Discord 2

by Chaos04


Chapter 13

Equestria is in great strife as an old foe has returned; a foe who was once an ally, he was called Discord; a draconequus with very powerful and chaotic magic. The only way to save the day are the bearers of the Elements, yet Twilight, the bearer of the Element of Magic, is struggling in a powerful dilemma: save Equestria from the chaos that purges this wondrous world by sealing her beloved friend in stone, or keep him free and continue to let the chaotic tyrant purge Equestria into land of eternal chaos. Equestria's fate rests on upon the alicorn's shoulders
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The six mares were walking through the Everfree forest, struggling to keep their balance due to the soapiness of the road. "How much further, ah had 'bout enough of this?" Asked the farm mare, looking directly at the alicorn.

"Not much further, Applejack," the alicorn responded with a pained voice, knowing the closer they were the closer of the fate of her friend. The pink energetic mare skied to her friends, using the soap as ice.

"Things will be fine, Twilight, just relax," the pink mare said trying to be optimistic for her friend's sake.

"Will it?!" the young alicorn exclaimed, her wings spreading wide. "What if he won't stop?"

"Don't be ridiculous, Twilight, things will work out in the end," said the beautiful unicorn mare.

After minutes of stumbling due to the soapy dirt path, they finally reached their destination. Hesitantly, the purple alicorn entered the card pyramid in search of her bedroom's door. The corridor was dimly lit, the only light source was coming from the alicorn's horn. Shortly after spotting her door, the young alicorn trotted over to it before opening the door.

The young alicorn stood amongst the dark room; right next to her bed was a draw, above it a book laid across the flat surface. The draw was soon covered in a purple glow before opening by itself, inside laid a crown with a purple star symbol, glowing in the same purple aura of her draw the crown floated among the air till it was gently placed on her head.

After a few minutes, the purple alicorn emerged outside where the other mares were waiting. "I'm ready," the young alicorn sighed. She knew it'd be tough but the fate of the world rests upon her hooves.

"That's the spirit now let's go." The six mares the departed.
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In the castle's throne room, the draconequus was laughing while watching the mirror set before him. A smirk appeared on his face. "Took you long enough, sadly for you the Elements will be useless," the draconequus said before sitting further into his seat.

"What do you mean useless, stop being so cryptic?" Princess Celestia demanded from her cage glaring at the draconequus.

The draconequus smirked. "You're in no position to make demands, Celestia. As you may see I've got the upper hand. You princesses are locked up, the worlds under my rule, and Twilight and the other beares the Elements are wasting their time. In the end, I win."

The princesses didn't seem pleased at his whimsical remark, her gaze at him was stern. "Discord, this is foolish. Don't you see what you're doing? Right now you're basically throwing away all the good you've down for a desire I thought ridded yourself of."

The draconequus laughed as he shrugged his shoulders, looking into the eyes of the princess of the dawn. "I've always had the desire to conquer, problem was that desire was sealed away and now only has resurfaced, don't you see it, Celestia your precious land in hands of chaos?"

"I do see it, Discord. It's a world I don't want my subjects to witness, a world of confusion and dismay is not an ideal for any pony. I for one may not be able to stop you but I know Twilight and her friends will."
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Meanwhile, the six beares made it out of the Everfree, unfortunately, the way back to to the little town was slippery due to dirt roads being soap, however, the pink energetic earth pony was having a blast.

"Weeee!" she cheered, skating among the dirt road with a big smile.

"Shimmer down, Pinkie. We still need to save Equestria," the farm pony mare said, gazing sternly at her energetic friend.

"Applejack is right, we need to remain on task. How we're going to I don't know but we'll find a way," Rainbow added with a determined look.

They walked to the train station, seeing the train was unavailable due to its new size. "Ahem, gettin' really tired of this how are we gonna reach Canterlot now?"

"I can get us there easy," the purple wise alicorn said before charging her horn, then a burst of purple light they were gone.
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They soon reappeared in Canterlot castle, which was as chaotic as the rest of Equestria. The young alicorn mare gasped at the sight of Canterlot castle. "What did he do to it, it looks awful?" the young alicorn could feel her heart slightly torn, as tears found their way to her eyes.

The beautiful white unicorn mare noticed this with a displeased smile and embraced the alicorn in a comforting tight embrace. "It's alright, darling. I grantee you we will fix this and everything will return to normal. Just believe, okay?"

This seemed to cheer the alicorn up only slightly. "Thanks, Rarity. But, I don't believe everything will be the same. For one, what if, Discord doesn't compile and we have no choice to turn him into stone? I can't take that chance," Twilight said with a frown. The other mares looked at her, they generally knew her pain of losing a friend, not that they last a friend themselves but they knew how it could affect their friend.

Finally, after a moment of silence they finally stepped into the greyish castle. They kept their guards up knowing that the draconequus always had a few tricks up his sleeves. Nearing the stairs of the throne room, the alicorn felt her heart beat slow down a few paces,"This is finally it, now or never twilight,"the young alicorn thought to herself as she was at the bottom of the stairs. The moment had finally come, the moment that decides the fate of Equestria.

After staring at the stairs, the young alicorn felt her life flash through her eyes, as anxiety reached her mind. She felt like she couldn't do it and that she's failed all of Equestria. Those thoughts faded as she saw the faces of her friends; the farm pony mare giving her a confident grin. The shy pegasus gave her a meek smile, while the energetic pink earth pony gave her a grin that was bigger then her mouth could handle yet she manged. The cyan pegasus gave her a cocky grin, while the beautiful unicorn gave her a sweet smile.

After some a few moments, the six mares started to slowly trot up the stairs. After walking up five steps, the alicorn felt something clamp on her back hoof, when she looked down she saw the wood was split into two and holding her hoof from either side. Whatever it was,it didn't want her to reach the top, but she had to pull through. she must. She charged her horn before firing the beam of magic at the wood, however the wood remained strong.

"My, my what do we have here, a purple pony with a tiny crown it seems?" Laughter filled the stairwell. "Honestly, how long did you have to keep me waiting, I was getting bored and your peep talks are quite pathetic?"

"Discord, show yourself you beast," the white elegant unicorn said, looking around at the stairwell.

"Or what, you're going to make make apart of your fabric collection?" In a flash of light, fabrics of brown, grey, yellow, red, green, light brown and cyan appeared on the floor. "I'm so scared get a sowing machine..."

"Ya, get on out here and ah'll show yer what is comin' yer way," the farm pony mare said with a displeased tone. "Or are yer afraid?"

"Funny you should mention that, as a matter of fact I know what's coming my way. You mares are planing to use the Elements of Harmony to reseal me back into my stone prison and blur, blur blur." The farm pony mare frowned at his remark. "As you all may know by now I've returned to my old way of life--"

"We all know you don't have to remind us," said the cyan brash pegasus, cutting him off with an annoyed expression.

"Ugh. Fine, I just wanted to give you some insight but if you laddies aren't interested I guess I don't have to say."

"Discord, stop this please!" Tears flooded the young alicorn's face. She felt her heart beginning to shatter.

There was moment of silence before the draconequus's voice filled the hall. "Why should I ever do that? Honestly, you of all ponies should be smart enough to know there is no reasoning with chaos."

The alicorn lowered her head. Maybe he was right, that you cannot reason with chaos. All hope was drained from her being as she heard those words. Her five other friends looked at her with a concerned expressions. However the draconequus continued to speak. "Giving up hope already, I thought you had the only weapon to defeat me? Unless it's not about defeating me...No. You want things back to the way they use to be hmm."

The alicorn sighed with a sad expression. "Yes...I want you back, Discord. When we were living in the forest we were happy. Now...Now look, everything's..." the young alicorn paused unable to finish her sentence. She tried to speak but the words wouldn't just come out, they were buried into her throat.

"As fun as this little conversation may be, i still have Equestria to rule, and conquer." The step returned to normal as the young alicorn's back hoof was soon free.

This was it, the moment they reached the throne room would determine the fate of Equestria. Not only it's fate but the fate of two best friends, just lying upon the top and between two doors.

The six mares slowly trotted up the stairs each with a look determination, not a word had been spoken between them as the top was drawing near. The young princess knew what she had to do no matter how much it hurt, it didn't seem fair that she had to be sealing her best friend away. Under different circumstances she wouldn't hesitate but unfortunately it wasn't. Making their way to the two doors the alicorn and the other bearers each took a big breath.

After moments that felt like hours, the door was coated in a purplish aura as they were being pulled open. Once the door was opened they each peeked a head inside, so far it was clear. "So, Twilight, you sure you can handle this?" the quiet pegasus mare asked with a meek tone. The alicorn slightly nodded before continuing forward. However, the others weren't convinced but kept their objections to themselves. They were standing outside the two doors leading out the castle corridor leading to the throne room.

Finally, the moment has arrived. The fate of Equestria rests in six mares, six Elements, and one evil draconequus. Harmony is being tested as the world is in chaos. Not only that but one friendship is being scarcely tested; will they find a way to settle things peacefully, or will one do the right thing or will they falter letting world fall into eternal chaos?