"Ew, gross!" Twilight Sparkle squinted her eyes and stuck her tongue out. She turned her head away from the book.
"Aw, Twi, you were getting to the good part!" Spike whined. He was relieved that Fluttershy and Discord finally kissed!
Shining Armor giggled at his sister's reaction. He stopped immediately when he saw her glare.
"You're enjoying this, aren't you?" Twilight deadpanned.
"Maybe?" The Captain shrugged innocently.
"Cadence, how did far did they get?" The Princess of Friendship asked her cousin nervously. She was glad that the couple got back together but she did not want them to go very far.
"Nothing went beyond the kiss," Cadance assured her sister-in-law. "Trust me."
"Oh okay," Twilight breathed a sigh of relief.
Discord and Fluttershy broke the kiss due to lack of air. When the couple broke away, they rested their foreheads against each other, panting. Discord caressed her muzzle, making Fluttershy sigh at his touch. She wished that he would kiss her again. Discord smirked as he read her mind and began leaning into her. But the second kiss would have to wait.
"Discord! Fluttershy!" Luna shouted, flying toward them.
The couple noticed her distress and wondered what was wrong.
The Moon Queen reached them, panting from excercise.
"What's wrong your majesty?" Fluttershy asked, concerned for her friend and ruler.
"Any new information from our enemies?" Discord spoke gravely. He did not know what was going on, but he bet it had something to do with them.
"There is trouble in Draconia," Luna said gravely. "Trixie told me the changelings are attacking your kingdom as we speak."
Discord looked as if Hearth's Warming Eve was cancelled. He knew who was leading the changieongs against his homeland! He did not think that Chrysalis would stoop this low! Then a fury of anger grew in him. "That Chrysalis!" he growled. "She has crossed the line!" A dotted white line appeared over his head and it snapped into two. Two lines fell and vaporated in the air.
"Oh no, the children!" Fluttershy gasped, her eyes forming tears. "We have to save them! What if they are hurt?"
Discord' eyes narrowed at the thought that Chrysalis would hurt his children!
"Not on my watch!"
Before he could teleport, his beloved put her arms around his torso.
"Let me come with you!"
"What!? No, Fluttershy!" Discord nearly cried. "It's too dangerous!"
"But Discord-"
"Don't 'but' me missy!" the King chided, pointing to his rear. "I just rescued you from Starlight and her goons! There is no way I'm bringing you into another danger zone!"
"I want to check on the children!" Fluttershy protested.
"No!" Her beloved stood his ground. "You will stay here with Luna and Celestia! I lost you once and I don't want to lose you again!" Discord planted another kiss on Fluttershy's miuth. He felt the same feeling of rush of joy just like in their last kisses. Thrn, he was gone in a flash.
Fluttershy blinked, trying not to keep tears from falling from her eyes.
"He'll be fine, dear," Luna soothed the pegasus, by wrapping her hoof around Fluttershy's back.
But that did not calm the former nanny down. How can she be sure that her lover and the children will be all right?
Back in Draconia, the war between the changelings and the royals and their servants was still going on. The changelings were floating around, causing confusion and mayhem in the kingdom by taking forms of Draconians. It became confusing for the princesses and a few brave Draconians to take them down.
Flash's army decied to go outside and prevent the changelings from trying to enter the castle. Flash was still concerned that they were outnumbered but his soldiers were confident to do the job. The orange pegasus only agreed to the plan when he saw three changelings trying to go through the front door. Thus his army went out and charged at any bug that tried to get in.
Rarity and Sunset ran through the back door, arounf Thr castle, and into the battlefied. They struck their magic at a group of changelings that were trying to get in through Thr back door. The changelings were blown away, much to their satisfaction. Until the changelings got up and charged toward them! Sunset and Rarity were spooked but then they charged toward the changelings. Two groups were getting closer and closer...until a huge anvil fell from the sky and squished the changelings. Pinkie Pie was on top of the anvil.
"Boy that was a piece of cake!" Pinkie Pie giggled.
"Pinkie, where did the anvil come from?" Sunset asked, looking stupefied. Rarity was so shocked that she fainted!
"Babs Seed made it, silly head!" Pinkie giggled, jumping off the anvil and landing on the grass.. "When I saw those changelings charging against you two, I thought to myself, 'Let's find a solution tat does not end up in yucky bloodshed so I asked Babs Seed to give me a giant anvil and she did! Then she floated the anvil into the sky, with me on top, of it, so I could direct her where to drop it. She did a great job, didn't she?"
"Yes...," said Sunset slowly. The girls failed to notice two certain changelings sneaking up behind them with chains...
Flash and Rainbow Dash flew out and formed into a tornado to blow their enemies away. Some of the changelings that were caught up in the tornado became dizzy and frazzled. Next, Apple Bloom gave out a great yell and produced numerous of apples to fall from the sky. Applejack threw down more apples from the window at the changelings. All apples landed on the bugs' heads and knocked them out. It gave Sweetie Belle a chance to aim her horn at them and struck them with her green magic.
"I made them dissappear!" Sweetie Belle squeaked.
"Good aim, kiddo!" Flash commented, still flying along with Rainbow.
Screwball was using her powers to stall some of the changelings who were still present, from attacking the locals. One magic trick she did was freezing each changeling into an iceberg. The princess could not freeze them all at the same time-what if she accidentally froze a local by accident? Because of the changelings copying other Draconians, Screwball could not tell which one was a changeling and which one was a local.
"Hurry, Screwball!" Rarity panicked. "It is getting worse!"
"I am doing the best I can!" Screwball cried.
Flash and Rainbow Dash came back into the nursery.
"There's still too many of them!" Rainbow panted. The fighting was wearing her out.
"We need a better plan that this!" Applejack agreed. The adults and the kids pondered on ideas.
"What if Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, Flash, and Rainbow create a giant tornado that could blow all the changelings away?" Mothball asked. He knew that his girlfriend was struggling and needed somwthing better.
"No, Mothball!" Screwball argued. "We might blow everybody away by accident! Rarity, Sunset, and Pinkie are still out there!"
"We can use our powers to select the our enemies first before blowing them away!" Sweetie Belle suggested.
"And then you can use your magic to make them dissapear!" Scootaloo added triumphantly.
"That's a great idea!" Apple Blooom piped. "Screwball what do you think?"
"I think Screwball should surrender!" A nasty voice answered.
Everypony turned their heads to the front door and their jaws dropped.
It was Lady Chrysalis! Along with her soldier, McDreamy! Her magic carried Sunset, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie all gagged and tied up in chains.
"Hey let go of our friends!" Apple Bloom ordered.
"Sorry, you Royal brat," the bug mocked the princess. "But these three were in my way! Now that I am back, I can easily do what I should have done in the first place!" She neared toward the princesses.
Sensing danger, Flash, Mothball, and the mares quickly got in front of the children.
"Chrysalis, if you are going to kill the girls, you'll have to kill us first!" Flash spat.
"Yeah!" Mothball added.
"Very well," Chrysalis mumbled. " If that is the only way!"
"How do we kill them if we can't use the mucus?" McDreamy whispered in her ear.
"I will suck up all of their love so much until there is nothing left in them!" Chrysalis cackled. Her eyes startled glowing green. She inched toward Flash Sentry who looked petrified. But just before Chrysalis could taste one ounce of Flash's love, a bright flash of light appeared.
"Hello Lady Chrysalis!" Discord snarled. "You dare to attack my kingdom and my family!?"
("Daddy!" The girls cheered.
"Your highness!" Mothball and the staff acclaimed.)
At first, the noblemare looked surprised. Then, her twisted smile appeared on her muzzle. Now that he is here, she can use the mucus!
"Yes, because I came here to get rid of you for good!"
"Now can I throw the mucus of Tatzlewurm on him?" McDreamy butted in.
"No!" Chrysalis snapped, annoyed at her henchman. She snatched the can away from him with her horn. "I want to do it myself!"
"Do what?" Discord confronted her. Hie eyes widened when he saw what his foe was holding.
Knowing what the dangerous effects of the mucus are, Discord quickly took the sky-but only after snapping his fingers to free the girls from their chains and putting the chains on McDreamy.
Chrysalis flew after him, by breaking through the nursery roof.
Everybody snickered at the tied-up McDreamy, who just growled and pouted.
The two creatures flew into the sky, swirling around in a circle. Discord and Chrysalis stood from each other at a far distance. They stared down at each other.
"I have waited a long time for this, Discord!" Chrysalis snarled. Prepare to meet thy doom!"
"Just to let you know, it is you, who will be meeting her doom!" Discord barked. "Bring it on, buggy!"
Chrysalis growled viscously.
Then they fight!
The wicked bug shot her green magic from her horn.
But Discord dodged it by using a mirror to bounce the magic back.
"Nice try!" He stuck his tongue out at her.
Chrysalis quickly got out of the way before her own magic could burn her.
She dashed forward at him but missed Discord because he vanished.
The bug looked around for him but could not locate the chimera.
"You can't see because I am invisible!" Discord taunted her.
"Show yourself, you coward!" the noblemare screeched.
"Coward? Me!?" the King took offense. "Nobody calls me a coward! And if you want to see me, then answer this little riddle of mine: Why is a raven like a writing desk?"
"I don't know!"
A buzzing sound was heard.
"Sorry, try again!" Discord mocked, enjoying seeing his ex seething in anger.
Chrysalis felt a headache coming on. This was not how she visioned her evil plan playing out. This was going to be long day.