Originally Posted by
Draconi Redfir
I was thinking more along the lines of "ancestors" as in very very very distant, before the pony species even became self-aware. Like our ancient ancestors that branched off into us and the chimps (or further back.) So long before Celestia and Luna existed (or at least before they took Pony form, And under the assumption the two of them did not just create the Ponies/rest of the world themselves (with possible help from other possible deities))
... Note: You should probably ignore everything i say if you do not believe in evolution.