The ESS Pony Voyager continued on its journey passing near the Arabian peninsula. The colonists of Derby felt unsafe with the British colony so close by and thus lobbied Princess Celestia for military protection. She responded by stating that she supposed she could spare a regular for 80
Meanwhile the Americans had taken on the Babylonians as a Vassal which introduced Equestria to one of the oldest civilization in the world.
The ESS Pony Voyager continued on its Trek passing the old Dutch colony of South Africa. The captains log stated that the colonists there had set up a sort of dystopian warrior clan society.
Meanwhile in the mainland ponies still could not figure out how to economy.
Isabella found the German very annoying and attempted to get the Equestrian to help the Spanish destroy the German. However the Equestrian didn't like that idea.
Despite not being involved in any war, military expansion continued in Equestria.
The soviets of Scandinavia came into contact with Equestria. Princess Celestia commented "Nice horns on your hat" This annoyed the Vikings. Meanwhile a plague began to spread throughout the world.
The ESS Pony Voyager had arrived off the coast of Mali Africa. The crew of the ESS Pony Voyager was entrusted with the single most important, classified, mission in the Equestrian nation. Securing someone's map without paying gold for it. Finally after over a century of searching the ESS Pony Voyager had succeeded in its mission. The mali agreed to trade nationalism for their map.
Equestria's life = Complete
With a map of the Earth secured Princess Celestia set her sights on making allies. She attempted to make an alliance with England but they required a few drinks first.
Celestia immediately ordered the boarder patrol to burn down the winery.
As soon as the alliance was signed, England decided to become a vassal of Russia. Nullifying the treaty.
As the plague continues to spread throughout the world the Equestrian government begins to take precautions. Libraries are closed down, bakeries are declared "too sad", and Military units are sent out to the country side to shot anyone who tries to leave any cities. It has been rumored that a small Exclave of troops has been sent into isolation to later reclaim the land in case the virus over takes it. Equestria has assured its citizens that "It is whats best for their glorious nation"
Many ponies find the restrictions to be too much. Most don't even believe the disease is communicable to ponies.
Ponies had found black pearls, an omen of things to come. Despite the skepticism of the populous the plague was indeed contractible by ponies. And they were beginning to die by the 1000's.
Equestria had discovered the secrets to assembly lines and that they could get rainbow model ts as long as they were black.
Dr. Lincoln attempted to sell Equestria a 'cure' for the plague in the form of Biology. Princess Celestia saw this as a ploy to profit from ponies suffering and rejected the offer.
The Khmer decided that the biggest issue in the world was that Equestria's religion was not organized enough.
In the Countryside Equestria's armed forces were being upgraded to Royal Guards to better protect and server the Equestrian Empire.