CHAPTER SIX
“Tia! Tia, wake up! TIAAAA!”
Celestia opened her eyes, looking at her sister standing over her, yelling in her ear.
“What happened, Tia!? I felt something was wrong so I went outside, and all I saw was you lying there! You scared me half to death!”
Celestia’s sudden panic roused her from her brief stupor. “Where’s Discord?! Is Equestria safe?! What’s going on?!”
Luna, shocked by her sister’s lack of calmness, which she always seemed to have, helped her sister up and looked around. “See for yourself. I don’t know where it came from, it just…appeared!”
Celestia looked around, and was horrified by what she saw. It was no longer Equestria she saw, it was a world of chaos. Pink fluffy clouds littered the sky, and from them came chocolate rain. The corn fields that the earth ponies had worked ever so hard on exploded into a mess of popcorn. Houses were floating and ponies were struggling to keep their balance as the dirt roads turned into soap.
Celestia’s jaw dropped. “What has he done?!”
Luna cocked her head. “Who? One pony did all this?”
The older alicorn sighed. I need to tell Luna the truth, even though it might hurt her.
“Not a pony, a spirit. Discord did this, and he needs to be stopped.”
Luna’s reaction was almost immediate, but not as Celestia expected. Luna’s eyes widened for a second, then they narrowed. The young alicorn looked at her older sister with a fierce and determined gaze that would move the universe itself. Luna simply spoke.
“Then let’s go.” Luna trotted into the distance but suddenly stopped and collapsed to the ground.
“Luna! What happened?! Can you hear me?”
Luna’s gaze was distant. “Our parents, I can hear them…”
“Luna, what are you-“ Celestia suddenly felt a presence in her mind
. Celestia, you must harness the power of the Elements of Harmony to defeat Discord. Only you and Luna can end this.
Abruptly, their horns glowed with a magic so intense and bright that they had to avert their gaze. A great floating orb of light floated out of each of the sister’s horns. The energy and magic of the orbs suddenly combined into a spiraling mass of pure energy. The two sisters simply gaped at the great magic that was taking place before them. Once the light diminished, all that was left of the magic was a small purple box decorated with jewels and gemstones.
Celestia and Luna walked slowly over to the box.
Luna shrugged. “Do you think this box has the Elements of Harmony inside of it?” Celestia shrugged also at the simplicity of Luna’s question. Obviously Luna had heard the same thing she did. “I don’t know. I guess we’ll have to find out.” Slowly, the sisters opened the box. Inside lay five gemstones, all inscribed with a different symbol.
Celestia and Luna exchanged glances. “How are we even supposed to use these?”
Luna wondered. Didn’t mother and father say something about these?
“I remember reading this one book about the Elements of Harmony, but the book only said what they were, not how to use them.” Celestia pondered what in Equestria they were going to do.
Luna closed the box. “I guess we’ll have to find out.” She walked off without another word.
Celestia laughed to herself, then followed close behind her sister, entering the heart of the chaotic land they once called Equestria.