Chapter 1: Summer Sun Celebration
It was early morning before sunrise with a calming breeze, the leaves on trees moving around in the wind and a quiet hum was heard all around. The ponies were still up, eager to see Princess Celestia raise the sun for the annual Summer Sun Celebration. The ponies sat in Ponyville as they waited for Princess Celestia to appear on stage.
"When do you think she will appear?" A certain purple pony asked in wonder.
"I don't know but hopefully soon, this is going to be awesome!" A pony with a rainbow colored mane replied.
"Rainbow Dash, why are you so excited?" The purple pony asked.
"I just am so pumped Twilight! I love when events like this occur, it makes me feel like a filly again!"
As the time approached 6AM a big white alicorn with a waving mane walked up on stage.
All the ponies bowed before the Princess, so excited for the Celebration to begin.
"Citizens of Equestria, it is with great pleasure that I raise the summer sun, this celebration is to represent not the defeat of nightmare moon, but the return of my sister, Princess Luna." The ponies cheered as Princess Luna began to fly up above the stage and began to lower the moon. Princess Celestia started to fly over the stage and began to raise the sun. All the ponies gasped in awe as the sun rose over the horizon.
"It's so beautiful!" Rainbow Dash said tearing up.
"Ha! How emotional you ponies are." Discord said as he saw Rainbow Dash tearing up.
"Well we actually have feelings." Rainbow Dash replied with a smirk." The Mane 6 began to laugh.
"Oh come on it wasn't that funny." Discord said with an upset tone.
"Oh cheer up Discord, just have some fun." Rainbow Dash said.
"Fine... but this isn't over." Discord said annoyed. After the sun had risen the ponies then went to an after party at Princess Twilight's castle for the celebration. The ponies gathered in the party room to kick off the Summer Sun Celebration after party.
"So how is everything going Discord?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Well I suppose I'm doing alright."
"What's wrong?"
"Oh nothing, nothing."
Discord then teleported away to the snack bar.
"What was that all about?" Rainbow Dash asked Twilight.
"I don't know, but it could be because Discord rarely goes to these types of parties and I guess he's a little bummed out about how on his trip you said he doesn't have feelings."
"But it was just a joke!" Rainbow Dash said defensively.
"I think you should go talk to him and see what this is all about." Twilight suggested.
"Ok fine.." Rainbow Dash grunted as she walked over to Discord.
"Hey Discord." Rainbow Dash said to him.
"I'm sorry if anything I said earlier offended you, I was just joking." Rainbow Dash apologized.
"Oh please, I can take a joke Rainbow Dash, I was just upset that I couldn't come up with a better comeback for you." Discord said to Rainbow.
"Heh that was nothing, I can always roast you better." Rainbow Dash replied.
"Oh really? Bring it." Discord said as him and Rainbow Dash then started a roasting contest.
As this was going on a strange suspicious figure was outside the window hiding while listening in.
"Discord rarely comes over huh? If only he would return already." The mysterious figure thought to himself.
A few hours went on and ponies started to head home.
"Thanks again Pinkie for helping me throw this party." Twilight said.
"No problem, I am the boss when it comes to parties." Twilight and Pinkie giggled.
"Well time to head back to my realm." Discord said.
"Wait!" Rainbow Dash yelled out to Discord.
"What is it?" Discord asked.
"I just wanted to say I had a blast roasting you." Rainbow Dash said to him.
"Well not as much fun as I had winning."
"Huh! You think won, how funny." Rainbow Dash gloated.
The mysteries figure peeks through the crack that was open through the window and grabbed an item out of his bag. It was a horn looking object that was brown. He pointed it at Discord and pushed the button.
"We'll see ya later, Bye." Rainbow Dash said to Discord.
"Bye!" Discord said as he snapped his fingers and teleported to his realm. When Discord teleported the mysterious figure went with him at the same time. Discord entered his house and got ready for bed. The mysterious figure was hiding outside his home in the realm of chaos.
"That's right, go right to sleep." The mysterious figure whispered to himself. Discord then layed in bed as he pulled a switch and the light swirled into the wall like a flushing toilet making the room dark.
The mysterious figure then pointed the object again at Discord and pushed the button. He layed it on the window ceil and opened a book in the ground. He then began reading it, "Ok let's see, hold it at the target and think about the magic you want to take while zapping the Magic Extractor." The figure grinned.
"Ok Discord let's extract the spell that you did at the Grand Galloping Gala, the one that can change dimensions." The figure whispered to himself before casting the spell. The spell casted and Discord did not wake up.
"Alright, Equestria has magic defenses but this world may not, my plan will work perfectly there." The figure thought to himself as he grabbed the Magic Extractor and used Discord's magic to return to Equestria.
Once he had returned he took shelter in a secret lab. The figure removed his hood to reveal himself. He was a small Centaur-like creature with horns and was blue and gray. He began to conjure up a spell in his lab equipment. He combined a couple machines to shoot at a target on the wall. A ray like gun was setup on a tripod-like device facing the target plugged into the lab equipment.
"Ok I have all the parts, except one." He then grabbed Discord's magic spell that he extracted from a bottle and placed it in the machine. He then reached the switch and turned it on. Power began to surge through the circuits like lightning and began to spark as it powered the machine.
"Bzzzzz-crack" the machine sparked as the ray gun powered up. Once powered up a beam shot out of the ray gun and revealed a portal. On the other side there were seats at a stage and palm trees.
"It works! Hahahahahaha." The creature laughed Despicablely. The machine sparked again and then shut off.
"Wha-what happened?" The creature yelled confused. He then went over to discover the problem.
"There wasn't enough power to keep it stable, I'll need more but how?" He then looked outside and got an idea.
"One of the most powerful sources of energy, the sun." The creature grinned deviously.
Princess Celestia then popped out of bed and called for Luna.
"Sister!" Celestia yelled.
Princess Luna ran into her bedroom.
"What's wrong my sister?" Princess Luna asked concerned.
"I had another vision like last time." She said.
"What was it about?" Luna asked.
"Some evil monster taking magic and destroying a civilization, but it's different then what Equestria looks like." Princess Celestia explained to her.
"We must contact Twilight and the others, if this is anything like the last time, then we need to get the bottom of this." Princess Luna said.
The next morning Spike received a letter from Celestia early in the morning.
"Twilight! Twilight!" Spike said in a panic while running to her bedroom.
"Hmmmm." Twilight moaned half asleep.
"It's an emergency from the Princess." Spike yelled.
"What?!" Twilight quickly popped up from bed and took the note and read it.
"Dear Twilight, you must come to Canterlot at once, we have a real emergency in our hooves. Remember to bring the others."
"Spike! Get the girls and tell them to meet me at the train station right away!" Twilight yelled to spike.
"Yes ma'am I'll try to contact them." Spike replied.
After about a half hour the Mane 6 were all the Ponyville train station.
"What is it Twilight, why so earlyyyy." Rainbow Dash said really tired.
"It's an emergency from the princess, she requested all of us! Now let's go!" Twilight then shoved all of them in the train and shut the door. Once the train arrived in Canterlot the Mane 6 ran up to the palace and met with Celestia, Luna and Cadence.
"I came as soon as I saw the letter! What's going on?!" Twilight said frantically.
Celestia then grabbed out a book and showed it to the Mane 6.
"Spiror, a prisoner of Tartarus has escaped and is on the loose. Celestia explained.
"But how did he get out?" Twilight asked.
"I don't know for sure, but I believe the escape occurred around the same time as Tirek's escape." Celestia answered.
"So what's going on then? Applejack asked.
"I had a vision, he was seen destroying a civilization that is we don't where it's from.
"Where is this guy though? We can take him!" Rainbow Dash said proudly.
"But there is a problem he is aware that we have magic defenses so he may be seeking another realm to take over." Celestia said.
"But how will he cross realms? Twilight asked.
"This device called the Magic Extractor. An ancient device from the Everfree Forest that mimics spells to the pony it's pointed at." Celestia explained.
"But if it mimics a spell, then how can he get a spell to cross dimensions? The only pony who could do that was Star Swirl the beared." Twilight said.
"What other creature can cross dimensions?" Celestia asked. Twilight then patted her chin as she thought. She continued to ponder while pacing before her eyes flung open as she gasped.
"Discord!" All of the Mane 6 yelled at once.
"Has anyone been in contact with Discord?" Celestia asked.
"Not since last night!" Twilight yelled.
"You must find him now!" Celestia ordered.
"Ok! We're on our way." Twilight said as she ran outside the palace.
The Mane 6 rushed back to Ponyville where Discord was last seen.
"How will we contact him? He's in another realm!" Twilight said panicked.
"You know when anypony calls for me and needs me I'm always there." Discord said floating in from above.
"How did you know we needed you?" Fluttershy asked Discord.
"I sensed that I was needed, so I came over." Discord replied.
"But but, how? Whatever that doesn't matter we need your help finding Spiror, an evil monster." Twilight said.
"Oh that's easy." Discord said while laying his back on the ground doing nothing.
"So...aren't you going to use magic to bring us to him?" Twilight asked.
"Oh, I don't need to."
"Why?!!" Twilight said angry.
"Because he's right over there." Discord said while pointing at a hooded figure with a machine and a solar panel.
"Oh. Alright girls let's go!" Twilight said while charging for the machine. The Mane 6 stopped suddenly before him and blew his hood off. The figure was revealed to be Spiror.
"Freeze! We got you! Surrender now!" Twilight said with authority.
"Oh sorry." He then began to get on his knees to surrender but then quickly shot out a beam of magic catching them off guard.
"It's time girls!" Twilight said as they formed together. The Mane 6 went into separate magic bubbles and began to transform into their Rainbow Power forms. Once transformed they gathered in the air to defeat Spiror. Twilight's eyes glowed white as they began to cast a beam at Spiror. But then he quickly grabbed out his Magic Extractor and mimics the spell right back at them. The Mane 6 were quickly blasted at and fell to the ground.
"Wha, huh?" Twilight said confused while laying on the ground.
"Ha ha ha ha ha, even your magic is useless." Spiror said while laughing.
Discord noticed what was going on and looked over to see the Mane 6 hurt on the ground. He looked over at Fluttershy crying in pain while laying on the floor. His eyes went into flames as he said. "Oh it is on." Discord teleported over and slammed Spiror to the ground. He charged up a beam to attack and Spiror mimicked it back at him with the Magic Extracter. This didn't stop him though as Discord swings back around and hit Spiror from the side. Discord then charged up a beam and successfully hit Spior to the ground. Discord then used his hand to levitate Spiror off the ground and opened a portal to a realm of lava. As Spiror was lifted in the air he grabbed the Magic Extractor off the ground and mimicked Discord's portal spell and used on his machine. His machine worked and opened a portal. He forced his way out of Discord's grip and before Discord could grab him and ran into the portal and shut it off after fully entering. The portal then closed and the machine turned off. Discord walked back over to the Mane 6.
"Are you guys alright?" Discord asked.
"Yeah, I'm f-fine." Twilight said as she slowly stood up.
"Me too."
"Yep."
"I got a thick skull."
"Ye-Yes."
"Feeling dandy."
All the Mane 6 began to stand up slowly.
"Where did he go?" Twilight asked.
"Beats me but I'm glad you all are safe." Discord said to them.
"Huh, so you do have feelings." Rainbow Dash said with a smirk.
"Oh, not the time." Discord said with an annoyed face.
"We need to follow him." Twilight said while looking at the machine.
"Now, how in tarnation are we gonna do that?" Applejack asked confused.
"With him." Twilight said while pointing at Discord.
"Me? Oh please I think you guys can handle it." Discord said embarrassed.
"Come on Discord! You're the only one who can cross dimensions! We need you to re open that portal!" Twilight said to him.
"So you guys are going to go in and find him? But you already lost once." Discord said.
"Let's see if we can take that mimic machine away. Then we'll have a chance." Twilight said.
"Oh alright." Discord snapped his fingers and re opened the portal to where Spiror went.
"What about me?" Spike asked.
"I need you to stay here with Discord just in case, and contact the Princess about what we're doing." Twilight said to Spike.
"Yes ma'am!" Spike said.
"You ready girls? Let's do this!" Twilight said to the Mane 6
"Yeah!" The Mane 6 all replied at once.
"Then let's go!" Twilight said as they ran through the portal.