Only a day after the destruction of The Beyond and the mass killing of all the Draconequines by Tirek, Discord runs off in search of a new home. Not long into his journey, he stumbles upon two young ponies: Celestia and Luna. "What's your name little one?" asks a curious Luna.
"Discord," replies the young Draconequine, "prince, well rather, now, king of what used to be an entire Draconequine race, but they were all killed by Tirek. I was the only one spared. I know him better by the name dad used to call him: The Dragon Slayer."
"Well," replies Luna, "we're sorry for your loss, how'd you like a new family, one with me and my sister, Tia?"
"I'd love that!" replies Discord with a smile. He follows the sister to their home, where he's introduced to their mother and father, Queen Galaxia and King Orion.
At the castle, Luna and Celestia run off to their rooms while Discord talks with their parents.
"Where do you come from?" Asks King Orion.
"The place known as simply, The Beyond," replies Discord.
"And what are you?" Asks Queen Galaxia.
"I'm what they call a draconequus," Discord responds. "In fact, before they were killed, I was part of the ruling head of the Draconequines. They and the rest of my kind are all dead now. A creature known as Tirek killed them." This causes Galaxia to panic. Orion notices this and decides to let the young creature run off and play with the sisters as they agree to grant him a home in the castle. Orion, in the meantime, will be trying to comfort his queen.
"Why does the name Tirek bring you dread my dear?" King Orion asks his queen.
"The name Tirek brings me dread because, long ago, he was the beast that killed my sisters: Princess Anedople and Princess Evening Lily," replies Galaxia. "He killed them right in front of me because he knew it was a fate way worse than death! I watched him grin as he did it too. That creature has no remorse for pony life!" She bursts back into tears.
"There, there," says the King as he strokes her mane and continues to comfort her.
Meanwhile, in the garden, Celestia, Luna, and Discord are playing hide and seek. "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten! Ready or not, here I come!" hollers Celestia. She then chases after Luna and Discord and soon tags both of them within the minute. They then begin to play another round, laughing and giggling all the while.
Meanwhile, in the Everfree Woods, Tirek is plotting his next move. This time it's against Galaxia, Orion, and their two daughters. He wants them gone for good and he knows just how to accomplish that.
A few hours later, Tirek approaches the castle of the Alicorn King, Queen, and princesses and attacks it. He then goes inside and kills the King and Queen in front of Celestia and Luna who watch from a locked secret room. Luna bursts into tears as Celestia holds her in her arms. Tirek then storms out of the castle since he can't sense the presence of the two sisters and presumes they are outside. He returns to the forest. The princesses are safe for now.