//------------------------------// // What has happened? // Story: Elements of Chaos // by OrionAE //------------------------------// In the Everfree Forest there lies a temple, the trees covering the rising sun as there are statues of what looks to be six ponies, all stallions from the looks of it with vines from the plants crawling onto them. A rustling of bushes are heard and an equine figure comes out wearing an exploration hat, this was Daring Do. She walked through the temple before seeing the statues and grins. "What amazing detail on these statues, it's almost as if these are actual ponies. I need to get them to Ponyville." She said in excitement. Her eyes soon widened as she saw an engraving on the statue of an Alicorn standing on it's hind legs. She moved the vines that covered the word and read it aloud. "Insanity?" She asked confused on that one word as she looked at the other statues and saw engravings on all of them. She trotted over to one of a pegasus that looked like he was getting ready to attack and she got an angry vibe off of it as she went closer. She read over the word on it and got even more confused. "Hatred." She went over to one of a unicorn that was in a stance of it protecting something and saw another word. "Greed." She walked over to one of an earth pony that was giving off a depressing vibe and was hanging his head low, "Depression." She looked again at them and went over to a statue of an earth pony that looked like it was talking, "Deceit." Finally she walked over to a statue of a pegasus that had it's head turned away as if wanting to leave. "Treachery." She read and got a confused look on her face as she looked at all of the statues again and left the temple and went to Ponyville to get a team that would move these statues into a museum. (Three days later) A new exhibit was being shown at the Ponyville museum showing the mysterious six statues and Twilight Sparkle the princess of friendship wanted to go see them. "Spike come on, the others are waiting." She said to her assistant/little brother Spike. "Hang on Twilight, let me pack my gems for a snack." The young drake replied while eating a sapphire. Twilight rolled her eyes and smiled before opening the door to meet her friends. As she opened the door she came face-to-face with the element of loyalty, Rainbow Dash. "Come on Twilight, the faster we get this boring trip over with, the faster I'll get back to reading Daring Do." She groaned. The rainbow maned pegasus was flying above her and look at the orange earth pony as she spoke. "Even though ah respect yer need to learn Twilight, I don't like museums neither. I need ta get back ta work on the farm. It's applebuckin' season afterall." Applejack said. "Well I for one cannot wait to see this new exhibit. The fashion of the past, the amazing gems that are found will give me more inspiration for my dresses." Rarity exclaimed as she smiled. "Well, Pinkie and Fluttershy are already there, c'mon." Rainbow said flying off. After a bit of walking through the town, they arrived at the museum to see Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy already there. "Hey Twilight." The Pink party pony said with her signature smile. "Hey Pinkie, did you and Fluttershy already see the statues?" Twilight asked before Pinkie shook her head. "Nope. Fluttershy and I just got here. I already Pinkie promised not to go inside until we all got here." She replied before looking at the shy yellow pegasus known as Fluttershy. "That's right, I just got done feeding Angel and the other animals." Fluttershy spoke softly to her friends. She looked around before opening the front doors and letting them in. As they walked in, they saw. All six statues, cleaned and polished as well as having the vines removed from them. But Twilight and the other elements felt an uneasy feeling as they got closer to the statues, especially from the alicorn statue. As if they were being glared at by said statues before Pinkie put her hoof to touch the sad looking one. "Awww this one looks sad. If this statue was alive, I would throw him a 'Cheering up the statue party.'" She said before a security guard pushed her hoof away. "Sorry Pinkie, look only, no touching." The guard said before backing away from the statues and watching Pinkie like a hawk. "Pinkie please don't touch the statues." Twilight deadpanned before observing the statues. "Hey girls, do you feel that too?" She asked her friends. "You mean that sudden rush of negative emotions and that feeling of madness coming from these pony statues?" Rainbow asked. "Yeah, that's it." Twilight replied. "Then no, I don't feel anything." Rainbow smirked. "Then why did you say anything?!" Twilight cried out in annoyance. Rainbow Dash just shrugged before flying to get a closer look at the statues. As she got closer she tapped the one of the pegasus in an attacking stance and was sent back along with everypony else by a sudden explosion. "Is everypony ok?" Twilight asked getting up from the blast and coughing. "Rainbow Dash! What did you do?!" She yelled before hearing a deep growl. The growl sent shivers down everyone's spines as the smoke cleared to show the statue of the attacking pegasus destroyed and replaced by a red pegasus with blood red eyes, dark black and red hair and a cutie mark of a face with flames in it's eyes. He looked around before looking at the other statues. His eyes widened before he spoke in a deep growling voice that echoed. "My brothers, we are free. Awaken from your prison." He said before touching the other statues resulting in more explosions. The ponies covered their eyes and shielded themselves from the explosions and opened their eyes as the smoke cleared once more. All the statues were gone and replaced with ponies. One earth pony was blue with a black mane and a cutie mark of a sad face. The unicorn was orange with a white mane and a cutie mark of a safe. The other pegasus was a maroon color with a dark red mane and a cutie mark of an X. The other earth pony was a complete white with a silver snake tongue as a cutie mark. But the one that made everyone nervous was the alicorn. His coat was black as coal with a silver colored mane, but what was most unsettling was his cutie mark as it was a straightjacket. They all looked around before the alicorn spoke in a soothing, but deep voice. "Is everyone ok? Depression?" He asked. "Here." Said the blue earth pony in a saddened tone. "Hatred?" "Here." Said the red pegasus. "Greed?" "Present." The orange unicorn spoke in a high voice. (Think of Skeletor) "Deceit?" "Not here." Said the white earth pony. "Treachery?" "I don't even know why I bother with all of you." The maroon pegasus spoke. "Yep, we're all here. Oh wait, we forgot Insanity. Insanity?" He asked before cackling like a maniac, "Here." The elements and other ponies stood there shocked before looking at Rainbow Dash with a glare. "Uhhh, oops?" She said sheepishly.