Chaos Controlled

by ZeirMakavar

With regret

The group followed the unnamed mare, in mostly silence. Each one waiting for the Alicorn to speak. "Tell me one thing, do you know who made the elements?" The mare asked, looking at Twilight.
"Of course," She said proudly. "It was Celestia and..."
"No. This is actually not true, and Makavar mentioned this before did he not?" The mare reminded them. "Makavar himself made the Elements of Harmony. It was a few weeks after the meteors first appeared upon Equestria. They ponies had grown desperate to find a way to defeat Chaos.
"So, Makavar in his infinite wisdom fashioned six crystals of power, designed for the specific task of defeating Chaos. Little did the ponies know, was that those crystal's of power were fashioned from the same rock that Chaos was born from." At those words, Katjil looked away, as Patricia patted him on the shoulder. "Equal in strength were both forces, and equal in number. As there were six meteors that fell to the ground. And as such, six ponies had been chosen to lead the armies of Chaos.
"The ponies assumed that that was why Makavar chose to fashion himself six champions. Each representing things that brought ponies together. Laughter, Kindness, Generosity, Loyalty,Magic, and Honesty. And his greatest pupils chosen to lead the assault against Chaos. Katjil, his own son with Magic; Celestia was chosen as Generosity; Luna was chosen as Honesty; Patricia as loyalty; Discord as Laughter; and Crash as Kindness." At the mention of Crash, who Rainbow blinked at, Patricia looked away a slight blush on her face. "Each of these six ponies were his greatest warriors. They sealed Chaos away, for him to never return."
"But he did... has." Twilight interjected, as Rainbow sat, confused as to the fact that both of her parents were element users. "He's there... um... here in Equestria as we are talking. He's there now, in the past.
"Yes Twilight Sparkle, I know." The mare smiled, nodding towards the ruins of Canterlot Castle. "I brought you here, as it was needed, there is something that you, as the current holders of the elements must do, here and only here."
Twilight nodded, as Rainbow followed her. "Well, I guess I understand." She mumbled, looking back at the mare before heading into the ruins.
"Katjil." The mare said, once the three other's had left.
"Yes mother?"
"She mustn't find out who I am. Not here." Katjil's mother said, looking at him. "It must be you who tells her, and only when it is necessary."
Katjil nodded, as he moved to follow Twilight into the ruins. "Of course mother."

Twilight looked around the ruined castle, confused even more as to what she needed to do. She soon found herself with in an open area, as the ceiling had fell and earth had grown around it. "Hello Twilight." A familiar voice sounded, which caused her to turn around quickly. And there stood Makavar. "No." He said, shaking his head, as the image of him fizzled slightly. "I'm not really there. where ever there is. This is a Lode Stone, something that records visual messages and sends them flying into the unknown. Who knows when this message will be gotten, or by who. Either way, I'll probably be dead by then. I wish I could see your face one last time, before I died.. I guess I won't, or maybe I will." He chuckled, shaking his head. "No, I guess I will. after all, I do live for a long time..." the message fizzled out ending. The mare stood there, behind what was the Lode Stone Makavar.
"What was that?" Twilight asked, even more confused. "What did he mean by all that?"
"It was a remnant of another timeline." The mare sighed, looking off into a window. "A timeline where an unforeseen accident sends you flying back into the past, and there... there was supposed to be your first meeting with Makavar, in his youth, and in the prime of his school."
"What do you mean supposed to?"
"The Makavar you know, is the Makavar after that event, he left Equestria after leaving that message. Hoping to die. And then, fate brought him back to his old friend Twilight Sparkle. But, this time it was in her youth. He knew what the event was, and prevented it from happening."
"I don't understand..." Twilight blinked, looking around. "So, your saying he made that message, knowing I wouldn't see it?"
"At first yes." The mare smiled. "But when he saw you as a young filly. He knew that fate gave him an opportunity to him, for him to fix his mistake. For you see, you having been brought back in time, also killed you. And, it was an experiment of his, that caused it. You see, the event that brought you back, happened before you became an Alicorn. You phisique wasn't as strong as it is now. Therefore, the forced travel took an unseen side-effect on you. Killing you, with in three years."
Twilight blinked, looking at the spot the Makavar appeared. "So... I take it we had become close friends?"
"You could say that." The mare chuckled. "Now, I think it's time you rejoined your friends in Equestria."
Twilight nodded, leaving the room. Once she left Katjil came out of the shadows. "Are you sure it was wise showing her that mother?" He asked, looking in the direction Twilight went. "She'll be questioning Father because of it."
"I know." She smiled, patting Katjil on the head. "And they both will travel down the road that keeps her alive. I've already lived this Katjil." She said, as she began fading away.
"Yeah, but your from the other timeline..." He said as the mare faded away, the last to go was her cutie mark. A cutie mark that looked a lot like Twilight's.

"Wow..." Rainbow said, as Katjil prepared the spell to bring them back to their Equestria. "So there are even different Timelines?" Rainbow chuckled. "I wonder if in any of them I'm the captain of the wonderbolts."
"Your the captain of the wonderbolts here Rainbow..." Twilight stated, shaking her head. "And once we return, we'll fix our timeline. And you can go back to sleeping with Soarin." Twilight teased, which cause Rainbow to blush.
"Y-yeah..." She smiled, landing next to her mother. "I look forward to that." She smiled, as thoughts of talking to her father and spending time with Soarin, filled her mind.
"Well, it's all finished." Katjil said, stepping into the circle. "Are we ready to go?" He looked at the mares around him, each one nodding. He chuckled, as his horn began to glow.

The group of wayfarers, returned to Canterlot unchanged. This got a collective sigh out of each of them, as this meant they arrived just in time. Before any of the ponies could relax however Pinkie Pie, as she is, came out of a barrel and pounced on top of Twilight Sparkle. "So? What did you get?" She asked, her face only inches away from Twilight's. "No wait... don't let tell me I wanna guess. Is it party supplies?"
"No... And Pinkie could you..."
"Oh! Is it some gigantic laser floating in the sky? Is it going to start raining lasers?"
"No... Pinkie could you..."
"Is it some sort of eye thing that makes you shoot lasers out of your eyes? Or... or..."
"PINKIE!" Twilight yelled, her patience now gone. "Could you please, get off me."
"Or right, sorry." Pinkie smiled, getting off of Twilight, as she then began rubbing her wings. "I still want to know what it is... OH! Who is this Rainbow Dash?" Pinkie asked, in her very kooky manor.
"This is... my mother..." Rainbow answered, before Pinkie could begin her guessing game. "As well as... one of the original wielders of the Elements."
Both Pinkie Pie, and Rarity who had just arrived, froze when Rainbow mentioned her mother's status as one of the original wielders. "Come again darling?" Rarity said, unable to hide the confusion from both her voice and her face. "But did you just say that your mother was... but that would make her the same age as the princesses..."
"Well, actually I'm older then Celestia by six years." Patricia smiled, her chest puffing out in a rather Rainbow Dash manor. "Master granted all the original wielders immortality before he left Equestria. He said it was to ensure peace was there when it was needed the most."
"Would peace be needed when it's not somewhere?" Rainbow asked, looking at her mother. "That's what I think at least..."
Patricia shrugged, chuckling softly. "It's what I thought when he said that myself..." She said, looking around Canterlot. "Hm... this is actually my first time here now that I think about it... Well first time with it being a Royal Castle, and not a school."
"We are glad for your return Twilight Sparkle." A familiar voice said, from behind the group. "It has been... quite with you awa.... Patty?" Luna blinked, as Patricia chuckled patting Luna on the head.
"It in deed is Lunni." Patricia chuckled. "Though I hear it's Princess Luna now..."
Luna smiled softly, bushing. "In deed it is Patty." She smiled, sitting next to Katjil. "A lot of... things happened after You, Crash, and Master left... One of them was that Discord, he... went a bit to far."
"Yes, and you turned me to stone." Discord said, appearing as a tiny version of himself as he left Luna's ear. "Do you know what stone does to my fur? Geez... Twice I might add." He smiled, returning to normal size. "They turned me to stone twice. Well, once was the sisters, the other was little miss Perfect here." He chuckled resting a arm on Twilight's head.
"Yes Discord," She sighed, magicing his arm off her. "Now why are you here?"
Discord scoffs, feigning hurt. "Well." He then said, turning one of the statues into a lounge chair "Makavar-sensei has called together all of his forces for a final assault against Chaos." Discord then shrugged, smiling. "Though I personally don't care if you ponies win or not. After all, I'll probably be turned to stone afterwards anyway..."
"Discord..." Luna said, a soft sigh escaping her. "You'd only be turned to stone if you go to far... again."
"I know Lunni... I know." Discord smiled, as he and Luna then began a mock battle, which Luna seemed to be good at.

Twilight smiled, watching the group of ponies have there play, this time staying out of the mock battle. Her thoughts began to drift towards what she saw in the Temple of Time, as well as what the older mare revealed to her. "What is Master really planning..." She questioned to herself. She looked down at the grass, her thoughts to keep her company.
"Having doubts?" A voice said, waking Twilight from her trance.
"Oh... no Master, I was just thinking about some things." She responded to Makavar's question as he sat next to her, in his drakyl form. "I saw something in the Temple... a... vision I guess."
Makavar looked away, towards the setting sun. "I see... was it of your past?"
"I don't know..." Twilight said, her hoof playing around in the grass. "I didn't recognize it so I assumed it was from the future. But now... Now I don't know." She looked at Makavar, worry in her face. "When we finished with the Temple, this mare brought us to the future. One where you had already died, and... she showed me this thing from your past that you had made for me. When I was watching it... it seemed like when you made it we were close, very close."
"The lode stone..." Makavar mumbled, under his breath.
"Yes, that's what it was called. But it still confused me... how close were we that it made you change the past?"
"Listen Twilight." He sighed, getting up and patting her head. "There are somethings that ponies shouldn't concern themselves with. The pasts of others, is one of them." He chuckled, looking at the group of ponies not far from them. "To have made something so grand, yet not be remembered for it. I guess it's time then..."
"Time?" Twilight blinked, worry entering her voice. "Time for what?"
"It in deed has been wonderful knowing you Twilight." Makavar said, looking at her. "So, I guess this is goodbye."
Recognition passed through Twilight's face as the scene from the Temple had become reality. "I... I don't understand? What do you mean good bye? Can't you come back?" She pleaded, glancing over at her friends. "You've done it before haven't you?"
"Not in this way no." Makavar chuckled, turning away. "Equestria doesn't need me anymore Twilight. It's truly time for me to take that one final journey. The one adventure that has eluded me for generations, has come to knock on my door." He turned to look back at Twilight, his feet turned to stone. "You ponies were a great tale to tell Twilight. It's been a pleasure." He saluted her, as the rest of his body turned to stone. Seconds later, a wind picked up causing the now statued Makavar, to turn to dust.
"What happened?" Luna asked, walking up to Twilight. "Where did Master... Twilight, why are you crying?"
"He's dead..." Twilight said, flatly. "I saw it before. I saw him die in the Temple, and I could do nothing here... There was..." She then turned, and stormed up to Katjil. "Why! Why would he make me something thinking I would never get it? Why would he change the past just so I don't die?"
"Mother... calm down." Katjil said, as emotionless as he could. "Father knew this day would come, long before meeting you for the second time."
"What? That doesn't answer my... what did you call me?" Twilight blinked, confusion in on her face. "Did you just..."
"You want an answer on why Father did those things?" Katjil said, chuckling. "Then in that word I give you your answer."
"M-mother?" Twilight said in a questioning tone. "So... the me of that timeline is... your mother?" She then looked at Luna who had joined them. "Did you..."
"No Twilight, this is news to me as well." Luna stated, a soft smile upon her face. "The you then... had already died when I met Katjil."
Twilight blinked, as something had begun to nag her thoughts. "Wait... I think I read about what happened just now." She mumbled, as she magicked one of Makavar's books to her. "Just as I thought."
"Just as you thought what?" Luna questioned, looking at the book.
"Makavar did die yes. He knew he would die." Twilight said, reading over the pages of the book. "But, once he did... everything that doesn't belong in this time line would vanish along with him..." She looked at Katjil, blinked, then looked back at the book confused.
"If this is so," Celestia smiled, having arrived to break up the mock battle, before it damaged the castle. "The we shouldn't be here. We got our immortality as a gift from Makavar." She chuckled, a soft smile on her face. "The fact that we are still here, in this time. And that you, Katjil, are still alive means only one thing..."
Seconds later the familiar flash of a teleport greeted the ponies, though this one was different. Lightning seemed to spout from the epicenter, as the familiar shape of a Drakyl appeared. Once the light faded from the ponies eyes, each one blinked in shock.
"Now... where am I this time?" A younger Makavar said, scratching his head.