway where only rusted hinges remain of the doors.
>There you find a equine looking skeleton most of the bones are broken and decaying but luckily you can still make out the shape of it. You find laying next to it a rusted metal spear as well armor which seems to be in just as bad shape as the bones.
>It only occurs to you now that the race that once inhabited this city may have been some sort of equine race.
>Looking at the horse like being you feel sorry for it feeling perhaps you should give it some form of burial but, you know that at this point it no longer matters.
>Looking over the bones you notice some faded symbols on its broken armor so you crouch down to inspect it.
>As expected you don't recognize any of the symbols but you do recognize that its some form of writing or brand maybe.
>Your guess it may be the brand of whoever made the armor, a common trend of craftsmen and artists among your humans.
>You look out one of the shattered windows seeing that the sun is setting, it is time for you to find a safe spot and hunker down for the night with your rations.
>You wander for a little bit longer before coming across what was possibly a utility closet of some kind, big enough for you to lay down in and has no windows for anything to fly in.
>You set out your sleeping bag and put out some sensors that will go off if anything crosses its line of sight.
>So you sit and eat a bit of your rations mostly food in pill form to give you the nutrition you need.
>It may not be very filling but it'll keep you alive and suit you for now.
>After eating and drinking a little water you lay in your sleeping bag and wonder if any of these equines are still alive?
>With that question what could possibly have brought about this calamity? You can't imagining them abandoning this city willingly it looks very important possibly even a capital of some kind.
>Well those questions are for later, now you must sleep get your rest and explore some more of this fascinating city maybe even this world.