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// Her Eyes Were Green 
// Story: Harmony's Parallel 
// by Xutiepops 
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The Apple Farm was quite different. Machines took over plantations, the paint on the houses were gone, and the overall happiness was just... gone. 
Applejack looked up at the sky, sitting on the hill. The buzzing and humming of the machines sounded behind her. Though she ignored them, she simply stared up at the grey skies, trying to find some light. 
When she didn't find any, she sighed and looked down at the rest of Ponyville. The holes that tattered roofs, the potholes that littered the streets, and the same chipped paint that covered the homes. No one was out, no flowers were planted. 
Ever since the Apple business skyrocketed, every inch of Ponyville started going downhill. She never realized it. But she was content with it, because as she looked back at her own farm, she knew she was in the same poverty. Of course, she snuck away and gave apples and apple-products to the hungry ponies in the village, but there were still hungry and poor ponies everywhere. 
She heard the grass crunch around her and looked behind her to see a smiling Flim. She looked back to the village as he sat next to her. "You come up here a lot," he said. 
She sighed. "Ever since Big Mac ran off with Apple Bloom... it's been kinda boring." She instantly took back her words and swung her direction towards him with worry covering her face. "Ah don't mean y'all are boring! Y'all just have to power the machines all the time." 
He chuckled. "I understand, why are you always so worried you'll upset us?" He asked with a fatherly smile. She slouched and sighed again. 
"Y'all are the closest family I had since Granny... Ah guess ah just get scared y'all are gonna up and leave me 'ere." She said sadly. She bit her tongue in an attempt not to apologize for thinking that way. 
"We have no business anywhere else! Where would we go?" He asked. She looked at him and still felt uneasy in her heart, as if it was too good to be true. "Besides, Applejack. You're our family as well! We'd never betray our family." He smiled.
She smiled back and nodded. "Hey, you think we'll ever get outta Ponyville?" 
He sat in thought for a moment before responding. "With the competition everywhere else, it might not be ideal too. But it doesn't really matter, does it?" He smiled. She smiled back, thankful she had someone like him in her life. 
She turned back to Ponyville, knowing all the scowls she'd see from one pony to another. She quickly remembered her unease towards the parents who took food and ate it before they made sure their foals got any. Everyone would fight for food, even if they were barley able to stand. 
"I wish this world wasn't so... bad," she said quietly, her attention hooked onto Ponyville. "No one loves each other, no one even knows each other. They're all just enemies."
Flim sighed. "Well, darling. It's like that everywhere in the world." 
"But why?" She looked towards him. "Why can't we all just be friends? Why did the princess have to... screw over everypony." She looked back to Ponyville. 
"Who knows," was all Flim said in response. She knew he was giving her room to talk through everything she wished, but she didn't. He stood up, "Well, I have to get back to work. You should rest." 
"Flim?" Applejack asked. Her voice was on the edge of hopelessness and depression. 
"Hm?" 
"Thanks... for everything. You two don't know how much it means to me."
A smile formed on his face. "Of course we do. It means you love us, that's all." He trotted off, leaving her alone. 
She looked up at the sky. Silence took over, the machines humming was the only sound. She dreamed of a better life. One where she lived in a huge house, Big Mac and Apple Bloom were there. They'd be a family. She wouldn't be so alone. 
As a cold wind passed over, she hissed through her teeth, feeling the anger of not being able to have that life. All the ponies in Manehattan or Van Hoover were born into luxury. They didn't have to do anything. They didn't even have to cook. 
They'd get the ponies from the poor town, pay them a bit an hour and give them the attic if they were nice. She cursed at the unfairness of this world. She looked down at her shirt, the white and blue drew lines down her, topped off with a black bowtie. 
She tore off the bowtie and threw it down the hill. "Why'd ah get the short end of the stick?" She yelled as she looked up at the grey clouds. Birds stuck in trees flew out at the sound of her voice. "Why'd everypony I gosh darn loved had to leave!?" 
Tears fell down her face as she stared down the hill. Trees stuck up from the barren ground beside leaves, rocks, and twigs. She stood up and looked down the hill, she took a step forward, her hoof hanging over the edge. She squeezed her eyes shut in anticipation as her hoof trembled. She placed it down on the ground and threw herself forwards. 
Her eyes and mouth didn't open as she fell down the hill, clipping rocks, twigs, and trees. She sat up at the bottom of the hill, looking towards Canterlot. 
More tears fell, making the huge castle almost impossible to see. "Ah wonder how it is for those four," she sighed. "Well, anything's better than 'ere I suppose." She looked down at her coat and noticed the mud that covered it. She rolled her eyes and stood up. After a couple of failed attempts at climbing the hill, she got on a trail and followed it up a much safer route. 
She looked back to Canterlot, the castle being the center of her attention. "All diamond and gold it seems." 



The four rulers sat in their respective thrones with bored expressions. Discord sat in a throne from the ceiling, it was pink with chocolate milk swishing around like a tsunami inside the glass throne. Daybreaker's throne was literally just fire as her phoenix sat near it, tearing through a carcass of a rat. 
Nightmare Moon sat sprawled out on a black throne with white specks to resemble stars. Queen Chrysalis' throne was a twig, covered in holes, holding up a cave-like seat with holes in it. 
Discord sighed and fell from his throne in the ceiling with a bored expression. Chrysalis sunk back into her chair, an annoyed expression etched into her face as she looked outside the window. 
Nightmare Moon casted her magic to pick up Daybreakers phoenix with a smirk. She played with it as if it was a doll, the squawks were drowned out in the magical barrier around the bird. 
Daybreaker stared out the window to the throne room. The room was all it was said to be: A throne room. There was a magical map-table in the center in which their thrones surrounded. The wall opposite to their seats was completely glass. "Saying as we are all bored," Daybreaker started. Everyone rolled their eyes and groaned in agreement. "I say we finally take Equestria." 
Chrysalis was the first to respond. "We have Equestria. Do you want the Griffonlands or something? Cause I doubt the pegasi will let us have it."
"No, you utter dimwit," Nightmare Moon groaned. "What my beloved sister means is that we take the other Equestria. The one where harmony reigns over the lands." Chrysalis huffed and used her magic to make her look like Cadence. 
"Wow, you look like a pony princess who wants to do good," Discord smirked playfully. Chrysalis blushed and turned away. "Oh don't flatter yourself, you and Celestia are pitiful and so organized." He rolled his eyes and snapped his fingers, making both of their horns disappear. 
"Besides," he hissed, countering their angered expressions. "I have no interest in anything of that sort." He snapped again, making Daybreaker horn appear. 
"Why hers!?" Chrysalis scoffed, slamming down one of her hooves. 
"I like her better," Discord pointed at her like a child. 
"Shut up!" Daybreaker yelled after emitting a high pitched screech that made her flame mane rocket upwards. It slowly fell back into place as she eyed everyone in the room, who were trying to recollect their hearing... and want to hear. 
"Now, that I have your attention," Daybreaker smiled, sending everyone else to a scowl. She stood over the magic-table, she shot a magic beam of red, orange, blue, and purple. It looked like a day to night color scheme. 
The three rulers stared in confusion as Daybreaker stood defiant over the map. "Uh, sister?" Nightmare Moon asked sheepishly. "Is it supposed to be doing somethi-!"
She was cut off by the same color scheme shooting up from the table. Daybreaker maniacally started laughing as it formed an orb of mixing colors trying to surface over the others above the table. Chrysalis rolled her eyes. 
Suddenly, a cutie mark of a magenta star with white stars surrounded it left the orb and flew down over Canterlot on the map. Now, the others were interested. 
Daybreaker smirked as a cutie mark of three balloons left the orb and floated over Ponyville. One of three apples went down to cover Ponyville as well. Three diamonds sat in Manehatten. A cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt over it floated over what was now Cloudsdale. Three butterflies hovered over the Everfree Forest. And finally, a purple and green circle landed on top of the Dragon Lands.
"And what are those?" Chrysalis asked, stepping forward. She pushed one with her hoof and was shot to the wall in a blister of heat and cold. Discord started laughing at her as she fell from the wall. She was out from the pain the second it hit her. 
"Oh priceless! Celestia! Do it again!" Discord pleaded, barley making out the words between howls of laughter. Daybreaker shook her head and cast a magic bubble around him, making him inaudible to anyone but himself. She turned to her sister, "It located the most evil creatures in Equestria. They'll be teleported here soon enough." 
"How do they get teleported here?" Nightmare Moon asked. 
"When called, their cutie marks glow. All they have to do is simply touch it and they appear." Daybreaker rolled her eyes. 
"Who are they?" Nightmare Moon asked, "You should know, you could cast this spell after all." 
"The spell is even possible for the failing filly in my old school," Daybreaker turned and climbed into her now golden throne. It solidified from roaring flames to gold once the magic was activated. 
Nightmare Moon turned to hers and saw the black throne, light blue spikes shooting up from the sides and the back. Her cutie mark sat on the front of the chairs back. She stared in awe before taking a seat. 
She sighed dreamily, "Reminds me of the moon." She shook her head and turned to her sister, "Then why were we not taught the spell?" 
Daybreaker rolled her eyes, she glared over at Chrysalis and a laughing Discord. She looked to her sister, "Once we are sure of who we are sending, I will give you the spell to use whenever you like. Though, it is mainly just going to be a way to contact the-" she paused to count the number of cutie marks- "seven while they are in Equestria."
Nightmare Moon turned and saw Discords throne was placed right on the ground as it shimmered in a red colored glass. She looked and saw that Chrysalis' sparkled in a new black shine. She turned to her sister, "As I asked earlier, who are these seven we are... calling." 
"Honestly, get over your pathetic speech," Daybreaker snapped. "Common speech isn't impossible you idiot!" Her flamed mane shot up, only to cool back to place. "They are the complete opposite to the Elements of Harmony." 
She heard a flash, her and Nightmare Moon turned to face a purple alicorn in a black sweater and a golden crown. She rubbed her head and stared, appalled, at the four rulers. She had a navy blue mane with a pink and purple streak through it. 
"Twilight Sparkle... was it?" Daybreaker cooed as she circled the mare like a shark. Twilight nodded timidly, fear overriding her system. Daybreakers calm expression turned to a confident grin. "Saying as you are Celestias prized possession in Equestria," Daybreaker took Twilight under her wing, pulling her to her side. 
Daybreaker froze, recognizing the fear that was stuck inside Twilight's lavender eyes. "You were... you were the filly that failed my school?" She asked. 
The fear only grew in Twilight's eyes as she nodded. "Y-you said I was t-too good to learn magic and even use it for evil much less dark magic for your cult." 
Daybreaker was more than confused. "Then... never mind," she stood and looked at the map. "You'll be staying here... you can even replace Luna." 
"Hey!" Nightmare Moon shouted, "You are not getting rid of me again sister, besides... she is an alicorn, if you want her so badly, keep her." 
"After the mission," Daybreaker smirked. Twilight's face was just blush at this point, her confusion replaced with curiosity. 
"W-w-what mission?" Twilight asked nervously as Daybreaker returned to her throne. 
"I'd rather make one speech than two, so relax until the others arrive," Daybreaker cooed as she turned to face the map, seeing the magenta star on Canterlot move to the castle. "So you're my magic one. Wonder what the counter would be for magic." 
"I don't think they are counters," Nightmare Moon pitched. "I think they are simply their own. Our world is not a base that has been played with from the other Equestria." 
Daybreaker sat in thought. "I suppose you're right... for once." 
"Uh, P-Princess?" Twilight laughed sheepishly. She stepped out in front of Daybreakers throne. "Or whatever you go by, but... I need to get back to my studies so if you don't need me at the moment..." 
"I'll have some pony remind me to move your study here. From now on, you live in the castle with us," Daybreaker ordered and went back to ignoring Twilight. Twilight wanted to protest, but then she got an amazing thought. She beamed. 
"Does that mean I would have access to every part of the castle?!" Twilight asked cheerily. Daybreaker smirked at the adorable young alicorn. She wasn't even grown to her real height as an alicorn. 
"I suppose so, though I doubt many rooms will interest you. Other than my chambers, I only know of Discords fun that lies beyond rooms... though I do believe they are dangerous so be careful-" Even Day Breaker was confused as to why she was caring for this Twilights health. 
She shook the thought away. She turned to see the mare and found nothing. She turned to Nightmare Moon. "Where did she go?"
Nightmare Moon shrugged, "The library." 
Daybreaker groaned, "Of course the little scholar would." She sulked back into her seat, only to jump up at another flash. Then another. 
She turned to see a white mare with a deep purple mane and a cyan-blue pegasus with a rainbow mane. The white unicorn wore a regal dull-magenta dress with purples and yellows. She also had a gold crown with a deep purple diamond in it. 
The pegasus wore a suit that was recognized by Nightmare Moon. She wore a Shadowbolts suit, except the mask hung around her neck like a hood and her goggles were pushed up on her head, imprinting themselves in her mane. The two looked at each other, clearly confused. 
The unicorn huffed and turned away, "Such hideous outfits, I always thought I could make them look better. Then again..."
The pegasus rolled her eyes. "We aren't supposed to look good, we use darker colors because they match the clouds." They turned to the rulers, they could only see Nightmare Moon and Daybreaker. They occasionally could see Discord waltzing with a limp Chrysalis. 
Nightmare Moon looked at the map and saw the three diamonds and the cloud and rainbow lightning bolt appear above the castle with the magic cutie mark.
"Why am I here?" The unicorn asked politely. 
"Well, you are needed for something. But my sister has made it clear she wants to give the details once every pony is here, so just wait and don't break anything." Nightmare Moon explained dully to the two. 
"C'mon! I was in the middle of something!" The pegasus groaned. They heard another flash and turned to see a dull pink earth pony with a straight, dull hot pink mane.
She looked around angrily, "C'mon! I was in the middle of some pony!" The pegasus and unicorn were disgusted as they stared at her. She rolled her eyes. "I cooked them first!"
Nightmare moon turned to the map and saw the three balloons make their way to the castle. She turned to them and pointed at the pegasus, "Loyalty." She pointed to the unicorn, "Generosity." The two looked even more disgusted at the nick names. 	
Nightmare Moon looked at the newest one currently measuring the pegasus while she wasn't looking. "Laughter," she said, bringing Loyalty's attention to her. Loyalty growled and Laughter hid behind Generosity sheepishly. 
They heard another flash and saw an orange mare appear with a ticked expression. She looked around and her anger became confusion and awe. 
"Ah'm in the Rulers Tower!" She looked around in awe. She had a golden mane and a white and blue shirt with white sleeves topped off with a black bow tie. 
"An apple?" Generosity screeched. "Get! Stay away from me you disgusting, pitiful farmer!" She spat. "All farmers are just so uncouth and you're a lady! Have some decency!" 
"Well howdy, miss dramatic," the mare stated in response. "Seems pretty unladylike to shout, don'tcha think?" She smirked. Generosity stared and opened her mouth to defend herself, then she shut it and looked away, infuriated she lost. 
"That one's Honesty," Daybreakers voice cut in as she watched the three apples move to the castle along with the others. 
"Well, I gotta say it's an honor to be here, but why me? And why them?" She pointed at Generosity and Loyalty who stood together to out smart Laughter. 
"Peek-a-boo!" Laughter's head popped out of a cabinet near Honesty. Honesty yelped and fell backwards, only to crash into Twilight. Laughter just started snickering as she climbed out of the small cabinet with no problems. 
"Ow, sorry partner," Honesty said as she sat up and turned to see who she bumped into. She was shocked, "Y-you're an alicorn? Ah thought the princesses were the only alicorns." 
"Well, I am. I finished one of Star Swirled's spells and earned wings," Twilight stated simply. Daybreaker attention was brought back to the receivers of the map once she heard her Twilight's voice. She smirked. 
"So, how did you get one of Star Swirled's spells?" Daybreaker asked. Twilight would've answered, but another flash had appeared and revealed a teenage dragon with huge wings. 
Honesty and Twilight held each other tightly at the sight, Laughter and Loyalty did the same. The dragon growled at each of them before pinning his eyes on Daybreaker. 
The dragon was purple with green spines and sharp green eyes. "Why the hell am I here in a pony-princess castle?" 
"It isn't a 'pony princess castle'!" Discord stepped in and held out Chrysalis like a doll. "They have me and her! Though we need you for something so relax and meet your co-workers!" 
Every one was appalled by what he said. Laughter was the first to grin at the thought. Generosity was appalled as she stared at Honesty. Loyalty groaned and sat down, and Honesty huffed. Twilight had worry etched into her face. The dragon growled. 
"I'm the Dragon Lord! There is no way I'm going to do anything for ponies with ponies," he told Daybreaker.
"I'm sure you will change your mind once you figure out what you will get for working with us," she smiled confidently. "So I suppose you start getting along, besides, dragons can take care of themselves. They don't need you at the moment. We have no intention of having the murder of half our population in war." 
Spike huffed and crossed his arms. His eyes wandered over the five in the room, they landed on Generosity and a smirk formed on his face. He walked over to her, "Well, who might you be? You seem to be the only appealing one in the room." 
Generosity beamed, "Even if you are a disgusting dragon, I would have to say the same." She cut her eyes at Honesty. She looked back at Spike, "My name is Rarity." 
"That was a total shock," Loyalty rolled her eyes. Honesty walked up next to her. 
"You'd think it'd be Vanity," Honesty snickered, causing Loyalty to join along. Laughter sat in a corner, eyeing each of them. She counted them over and over again, as if she lost count one from the end. 
"There's six of us," Twilight smiled. "Though, I'm assuming there's meant to be seven due to the map." Laughter looked at her, curiosity flooded her expression.
"Oh yeah," Laughter said to herself. "You missed my arrival. I eat ponies, you know." She crouched down in the dark corner, examining a bug before crushing it with her hoof. 
"Oh I know," Twilight smiled again. "You're Pinkamena Diane Pie. After the fall of the Cakes business due to a feud with the Apples, they say the child of the two owners survived on ponies after there were a bunch of disappearances in Ponyville." 
"I'm not their child," Pinkamena said numbly. "My parents and sisters live on a rock farm, I stopped seeing them though."
"Why?" Twilight asked, watching as the two sisters sat, impatiently staring at the map. She could see a bunch of cutie marks above the castle. She saw three balloons and looked down to see Pinkamena's cutie mark was three balloons. 
"They told me I was a disgrace. I wanted to go back once they invited me for Hearts Warming," Laughter said sadly. "But I was afraid I would get too mad and eat them instead."
"At least you know they're okay," Twilight smiled, trying to cheer her up. Pinkamena smiled slightly at the purple one. Daybreaker watched, jealousy filling her veins. 
"Tell me dear sister," Daybreaker started. "How did you deal with your jealousy?" She stared numbly at the map, though Nightmare Moon was dealing with a waking Chrysalis, so she didn't hear. Though, a certain draconequus. 
"You! Asking Luna for help?" Discord asked, an amused grin spread across his face that turned back to laughter. "And all for a silly purple pony!" It was obvious that every one in the room was paying attention to them, though they were just confused. 
"Hush!" She shouted, her mane rising with it. Of course, he didn't listen and kept bothering her. 
"What are you going on about?" Chrysalis awoke and hissed. She looked at Nightmare Moon who was at her side and growled. Nightmare Moon rolled her eyes and went back to her own throne. Chrysalis looked to the map, "Why the hell isn't that one here? The others at least showed." 
Nightmare Moon looked to her, "How did you know what was going on?" Though she was ignored.
"We were just discussing Celestia's wonderful love life with this thing!" Discord snapped and made Twilight appear in his arms. He smirked as she teleported herself away from him and closer to Pinkamena. "And soon she'll be in a jealous rage over it, and oh I swear this would be an amazing story to tell the fillies." 
"You're a fool," Chrysalis brought her hoof to her face in disappointment. "Just be serious for one second and stop being such a fool! I don't know why I ever cared for the likes of you!" She shouted. 
"Oh Chrissy," he smirked. "You'll never stop caring for me! I'm Discord! Who wouldn't care about me?" 
"Us," everypony in the room other than Honesty deadpanned. He rolled his eyes and crossed his arms in defeat. A flash had appeared, along with a fit of coughing. Every pony -and the one dragon- turned to a yellow pegasus with a pink mane. 
Discord's eyes widened, "Look how adorable that thing is!" Both Chrysalis and Daybreaker felt instant hate for this pegasus as Discord snapped and made her appear in his arms like a bride. 
"Well aren't you freakish," she deadpanned and looked around at everyone. Her expression didn't change. 
"Oh I love this one!" Discord cheered. Daybreaker fought an urge to zap this new mare out of existence. "What is she supposed to be? Kindness?" This caught the pegasus' attention. Her numb expression changed to confusion. 
"Yes, it seems so," Daybreaker stated through gritted teeth. Discord smirked proudly. Loyalty and Spike stared at the new mare, declaring her a pretty one. 
"Me? Kind?" Kindness asked, clearly confused. Her blue eyes were full of hate as she directed her question towards Discord. 
"Well, it's more just a nick name for what you are in a different world, darling," Discord smiled. 
"Good! 'Cause I know I ain't honest," Honesty stated and looked at Loyalty's suit. "And yer a mafia leader, I doubt yer loyal." 
"I'm not, I just let them say that to make me look better so I could steal pretty's money," Loyalty said and pointed at Rarity. The mare huffed and turned away. 
"And I certainly am not generous, I deserve everything and the others can go squirm in their own miserable lives," she huffed again. She looked at Spike, "Certainly not you, of course." He smiled back. 
"I-I don't really have fun anyways, and fun usually means laughter, and with no fun means no laughter," Pinkamena stated as she drew circles in the floor with her hoof as she crouched down even lower under the spotlight. "Its usually only maniacal or from someone else's misery." 
"Freaky," most of the ponies in the room stated. Pinkamena cowered further into the corner and bit her lip. 
"Sorry," she muttered. 
"So, now that all of us are here," Twilight said to Daybreaker. "Are you going to tell us why we're here?" Her violet eyes showed no intentions of evil like Daybreaker had expected from her. She should've been one of the most evil, most foul creatures in the land. Why did she seem so intimidated and... nice?
Daybreaker shook away the thought, "Well, yes." Everypony stood around her, intent on hearing why they were brought to the rulers. Honesty seemed to be the only one who respected them. 
"I'm sure you know there are multiple dimensions, and if you don't, well now you do," Daybreaker started numbly, keeping her eye on her Twilight. She ignored the confused expressions of the others. 
"There is another Equestria, one where harmony, niceness, selflessness, and understanding rules over the lands." She explained with a calm smile. 
Most seemed disgusted by the sheer idea. Kindness was messing with Discord, not caring for the speech. Twilight, Honesty, and Pinkamena looked as if they liked the idea. 
"Well, my colleagues and I were bored and decided today would be the day we send some ponies to deal with the matter, and take Equestria as our own," she continued. "And so, I have called for the most evil creatures in our Equestria to do the job.
"And in return for taking over this Equestria," she smiled evilly. "You get it as your own to rule over. Though," she glanced at Discord and Kindness, "I am already seeing our flaws with the idea." 
"I'll just go with her and you can replace me with Twilight. Keeps four here and seven there," Discord said without care for the situation. Daybreaker looked to see Twilight's disappointment with the plan. 
"You can go with them, I'll decide what happens to Twilight later," Daybreaker said after some time. She hated the thought of even leaving the alicorn in another world , but seeing Twilight smile at her made it worth it. Why is she even appealing? And why do I care about what she wants? Daybreaker asked herself. 
"Though," Daybreaker smirked at Discord. "You are staying here with us until they rule over the Equestria. The map called them for this quest after all." She looked to see both Discord and Kindness pout at the command. 
"So, who're we up against?" Loyalty asked. "Cause I'm sure I could take them all on my own." 
"I'm a dragon, I don't need some ponies help," Spike growled. His wings bent against his back and looked as if they were hurt. For some reason, Rarity itched to realign them so they didn't look in pain. She shook away the thought. 
"Yourselves." Day Breakers smirk stood defiant above the sevens confused expressions.