Man, this is so good! It's like the setup for a Dinotopia-style adventure! Imagine being the first to set eyes on this...



"Having left my expedition behind, I stood before a massive gateway of some kind. Through the antediluvian portal I beheld not the valley beyond, but a mountain bathed in rich morning light, despite the present afternoon heat. Upon the slope of the rise was what appeared to be some manner of palace, its construction defying what little knowledge of architecture I possessed. The doorway itself was flanked by four near-identical statues of winged, horned equine-like beings, perhaps the gods worshiped by whatever forgotten civilization built this gateway. Looking up, I saw etched into the top of the door letters of an alphabet unfamiliar to me, yet their meaning somehow made itself clear in my mind, as though it had always been so: Equestria..."