Chaos and Harmony

by MLP Fangirl

A Cold Catastrophe Pt. 1

It was a quiet morning in Ponyville. It was the middle of winter, so all the birds had migrated south for the chilly season. It was getting cold enough to the point that no pony wanted to leave the warm confinements of their homes. The weather had become considerably colder during the course of a few weeks. The month had started in the upper forties, but come the middle of the month, the temperature had dropped a considerable amount.

Even the great Spirit of Chaos wouldn't go out in the cold. The moment he stepped hoof onto the first blanket of snow that had fallen this season, he turned ice blue and literally became a popsicle. Twilight begrudgingly had to drag the spirit inside and allow him to ''thaw." Needless to say, he didn't step outside again, and if he did, it would be only when he was wearing the warmest of clothes he could muster.

This cold was also affecting the Mane Six. Applejack couldn't get outside to collect the remaining apples because the snow had become too deep to walk through. Fluttershy's animal friends had all gone into hibernation leaving her with nothing to do. Pinkie couldn't throw as many parties because the weather was too cold for ponies to be able to enjoy it without freezing their socks off.

Rainbow Dash was trying her best to help guide the weather team into clearing some clouds to let the sun provide some warmth, but the chilliness would make their wings go numb and prohibit their flying. Rarity was being bombarded with orders left and right for winter wear for the freezing townsponies. Twilight was unable to study or focus on her work because of the cold. Even with all the heat spells she had cast around the library, the cold still managed to penetrate through its walls.

Discord couldn't help but wonder if ponies experienced this kind of cold every year. During his time as a statue, the weather wouldn't affect him for obvious reasons. His stone imprisonment had protected him from the physical world. Discord was not ignorant about it, mind you, but rather not used to it. Even though he was not used to it, he couldn't help but feel like something was different about this particular winter.

Twilight was hunched over by the fireplace trying her best to perform a heat spell and levitate her book at the same time. The library had been enhanced with a magic heating/ A.C. system. The temperature would drop if the outside temperature was a certain degree of hot, and it would go up if the outside temperature reached a certain degree of cold. For some reason though, the temperature in the house was a lot colder than it should be. Twilight was at the very moment trying to figure out the issue.

"Ugh, this makes no sense! I reapplied the spell but a few days ago, and yet the current temperature is 38.6. The house should be at least 70 degrees. Did I miss a step in the spell? I've performed the spell in the past without any issues. Ugh, Spike!" The shivering alicorn yelled. No response.

"Oh, wait, he's helping Rarity shovel snow. Ugh, just the day to do so. Oh well, I've got back-up," She opened one of her drawers and took out a necklace that was shaped like her cutie mark except it was brown, resembling the coat color of a certain mischievous being. It was her means of summoning Discord when she didn't know his exact whereabouts. The amulet would work the same way as the Elements of Harmony would in summoning Discord. Only this time, Twilight didn't need the others.

Her horn glowed and with a swirling of rainbow light, a blanket-covered Discord appeared. He jumped in the air feigning surprise.

"Twilight! What did I say about giving a heads up before summoning me? This is the fifth time you've caught me unprepared. What do you want? As much as I love hanging out with you, it is rather nippy out there," He took off his blanket but quickly put it back on.

"Brrrrgh. It's rather nippy in here, too! Twilight, I would have thought that you would not be affected by this wintry cold that's upon us. You being a princess, and a whole slew of heat spells in your arsenal, ponies should be flocking here for warmth. However, it's about as cold in here as it is out there," Discord shivered.

"Do you think I don't know that? Believe me, I've tried every single heating spell I could find. The library is even enhanced with an automatic heating and cooling system. It lasts for three months, and then needs to be reapplied. I recast the spell Monday, but for some reason, nothing's working. Hey! Do you think you could try it? Your magic is more powerful than mine after all."

"Well, I don't know. I mean, I could. But if you can't do, I won't have that much better a chance. More powerful I may be, but only by a little. Besides, I've already tried tampering with the weather, but my magic isn't working," Discord looked out the window and noticed that cold winds were picking up once more.

"Is it just me? Or does this cold seem...unnatural?" Twilight bemused. "I don't think I've ever remembered any previous winters being as cold as this."

"I've been thinking the exact same thing. As unused to the cold as I may be, I believe it's safe to say that it's a little too cold. Wait a minute, don't pegasi control the weather? If so, why aren't they doing anything?"

"That's the thing. They can't. They've tried clearing some of the clouds, but the cold is freezing their wings making them unable to fly. I've talked with Rainbow about it, and even she's unable to fly in this weather. Something is definitely wrong.'' As soon as she finished speaking, the door blew open revealing an out-of-breath Spike and a worried Rarity.

Discord and Twilight looked alarmed and ran to their sides immediately.

"Spike! Rarity! What's going on? Are you okay?" Twilight asked bending down at Spike.

"Urgent letter...from...huff...the princess!" Spike panted. He handed Twilight the letter. She took it in her magic and noticed the scroll was not its usual gold color. It was midnight blue, and its seal was a full moon. The letter was not from Princess Celestia but from Princess Luna.

"This is from Princess Luna! She's never sent me a letter before. If she had a message to give me, it'd usually arrive via Celestia's letters. It must be pretty urgent for her to send me a letter." She carefully opened the scroll.

" Dear Princess Twilight, I have some very serious business I need to discuss with you. Due to this freezing, cold weather, my sister has been doing her best to emulate more warmth from her sun for the shivering citizens of Equestria, which is why I am writing to you instead. I'm sure you've realized by now that this cold is not being caused by natural means. We shall discuss more when you arrive. Come to Canterlot ASAP. Bring your friends and Discord. We need all the help we can get. Respectfully yours, Luna"

"Unnatural cold? Why am I not surprised. Twilight, I shall grab Pinkie and Fluttershy. You can get Applejack and Rainbow," Rarity trotted out of the library to get the others.

"Looks like our theory was correct, Discord," Twilight said with a grim expression on her face.

"Of course, it was. There's no other explanation for it. I can't wait to find out what's going on," Discord pumped a fist.

"I can't wait to end this cold. Ponies are lucky they have fur. All I've got are scales, and they're not very warm," Spike said as a draft came in causing him to shiver.

"I'm with you on that one, little buddy," Discord said ruffling Spike's spines.

"Well, whatever's causing this unruly cold, we'll make sure to get to the bottom of it. Discord, grab Applejack and Rainbow Dash for me."

"Aye, aye, Princess," With a snap, he was gone.

"Spike, can you get Owlowysius for me? He should be on his perch. I don't know how long we'll be gone, but I don't want the poor little guy to freeze."

"Sure," He scurried up to the second floor.

Twilight looked out her window watching the snow pile up into mounds. This weather was without a doubt caused by some other force. What that force was Twilight had no idea, but one thing was for sure. She, along with her friends were going to find out, one way or another.

Author's Note:

I am soooo sorry for the wait. I couldn't think of anything for such a long time. Consider the gap between chapters as a time lapse from fall to winter as my last chapter took place in the fall.
Anyway, an unnatural blizzard has befallen Equestria. What is causing it? Stay tuned to find out.

Comments

[Bronzedragon]

found one of the dreaded typo beasts

All I've got our scales [are] ?

[MLP Fangirl]

5335931 Thanks. I will make adjustments. Let me know if you find any more.

[Bronzedragon]

Believe me I am no editor. I did find three spots. That one with two ? might be a difference of opinion.
I like how you are handling this story.

It last for three months [lasts]

But if you can't do ( ) , [it] ?

Twilight bemused. [ mused] ??

[SkaterStreak]

You updated Yay
I wonder what's gonna happen in part 2