We're both twins, yes! Now buzz off...

by Desperate Dawn


Chaos Element

ACT 2:
Resurgence


Princess Luna stifled a yawn as she made her way back to her tower, after such a long night, and handling the mess that is the Gala. One thing that always baffles the Lunar Princess was how trusting her elder sister towards Twivine Sparkle.

One could say that she was paranoid about her return, but that is not entirely the case. While Twivine Sparkle had shown nothing but herself, Luna realized why was Celestia had given Twilight’s twin a chance in the first place.

But still…

She opened the door to her chambers. The chambers itself was empty, the only thing occupying it was the presence of a white Alicorn with a frown on her face.

“Hello, sister, what do we owe thee for thine visit?” Luna asked. Celestia tried to get her out of her habits with the ancient dialect, Luna, however, was quite fond of it still.

“You know full well why I am here, Luna,” the Solar Princess said dryly, earning a frown from Luna.

“Ah, thou mean regarding fair Twivine Sparkle, hath not We told thee already, our plan is not the same nor do our end goals.” She said evenly.

“And why if I may ask?” Luna raised her eyebrows at Celestia’s reply. “Why do you treat her as if she could turn into Nightmare the moment you turn your back on her.”

Luna stiffened, she looked down on the ground, sighing as Luna look up the much larger Alicorn. “It is because I am afraid.”

Celestia expression softened, draping her wing at her sister, “Luna, that parasite is gone. You’ve not need to bother yourself with-“

“But I must!” Luna interjected. “I will not stand idle when that parasite takes hold of her mind,” before Celestia made any counter-points, Luna continued, “No Celestia, I will not go on that path. I know how you handle your problems. You’ve witnessed how it turned me, and our only option was to confront it while it was on its weakest.”

“By spying on her directly!?” Celestia shouted, making the smaller Alicorn nervously rub her hooves.

“I shall admit your student perception is outstanding, and that led us to my second argument.” Luna drawn long enough for her words to sink in, before continuing. “That vine, it reminded us of something even greater threat.”

Celestia’s eyes widened as Luna glance over to a peculiar garden ornaments that Celestia had kept at the center of the garden.

“One must think how much chaos it could create when both powers combined.”


Walking around town is much comforting than I thought it would. It was much better than the library most definitely. Still, I’m uneased by how Princess Luna was watching me back then. Walking around town and enjoying the calm morning helps it considerably.

I come across groups of foal from Ponyville Elementary School, all lined up behind Miss Cheerilee, the school teacher. I could faintly hear about a trip to Canterlot, for some reason, I feel... Nope, not going to say nor even think about it.

Continuing my way around town, I looked up to the clear blue skies, spotting a single cloud in the distance slowly drifting. One familiar cyan Pegasus with a rainbow mane is occupying it. Not that I care, but why do I think a certain griffon is going to come out of nowhere and whack her?

I shook my head rapidly. Whatever Gilda are doing now, I could care less, as long as she doesn’t harm others.

“Hey, you! The one with the weird eye,” somepony shout out loud. Whirling around, I find Trixie sitting on a bench as if she owned the place. I would call her rude, but Trixie is a special one. One thing I remember about Trixie is that she often afraid to show herself until she speaks in third-person.

“Oh, hey, Trixie,” I walked over to her as she beckons me closer. She looked hesitant, unsure of herself, and when I’m about to ask, she finally spoke.

“Tri- I wanted to say thank you for helping me.” I raised an eyebrow, wondering what the hell just happened because Trixie changed into first-person.

“I’m sorry?” I asked with a confused frown.

Now it was Trixie’s turn to raise her eyebrows, “What, the fact that I changed still left you speechless?” Trixie shook her head, chuckling. “Please, Twivine, I’m a confident show mare now. I’m not the nervous filly anymore.”

I chuckled, remembering her stuttering when the teacher asked her to show the class about her potion that one time at chemistry. “Yeah, well, sorry for getting used to how you speak.”

“Unnecessary,” Trixie waved her hoof, beckoning for me to sit beside her as she changed her posture. “So, how are you and your twin sister? I’ve heard rumors that you two helped bring back a Princess.”

I chuckled, sitting beside her, “Honestly, we’re both doing fine even although it can be a bit hectic from time to time.”

“And so I’ve heard,” Trixie mused. “Did you truly make the whole town chased after you because of the golden ticket? I heard about it from Cloudchaser for the fourth time by now.”

I rolled my eyes, unhappy at that particular memory, “Yes, even though the whole Gala thing is a disaster.”

Trixie stifled a laugh, hiding it with a grin, “Must be quite the night.”

Remembering the events that transpired is enough to make me bury my head on my hooves, groaning. “You don’t want to know.”

What happens in the gala, is the talk of the town and most likely the hot topic for all-around Equestria. Yes, many saw it as a disaster, but it wasn’t all that bad, knowing that the Princess hopes for something to happen. You know, besides the formal gathering of Nobles, that is.

But, that made me remember about Princess Luna, and in an instant, my mood soured. I don’t want to remember that one glare the Lunar Princess was giving me. I mean, yeah, sure, my eyes do remind her of Nightmare Moon. I hope that would be the last of her suspicion. The last thing I need is to ask Princess Celestia again.

“Hey, are you alright?” Trixie asked with concern. “Trixie notices that you spaced out, and Trixie wanted to make sure that you are fine.”

“Oh goddess-fricking damn it, Trixie, make up your mind!” I shouted in exasperation, starting to get annoyed by her switch on perspective.

Trixie meanwhile, chuckled in amusement, “Still the short temper that you are, huh?”

I rolled my eyes, “Anyway, I have to bail. I have a knack feeling something is about to happen.”

Trixie tilted her head, deadpanning, “This is Ponyville, you know something is always about to happen, only say when.”

I chuckled lightly, “True, anyway, I’ll see you around Trix.” We both waved our goodbyes as I head towards the direction of Golden Oaks Library.

Despite all the things that occasionally happen from time to time, Ponyville shrouded with mystery that is left unanswered, shrugging at each disastrous event as a normality. Probably because of the Everfree, or its fate/destiny alone. I mean, the amount of something that happens in just one week, particularly Tuesday, always baffles me.

I’m not complaining, just curious.

I looked over to the sun, determining its current position before finally concluding that it was sometime before lunch. I’m not in a rush since Spike probably preparing for today’s lunch right now, so I’m not worried if he start to eat more than his fair share.

Then, of course, as usual, something had to happen as things should be in Ponyville. A random pink cloud, slowly drifting in the sky while raining chocolate. I blinked, because something as the impossibility of it is just a new level of weirdness, I guessed that it was time for me to get to the library as soon as possible.

Once I arrived, I threw open the door, shouting as loud as I could. “TWILIGHT, SPIKE, WE GOT A PROBLEM!” Fortunately for me, both of them are in the dining room, unfortunately for them, their lunch were no longer in their plates and instead was planted on the ceiling when I threw the door open.

“Ugh, this better be a world-ending threat, or you would have to buy us a replacement lunch,” grumbled Spike, Twilight meanwhile has much calmer reaction.

“What is it, Twivine? You didn’t usually get this worked up,” Twilight inquired.

I pointed at the nearest window as the earlier bubbly pink cloud raining chocolate milk went by, “That, that is the problem.”

Spike mouth watered as he watched how edible the clouds looked like, “Whoa, do you think it’s edible?”

Of course, Spike would ask about that, why wouldn’t he be? Both Twilight and I rolled our respective eyes. “When you have wings, Spike, then you can find out yourself,” said Twilight.

“Aww…” the young drake whined adorably.

I chuckled, turning to Twilight, “Come on, we have to find what the hell’s going on this time around.”


“Get over here, you little!” I heard Rainbow Dash frustrated cry, and soon enough, Rainbow Dash went over us as she chased the pink-chocolate-raining cloud. As it turns out, there are a lot more than I expected.

“Rainbow, what the hay’s happenin’. I mean, chocolate rain? Chocolate milk rain?” Applejack shouted, just as confused as everypony around town.

Rainbow Dash then hovered above us, giving us a quick rundown on what was happening. “There’s crazy weather all around Equestria! Even Cloudsdale are getting soaked by a cola storm, don’t worry though, I’m not leaving Ponyville behind until all this mess is sorted out.”

“I’ll be more inclined to help if it didn’t make me wet, or dirty, or out of my umbrella,” Rarity said as she walked with an umbrella.

“Aw come on Rarity, this is way more fun!” Pinkie said, bouncing on top of the cloud, even though she’s an Earth pony that- Why did I ask this for goddess sake? She is Pinkie!

“Umm, Angel, you shouldn’t- um, no Ms. Rin, please don’t eat that,” Fluttershy helplessly tried to get her animals under control, but to no avail, as they continue to eat whatever that cloud was sprouting.

“Don’t worry, everypony, I have a fail-safe spell in case of an incident like this.” Twilight channeled magic onto her horn, only for my hoof blocking it.

“Rainbow, can you group up all that cloud into one spot?” I took charge of the situation, much to Twilight’s displeasure.

“Of course!” With that Rainbow Dash flew off. I turned to Applejack a second later.

“Applejack, when all the clouds packed up together, pull it down to the ground.”

“Ah’m not sure where ya goin’ with this, but sure.”

Twilight came up in front of me, both annoyed and irritated. “Twivine, let me handle this, just let me do my spell, it’ll be a lot quicker.”

“Okay fine,” I relented, grumbling as I step aside for Twilight to do her spell. As her magic channeled up, Rainbow Dash managed to gather all the clouds in one spot, Applejack soon pulling it to the ground with her lasso.

Then she cast out her spell.

…only for nothing to happen.

“WHAT!? That’s not possible, that should-“ I placed a hoof on Twilight’s muzzle, cutting her off before she breaks off into a rant.

“Let it be, Twilight,” I patted Twilight’s shoulder as she let out a frustrated cry. At this point, Fluttershy’s animals were eating off the cotton-candy cloud, I don’t know if that thing is good or not. But, if they don’t have a side-effect, then maybe it’s not that bad after all.

And of course, Spike had joined in with them.

“This is great!” Pinkie said as she grouped up a portion of the cloud into one cone and start eating them. Then one animal snatched her sugar-induced snack, “Wha- Hey, that was mine!”

All five of us shared a chuckle as Pinkie chased the animals, Fluttershy meanwhile, was maintaining how much the animals were eating.

“Well, guess that’ll do fer now,” Applejack remarked.

It is either because Fate or Murphy taking offend to this, Spike burped out a scroll. Blinking for a moment, Spike took the scroll and gave it to Twilight, and, as you may have guessed it, continued on EATING! Seriously, that drake needs to stop eating so much else he’ll turn into a big dragon in no time.

Twilight opened the scroll, reading through before she gasps loudly. “Girls, Princess Celestia needed us at Canterlot now!”

I frowned, taking the letter from her as I read through the whole thing.

Dear Twilight Sparkle,

You and your friends are needed at Canterlot post-haste. An ancient evil has returned, and we are in dire need of the Elements once again. Make your travel quickly.

No doubt whatever absurd events have happened in Ponyville, all of Equestria are having the same issue. But please, leave your sister out of this as it is a dangerous situation and are only to be handled by the Elements. The fate of Equestria rest in your hooves, Element Bearers.

Your Mentor,
Princess Celestia

“WHAT?!” I cried out, the sheer volume and shock on my tone alone is enough to make everypony to look at me. “Spike, come here!”

“Uh, what is it, Twivine?” said drake asks in confusion.

“Write a letter. I want to complain to Princess Celestia for-“

Unexpectedly, Spike burped out another scroll. I took the scroll as it flies out of his mouth. Opening the scroll, my eyes twitched as I read the content.

Dear Twivine Sparkle.

Please do not bother yourself. This problem, only the Element Bearers are capable of handling it, and I am confident on your sister’s abilities and the bond she shared with her friends. You, however, are not an Element Bearers, I am concerned with your safety if you were to join with them.

Please, let Twilight and the others sort this one, you in the other hoof would need to help the Mayor to calm everypony down.

Do not take this the wrong way, Twivine, as I am very concerned about the wellbeing of both you and Spike.

Your Mentor,
Princess Celestia

“Come on! It’s not fair,” I whined angrily. I can’t believe Princess Celestia would- I rapidly shook my head, if I think about it, it does make sense for Twilight to be sent to sort whatever this mess was. She had a powerful artifact for goddess-sake, I’m sure fixing this mess would be easy as you can blast it directly on something, and somehow it’ll fix everything.

“Let it be, Twivine,” Spike patted my shoulder.

I groaned in defeat, “Fine…”

So, all of us bid our farewells, Spike and I head over to the Townhall, and on our way, things kept getting weirder by the second. I mean, the houses started to float, the birds flying upside down and palm trees sprouting banana-shaped vanilla. I mean, what in the actual buck?

We approached Mayor mare, calling out to her, but as she turned around, what baffles us was that her mouth was one of a duck instead. She quacked in panic, seemingly unaware of her changes.

“Uhh, Mayor mare?”

“Quack?”

“You do realize you have a mouth of a duck, right?”

There was an awkward silence between us, and immediately she panicked even more. She latched onto my hooves as if begging me to fix her, I mean, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? This magnitude of weirdness is far too much I can handle. I channeled my magic as I grabbed onto Spike, we soon find ourselves on the confinement of our safe home minus the Mayor.

I can only hope for Twilight’s return as Spike starts to barricade the windows.


Okay, I sort of expect Twilight and the girls to return, but I didn’t expect them to be this…gray. And where the buck is Rainbow?

“Twilight, what the hay happened?” I asked in bewilderment.

“Discord happened,” she answered as she walked past me, looking over at the shelf on E section and pulled out the book about Elements of Harmony. “Aha, there it is!” She levitates the jewelry that is the Elements out of the book, why is it there I have no idea.

Wait, did she just said Discord? As if, the Discord?

…Ah shit.

“Spike, get your scaly butt here now!” She shouted, said drake soon walked down the stairs with a hammer on his claw.

“What is it, Twilight? And umm, why is the girls like that?”

As if to further reinforce his question, the girls start to act up.

“Nothin’ happened, we all go to this world where everythin’ is perfect and we ponies could walk on the clouds,” said Gray-Applejack.

Gray-Fluttershy huffed, “As if you ponies could walk on clouds, there is nothing but those with wings that could walk on clouds.”

“Hmph, I still can’t believe you expect me to replace Tom with him,” Gray-Rarity added as she held onto a small rock.

Pinkie remained silent with her hooves crossed, her hair flat, and flat-haired Pinkie is never a good thing.

Twilight groaned, her voice long-suffering. “Look, it doesn’t matter, now put this on!” Spike yelped as Twilight forcefully put the golden necklace that bears the Element of Loyalty on his neck. “We have to stop Discord, and this is our only chance!”

“Twilight, stop!” I shouted, and immediately the whole room’s attention are onto me. “Just, stop, it’ll won’t work against Discord if you all are in this state.”

“B-but, the Elements,” Twilight stammered, I walked up to her and shook her body excessively.

“Do you think it’ll work when you all in this state!?” Twilight hesitates, she opened her mouth to retort, but she couldn’t put the words out of her. “That’s what I thought…”

I turned to Spike, and then towards the girls who were now arguing amongst themselves, I sighed and turned back, but what I saw made my eyes widened. Twilight’s color slowly fades to gray, a few strains of tears flowing across her cheeks.

“My friends are jerks, and now even my sister doesn’t believe me anymore,” Twilight sniffed.

“No, no, no, no, no!” I walked up to her in panic, trying to assure her, “Twilight, I do believe you, please don’t be like this!”

Seeing Twilight didn’t even budge as the last of her color faded in front of my very own eyes, I felt something snapped inside me, both my anger and hatred swirled deep inside me like a raging maelstrom. I gritted my teeth, feeling them hardened as every part of me wanted, no, wishing for Discord’s death.

I let out a voice much darker in tone than I usually was, “Spike, stay here and watch over Twilight.”

Before Spike could say anything, I already stormed out of the library with a goal in mind, which is to maim a certain Draconequus.


Discord was having fun in a lifetime! How could he not, he tricked the Element Bearers and made Celestia have that look on her face. Oh, he misses times like this, unlike that time when he spent most of his life pondering and slowly growing restless at his stone prison.

He needs to thank the three fillies for cracking the stone, even though it was an accident, it is enough to weaken the spell that holds him there. He had so much plan for Equestria, and it will all start here in Ponyville.

“DISCORD!” All too familiar voice of Twilight Sparkle rang out over the town with such malice, and it was enough to make him shudder. It reminded him of a certain somepony with anger issues.

He turned around to see Twilight Sparkle in all of her glory, even though her color faded a little bit. Discord couldn’t help but smile seeing her changed like this.

“Ah, Twilight Sparkle, here to blast me with that Element of yours? Where is your friend by the way,” Discord looked around, yet no sign of the rest of the elements. “Wait, where is your friend anyway?”

She didn’t answer and instead gave him a cold glare filled with utmost hatred Discord had ever seen. He was confused, to say the least, he didn’t expect this kind of behavior at all! She came alone? Why would she-

“I’ve come not to put you back to your Prison, Discord.” She said coldly, for a reason or another, Discord felt his spine shuddering from her tone alone. What he did aren’t that bad, sure the rest of the elements are the opposite of themselves, but why does she become like this?

For once, he felt something he didn’t even think ever feeling again; fear.

“A-and why is that, if I may politely ask?” he said with a cheeky smile, hiding his fear from her.

She walks closer with her eyes closed as vines sprouted just behind her, vines that he unknowingly planted all that centuries ago. It was supposed to find that tree, but why is it on her hooves and in her control, no less? That, however, would be left unanswered.

Just as Discord racked his tiny little brain for answers, she finally spoke again with her eyes trailing a sickly green glow. “I’ve found a much better solution, which is…” she paused, looking up. " ...your DEATH!”

Her vines, shaped into a deadly lance, was launched towards Discord, he instinctively flicked his claw to change whatever object he was attacked by, only that he can’t. He soon finds out that the vines are made with far more sinister chaotic energy, not the usual chaotic energy or even magic in general that he could manipulate. No, this is something darker, far more powerful.

Discord barely dodged the incoming lance-like vines with a yelp as the vines crossed out on each other as if trying to entrap him in one place. But then the Unicorn’s horn shimmered, Discord immediately slithered away just in time for another vine to burst out of the ground to impale him if he were not to move.

“J-just what are you?” He soon realized that this Twilight has slitted eyes, and the white of her eyes are actually teal colored.

“Me?” She laughs much like of the Dark King, and Discord didn’t like it one bit. “You can call me, TwiVINE Sparkle, and you just made my sister cry,” her tone then drastically changed into one of utter malice.

“No one, absolutely no one, make my sister cry.”


Twilight did not like this magical energy at all, even Rarity felt it too. It was magic that she isn’t familiar with, but many of its magical signatures are almost so closely resemble hers, and the only thing that closely resembled to her is her little sister, Twivine herself. Most importantly, however, the magic she sensed is almost akin to Nightmare Moon.

She didn’t like it one bit.

After Spike burped out a lot of scroll that is her friendship report, she began to remember why her friendship was something as valuable as her family. She began putting back her friends together, getting back all of their memories spent with each other, and soon they all remembered too.

All of them were galloping as fast as their hooves can carry them (excluding Rainbow) and all heading over to center of town where massive vines sprouted out of the ground, and most shaped like spears.

She doesn’t want to know what happens, all that she wanted was to stop it before anypony could get hurt.

“COME BACK HERE YOU SLIPPERY SNAKE!” Twilight heard her yell, her voice was unlike her little sister at all, and it scared her.

Discord came rushing on foot, much to the surprise of the others. His Mismatched body covered in bruise and cuts, most likely the result on avoiding the deadly vines.

“Please, get me away from her!” Discord pleads, shrinking himself as he hid behind Fluttershy’s mane. He wasn’t the focus right now, no, it was Twivine that left their mouth agape.

Her eyes trailed green with dark layers around it, three sharp points of her vines reigning above her for added intimidation. Her eyes traced around for any sight of the Draconequus, then her eyes fell on the girls, and all at once everypony froze, including Twivine herself.

Twilight couldn’t believe her eyes. How could she not? What she saw right now is not her sister, and to make sure that was, in fact, still Twivine, Twilight took a hesitant step forward.

“Twivine?” She asked weakly. Twivine’s eyes widened as her voice was no longer that of hatred she shown earlier, but instead of utter disbelief.

Twi…light?” Twivine called back with a course whisper, as soon as she did so, the massive vines that sprouted all around them started to retract back to the ground. The vines above her also changed, gradually returns to its usual appearance. Just as Twilight taking another step forward, Twivine lost her consciousness as soon as her hooves took a step. Twilight immediately teleported beside her to hold her up, unexpectedly, the vines also helped her to stop Twivine’s fall.

Twilight blinked as the vines slowly detracts itself as soon as she held her little sister safely around her hooves. She looked down at her sister.

A content smile appeared on Twivine's feature as she knew everything will be fine now that her sister's back.