//------------------------------// // Chapter 50 – Twisting, Dreaming and Turning // Story: Griffon of Canterlot // by Electuroo //------------------------------// Griffon of Canterlot Chapter 50 – Twisting, Dreaming and Turning Celestia pasting back and forwards in front of the door leading into Dream Cavern, Luna watched her elder sister in the stellar realm of doors to creatures dreams in Equestria, since Celestia found out from Gale in his rough writing and drawings about the dream adventure with the REAL DEAL Discord, she been going over so many thoughts in her mind about the fact his dream form is in her son's dream realm Dream Cavern. “Celestia I do not like the fact this is happening but it is, this time we are all on a equal playing field and Gale your son is the one with the power.” Celestia stop pasting and turn around to Luna. “It's unnerving that he's been there for three nights now and has been on an adventure with Gale. Discord's act of protection, even if it was called out to him by Alpha, has stopped me from acting in an unrational manner.” Celestia turn around to the door. “Why haven't we gone in yet?” “Because you are going to act in a unrational manner, even you said you won't.” Luna replied. Celestia sighs. “Luna...” “Don't Luna me Sister, your the reason for this mess in the first place.” Luna sharply said back to Celestia glaring at the older sister. “What!?” Celestia turn around. “How can you say this is my fault!?” Luna rolled her eyes. “One word... BOOK!” Celestia's ears peel back and her gaze shifted away from Luna's eyes. “Oh... Yes... One act that caused a domino effect...” “I do not know what domino means or what it is, but the act that caused this very moment to happen is to do with the book falling into the talons of my nephew, he created countermeasures against invading Dream Walkers, I fell for them and got myself captured till Blue freed me.” Luna explained her mishap. “You got trapped by spells you made?” Celestia blinked. Luna sighed. “Yes, I am or were the only Dream Walker, you caused that to change Sister.” “And Discord by a random moment of one loose feather now residing in Dream Cavern on a subconscious level...” Celestia sat down on her rump seeing she caused the chain of events by one act. “Is there a chance that Discord could get him to use that magic?” “No.” “Just no?” "Yes Celestia, no.” “How can you be calm about it? You know what Discord can do, we both do!” Luna gazed at the door. “Gale seem to be aware of the type of tricky one of chaos would use without their powers.” Luna told Celestia. “He calls Discord by the name of 'Q', which mean there must be a being from the past or fictional that has similar abilities, attitude and method of twisting words.” Celestia slowly look to the door. “Fictional... Just like Blue was a fictional being from the tiny movie theatre box.” “Movie theatre?” “It a place that doesn't have ponies acting but did act on pre-recorded reels with image and sound, it been around for about twenty or so years now.” Celestia explained to Luna. “The one you spoke of from Gale's memories is just a tiny version of that.” Luna walk up to the door. “I am curious about them, maybe one day I will get to see one of these movies.” She using her magic to grip the handle. “Ready?” Celestia stood up taking a few deep breaths. “As ready I can be Luna...” Luna opens the door and they walk through into Dream Cavern to be met instantly by Alpha the anthropomorphic wolf, his one reddish brown eye shifting slightly to Luna and to Celestia while holding a rather large stone mallet, he was wearing greyish black armour with one shoulder pad with spikes on it and rope around his waist and one arm, the other pad had a griffon symbol on it. “Lady Celestia and Luna, welcome to Dream Cavern, I will be your escort to the Dream Randomiser Chamber, Lord Gale is current there working on some of the strange machines, he wishes to show you two something about his adventure to the lands I come from.” Alpha bow his head slightly with his free hand paw as a closed fist press against his chest. “I gather Discord is with my son?” Celestia sounded tease as she asked the wolf. The head rose his one eye locked on Celestia's own. “Yes, Lead Guardian Blue is keeping his eyes on the Lord of Chaos, even he showed honour I am aware of his tricky nature.” Alpha turn starting to walk down the forest path. “Follow.” Celestia and Luna follows Alpha down the forest path. “Interesting wolf.” Luna whispered to Celestia. “Indeed, still concerning that Discord currently with my son...” Celestia whispered back. Luna felt uneasy about Discord too. “I agree but we are here as guests, even we have a serious distrust and wearness to Discord, it best try not to let our encounter with Discord get heated, Discord from what I am aware of from my senses, he is without chaos magic as you are with limited magic.” Celestia tried using her magic to only get her levitation spell to work. “While you have yours in a limited form in the Dream Cavern, I and Discord have none of our main magic?” “Correct, still you have your wits and he has his, so even he teases us, we need to keep calm and keep positive for Nephew Gale's sake.” Celestia nods. “For Gale I will try my hardest, Luna.” Alpha mutters under his breath. “I like this paradise, but this magical nakedness is still unsettling... Males is one thing but females...” He shivered slightly rolling his shoulders with the shudder. “Something wrong Alpha?” Celestia asked. “Wh-what? No nothing wrong your nakedne-highness! Yes Highness!” Celestia raise a eye. “Am I missing something here?” “NO! Just follow!” He quickly responded. Celestia whispers to Luna. “Was he speaking of our lack of clothing compared to him?” “I am uncertain sister...” Luna also confused as Alpha's face fur turn a shade of red and lower his head grumbling a few words placing his free paw hand over his face as they left the forest, the two princesses with Alpha taking the lead head down the path to Gale's home, next to it the waterfall had been open up with a bridge leading from the shore line into a tunnel behind the falls. They walked down the dirt path past the house to the stone bridge, they crossed it to enter the tunnel to the chamber and a set of golden yellow eyes watch from a pulled back curtains from Gale's house. The princesses stopped in their tracks when they saw Discord, he was standing at the end of it next to a large closed metal door holding something in his lion paw while picking out the content with the griffon talon and throwing the content into his mouth munching on them. Blue stood half way down the corridor leaning on the wall with his eyes closed, without opening them he responded to their presence. “Hello Mistresses Celestia and Luna, Master Gale currently working on something really important, please be patient and wait.” Blue open his eyes turning his head slightly to them. “Hello Discord...” Celestia kept a static look as she spoke to Discord. “Nice to see you too Celestia, up for a rematch of pin the tail on the pony before I was rudely turned into stone?” Discord slyly said looking over at her with a grin. “Or some snacks? You can taste the rainbows!” He raise the red packet in view shaking it with a rattling sound from within. Luna rolled her eyes. “I see you haven't changed at all Discord.” Discord shook the packet. “Oh you thought I was talking about the Elements turning me to stone? Nope I am talking about these.” “Last time you were eating snacks and spitting them all over us.” Luna said coldly to him. “I recalled that before we used the Elements of Harmony on you.” “That was my personal snacks, this is Gale's.” Discord responded. “You really going to upset your nephew thinking I am playing those same old tricks right now?” He than shows the piece of paper and pony tail pin by his cloven hoof. “See I even got the game right here, I asked Gale and he delivered.” Celestia narrowed her gaze. “You used Gale to-” Blue speaks up on their minds. “Enough!” They all turn their attention to Blue. “Discord told Master Gale what he did to you Mistress Celestia, he recalled Skittles had the saying 'Taste the Rainbow' a form of shelled chewy candy that was a mix of colours and flavours, it he recalled was one of his favourites.” Blue said picking up the bag by his leg opening it up to pull out a pair of packets throwing them over to Celestia and Luna. “Also Pin the Tail on the Pony is the first game he played at the party for Mistress Gilda, the very one with the sneezing powder was placed on the tail, not something you can forget.” Blue now faced Discord looking to the paper and the pin tail. “Master Gale does not want any conflict between any of you.” Blue now turn to Celestia and Luna. “If you got nothing good to say to each other, say NOTHING at all. Understood?” “Understood...” Celestia nods. “Very well...” Luna also agreed. Discord chuckled. “See I didn't use Gale for anything, in fact how about I get your brains ticking.” Discord turn around to them looking past Blue who stood between them. “I had a chance to escape my stony prison or be there for Gale when he woke from injuries he got from the beginning of our dream adventure, Oogway played my heart strings well and I choose your son rather escape.” “Right... As if we believe you.” Luna glared at him. Celestia raise her hoof. “Discord you are not going to fool me, you have caused so much pain over 1000 years ago, I see your time in stone hasn't changed anything.” “Still as a stone, I am just subconsciously free here and I am not getting that taken away from me.” Discord glared at them. “Your still evil...” Celestia and Luna said together staring down at Discord. “Did any of you even listen to my warning stop-” Blue suddenly turn to the metal door. “Master Gale finished...” Discord glance over to the door as it made a rumble sound and start to lower into the ground. “Oh Celestia, Luna how wrong you both are, the fact I am still in Dream Cavern at my third day should make you wonder why.” Discord turn around walking into the chamber followed by Blue, Alpha, Celestia and Luna. Gale stood before them in front of a console. “Hi mum, aunty Luna! Welcome to the Dream Randomiser Chamber! It is offline at the moment till I finish the modifications to the system, our first test run kinda had a few issues that lead to the dream adventure being a real problem at points, we were put into almost real danger.” Gale overly explained and continue to speak. He walk twist around with forelegs out wide. “The symbols are fed at random through into the console and the rift sends us on our way to a random dream adventure, the first was the Kung Fu Adventure and recently made some changes that allow us to watch the adventure from either point of view that go.” Gale turn to the console pressing his talons on it touch screen buttons. Celestia couldn't process how well spoken he was and lost when he explained about the chamber, she and the others watch as twelve panels on the wall in front shift inwards to the point they could twist around to show the backs and push back in to create a massive wide black screen. “Gale your speaking so well and I don't even understand what your talking about...” Gale turn to his mum. “We are asleep, so speaking is like breathing here, it is just something that can be done.” Gale turn back to the console. “Blue can you get the case please.” “Yes Master Gale.” Blue walk over to a wall pressing on it to slide open, he pull out the case and bring it over to Gale. Luna stood by Celestia. “We need to stay natural sister.” Celestia nods. “For my son I will try.” Discord became nervous. “You said any point of view? Like mine?” “Yep!” Gale took the case from Blue. “I never knew what happened when we were apart, so it be cool to see wouldn't it?” “Yes... Cool...” Luna raise a eye. “You look nervous Discord, what is it that you do not want us to see?” Discord quickly look to Luna and away. “Nothing, nothing to be seen...” “Right...” Luna wasn't convinced. Celestia step up to Gale's left side. “Is this what you were working on a moment ago?” “Yeah, I thought playback systems to rewatch our own adventures.” Gale said. “I wanted to see what happened with Discord.” Celestia turn to Discord. “I am curious myself.” She turn to the screen. “Please show us Gale.” Gale turn around to Discord before he did it. “You are okay with this?” Discord shrugs. “Not that I have a choice.” “I am asking.” Gale said. “I won't do it if you say no.” “Gale what-” “Mum, he saved my life in it, he didn't have to but he did.” Gale interrupted Celestia. “Don't you think it fair?” Celestia nods turning to Luna “Follow my lead...” Celestia winks. Luna wink back. “Will do Celestia.” “Yes your right.” Celestia using her magic to take some of the skittles from Discord's bag and eating it. “It really tasty.” Discord look down at the bag and back to Celestia. “Did you just-” “You asked me if I like some and I accept to have some.” She said to Discord Luna took a few from the bag too and ate them. “They are good.” “They acting too nice all the sudden...” Discord whispered to himself knewing they were up to something. “What are you two up to?” “We taking that step to move on from our past, what of you Discord?” Celestia asked, they decided to play nice with Discord for Gale and hopefully play him into showing something about his part of the dream adventure. Gale squawked happily with a few rapid claps seeing his mum and aunt were trying. Alpha leans toward Blue whispering to him. “Something off, this type of shift I seen through out the many years being with and working for Shen, he saw us as family but the power grab made him turn on us and use us as his tools.” Blue focused his telepathic words directly to Alpha. “I can see it too, their aura shifted slightly in tone, they better mean it or this could do damage to the relationship between son, aunt and mother.” “A reverse in history instead of the parents being disappointed it be the child... I hope it doesn't repeat...” Alpha grumbled. Blue raise a eye turning his eyes slightly to Alpha. “I recall it, that was when you truly turned on Shen to defend Master Gale and called him Lord.” Alpha nod slightly. “If they are being dishonest and it is true I will have to inform Master Gale of this...” “Than I hope it isn't...” Alpha humpthed clenching tight the mallet pole. Discord muttered under his breath. “Celestia played me, that crafty Alicorn...” Discord looked around seeing all eyes were on him, he hung his head down with a sigh. “Fine show my meet up with Oogway in the Spirit Realm, that as far I am going with this.” Discord grab a clawful of skittles throwing them into his mouth eating them with a grumpy look on his face. “Are you sure, you loo-” “Before I change my mind, yes just do it already.” “Okay Discord.” Gale turn back to the console pressing his talons on it to show Discord's meeting with Oogway in the Spirit Realm, the screen lights up. “Ooooo look at the place it got floating rocks and a big old tortoise floating with a big long cape?” Gale tilt his head. Discord grumbles. “That Oogway...”