The Elemental Manipulation

by GalaxyEmpire


Chapter 28: Chaotic Rumble (S2E2)

Chaotic Rumble

I'm back, baby! Oh, sorry. Moving on...


Later...


"AND THIS IS EVEN WAY MORE BEYOND MY EXPERIENCE!" Shout Leo with his eyes wide open as he looks at a colourlessness Mane 5 before looking at his sister. "Sis, what happens to them!?"

"Ugh...could you be quiet, Leo?" Asked Twilight as she groans. "You seems kinda had a familiarity thing in here while we were gone. Also, the library was supposed to be quiet."

The perfect time when Spike came out from the kitchen and held a mug. "Here you go, Twilight. A freshwater for you."

She smiles as she bright the mug up to her muzzle using the purple magic of her. "Thanks, Spike. I really dehydrated right now."

Today...or tonight? I don't know because Discord makes the sun and moon go up and down every minute! Anyway, the Mane 6 has finally returned to Ponyville...or called it, Chaos Capital of The World seemingly...? Leo and Spike were relieved that their sister has returned safely to them but their friends are another story. All of them seems to lose their original colour and replace it with a grey one. Not only that, their personality was opposite from before. As Twilight drinking the water, Leo comes to say...

"Weird... Because a couple of hours before you girls arrived, Discord came here in person and--

With the power of shock. The lavender Unicorn spit all out of the water and hit the lion, splashing in his face. Luckily, he managed to close his eyes before the impact.

"YOU WHAT!?!?"

"Yes...sis..." He only sighs. Knowing Twilight, she took the matter seriously.

"You boys let in the Spirit of Chaos who's now hiding the Elements of Harmony! And most of all, you guys let him in the library and pretend to not told before I was about to drink?!"

"Hey, Twilight!" The sound came from Fluttershy. Holding a bucket using her hooves with a meanie tone. "What's soaking wet and clueless?"

"Fluttershy, I've had just about--

*SPLASH*

"Your face!!!" The unshy pegasus drop water from the bucket before slamming it on Twilight head.

"Uh... I'll grab the tower in the kitchen," Leo said before running off in confusing Fluttershy. She usually shy and kind, but now...

"What's happened to everypony?" Spike feel concerned about it.

"I guess you just bring out the worst in us, Spike." Said the farmer, Applejack. Who just walked past him.

The big sister just groans and ignore their attitude. Pull out the bucket then getting back to the main objective. "No time to explain. We've got to find the reference guide to the Elements of Harmony before somepony does something she'll regret!"

That some death glare was a bit aggressive as the Dragon pointed in. "The Elements of Harmony? Oh! I know exactly where that book is!"

With that said, Spike Sparkle proceeds to climb the ladder and pick up the location of the book. "Found it!"

*WHAM!*

...Only for Fluttershy to tear it right of his claws.

"Fluttershy, you'd better give me that book!" Twilight demanded.

"Keep away!" She sing-sang before tossing the book to Applejack.

"Hey! Applejack give me that book!" Twilight retorted as she tried to intercept it, but as soon as the book landed on AJ's back, the grey country pony bucked it away.

"I don't have any book," She said right very dishonest. The book headed toward Pinkie, who used her back ends to send it flying back to Fluttershy.

"Pinkie! You guys! Stop it right now!" The lavender unicorn yelled as the book travelled in the same pattern two more times, then when the book headed to Fluttershy...

*BAM!*

Spike tackled Fluttershy, causing the Pegasus to miss catching the book and it landed on the floor. Twilight went over to pick it up with her magic when...

"Mine!" Now it's Rarity, who screamed as she used her magic to intercept it and ran off.

"Hey! Do you even know what you just stole?!"

"No, but if you want it, I want it!"

With the word has settled. The purple unicorn gave it a chase, she dived at Rarity, but missed and hit her head hard as a result. After a strained groan, Twilight's patience had hit its breaking point. Is not long until she...

"GIVE ME THAT BOOK!"...Snapped. As she screamed as she tried to chase after Rarity again. However, the white unicorn attempted to trip up Twilight by knocking down an object from the middle table, but Twilight jumped over it. Fluttershy then swooped in lift Rarity in the air so Twilight ran smack into "Tom" the boulder. It didn't take long before Twilight recovered. Pinkie just kept glaring as Applejack looked indifferent.

"Where is she? Where's Rarity?"

"Beat me," Applejack replied before Twilight dived at her in rage.

"LIES!" She exploded as she attacked the orange pony and the others soon joined the dust cloud as well. A cat yowl and plenty of fighting noises could be heard before the unicorn finally dived out of the fighting cloud with the book in her fore-legs. Fluttershy and Pinkie growled as they try to approach the purple pony before...


Lightning Blade!!!


The lightning strike appears out of nowhere shock everyone in the room as in the middle between The siblings and the Mane 4 is a yellow pointing blade with a black stroke on the right side. There, with the speed of lightning assumes, he stands his paws behind the blade.

"Don't you girl dare hurt my siblings!" Leo growl, showing his sharp teeth as he pulled out the blade from the wooden floor. Showing it to the Mane 4.

Spike comes in as backup, holding a scroll like a sword as the boys guard their sister against them.

"Thanks, boys..." Twilight sighed before opening the book to reveal... "The Elements!"

She exclaimed as she saw all seven pieces of jewellery with their respective gems in them.

"This is great!" said Spike, move towards her to reminding of the Elements, "Now you guys can defeat Discord and put everything back to normal!"

"Yeah, the sooner the better." Leo stated.

"See, you guys?" said Twilight, feeling much better about things, "We did it! We found the Elements of Harmony! Together!" The others, just looked rather bored as Applejack just yawned to herself. Fluttershy was just messing up Pinkie's mane to entertain herself.

"You don't even care, do you?"

"No!"

Twilight sighed. "I never thought it would happen, my friends...have turned into complete JERKS!" She snapped.

"Necklace! Necklace! Necklace! Necklace! And...big crown thingy!" In a flash, she uses her magic to lift the elements and slapped on everyone's elements as well as her own.

"Sis, there called tiara..."

"Come on, everypony, let's go!" said Twilight as she ignores the lion before ventured forward.

"But Twilight," Spike protested, "aren't you missing somepony?"

"Nope, we've got the liar, the grump, the hoarder and the brute," Twilight announced as each pony was shown as she said their new nicknames. The dragon mentions the missing somepony.

"But what about Rainbow Dash?" He was soon given an answer when Twilight put on the necklace with the loyalty element on his neck.

"Congratulations, Spike, you're the new Rainbow Dash!" Twilight answered sternly, "Now let's go!"

"Me?" He exclaimed with a gasp, "B-b-but what if she finds out I've been impersonating her?"

He moaned as his body shuttered nervously. "That won't end well..."

"Sis, you can't just make bro the new Elements of Loyalty like that." Leo, change back to the original form. Trying to make out his sister. "Besides, if we could find Rainbow Dash then maybe--

"There is no point searching her right now, Leo!" She shouts madly. "We have the new Rainbow Dash here and that's it."

"But--

"End of discussion!"

The leader stomps off. "Now let's go defeat Discord so we don't even have to talk to each other again!"

"Yeah! Woo-hoo! Finally!" said all the other ponies as made their way out of the Library as they ran right over Spike, Leo manage to dodge the outcome, except for Rarity, who was trying to, once again, move "Tom". This time, Twilight was in no mood to negotiate.

"Move!" She snapped before calling out, "Look out, here comes Tom!"

That said, a boulder came barreling out of Twilight's upper balcony door and landed with a THUD outside. Cause everypony shocked and nearly hit Pinkie.

The lion came went out of the tree. "Sis, please! We need the real Rainbow Dash for the elements to work! Or--

"Well, well, well." Said the voice, as it appears to be Discord remarks. "I see you found the elements of harmony. How terrifying!"

Applejack and Pinkie just look at each other fearfully, but Twilight just stood before him bravely.

"Discord!" she said boldly, "I've figured out your lame riddle! You're in for it now!"

"I certainly am," Discord said, not showing any real fear or concern, "You've clearly out-duelled me, and now it's time to meet my fate." He then put on some sun shades.

"I'm prepared to be defeated now, ladies. Fire when you ready."

"Formation, now!"

"Eh..." All the other ponies replied after Twilight commended.

"'Rainbow Dash', get over here!"

Behind the boulder, or 'Tom' would say was Spike as he gulps before stood where Rainbow would have been. Leo on the other paw.

"Sis, this is not how working together was..." He mumbles concern to his sister as he watches behind 'Tom'.

"All right, let's get this over with."

The purple unicorn closing her eyes to tap into the power of her Element, making her body rise into the air and her eyes were now glowing white as she opened them. All the other elements minus Spike's began to activate and made them all rise into the air. Discord looks intrigued as a bright light surrounded the five floating ponies, even lowering his shades with worry. But then, the bright light faded and...

They all fell...

"What's going on?" Twilight asked when the Elements power faded out.

"Are you alright, Sis--WOAH!!!" Leo quickly heading toward her but got trip by Fluttershy tail.

"Oops! Sorry, weakling!"

"Mine's workin'," Applejack said, "There must be somethin' wrong with yours."

"I HATE the Elements of Harmony!" Pinkie snapped.

"Hmph! Garbage!" The pegasus let out as she tossed her to the ground.

"MINE!" Rarity shout as she grabbed it for herself.

"Sorry Twilight," said Spike as he set Rainbow's element on the ground, "I guess I'd better get back upstairs and clean up the library with Leo. Good luck with all this-whoa!" Spike had just turned to leave when Fluttershy use her tail again to trip him up so he fell on his face.

"Oops, sorry, Rainbow Crash," Fluttershy said mockingly and then chuckled to herself.

"Bravo, ponies, bravo!" Discord said as he applauded them and made some random noises, "Harmony in Equestria is officially dead! Discord rules, Celestia drools."

He began to laugh as Twilight growled, flashing her teeth angrily at him before Discord skated away on another soapy road.

"It's your fault it didn't work!" Pinkie shouted.

"Who are you talking to?" Twilight asked puzzled.

"Any of you! ALL OF YOU!" Pinkie snapped, "I'm outta here!" She stomped away.

"I better go, too," said Applejack as she walked off in another direction, "I've got new better friends waiting for me at the farm.

"Yeah! I'm sick of you losers," Fluttershy added as she flew away.

"FINE! Leave!" Twilight yelled to all of them, "See if I care! I don't need you guys either! With friends like you, who...needs...enemies?"

"Sis?" Leo asked her... But then turn to shock.

His big sister purple coat, mane, and tail, turned completely grey!

"Sis?! What's happening to you!?" Leo panic as he ran towards her only to stop by her hoof.

"I'm fine, Leo... Go help Spike cleaning the library or whatever..." Twilight said, rather lost her might. "I need to take a walk..."

"But, Sis. You just turned into--

"SHUT UP AND GO!!! HOW MANY TIME YOU WANT THIS STUPID CONVERSATION, HUH!?!"

The golden lion flinches at this as he moves backwards a little. Never in his life to hear what his sister just shout, like she was carrying her anger. It almost... makes his heart broke.

"GO NOW!" With the last line, she walked off.

"S-sis..." Leo barely let the tear comes out as head back to the damaging library. Regret not doing anything back there, but the question is...


What can he do?


Later, Inside the Golden Oak Library...


As the golden lion walks with sorrow into the treehouse, stepping the wooden floor without a sound as he hears grunts voice.

'Ugh...'

"Bro?"

Leo then ran upstairs toward his sister room, seem he lost his sister but he won't lose his brother. Once he bursts through the door, the dragon just laying there moaning as he holding his chest. In pain.

"Bro?! What happens?!"

"I-I don't k-know... I--

*BURP!*

Without warning, a scroll coming out from his green flame with a royal seal on it. "The princess...sent...a letter..."

Which make Leo confused. "Okay, but is it normal for you to receive the letter like many time?"

"No...THAT..."

*BURP!*

Spike just let out another letter as he pointed to the left to see a pile of papyrus laying next to him, all of them which he mentions early was from Celestia. Why Leo doesn't see that early?

"H-How I didn't see that before..?" He said. Although the narrator already says it, the boys heard a mare voice.

"Pack your things, boys," it was Twilight, who sternly. "We're leaving," The boys said nothing as the drake was just groaning as he lay on the floor with his back against her.

"Can't...move," He groaned, looking rather sick right now. "The princess...has been sending these...since I came back upstairs..."

*BURP!*

"...Make it stop!"

"Sis, the letter must be Celestia who's the one sending it back," Leo told her, as he picks up the latest one a give it to her, which she uses her levitate magic as well some of the scrolls in the pile.

"These are all the letters I've written to her since I moved to Ponyville," Twilight pointed out, "But why would she send them back?"

Leo doesn't know while Spike just groaned in reply before belching out another scroll. It was then Twilight began to read the letters...

"Real friends don't care what your cover is."

"Friendship is a wondrous and powerful thing."

"And like the path cut through the orchard, there will always be a way through."

"The best thing to do is stay true to yourself."

As she read them, visions of memories begin to appear behind her, such as having fun at the spa with Zecora, carrying away all those gems from the diamond dogs, the six of them sharing a group hug...

"Everypony has a special magical connection with her friends. Maybe even before she's meet them."

And she's back. Her colouring was restored and know the reason why the spirit of chaos did all of the problems to them.

"Spike! Leo! It's all so clear!" said Twilight excitedly as she slams them into each other with her magic and performs a siblings hug. "Can't you two see? Discord's trying to distract us from what's important! He knows how powerful our friendships are, and he's trying to keep us from seeing them! Do you guys remember what I said the first day we arrived in Ponyville? I say that the future of Equestria didn't rest on me making friends."

As she spoke, she began to hop around and twirl the little dragon about. Leo is feeling happy because his sister now back to herself. Unlike, Spike. Though he was gonna be even sicker for the force made by the unicorn until she stopped and pushed them away.

"But the opposite is true! The friendships I've made since we've been here would save Equestria from Nightmare Moon. And now they need to save it from Discord!"

"Yeah, Sis! Your back in action!" Leo cheered.

"Thanks, Leo. I've got to fight for my friendships. For them. For me. For Equestria!!!"

The lion applauds as hard as he could, glad she back to normal. But...

A moaning sound coming from little brother, as they completely forgot about him. Twilight proposed. "Oh...uh..."

"Don't worry, sis. I'll take care of him." Leo declared.

"Right, I'll take care of the whole fighting for friendship thing myself." She then made her exit as Spike moan and give another loud belch.

"Rest, bro. Maybe Celestia has stopped sending the letter by now." Leo announced.

*BURP!*

"...or not."

The manipulation was about to carry his brother back to their room when suddenly...


*FLASH!*


"Oh, boys~" It's Discord itself, appears in bright light as he looking at them delighted. "How was your new home, hmm? It's it wonderful?"

The draconequus pulled at the edge of the room as it like a curtain and show what outside. A very pink floor with a town hall upside down, and it's floating. Some building float, due to unknown why he does not just lift the entire town. The cloud raining chocolate milk, maybe he's favourite. Nonetheless, all of this has to put an end to.

"Discord?"

"What is it, kiddo?"

Leo tries to find a good word for this, or he gonna turn into honey. "Uh... It's this might a little bit overkill?"

Discord laughs maniac. "Of course not! This is just a beginner. Next, I will cover all the chaos to the whole Equestria!"

"Is it right?"

Then out of nowhere, another Discord appears. "Yes, indeed!"

"Oh, I'm flattered myself!"

"Wow..." Leo, amazed by the spirit of chaos ability to doppelganger himself. As he doesn't know what Twilight was doing right now. Then an idea struck him. 'Alright, I'll try to distract him all I have while sis recovers the girls.'

"Leo..."

"Oh, yeah. I forget about you, bro." He giggled. As soon he was about to lift the dragon, Discord snatches him. "Hey! Discord!"

"And what's the matter of you?" He asked the drake. Who's doesn't reply as he groans.

"Discord! Give me back my brother! He's don't feel well!"

"Don't feel well, hm~?" His devious smile as he uses his eagle claw and touches Spike's forehead. Eyes of hypnotic on his eyes, as it the dragon don't look like feeling sick or anything anymore.

He just does nothing, being control by Discord!

"BRO!" Leo shouts as he leaps onwards only to land on the floor. He looks around and found them behind him.

"Done!" Said the chaos, he put down Spike and squeak while gripping his claw and paws as he excited for something.

"Bro...?"

The golden lion starts walking toward him but then notice something off. His brother only stands silently like a stone rock. His eyes cannot be seen as it covers with a shade of black. Make him concerned about what Discord do to him. Therefore, the drake makes a move.

"BEGONE, NOW!!!

"Wait--!


*BOOM!*


Out of nowhere! An explosion coming out from the room as the golden lion got lunches off to the outside with smoke covering him until he got smash to the pink ground.

"Woo, ouch~!" Discord snickering from atop of the tree. "You really didn't see that coming aren't you?"

Leo trembling to stand up, bruise from to paws to legs as well got scorched. The grey bandana has to be quite dusty now thanks to the green fire breath...

"B-bro..."

Now, in front of him wrap with black smoke was Spike. Walking like a boss as the eyes of the drake was completed green rather the eye colour.

He's been controlled by Discord!!!

"Now, have fun with your brother~!" Discord being sarcastic as he snaps his finger, a popcorn and chair, perfect for the spirit of chaos. "Let's get ready to rumble!!!"

Somewhere, a certain pegasus colt sneezed.

The purple dragon prepared for an attack, not the users do in training but a serious assault that might end someone life... Apparently.

"I'm sorry, bro." Leo mumbling as he claps his paws, showing the golden sparkling circle. "Elemental, with me!"

The circle enlarge itself as three elements appear in a triangle formation. This earned Discord attention.


ELEMENTAL...

TRIPLE...

SPLIT!!!


Leo split into three, but this time Lightning replaces by Leaf as the trio land with a defensive stand. Earth in the left front while the other next to each other.

"Well well, this action was quite interesting." Discord said as he makes black sunglasses appear and put them on.

They do not make a single move. The lions look at their brother, Wind with his cheerful smile and Leaf innocent one. The gust of wild breeze flowing around, at this point, even the draconequus patiently who will strike.

As it says, the mayhem always smashes first.

The hypnotise Spike unleash a breath of green fireball as a heading toward the geokinesis. He instantly slams his paws to the ground.

Earth Barrier!

The ground raises, shaping in half sphere as the fireball hit. Making the barrier glow green before revealing...uh... Gross thing.

The barriers end up been a gross-awful-smelly-stinky-nasty living being of death! It has a dead snake, cockroach, and bugs! With an 'X' mark on their eyes to proclaimed it's dead.

"Eww..." Wind cover his muzzle as well as Lead, who's using both of his paws, practically turn green.

"Hm?" Spike notice a chance as he aiming at the botanokinesis. Firing a gross ball towards him with him realize before looks what incoming. "Eat this!"

"Huh?!" Leaf immediately duck down as the blast hit a random large candy ball (rock) and turn it into a gross-awful-smelly-stinky-nasty gross bug. "Ew!"

Creeping Vine!

Leaf create a vine and attach it to the random tree as he began to swing away. Spike saw this before shout.

"Where did you think you're going?!" Before firing another blast, at the vine.

The green lion feels safe as he smiles but regrets that the vine glow before turn into... Lanky death reptiles!

"A snake!?!" He look at what he gripping, a scale of dead snake! He screams letting it go as he landing on the ground hard, groan...

And then the snake feels on top of his body. "AAAAAAHH!!! Ahahaha... (Inhale) SNAKE~!!!"

...

...

Okay, the laugh part he got incongruous emotion as Leaf toss it to his other-self.

"Aaaaahhhh!!!" Is Wind now who scream in fear as the dead snake dancing on him. He uses his wind to hover it. "Why did you toss it to ME?!"

The aerokinesis sent it back to Leaf. But...

"HEY! Take it back! UGH!"

"OI! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!"

The duo keeps tossing and screaming as the dragon cackle. Discord laughs maniac as he claps proudly. "Yes yes yes! Music to my ears!"

"You're done for!"

Spike was about to release a breath of smelly green fire only to interfere with the other Leo.

Earth Grasp!

Earth slam the ground and clench it as the jutting rock cloak all over Spike except his head. The clench is so hard he can't focus his breath, while this makes the lord of chaos surprised that the brown lion does that to his brother.

"Let me go!!!" Spike tries to wiggle him out but no luck.

Meanwhile, Wind and Leaf we're exhausted from the serpent problem as they wasted their energy. Thus, immediately merge back to Earth as he turns to regular form, as he glared at Discord. "Release my brother!"

As the lion says, he march to the lord of chaos. Even though he at the bottom but eh, a heroic style I guess.

Discord see this as he was about to burst. Does he think he can order him? ORDER HIM?! Well, boy. He's gonna have a bad time.

"My oh my~ you should be spanking from the butt of hurting your brother, kiddo." Discord has been sarcastic for long as he teleports in front of Leo. "But before that, let's see how good your mind is~"

"What--?

The cub doesn't finish his word as Discord grab him in flash and lifted to head-to-head. The eyes of chaos spiral around with his eagle claw touch Leo head, trying to control him now!

"Ugh...no..!"

"Now now, let's see what I'm going to do with you~." Discord chuckled evilly. "Hmm... It looks like-- HUH?!?"

Instantly, he drops down the lion. Crashing it to the strawberry colour land as he stares at him in suspicion.

He mumbling. "W-who was that...?" In that word seems kinda like, shuddering? Is like he comes across something.

"LEO!!!"

The manipulation, in weak results of using too much energy in him. He saw a group of colouring creatures heading this way, but the problem is that it is blurry. Can't see a thing as the darkness took over him...

As he unconscious.