"The Elements of-what?!" Nightwing shrieked.
"What did I stutter I need you to find the Elements of Chaos." Discord said.
"But,but...how could there be Elements of Chaos?" Nightwing asked. "Arn't you the spirt of Chaos?"
"Was. I was the spirt of chaos, but thanks to Cosmos and Galaxia I'm no longer the spirt of Chaos."
"King Cosmos and Queen Galaxia, what are talking about?!"
"Ten thousand years ago I used to rule all of Equestria, but then King Cosmos and Queen Galaxia used the Elements of Harmony to split me into seven elements of my own."
"..."
"Now I know this is a bit much to swallow-"
"A bit much to swallow?!" Nightwing yelled. "It sounds down right ludicrous!"
"Nightwing."
"I mean come on, a threat to Equestria, another set of Elements, secrets and lies!"
"Good story development ya got here Storyteller." Discord said to the sky.
"AND WHO IN THE NAME OF EVERYTHING HOLY ARE YOU TALKING TO!!!"
"It's called breaking the fourth wall, but please I need you to do this."
"Why me?!" Nightwing demanded. "Why can't you do it?!"
"I wish I could but, King Cosmos put an enchantment on me that forbids me from ever touching the Elements."
"I'm sorry Discord." Nightwing said as he began to calm down. "But I can't do this favor of yours."
"Please Nightwing I need your help, your my only hope."
"I'm sorry it's just...why do you even care about this threat?" Nightwing questioned. "Because last time I checked, you haven't exactly been all that much helpful in threats to Equestria."
"Fine you want to know why I care, it's because I care about my friends, that's why!" Discord yelled. "And I can't go to anyone else because I lost their trust!"
"...Discord."
"Triek promised me sometching better than Friendship, but all I did was loose the trust of my friends and everypony else." Discord croaked as his voice began to break. "I...I just want their trust back."
Nightwings gaze fell to the floor as Discord kept talking.
"Listen Nightwing, I know you don't believe me about this whole Elements of Chaos thing, but if you change your mind." Discord paused as he set a piece of paper on the dinning room. "One of them is somewhere near the Elder Sisters Castle." Discord said as he began to walk away. "I'm sorry for wasting your time."
With that Discord walked out the door and closed it behind him. Nightwing rose his head to see the piece of paper Discord left.
*poof*
Nightwing turned around to see an angry Flash sentry flying straight at him with his right hoof extended and aimed right for Nightwings face. But before mr. Fist met mr. Face their meeting was interrupted as Nightwing ducked just in time so that Flash ran into the wall.
"Ow, owowowow." Flash whined as he clenched his right hoof. Once the throbbing pain could be ignored Flash landed and turned to Nightwing.
"Oh hey Nightwing." Flash said as he clenched his hoof. "Is Discord still here?"
Nightwing used his magic to levitate the piece of paper that Discord had left on the table towards him. Nightwing looked at the paper gazing over it word by word.
"Nightwing?"
Nightwing looked up from the paper to face Flash and said, "Flash get some new armor on we're going on a field trip." Nightwing said.
"What, why?" Flash asked.
"Because Flash" Nightwing paused as he turned back to face Flash. "I said so."
Just as Nightwing was about to walk out the door a brilliant and devilish idea formed in Nightwings head.
"Hey Flash you know what?"
"What?"
"Let's bring your twin brother with us, I bet he would love a little...hospitality."
"Well we can ask him I guess."
"Great and while we're at it lets get Comet tail, he'll love it.
"I absolutely hate this." Comet tail complained. "I can't believe you guys dragged me on this trip."
"Oh, quit your whining Comet tail." Nightwing said.
"Yeah, this is supposed to be a fun trip, uh...Comet tail." Lightning said.
"Nightwings definition of 'fun' is sitting in a library reading a book." Comet tail said.
"Sad thing is he's right, but come on Comet tail, where's your sense of adventure? I know you have one, after all why else would you bring that saddle-bag?" Nightwing pointed to Comets saddle-bag.
"I brought my saddle-bag because I thought we might need it."
"Sure, that's the reason you brought it." Nightwing said sarcasticly.
"Can we all just please shut up for like...a minute?" Flash asked
"Oh yeah sure wouldn't want to distract you and get hit by one of these trees." Nightwing taunted.
"I'm asking because your all starting to give me a throbbing headache!"
"Hey guys quick question." Lightning said as he was looking behind them.
"Yeah what?" Nightwing asked.
"What do you call a wooden creature that looks like a wolf?"
"That's sounds more like a joke than a question."
"No I'm asking because there's five wooden wolves right behind us."
The four ponies turned around and sure enough Lightning strike was right, there were five growling and snarling wooden wolf creatures behind them. Or Timberwolves as Comet tail, Nightwing and Flash called them.
"Lightning their called Timberwolves." Nightwing said.
"Well how was I supposed to know that?!" Lightning strike snapped.
"There known all through Ponyville it's impossible not to know what they are!" Comet tail yelled.
"Well excuse me but I literally just moved here about two hours ago!"
"Guys!" Flash yelled causing everyone to stop arguing. "Bicker later, we have Timberwolves to take down."
"Oh right, Lightning strike do you know how to use lightning magic?" Nightwing asked.
"Well, yeah I know some of it." Lightning strike replied.
"Perfect, okay you and Flash attack from the air, while me and Comet tail attack them from the front. Got it?"
"Got it." They all said in unison.
"Break!"
Flash and Lighting flew up as the charged up their magic into their hooves and began to form a lightning ball. Meanwhile Comet tail and Nightwing were preparing their own magic for an attack.
"Hey Comet tail how come your not scared like before?" Nightwing asked. "Cause I thought you were afraid of Timberwolves?"
"Simple Nightwing, I said I'm afraid of Timberwolves." Comet tail said as his horn glowed brighter and brighter.
"Yeah, so?"
"These aren't Timberwolves." Comet tail said as he released a magical energy beam at a Timberwolf causing it to explode upon impact.
"Nice shot." Nightwing said. "But I think you may have aggravated them."
The last four Timberwolves growled at Nightwing and Comet tail as they began to charge at the two. Nightwing fired a magical beam of his own at a Timberwolf and blew it up but the three other Timberwolves showed no sign of stopping.
"Anytime now guys!" Nightwing yelled as the Timberwolfes got closer.
and closer
and closer
Nightwing and Comet tail shut their eyes tight as they awaited the oncoming pain from the Timberwolves.
But the pain never came, instead all that came was a sound,
BOOM!!
He hesitated at first, but Nightwings curiosity got the better of him as he opened his eyes to see what had produced the sound. Then he saw it, were the Timberwolves once stood was now a blacked mark spot with Timberwolf remains and with Flash sentry and Comet tail standing on the spot.
"Sorry we took so long." Flash said as he turned back to Comet tail and Nightwing. "It was harder than usual to create the Lightning ball."
"Just be glad that I'm not angry enough to hit one of you." Nightwing said.
"Got it, by the way while we were up in the air I saw the Two Sisters Castle."
"You did, where?"
"About a mile that way." Flash answered as he pointed in front of them."
"Okay then." Lightning strike said as he jumped in front of everyone. "Main four move out!"
Lightning strike said as he ran off in the direction of the castle.
"Come on let's follow him." Flash said as the main four ran after Lughtning.
One mile of walking and a few stop breaks later.
"So this is what the castle of the Two Sisters looks like huh?" Lightning strike said as he looked at the old and in ruins castle. "It's a dump."
"No duh captain obvious." Nightwing said.
"So what are we looking for exactly?" Comet tail asked.
Nightwing pulled out the piece of paper that Discord gave him as he read off of it.
"Unique looking gem, can't miss it." He read out-loud.
"Well that simplifies things I guess." Comet tail said.
"Okay, Comet tail and I will look inside the castle while Flash and Lightning strike will look around outside."
"Got it." They all said in unison.
"Alright then, let's find us a gem." Nightwing said as they all got to work.
Meanwhile in a place that looked like a giant library.
*poof* in a bright flash of white light Discord had teleported himself to the library. In front of him was a old-timey big chair.
"Well I've done what you asked Storyteller." Discord said to the back of the chair.
"And they don't know of my plan?" A voice from the chair asked.
"No, but I still don't understand why you won't tell me your plan." Discord said. "I mean I can understand why you would want to keep it secret from them, but from your own family? That's cold cuz."
"I didn't tell you because you don't need to know."
"Don't need to know, Storyteller a threat is coming. A threat that is unlike anything we have ever seen, and even though I don't know what it is I don't need to be a genius to know its bad."
"I'm sorry Discord but I can't tell you my plan or the threat that's coming."
Discord growled at Storyteller. "Why not!?" Discord shouted. "Your entire life you've always kept secrets, the very day you were born you kept secrets!"
"For the last time Discord, I can't tell you anything." Storyteller said as he dabbed a quill in ink. "You already know enough."
"No, I don't know enough. Please Storyteller give me a hint, a clue, something, anything!" Discord pleaded.
Storyteller stopped writing as he thought about what Discord said.
"Storyteller!" Discord yelled.
"I said no!" Storyteller shouted. "Now leave, I have work to do."
Discord grumbled as he teleported out of the room and into a hallway. He stormed through the hallway in anger until he heard a voice.
*sigh* "When will you learn Discord?" A voice said making Discord stop dead in his tracks. "When Storyteller says no it means no."
"Really, hiding in the shadows and where I can only hear your voice? Cliché much?" Discord asked.
"Oh come now Discord." Another voice said. "If Storyteller doesn't want you to know his plan then it's probably for the best."
"Wait. Your telling me that none of you know what Storytellers plan is?" Discord asked.
"Sadly no, the only ones that know are him and his messenger." Another different voice said.
"This doesn't add up, I will found out what he's hiding no matter what?" Discord declared.
"...And you say were cliché."
"Find it yet?" Nightwing asked Comet tail.
"No, you?" Comet tail asked.
"Nothing, we've searched the whole room, so let's head to the next one."
Nightwing and Comet tail began to leave the room and head to the one across from them.
"So...how long have you known that Flash has a twin brother?" Comet tail asked Nightwing as he levitated some rubble up.
"To be honest, I think I may have known him for a while now." Nightwing answered.
"So does that mean you don't hate him?"
"My level for hate him has gone from 'I'll kill him when I can' to 'I'll get rid of him when he's lost usefulness'."
"I mean who does that?" Flash asked Lightning. "I mean you just show up, out of nowhere, and tell me your our new neighbor?! Who does that?"
"To be honest, I probably should have sent a letter to you." Lightning strike said as he rubbed the back of his head with his hoof. "Oops."
"Oops, ain't gonna fly with Nightwing, trust me."
"Speaking of which, I think Nightwing might hate me."
"Oh he does."
"Yeah I guess your right it could be my immag-wait what?"
"Nightwing does hate you."
"How do you know that?"
"Because he's my friend, and trust me when I say this, when he meets a pony for the first time he hates them." Flash chuckled. "Believe me I know from experience."
"How so?"
"When me and Nightwing first words were, and I quote. 'I don't know why, but I've only known you for a minute and I already don't like you'"
"Hahahaha!" Lighting burst out laughing. "Really he said that?"
"Yep but over time Nightwing became a very good friend, he may not show it but he's always been a good friend."
"What about that unicorn fellow Comet tail?"
"We both met Comet tail in Ponyville, ever since then we've all been best friends."
"So, do you think Nightwing and I will become friends if given time?"
"There's not a doubt in my mind." Flash said. "Say, speaking of the past. Where have you been? You told me you are a guard, but where?"
"In Manehatton, I worked there for a while then I heard you were living in Ponyville so I moved there."
"Still, you could have tried to tell us something."
"By the way how's our sister and our cousin?"
"Our Sis is fine, and our cousin is a Wonderbolt."
"Ah, right. He came to Manehatton for a show one day."
"Well, enough chit-chat. Let's get back to work."
And just like that hours rolled by as the two groups kept searching and searching but couldn't find the thing they were looking for.
"Come on Lightning strike we've got to keep searching for it." Flash urged Lightning strike.
"Come on bro, we've searched all over the place and haven't found it, let's call it a day huh?" Lightning strike asked.
"Well maybe your right."
"Of course I am, now let's go get Nightwing and Comet tail, and search again tomorrow."
The two began to walk towards the castle when Flash came to a dead stop. Lightning strike turned back to his bother to see why he had stopped.
"What's wrong?" Lightning asked.
"I...I can't explain it, but I think we should dig up the ground over there." Flash pointed to the ground a few feet away from them.
"And why would we do that?"
"Call it a hunch." Flash said as he trotted over to the ground and began to dig it up.
"This is stupid." Lightning mumbled as he too walked over to the ground and began digging.
Nightwing decided that he had enough of the wild goose chase Discord sent him on, and decided to continue tomorrow. Both he and Comet tail were walking out the door to tell Flash and Lightning strike to it a day. But stopped himself when he saw that they were digging a hole for some odd reason.
"What are you two doing?" Comet tail asked.
"We're following Flash's hunch." Lightning strike answered. "No idea why though, I mean why would the thing we're looking for be buried in the-"
"Found it!" Flash yelled from the hole.
"I stand corrected." Lightning strike said.
Nightwing and Comet tail rushed over to the hole that was about a foot deep. Inside was a Flash sentry covered in dirt and grass, and at the center of the hole. A gem. A gem with the shape of a crystal shard that was black, no, pitch black.
"Well looks like we got what we came for." Nightwing said as he reached for the gem. "Now let's go home and-" Nightwing cut off as soon as he came in contact with the gem.
Images rolled through his head so fast he couldn't see them right. But then some images became clear and easy to see. The first image he saw was one of King Sombra on the balcony of the crystal empires castle looking down on Crystal pony slaves, the next image was one of Nightmare moon looking triumphant over a motionless Celestia, then an image of a shooting star became visible as hit Equestria.
Then came voices, voices that were ghost-like. Each one saying something over the other.
"Your world is doomed."
"It will end in fire and blood."
"All hope will die, along with your kind."
"This world will End and It will destroy all you love!"
As the words faded a image of nightwing dead with a sword in his chest appeared in front of him. His eyes went wide in shock, only to tightly shut as he tried to reject the image.
"Gah!" Nightwing yelled as he let go of the Crystal. He began to breath heavily as he stumbled backwards.
"Whoa, you okay Nightwing?" Comet tail asked.
"Yeah, you don't look so good." Lightning strike added.
Nightwing looked at both of them in confusion, then he looked back to the gem only to see Flash reaching for it.
"Flash wait, don't-" Nightwing tried to stop Flash, but it was to late he picked up the gem and seemed...unaffected.
"Pick, up...the gem?" Nightwing finished as he became confused as to why Flash could pick up the gem without seeing the images. Flash flew out of the hole and put the gem in Comet tails backpack that he had brought along for the trip.
"You heard Nightwing guys let's head home." Flash said as the four began to walk home.
Along the way the four never encountered any Timberwolves along the way, in fact. They didn't hear or see a single creature on the way back home. Once the group got home Flash took the gem from Comet tail and set in the 'Vault'. The Vault was a secure storage place where Nightwing kept all of his dangerous magical artifacts he gathered.
Once Flash had set the gem in the Vault he locked it up, and went to his room to get some sleep. Meanwhile Nightwing sat on the couch thinking about the images he saw when he touched the gem.
"Oh, Teach. What have I gotten myself into?"Nightwing said to himself.
"You've gotten yourself into a very juices story Nightwing." A very annoying voice said.
'Buck me.' Nightwing thought. "What do you want Discord?" Nightwing asked the Draconequus that was hovering in front of Nightwing.
"Well if you must know I've come to see how things have gone with the-" Discord paused as he looked around to make sure they were alone. "You-know-what."
"I'll tell you, but only if you tell me more about these...other Elements of yours."
Discord squealed in delight like a school girl filly when he heard Nightwing say that. "Oh, you have a craving for knowledge. No wonder Lulu chose you to be her student."
With a snap of his eagle claw a book hovered over his hand. "This book contains everything you need to know about the Elements." Discord said, Nightwing was about to grab it but Discord pulled it away before he could do that.
"Ah ah ah." Discord taunted as he waved his lion pawn finger back and forth. "You get the book after I see the gem." Discord said.
"Fine." Nightwing grumbled as he began to punch in the code to the Vault.
"Pheeeew." Discord whistled. "This is one heavy duty safe, I don't even think my magic could break into it."
"Let's hope not." Nightwing mumbled as he punched in the last number. The Vaults door slowly opened as it revealed all of Nightwing's magical artifacts.
"Wow." Discord chuckled. "There's enough magical artifacts in here to level all of Equestria. But where did you put-"
Discord cut himself off when he saw the gem at the end of the room.
"There you are." Discord said as he flew over to the gem to get a good look at it.
"Ugh." Discord said in disgust. "Looks like Cosmos wasn't gifted in art I see." Discord said as he snapped his eagle claw and the gem changed from a crystal shard to an oval shaped gem.
"Ah much better."
"Wait a second, I thought you said you couldn't touch the Chaos Elements?" Nightwing questioned.
"First, even if I did say that I meant I can't use its power. Second, I didn't touch it I used my chaos magic to simply change its shape. And third, here's the book." Discord said as he snapped his lions paw and the book land in front of Nightwing.
"Also Discord why do you want to do with the Elements of-" Nightwing cut himself off to see Discord was gone. He looked all over but there was no sign of him anywhere. Nightwing sighed As he levitated up the book Discord gave him and walked out of the Vault.
Nightwing then locked it up, sat down on the couch, opened up Discords book, and began to read.
'Chapter one, how the Elements of Chaos came to be