Griffon of Canterlot
Chapter 38 – Chaos to Order to Chaos
Celestia with Doctor Trace once more a pony walked down the path of the Canterlot Gardens past the many pony statues towards the hedge maze, sun shining with a clear sky and the birds chirping away. Ponies minding the flower gardens, Manehatten school ponies with their teacher visiting the gardens taking notes about each statue on their school trip.
“The results from the potion I created that suppose to remove the transfiguration didn't exactly work as it suppose to.” Trace said to Celestia as they walk by the school ponies, they all gasping and pointing hooves at Celestia seeing her in real life.
Celestia turn to them using her magic to unleash a burst of colourful explosions, the fillies and colts cheer in delight, she winks and turn to Trace. “Your potion failed?”
“Not exactly, it never was tested on magic like the type a pure griffon has, the end result was chaotic because of the very magic we recently learned of Princess, no way to know this would be the very result I am in.” Trace calmly explained to Celestia.
They turn at the statue of Victory continue their stroll. “You seem rather calm over this Doctor Trace.” Celestia raise a eye brow with suspension.
Trace turn his eyes to her. “That is because I have a amazing wife, Amber helped me while I was having a episode of complete freakout over this.” He looked ahead. “By the beginning of the weekend if we are right, I be back to a griffon wearing that blasted collar again, so I am not looking forward to it.” Trace grew slightly annoyed.
“Couldn't the herbal bath help?”
“No, that is far beyond that, unless we figure out how pure griffon magic differ to magic of any kind it be fruitless.” Doctor Trace chuckled slightly afterwards. “Chaos to order and order to chaos, I sure fit into that good old saying don't I Princess?”
Celestia look directly ahead seeing a certain statue come into view, timing of such words seem to be just perfect for the very saying. “Indeed Doctor Trace, it will be something you will have to balance in your life now till we find a way to truly fix it.”
Trace nods. “I completely agree princess.” He notices Gale. “It seem we not the only ones taking advantage of the beautiful weather.”
Celestia now notices her son sitting against the pedestal of Discord's statue with one hind leg over the other, Gale reading a book with Gilda sitting on a bench looking through Gale's text book. “Gale?”
The griffon looked up giving a happy smile and wave to Celestia. “Mum!”
Gilda put Gale's text book down. “Hey dweebs!”
Celestia smiled slightly and nod to Gale. “Hello son.” She turn to Gilda next. “Enjoying the weather?”
Gilda shrugged. “Can't complain, it sunny, warm and peaceful.” Gilda chuckled. “Before you ask why we here Princess, Gale found a book on a race called the draconequs and I happen to recall there one here called Discord, so I brought him here to see it.”
“I gather that book is about them?” Trace point to the book Gale is reading.
“Yeah it is.” Gilda answered. “He like to read, it gives me time to look over his griffish and point out how to improve it.” Gilda sighed rubbing her head. “If Dash heard me now I be such a lame dork and a egghead.”
Celestia gave a small smile at that response. “You still care about how Rainbow Dash see you? Even after it been a few weeks since your friendship ended?”
Gilda rolled her eyes. “I have image to keep dweeb.” Gilda took off into the sky. “I am the coolest griffon of all time and don't forget it!” She does a few spins and flips in the sky followed by crossing her forelegs.
“Indeed you are and it seem the fillies as well the colts agree on it.” Celestia look over to her right seeing them cheer.
Gilda bows. “Your all awesome.” She smirked. “Want to see more tricks?” They cheer even more. “Alright time to show you my stuff!”
As Gilda shows off to the young ponies Celestia walk up to Discord's statue looking up at it. “Even after a thousand years, I still wonder why you found it fun to cause so many ponies such pain and misery.”
Trace frowned upon hearing Celestia speak to the statue. “Princess, why are you speaking to the statue as if it is a living thing?”
Gale raise his head looking directly up at them and the statue curiously listening. “It a stone prison of Discord the draconequs, self proclaimed god of chaos and disharmony.”
“You turned a draconequs into stone?”
“Indeed Doctor Trace, me and my sister did when we wielded the Elements of Harmony over a thousand years ago, Discord been imprisoned within since.” Celestia turn to Trace. “It was the last result in defeating him.”
Trace turn to face the statue once more. “Chaos... He has magic based on chaos?”
Celestia turn to the statue too. “Yes, he could just snap a paw or talon and in a flash magically do something that would seem impossible.”
Gale put the book down opening his wings up, he flapped them a few times to get eye level with Discord's statue. “As creating something?”
“Correct.”
Suddenly as Celestia said it Gale recall seeing a hand raised and clicking, with a flash a band of musicians appear playing something up beat on the box. The being that did it was celebrating with his powers being restored, Gale blinked a few times as the new memory ends, Gale look to his talon and the statue.
Celestia speaks up. “Do not even think about it young griff!” Gale flinches, he slowly turn around looking down at Celestia, she giving him a stern hard look. “You suddenly remembered something and you were about to do something with that magic of yours, won't you?” Gale laughed nervousily rubbing the back of his head.
Trace chuckled. “Not so subtle youngster, you just got your talon caught in the cookie jar.” Gale turns around descending to them. “I am curious at what you were thinking of Gale.”
Gale hummed and with a glow from his talon touch Trace, suddenly the doctor was looking at the Dream Cavern staring at Blue who stared back at him. “Master Gale, please stop using your Day Dream Connection spell...”
Suddenly Trace was back staring at Gale blinking a few times. “Day Dream Connection spell?”
Celestia glance at Trace and back to Gale. “Doctor Trace what just happened?”
“I was in some forest in a cavern, before me were this strange blue, black and cream odd looking diamond dog with spikes on it chest and forepaws, he had these really sharp looking red eyes.” Trace told Celestia.
“You were unconsciously shifted to the Dream Cavern and who you saw is most likely his Dream Guardian Blue the Jackal Diamond Dog.” Celestia explained to Trace and narrowed her gaze on Gale. “Gale you are not to use this Day Dream Connection spell on Discord's statue, do I make myself clear?” Gale nods. “Good, now pick up your books and pack them, I do not want you near this statue.”
Gale lower his head. “Yes... Mum...” He picked up the book walking over to the bench to get his text book and other gear.
Gilda comes back and lands before them. “Those ponies sure loved the show I put on for them!” She chuckled and saw Gale looking sad. “What just happened?”
“My son was about to use a spell that he seemly created on the statue, I put a stop to it.” Celestia told Gilda.
Gilda shifted her gaze in thought. “That day dream magic thing that allow you to connect to his Dream Cavern, right?”
“Correct.”
“Okay, next question, what wrong with him using it on a dumb statue?”
“Because it a stone prison that held Discord for a thousand years”
Gilda quickly turn to the statue. “That thing is a living draconequs trapped in stone!?” Gilda squawked with surprise.
Celestia sighed heavily. “Come back to the castle and I will tell you all over some lunch, it will be about Discord and how the Elements of Harmony turned him into stone.” Celestia turn walking back to the castle.
Gale quickly followed her, Gilda turn to Trace. “Is this going to be the norm around here?”
“The fact I shift between griffon and pony? For me yes.” Trace walk on to the castle.
“I thought you cured yourself!” Gilda called out walking after him.
Sunbeam following behind them. “The pure magic preventing the potion from working the way it suppose to.”
Gilda look over her side. “That griffon magic really does a number on your pony magic doesn't it?”
“It does, how or why? I haven't got a clue.”
“That because griffon magic awesome!” Gilda said proudly. “And the cub got the stuff.”
Sunbeam glance back at the statue. “Discord imprisoned in stone... Do you think Gale's magic might disturb it?”
“Don't jinx it you dweeb!”
“Bu-”
Gilda groans. “Shut up pony and let's just get back to the castle already, knowing that statue a living thing is creepy as heck.” Gilda walks away from the statue.
“Yes... Ma'am...” Sunbeam nods and mutters turning around to follow Gilda back to the castle.
A single feather of Gale's land on the cloven hoof of the statue...
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