Griffon of Canterlot
Chapter 51.5 – Wake-up, Wakeup, Wake up
“-Wake-up.”
Discord's answer rang out and it took a few seconds for many of them to realise what that option intale, Gale quickly flew up to Discord stopping only inches from beak to muzzle. “Discord that wasn't one of the options! That would mean you-”
Discord put a lion paw digit on the tip of Gale's beak. “There always a option three, you gave me two very good choices that would give me freedom one way or the other.” Discord smiled. “Why would I go back to my stony self in the gardens?” Discord move his paw away and walk away slight closing his eyes with a shrug.
“I have to confess that I am very confused by your choice Discord...” Celestia step forwards. “It doesn't make sense at all...”
Discord turn around opening his eyes smuggly looking at her directly. “Make sense? What fun is there of making sense Celestia?”
Gilda rolled her eyes. “Your so lame, I have no idea what going on in that idiotic head of yours but I rather not know.” Gilda turn walking towards the tunnel. “I am waking up from this.” Gilda burst to stardust as she wakes up.
Discord chuckled. “I definitely like your choice of teacher for Gale, Celly.”
Gale still hovered at the same spot watching Discord with confusion. “I don-I-why?”
“Gale sometimes there is no answer to that why, this is one of them and I am the lord of chaos, being set free here or back in the real world is cheating, one thing I learned from you and our adventure...”
Gale gulped a little. “Wh-what is that?” He came a big closer to Discord.
The draconequus gave him a hug bending his neck down to Gale. “How one can change with a small spark of light, thank you honorary nephew.” Gale's eyes went wide looking up at Discord with surprise.” See you soon, that a promise.” With a snap of the lion paw he burst to stardust waking up.
Gale left hovering next to the spot Discord stood staring up blinking a few times, slowly he drops down on all fours walking up to the console pulling out the chip putting it in the metal case closing the lid. “Son...” Celestia whispers watching him press a few more keys on the console causing the screens to pull in flip around and return to the stone wall symbols.
Gale took the case placing it in the vault, closing the stone wall up covering the case, placing the talon on the stone slowly turning to Luna and Celestia. “I'm going to Discord's statue...” He vanish in the stardust.
“His confused by this action, Master Gale needs you two, go to him.”
Luna sighs. “Yes your right Blue, it is best we go too...” Luna close her eyes and disappear too.
Celestia turn to Blue and Alpha. “Take care of him while he sleeps for the next few days, he will need you two more than ever as well.” Blue nods in reply and Celestia close her eyes vanishing too.
As the stardust fades Alpha turn to Blue. “A spark of light...”
“Sometimes all it takes is a spark, still I am at a lose for why Discord choose this option three, it left Master Gale unable to understand this action, even I can not figure this out.” Blue turn walking out of the chamber.
Alpha lick his muzzle a bit. “Maybe we shouldn't try to understand it...” Alpha followed Blue out of the chamber.
Soon as Celestia and Luna woke up they both flew out of their balcony window doors heading right for Discord's statue, they land in the Canterlot Gardens as the last few moments of night continued with dawn coming up, before them sitting on the path staring at the statue were both Gilda and Gale.
Shining Armor stood not too far from them, Celestia and Luna lands just behind him. “Good morning captain, how is my son and Gilda?”
“Morning Princess Celestia.” Shining Armor turn around to Celestia and Luna with a salute. “Morning Princess Luna.” She in acknowledgement and he lower the hoof to the ground. “They just been sitting there for about a hour, Gilda told me basically to 'buzz off' and leave them be, I did my rounds and just came through to find them both haven't moved at all.” The captain reported.
Celestia bow her head slightly. “Thank you Captain Armor, you may continue your rounds, we can handle it from here.”
Shining saluted. “Very well Princess, I was just concerned at both of them being up so early.”
“I really appreciate the concern you brought up Captain, I know exactly why they are up, it the same reason me and my sister are here too.” Celestia partly explained, Shining Armor didn't press any questions and made his way out of the gardens, he knew this was a personal family matter from his own experiences.
As the princesses approach the two griffons Celestia had to ask Luna. “Luna how did they wake up a hour before us?”
Luna didn't turn to Celestia as they continue to walk. “Events within a dream happen at different rates of time, that include waking up seconds or minutes apart, sometimes even they woke up before you in the realm like the Dream Cavern they could end up waking up after you here.” Luna explained best she could to Celestia. “That is the best I can explain it sister, the laws of sleeping and waking our rather confusing even for those that can visit dreams like myself.”
“Thank you for trying to anyway Luna, it is confusing but it sort of answers my question too.” Celestia was glad that Luna attempted to explain it and got somewhat of a confusing understanding of the process.
Luna smiled slightly. “You are welcomed sister.”
Their hoof steps were noticed by both griffons they turn their heads slightly to catch sight of the princesses in the corner of their eyes. “About time you showed up dweebs.”
“Good morning to you too.” Celestia replied stopping by Gale and sitting down with a wing over him.
“Same to you.” Gilda said back.
Celestia look down to Gale “Morning Son...”
Gale slowly look up. “Morning... Mum...” Gale lower his eyes back to the statue, Celestia noticed a feather held to the ground by one of his talons. “Confused... Sitting... Hour confused...”
Luna sat by Gilda. “Conflicted Gilda?”
“You could say that...” Gilda said taking her eyes off them and back onto the statue. “We just been sitting here going in circles about what to do, at the end we agreed to do nothing.”
“Is that so?” Luna asked.
Gale nods a little. “Yes... Nothing do... but confused...”
Celestia tried to think of a way to explain why Discord did it but nothing came to mind, she had no idea what to say about his actions. “I am too Gale...”
“Why Q do?”
“I do not know and I think we never know, unless you want to go against his choice and use your feather to bring him back to the Dream Cavern.” Celestia said to the young griffon. “There isn't a real answer that can be given here...”
Gale lift his talon holding the feather up to his eyes. “Maybe Q say w-erm... w-wh-w-”
“When he is finally free?” Gale nods slightly. “Maybe he will, maybe he won't, that is something you need to expect from him.” Celestia spoke softly to Gale.
Gilda sighed. “Nothing straight forward with Freaky is it?”
“No.” Luna said flatly. “This isn't a typical move by Discord, one I never expected.”
“So... when do you think he'll be free?” Gilda asked and Gale was curious too.
Celestia hummed slightly thinking about it rubbing a hoof under her snout. “With us no longer connected to the Elements of Harmony and my son's feather weakening the spell from them, I say sometime after winter he might be freed at the latest. “
Gilda raise a eye now getting up and turning to face Celestia. “You seem pretty sure of it.”
“I am, the spell already failing, it only a matter of time and a year at most is I expect it to finally fail, when it does I won't have Twilight and her friends come to get the elements to seal him back in stone.” Celestia got up on all fours. “What I experienced at Dream Cavern has gave me hope for Discord, one I never would of thought possible.”
“As strange as it sound, I am in agreement with you sister, I will give him a chance.” Luna got up too. “It time to lower the moon.”
Celestia nods. “And to raise the sun.”
Gilda look to her left and to the right. “Wait you two really going to raise the sun and lower the moon right now!?”
“Yes.” They said together with their horns glowing.
Before Gilda and Gale they watch the moon lower from the sky and the sun rose on either side of Discord's statue from their point of view, the new morning light basking the land for a new day. “Okay that was pretty sweet to see!" Gilda now turn around to face both of them. "You two dweebs know how to impress and scare the heck out of me, nice going and see you lot at breakfast.” Gilda flapping her wings to take off into the sky. “See you there cub!”
Gale nods and look back to the feather he felt a gust of wind blow through, he let go of the feather accepting that Discord will be back soon and watch it get taken away by the wind high into the sky. “See at breakfast mum!” Gale took off after Gilda.
"What does Gale mean by that? Aren't I the one to cook?" Celsetia asked Luna.
Luna avoid the question and point a hoof to the feather as it fade from view. “Sister should-”
“No.”
“Celestia I do not think that wise.”
“I know, but none of us can grab it without it effecting our magic, we just have to let it go, even for the good or the bad sister, I think somehow this might be a good thing.” Celestia open her wings and took off back to the castle. "Since you avoided my question I am going to find out for myself!"
Luna slowly turn to the statue of Discord. “A good thing? Maybe... I think Celestia in for a surprise.” She walk up to the statue putting her hoof at the pedestal. “When you wake up and freed Discord I only hope the chance I give you isn't wasted, till we meet again Lord of Chaos.” Luna remove the hoof from it and took off to the castle.