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// Arrival II 
// Story: The Story Of Sky Blue 
// by Capulus 
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As the ponies took in their grey surroundings, Sky shuddered as she remembered her life in the Changeling world. She had flown over this place so many times, explored it’s every nook and cranny with her friends, and as a result knew the place like the back of her hoof. She breathed in the familiar dull air, and started moving to the huge spire that was Chrysalis’ castle. They walked quietly through the dark streets, and were soon at the base of Chrysalis’ castle.
“How in th’ hay are we gonna get up there Sky? We don’t all have wings.”
“Easy. Ascendere.” The world tipped for a moment as they moved upwards at light-speed, then everything came back to normal and they all stumbled backwards. Fluttershy went green and threw up over the side of the landing pad. Sky recognised it as the same one from one of her most recent memories. They walked in through the open doors on the other side of the landing pad after Sky apologised for not warning them and came across a small group of Changelings. Before anypony could react, one of them widened it’s eyes and ran towards Sky.
“Sky Blue?! I never thought I would see you again! Why are you here?” The Changeling hugged a shocked Sky, and then recollection clouded her vision;
“Saralys? I haven’t seen you in three years! I’m surprised you didn’t forget me.”
The Changeling named Saralys broke away from the hug and smiled.
“How could I forget someone as colourful as you? You were the most memorable thing about my childhood! We know why you’re here by the way, and Chrysalis has given us orders to capture you.” The seven ponies noticed the Changelings behind Saralys were pawing the ground nervously. “But I don’t care what she says. Friends are friends, no matter what. You were going through a lot of grief when you confronted me and Michelaye.”
A male Changeling behind Saralys nodded sadly.
“You were scared and angry. We would have forgiven you, but you just disappeared. And then, about last week, we were all told that you had been brainwashed by Celestia and had left to fight us with her. Almost no-one believed her. We lost a lot of faith in her after the Canterlot attack. She isn’t fooling anyone anymore. She used to tell us that we had to take Equestria because they refused to let us feed, and they just left us here to starve. But when she teamed up with Discord, everyone stopped believing. Her army stayed together though, whether out of fear or out of bloodlust no-one knows. But I don’t want to be evil anymore. The elders tell stories about the old days, when we flourished with the help of Celestia’s regular food caravans. Just go. You know where they are. Defeat Chrysalis, please Sky. Maybe one day when this is all over I can live in your town, and we can be friends again.” Saralys had tears in her eyes as she waved them away. Michelaye said a small goodbye to Sky and the others as they passed. They continued on, going deeper and deeper into Chrysalis’ castle. They came across a few Changeling patrols, but each and every time they just looked at Sky, then slowly looked away, as if they hadn’t seen anything. As they passed, a few Changelings whispered ‘Good luck’ or, ‘Good to see you, Sky’ and continued onwards.
Then Sky came across somewhere that was all too familiar. She saw the long red carpet, lined with candelabras. At the head stood Chrysalis. Finally seeing the Changeling Queen in the flesh, and not in a memory brought forth a tirade of emotions for Sky.
Twenty-five percent of her wanted to strangle the very life out of the Changeling Queen.
Another Twenty-five percent wanted to run forward and hug Chrysalis, and apologise for everything Sky had done, and beg to be accepted by Chrysalis.
Twenty-Five percent wanted to run in fear.
The rest won her internal struggle, and Sky slowly walked forward, with her friends behind her. She stopped about Twenty feet from the queen, and concentrated all of her energy into what she was about to do.
“How dare you.” She heard the ponies behind her gasping, or sighing, or in one case, squeaking in fear.
Chrysalis just raised an eyebrow, and when she spoke, her voice filled the room.
“How dare I? What do you mean?” Chrysalis spoke as if they had just come across each other in the supermarket and were chatting about the rising prices of milk.
“How dare you use your people to fulfill your own damn agenda. You just want to rule Equestria. You don’t care about feeding your people, or you would’ve just kept the trade caravans coming through.”
“I did what I had to. Celestia was squeezing us dry!”
“What? She asked for information on how to deal with pests, and the occasional harvest of Changeling tea leaves!” Chrysalis looked taken aback at Sky’s knowledge, but rallied quickly.
“They were our only commodity!”
“And in exchange for it, your people were able to eat! The Changelings would’ve died out without Celestia!”
“She only kept us alive so she could demand our help when she went to battle!”
“She would never declare war on another country!”
“What have we been doing for the past thousand years then, trading insults?”
“You attacked the capital of Equestria you idiot! At what point did that seem like an idea that wouldn’t lead to war?”
“ENOUGH! No matter what you say, you will never get your precious elements. I have hidden them away, and you will never find them!”
“We’ll see! Close your eyes! IGNIRE!” 
And with this, fires lit in all of the chandeliers hanging from the roof.
“Wow, when you said ‘we’ll see’ you meant it!” Rainbow said this with a chuckle. Sky could see the elements sitting in a small box next to Chrysalis’ throne. Without a second thought, she ran past the blinded queen, and grabbed the box with a spell. She bolted back and dropped the box in front of her friends.
"Some hiding place." Sky laughed quietly.
“NO! DISCORD! HELP ME!” Chrysalis disappeared, and the Draconequus was standing in her place. Sky heard clinking from the box behind her, and her friends stood next to her.
Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity on her left.
Rainbow Dash, Twilight, and AppleJack on her right.
The seven elements, for the first time in thousand of years, stood together, side by side.
Laughter, Kindness, Generosity, Knowledge, Loyalty, Magic, and Honesty. Their power built as Sky focused her power into her amulet. Discord just stood and laughed.
“The Elements of Harmony can never beat me! I am unbeatable! Chrysalis has made me more powerful than I could have ever imagined!” He put on some dark black sunglasses, as the light from the elements grew to blinding levels.
When they spoke, they all spoke in voices different to their normal ones.
The original wielders of the Elements Of Harmony are with us today.
They all spoke with voices that were amalgamations of their own and the original wielders’, and it added to the effect that they were all speaking in unison, as if reading off of some unseen script.
“You can not defeat harmony, no matter how much you fight it, Discord!” 
“Ohh, gag!” Discord looked lighthearted, but his fear showed clearly in his eyes.
“Discord! Prepare to meet your fate at last! You have avoided us for thousands of years, but today, with the help of these seven ponies, we will finally defeat you!” Then the light exploded, and a huge rainbow coloured blast flew out of each of their Elements, hitting Discord full in the chest. He screamed, a horrible sound that echoed around the room, bouncing back and growing in volume each time. He tried to get away, but the stone virus crept up his torso, and his mismatched limbs, and he hit the ground, with a loud CRASH, that just added to the cacophony in the room. The seven ponies closed their eyes for a moment, and then the presence of each of the original wielders faded, leaving the Ponies looking fatigued, as if they each just run a marathon.
Sky trotted over to the terrified face of Discord. She hit the stone, as hard as she could, but just bruised her hoof. How do I do this? Wait! 
A spell popped into Sky’s head, and she focused as much energy as she could into it. She found that, surprisingly, she still had quite a bit.
“FRANGERE!” Sky heard a huge CRACK, and saw a huge crack running up the stone Discord, and there was a dying scream as the stone fell to pieces. Sky kept casting the spell, until there was nothing left of what was probably the last Draconequus ever. Sky felt a small moment of regret, but it passed when she remembered that there was one more hurdle before she could rest.
Chrysalis.