//------------------------------// // Chapter 10: Back In the Game // Story: Transform // by Rainbow Reshiram //------------------------------// "What exactly happened to you?" Reshiram and Zekrom turned around in surprise. Another one of the walls had disappeared, and Twilight was trotting over. Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rarity stayed behind. "What happened to your friends?" Reshiram asked. "They look dull. Why does Rarity have a giant boulder? And where's Rainbow Dash?" "I don't know." Twilight answered. "But I have a feeling Discord has something to do with it. Rarity's convinced that the boulder is a giant diamond, and Applejack has been telling lies! Applejack would never lie. This feels like some weird nightmare." "Same here." Reshiram said, hugging her friend. "If a chaotic god crushing on you isn't weird, I don't know what is." "What?!" Twilight and Zekrom asked unanimously. "Let me explain!" Reshiram protested. "So I was trotting through this maze, looking for the Elements of Harmony. I was really exhausted, though, and I crashed out. I woke up to a date between me and Discord." "W-what did you say to him?" Zekrom asked nervously. "I told him no, obviously. Why would I date him? He's kind of annoying and creepy, he did all of those horrible things to Twilight's friends and to Equestria, and I already have feelings for somepony." Reshiram answered. Zekrom breathed out a sigh of relief. Wait a minute, what was that last part? "Who do you have feelings for?" he blurted. Reshiram's blush was as red as Groudon."T-that's nopony's business!" she stammered. "I'm not ready to confess yet." Twilight grinned. "I think I know who it is." she said. But she said that inside her head, so nopony else heard it but her. "Dang." Zekrom said. "Discord is an oddball." "Yep." Reshiram agreed. As soon as she said that, a bright flash of light was seen. (Guess who?) "Speak of the devil and one shall appear." Reshiram quipped. "What in the world of Giratina do you want, Discord?" Zekrom asked, very unamused. He was really tired of Discord. Suddenly, Applejack started to laugh. For absolutely no reason whatsoever. This seemed to offend Pinkie Pie. "And what are YOU laughing at?!" she asked angrily. "Uh, chocolate milk?" was Applejack's response. Everypony just stared at her. Suddenly, all of the walls of the maze sank into the ground. Now the ponies stood on barren wasteland. Discord snapped his fingers, and everypony got their horns and wings back. He then summoned a couch to watch Rarity buck Applejack in the face for suggesting she share her 'diamond'. It was really amusing. Discord worked his magic again to plop Reshiram on the couch next to him. "Don't you even touch her, Discord." Zekrom began. "Or I swear to Arceus I will-" he was stopped mid-sentence. Discord gave Reshiram a poke. Zekrom knew the draconequus was trying to troll him, but he has had enough. Zekrom wasn't sure if what he was about to do would work, but he tried it anyway. He focused on Discord. As he concentrated, some electric sparks began to crackle all over Zekrom's body. He then fired a bolt of white-hot lightning, heading straight towards Discord. It hit his lion paw. "YOWCH!" Discord screamed. He rubbed his sore lion paw, singed black by electricity. He disregarded his injury and said, "While that admittedly hurt, who cares if I'm hit by lightning? You didn't find the Elements of Harmony. You lost the game! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some chaos to spread." Discord then teleported away, laughing maniacally. "I can't believe that worked." Zekrom said in shock. "Me too, but not by much." Twilight replied. "Before all of this craziness with Discord happened, Rainbow Dash took Reshiram on a tour of Ponyville. While they were at Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack told me Reshiram had sneezed, and fire shot out of her nose." "I guess that means Reshiram and I still have the powers we had as Pokemon." Zekrom concluded. Reshiram trotted over to them. "Thanks for zapping Discord, Zekrom." she said, giving the black Alicorn stallion a hug. "N-no problem, Reshiram." Zekrom replied, blushing nervously. Twilight grinned. "You two would make such a great couple." But she said that inside her head, so nopony else heard it but her. Her mood soured again as she watched Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy fighting. Plus, Discord was probably still secretly stalking Reshiram, Zekrom takes it upon himself to save Reshiram from Discord's craziness, and Rainbow Dash was Celestia knew where. "I just want to go home." she sighed. But then her face lit up. "Home! That's it! The Elements of Harmony are in Ponyville!"