//------------------------------// // The Summit // Story: A Bridge Between Brothers // by Rammy //------------------------------// ബഐബഐബഐ Twilight ബഐബഐബഐ "Will you quite squirming Rainbow!" Rarity snapped as Rainbow once again bristled her wings. "It's really irritating!" "But I'm sooooo bored!" Rainbow groaned, a bit on the loud side. Luckily l had anticipated that this might occur and had put up an invisible one-sided muffling spell around us when we first arrived at the Summit. The last thing I wanted was the disproving glares from all the ambassadors or worse Princess Celestia. We were currently watching the Summit from the upper public gallery of the Canterlot Supreme Court. Of course, the public wasn't allowed to be here right now which was good as the gallery was a bit small hence Rarity's irritation over Rainbow's fluttering wings. "Enough!" I snapped then flinched. I had over reacted again. It was becoming more and more common the longer I failed at finding a solution to Spikes' woes. "Sorry... I'm just..." "Its okay sugarcube," AJ put a comforting hoof on my shoulder, "we know how bad its been for yah lately..." "Enough of this prattle," The wizened zebra ambassador yelled out over the chattering. If I recall from correctly his name is Zephyr but I can't be sure with his name plate facing away from me. "Arbitrator Justice can we officially begin the Summit?" "Looks like its finally gonna to start." AJ commented as Arbitrator Justice officially called the summit to order. "Finally! Maybe something more interesting will happen..." "I hope so! I didn't pop all this popcorn for nothing!" At that Pinkie Pie thrusted her face into a large tub of popcorn that had in, usual Pinkie Pie fashion, come out of her mane. I suppressed the urge to growl out in annoyance again. I had to remember that she wasn't aware of the real seriousness of what was coming... "Uh, Pinkie..." "Yes?" "Uh... I give up. Hoof some over." I rolled my eyes at Rainbow Dash's deciding if you can't beat them join them. If it wasn't for my concern over Spike I might allow Pinkie to 'turn my frown upside-down' Celestia knows I could use some cheering up... but I can't... "Now, Riser of the Sun why have you called this Summit?" It looks like Zyphrer wasn't going to beat about the bush and wanted to get right to business For a moment Princess Celestia merely stared him down before she sighed and looked downward. "The dragons have declared war..." If someone dropped a pin I'm sure ponies would have heard it all the way in Manehatten with how quiet it got. I wasn't expecting Princess Celestia to cut to the chase so quickly. When I looked around the room for the reactions of the various ambassadors I found myself surprised a second time. I expected fear or disbelief on the shocked faces of most of the gathered ambassadors but what I didn't expect was that two of them seemed almost... angry. That was until I remember that the buffalo high respected the dragons and zebras, at least from what I could understand from Zeccora, deal with them regularly. "Wait, I thought zebras only talked in rhyme..." Rainbow Dash whispered, breaking the deafening silence. I was kinda of surprised she latched to that 'oddity' over the revelation that Celestia gave about the dragons. Though given her overinflated bravado I guess I shouldn't be too surprised. "They do not. The only reason Zeccora does it is because when she first learned Equestrian she learned from a rhythmic spell dictionary." "Then why does she still... yah, know..." "Habit mainly..." I shrugged. There was more to that but right now we needed to refocus... "Well? Answer us Sun Riser. Dragons, as a rule, tend to be solitary outside of the Migration so what got them to band together to declare war?" Every eye fell on Celestia again who seemed seemed to have recomposed herself since when Zephyr first questioned on the reason for the Summit. Now it was on to whether she was going to openly admit about breaking the treaty or not. Though if she admitted right now she could very likely lose the good will of the buffalo and zebras... and we need as many allies right now... Lets just hope that her diplomatic skills are are good as her reputation says they are... "Recently the Crystal Empire returned when the seal on Sombra ice prison weaken enough for him to escape. When he did the curse was also lifted upon on the Crystal Empire allowing it to return as well. When I learned of this I dispatched Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, Caption Shining Armor, and the Bearers of Harmony to deal with the situation. While they managed to defeat Sombra, Dragon Lord Torch took issue..." Well that is a lie... sort of... "Well, that is a lie..." I blushed red in embarrassment when I heard 'well that is a lie' audibly. Did I just say that aloud by accident!? I looked around in horror over my accidental outburst but instead of everyone staring at me, as I had expected, everyone was looking around randomly. Celestia and Luna were particularly tense... Wait, I put up a muffling spell, so then... "Come out, Discord." Luna growled out, "Thy exuberance for chaos ends now!" "When I am good and ready Luna..." Came the disembodied voice of Discord. It seems Princess Celestia was right, Discord couldn't help himself. Now he just needed to reveal himself so we can put him back in his stone prison. "I must say you crafted a very good lie there Sunbutt... But then again you have had many years of practice, haven't you? "Discord..." "I would have thought Luna, being the Alicorn of the Night and of Dreams, would have done better job crafting a tale but then again she was the previous Bearer of Honesty..." "Discord quit thy blabbering and cometh out!" "Oh, very well..." The sound of Discord's signature snapping echoed across the chambers before the chandler suddenly dropped from above and shattered into Discord when it hit the ground. If I hadn't dealt with Discord's shenanigans before I probably would have jumped like everyone else. I looked up to see, as excepted, that the chandler was still in its place. Wait, why does this place even have one?! "I do have other things to do today after all..." It was at that moment, while Discord was facing Luna, that Celestia subtly looked up in my direction. It was time to activate the Elements and get Discord contained. With a silent nod to let her know that I saw I began to carefully bring the Element's magic to bare. The Elements gave off a well known glow and if we were going to manage to stone Discord we would need him to be unaware of what we were doing. I sighed in relief as we managed to connect our Elements together. I slowly breathed out one then twice. We had managed the first half now the second half. I took careful mental aim and let the Elements do the rest. I held my breath again as the rainbow magic rushed in and hit Discord square in the back... My mouth gaped as I watched Discord continue to 'talk' to Luna like nothing happened. But this is impossible! How!? The rainbow blast did nothing! The last time we tried using the Elements Discord stopped us by removing the necklaces from us. Now he just shrugged it off as if the magic from the Elements where merely warming his back! He didn't even notice the flash of light! "Come on Twi, let's try again and see if we can't rope this slippery varmint." Discord glanced back at us shook his head and facepalmed. "The very definition of insanity..." I ignored the slight and the fact that he had apparently noticed and yet ignored us when we hit him the last time. I channeled the Elements' magic once again and let it lose at Discord. Discord seemed absolutely bored by this and made no attempt to do anything other then give a fake yawn before the rainbow blast hit him again. This time something even more impossible happened, the Element's magic had not only once again not done anything to Discord but was now swirling around him lazily. This was not making any sense! The Elements are called the Elements of Harmony for pony sake! Discord is the very antithesis of it! "WHAT THE BUCK!!!?!?" Rainbow Dash cried in frustration over Discord still standing, still like nothing had happened, and, although, I didn't approve of her cursing, I had to agree. "Discord I don't know how you managed to overcome the Element's magic..." "My dear Sunbutt, I did nothing to overcome them... and quite frankly..." Discord started to laugh. "I find your lack of understanding laughable." "Discord you..." Whatever Justice was going to say was promptly snuffed out by a bow that suddenly appeared around his muzzle with a over sized note that said Do not open until Frabjous Day, whatever that meant... "The Elements have no reason to stone me... you on the otherhoof..." At that the rainbow that we had fired at Discord swirled up to his eagle claw. I shook in fear. If that truly was the rainbow blast then if it hit Celestia... it could... The Summit once again fell into a deathly quite as Discord and Celestia glared at each other. Celestia with her horn now aglow and Discord with the Elements magic around his pointed claw. I breathed a sigh of relief when Discord finally broke the stalemate lowering his claw, the Element's magic fading from it. "But... I think I'd rather see your blood pool to the ground and watch those pretty little eyes of yours dim to nothing..." I could see in the corner of my eye both Rarity and Fluttershy faint as one with a loud thump. Between the utter coldness in his voice and the imagery I don't blame them for fainting. But, then again, I was there when Dragon Lord Torch gazed in fury at Celestia. This was hardly anything in comparison. Of course, when I'm done with Discord... "Princess of the Sun," Zephyr angrily broke the silence once again, "It seems you have a lot more to explain! How is the Avatar of Unrest not only free from his prison but your supposed all powerful Elements the one thing the only things supposedly able to contain him not able contain him?!" "Well, that's my cue to go... tah tah!" With that Discord flashed away and the Summit turned into chaos as everyone started to shout over each other, ignoring Justice's frantic gaveling and shouts of order. "Man is he good!" "Pinkie..."