//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Ruined First Impressions // Story: The Chaos and The Feels // by dah884 //------------------------------// “Well, while I’d love to continue watching as she threatens Royalty, I must say my goodbyes,” Hild said in Discord’s mind. “Wait!” Pinkie called grabbing Discord’s head. “Aren’t you going to meet all of Discord’s new friends?” “I’m afraid, my little overenthusiastic pink bundle of confetti, that we are unfortunately well acquainted,” replied Hild. “Wait, wait, wait! You know each other,” Pinkie’s smiled ear to ear. “That’s great,” she shouted. “Who are you talking to, Pinkie?” asked a curious Luna. “The demon in Discord’s head,” Pinkie’s smile widened. “She’s your bestest, best friend, Hild.” “I believe that’s my cue, t-t-f-n,” Hild said laughing as she faded. “Did you say, Hild? As in Hild-sama,” the last word said with begrudging respect. “As in queen of the demons, master of damned souls, mistress of the nether, ruler of hell, that Hild?” Luna said as each syllable only further enraged her. Pinkie looked to Discord and innocently asked, “is that who that was?” “Well, yes,” Discord answered with an awkward smile. “Those are some of the titles she goes by?” “That’s great!” Pinkie shouted in joy. “I can throw a huge reunion party.” As everyone else sweat dropped, Luna face faulted, “a party? A PARTY???” Luna’s eye started twitching. “That thing,” she declared pointing at Discord’s head, “is the reason for Nightmare Moon.” Discord gulped hard realizing what his friend had just done to him. “Get her out here, now! Or I’ll make her get out here.” The first guard turned toward the second, “did I hear that right?” The second guard adamantly chanted, “See no evil, Hear no evil, Speak NO EVIL!” The first simply ignored him, “that some big bad evil, the one specifically responsible for Nightmare Moon, just dropped a changeling off with a curse that turns her into an alicorn princess?” Deciding he wasn’t going to get out of this by ignoring it the second guard answered, “supposedly turns into an alicorn. But, I wonder, does that mean we have to answer to her orders and treat her like royalty when she‘s an alicorn?” “Well she not really a citizen of Equestria, so I suppose she’d merely be a diplomat with all the benefits when she’s not a changeling, or would it be more like an international exchange student at all times, like that one griffon we had at school.” “Oh, you mean that dude that tried to bribe the instructors,” the second guard winced. “I still have nightmares about that.” The only response from the first was a full body shiver. Celestia, having heard her guards’ conversation, eye twitching, couldn’t help but think, “is that why the griffons have all but closed off their borders.” “Um, I think she left,” stated Pinkie Pie as she pulled the otoscope out of Discord’s ear causing the light shining out of his eyes and other ear to fade. Luna rounded on the changeling, currently alicorn, “so what is this? Some new attempt to tempt me? I let my jealousy almost destroy me and those I care about once I won’t fall for her schemes a second time,” she declared while glaring at Ranma with her nostrils, and wings flared. It wasn’t fear, it wasn’t hesitation, the look in her eyes was hurt and betrayal. With a resigned sigh, her head dropped and she said, “it figures, leave it to the kami, or in this chase the devil, to ruin one of the last friendships I have.” Dejectedly she laid down, not caring what the world did with her at the moment. Luna was stunned, what had happened? Wasn’t she suppose to deny it, or confess? Then it hit her like a ton of bricks. “What have I done?” Luna realized that she had more than likely played right into the devil’s hand, ruining a friendship she didn’t even know she had, and there was almost nothing she could do about it. “It has to be some kind of trick! She feverously thought, “Doesn’t it?” Dear Twilight Sparkle, Earlier today a changeling arrived at Canterlot. The details of this arrival are in the enclosed envelope. She will be arriving in Ponyville, accompanied by your friend Pinkie Pie, later today. There are extenuating circumstances that make this matter more complicated, and of the utmost importance. Among these, are a mutual acquaintance, as well as an unconfirmed friendship. The changeling has claimed to have know Princess Luna eight years ago, now I understand that at this time my sister was still banished on the moon as Nightmare Moon. However, there exists the possibility that the two do in fact know each other. Unfortunately, due in part to the rash actions of my sister, as well as a maleficent entity, their relationship has become strained. Apparently, this is not the first time this particular changeling has lost such a friendship. I would be honored if you would do me the favor, as Princess of Friendship, of investigating, discreetly, their supposed friendship, and the extent this creature has suffered. As well as help her in anyway you can, if possibly. Considering your personal history with this particular species, I understand I am asking quite a lot of you. But, I believe it will be beneficial to both you and the changeling. Sincerely, Princess Celestia of Equestria “Look Pinkie, was it?” At the pink pony nod, the alicorn continued, “I know your trying to cheer me up and I appreciate it, I really do, but I just need my space, right now. Trust me, I’ll bounce back. I always do,” the smile she gave was half-hearted at best. A slightly less cheerful Pinkie replied, “Okie dokie loki.” As they disembarked the train Ranma was blasted right back into the side of the locomotive. As the purple aura continued to hold her, a violet coated alicorn mare with a mane and tail of violet shades that had a stripe of magenta, a cutie mark of a starburst surrounded by five white stars, and violet eyes, walked up to her. The purple mare seemed to be struggling to do something, “I don’t get it. This is a spell should be working?” “You must be Ms. Sunshine’s former appreciate, Twilight Sparkle, right?” “That is Princess Celestia,” Twilight glared. “Whatever you say. So mind telling me what your doing?” stated the other alicorn, and sometimes changeling. “This spell is a combination which could counter any disguise or transformation spell a mere changeling could perform,” she stated with pride. A look of mild worry appeared on Ranma’s face, “so, your saying your attempting to counter Jusenkyo’s curse?” “There’s no such thing as a curse. Magic can be misused, but it is still magic,” explained Twilight. The look of worry on Ranma’s face only went from mild to severe, “so, I’ll take that as a yes.” She hesitated before saying, “if I were you I’d stop what I was doing.” “Afraid I’ll reveal your lyes?” “No, it’s just that the curse doesn’t like to be messed with at all,” she answered while gulping nervously. “Oh! The magic is sentient now. That’s the most ridiculous, superstitious, nonsense I ever heard in my life,” Twilight only got more determined as she forced more power into the spell. “Don’t say I didn’t warn ya.” There was a crack followed by the feeling that something on the most fundament of levels had snapped. Then, there was a blinding flash that engulfed the three ponies. As Pinkie and Ranma walked through Ponyville, toward the crystal palace, they were accompanied by a strange pony. The pony had a violet coat with a mane and tail of violet shades that had a stripe of magenta, and violet eyes. The peculiar thing was this adult earth-pony stallion had no cutie mark. Pinkie and Ranma were smirking while desperately trying and utterly failing. “Not A Word! Either of you,” came the deep reply of Purple stallion. With that the two other ponies lost it and couldn’t stop laughing. As they passed a pegasus and unicorn Ranma absently greeted them, “hey Kasumi and Nabiki.” Ranma stopped in her tracks, turned to the two they just past and said something of the utmost wisdom and understanding, “uh, what?”