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// Happenings 
// Story: Dementia's Decay 
// by Pernix 
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I went to see Celestia up in Canterlot today. After what occurred today, I'm starting to fear what happened yesterday even more.

Along the path to Canterlot, there are many trees and lakes lined up with the road. The trees had started to lose leaves rapidly. I watched a couple fall out over only a couple of miniscule seconds. This shouldn't be happening; we're in the middle of spring.

The water in the lakes seemed a bit low. It's odd, because the lakes are usually filled to the brim with water year-round. It's lost a couple of inches in a short period of time.

These could have just been coincidences, but I was still convinced that something's amiss. What happened at Canterlot can back this up.


I approached the castle gates, eager to get Celestia's input on what happened. The guards let me in without question. They usually stop me to ask for identification, or for me to state my business.

I walked up to the throne, on which Celestia sat as usual. Only this time, something was definitely off. As I came closer to the throne, Celestia continued to stare off into space with a blank, unreadable expression. It was only when I spoke that she snapped out of her trance.

I asked her about what had happened, but she failed to acknowledge it. I repeatedly explained the situation in detail, but she continued to deny any knowledge of the event. She reiterated the same thing, over and over:

"Everything is under control."

No variation in tone or pitch, she repeated the phrase with a lifeless demeanor. After repeated failures to speak to her and get a different response, I gave up and left.

As I left, I glanced into one of the palace's rooms. Princess Luna's room.

Luna sat on her small bed like she normally did, but... something was wrong. She looked terrified of something, as she began to hyperventilate and stare at the ceiling. While she breathed uncontrollably, I could hear a faint muttering of the same words Celestia said, over and over again. I could have sworn I saw tears falling from her eyes, but I was too far away to confirm it.

I continued walking. Further ahead as I left the palace, I looked over into the Canterlot Statue Garden, where the beam had seemed to have shot up from. I noticed something that caught my eye, and almost completely confirmed my belief that something was terribly wrong.

Discord's statue is gone.