The Diamond Court
Deep in the mountains, the Diamond Court gathered. They were a new creation, brought into existence after their queen came to them. And because they where new, no one would bother them as they were also a secret.
The Diamond Court was made up of Diamond dogs, and those who followed their illustrious queen here to get away from the war the top dwellers fought.
The many citizens watched the council gather. The Council of Nine was made up of three Diamond dogs, three Avians and three seers. And at the throne, sat the Queen.
Rarity.
Rarity looked over her people, stopping to look at each of the races in turn. She felt sorry for the Avians. They lived to fly, but because of their fear they hid under the mountains, and could not fly. She could only imagine how maddening that must be for them.
Then there where the seers. They seem to have adapted the best to their new life style. Their magic made everyone’s lives easier. The ones who had followed where simple spirits, and were quite content with the simple farming the achieved.
And finally the Diamond Dogs. So many believed them to be stupid creatures, whose only sentient thought was to acquire gems. But she knew better. They where her creatures, her children. She had adopted them after moving here, seeing as they had encountered each other before.
And all her subjects where happy. She was fair and just, just like Celestia used to be before the dark cloud of war came. Sighing to herself she gestured for the council to begin telling her their problems, what needed fixing, who had committed what crimes and whatever things that required her attention.
It was a long a laborious task, but it needed to be done. She looked up at the clock one of the seers at created in the early days. It didn’t keep time per say, but rather counted down till the end of the council.
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Hours later Rarity walked into her chambers and fell down onto her bed exhausted. She had to do this every month and felt completely drained of life each time. But she knew it was worth it. She had to ensure her people where safe from the top dwellers as the diamond dogs liked to call them.
She couldn’t help but remember when she was a ‘top dweller’ and ran her little fashion shop. How far she had come in just five years. From a simple fashion designer to the queen of a hidden kingdom in the span of a few months. She had been a queen for three years, and was used to the dim lighting and dull surroundings, but couldn’t help but miss the warm sun touching her face and the wind blowing through her hair.
Just then she was interrupted from her daydreaming by a knock at the door. “Who is it?” She called tiredly not really wanting to see anyone.
“Your faithful pin-cushion my Queen.”
Rarity sat up in the bed, smiling at the reference to the old days. Spike would often act as a pin-cushion for her as she worked, his hard draconian scales protecting him from harm.
“Come on in Spike. It’s been a while since you last visited.”
Spike chuckled as he opened the door coming in. He used to visit often, but recently his job within the Diamond Court had kept him from visiting. “I wish this was just a social visit like it used to be, but alas I am here bearing a message.” Spike held up a scroll. It looked like the ones Celestia used to send, except instead of a horseshoe, the symbol on the seal was a leaf.
Recognising the symbol made her gasp, and cast her mind back to her life in Ponyville.
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It was a calm summer day in Ponyville. The Avains had scheduled a shining sun, very few clouds and a cool breeze to flow through the town. But one Seer didn’t even realise how nice it was. She was too busy working on her clothes line.
She was so caught up in her work she didn’t even realise what day it was, or the time. She had no idea she was about to be late for her weekly picnic with her friends.
Outside the Carousel Boutique, Spell walked enjoying the peacefulness of the town. He was glad he moved here now. He had found love, friendship, peace and no longer had to deal with the snooty nobles on a daily basis. He felt sorry for his adoptive mother. But just then he got snapped back to reality as he saw his lifelong friend Twilight approach him.
“Hello Twilight. What can I do for you?”
“I was wondering if you could pop into Rarity’s. She’s probably forgotten about the picnic today because of her order. Could you do me a favour and gently remind her?”
“Anything for you Twilight. Well, Except for telling everyone here I’m a prince. I don’t want that getting out.”
“I would never ask you to, but it’s going to come out eventually.”
Spell sighed to himself as he watched Twilight go. He knew he couldn’t keep that a secret forever, especially when he finally proposed to AJ, but he’d seen how Rarity reacted around his adoptive mother, Celestia, and didn’t want her to act like that around him. It was bad enough how she bombarded him with questions when she found out he lived in Canterlot.
He turned and slowly walked towards Ponyville’s original clothes shop. He could her Rarity rushing about trying to fill an order. Chuckling to himself he compared her to Cotton Needle. It was a shame they didn’t get along. They were both so similar. Obsessed with fashion and ignored everything to fill out an order. More than once he had walked in on Cotton Needle to find her passed out from lack of sleep.
Knocking on the door he heard the sounds of surprise and stumbling over various household furniture in an attempt to get the door. After a few minuites of this the door finally opened to a very dishevelled Rarity. “Yes Spell Bound? What can I do for you?”
“So formal Rarity. I’m simply here to remind you of your picnic today.”
“AGH! BY LUNA’S NIGHT! I’M GOING TO BE LATE!” Rarity shouted out in horror and quickly rushed inside to brush her hair, get her hat and the food she was meant to bring and ran out towards the picnic area leaving a shocked Spell Bound in the door way of a very messy shop. Looking at the shop and then the outside, Spell sighed and went inside and started cleaning.
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Rarity entered her house and shop after a long day. To make up for being late she had agreed to spend the whole day with her friends. She was now seriously behind her work and her home was a mess.
What she expected to find was the ‘organised chaos’ she left behind, what she found was a clean house with everything organised and a letter on the counter. Carefully she opened it up to see what happened, and hoped for some explanation
to the clean state of her house.
“Dear Rarity,
I could hardly leave your house after you made such a mess of it. You forgot to lock up after you ran off to your picnic, so I decided to give you a helping hand by cleaning up a bit. It’s the least I could do for a friend. I also finished a few of your dresses for you. Sharing a college room with a fashion designer seems to have given me some knowledge of sewing.
Oh, and you may need to replace a few sapphires. Sorry, Couldn’t help myself. They just smelt so good, and tasted even better. There’s a bag of bits on your workshop desk to replace them.
Sincerely
Spell Bound
P.S. Your organised chaos isn’t really organised. I can teach you how to keep an organised mess if you wish.”
Rarity walked up to her workshop and gasped. As the letter said he had finished a few dresses. But what it failed to mention was how much a few was. Over half her order was done. She walked over to the bag of bits, and decided to give them back to him when she could. After all, a few sapphires were nothing compared to the help he had given her today.
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“Spell Bound sent a letter? But....why?”
“I don’t know Queen Rarity. I haven’t read it. The only other things sent was a letter saying this letter was for you, and a few sapphire cupcakes.” Spike replied, handing her the letter. “I’ll go so you can read it. I need to sort out a few problems in the lower levels anyway.”
“Thank you Spike. And again, thank you for coming with me to this place. I know it must have been hard to leave Twilight.”
Spike stiffened slightly and sighed sadly. “It was, but she’s become deluded. She can’t see the lies Celestia was telling her. But it’s not her fault. She was practically raised by her.”
“So was Spell, and he still didn’t go to her.”
“Yes. But his father is Discord, and he had his family to look after as well.” Spike walked out with sorrow in his eyes. Rarity watched him go, and quickly wiped away a tear. Spike had abandoned the one who raised him for her, and she couldn’t help but feel guilty.
Pushing thoughts of remorse aside she opened the letter to take a look at its contents.
“Dear Queen Rarity,
Don’t be too surprised that I know you’re a Queen know. You don’t survive living the way I have without gathering information. I know we haven’t had an easy friendship after you all found out who my father was, and I know you still couldn’t trust me after the.....Incident. The Day of Red Sky still haunts me. Not my finest moment. But I’m rambling. In a few weeks time my family and I will be passing through your mountains, and we’d...I’d like to request that you give us shelter for a few days. So we can rest our weary bones and nurse our wounds. However if you don’t want us simply let us know. I ask for the friendship we all once had that you at least consider helping us. Send a letter to the Cherry Flower Orphanage, as we will be stopping there to see another old friend.
Sincerely
Spell Bound
P.S. Diamond Court? Seriously who came up with that? It sounds as if you’re all a bunch of talking Diamonds.
P.S.S. How’s spike doing? I sent him some Sapphire cupcakes along with this letter. I know the poor guy must be missing...her...”
Rarity put the letter down and thought to herself. Even after all this time Spell was still ashamed of the Day of Red Sky. Everyone had already forgiven him, knowing he had no control over the anger and chaos magic that corrupted him.
“Guard! Come here. I need you to fetch Spike for me.”
“Your will be done, my Queen.”
As the guard left Rarity was once more left alone with her thoughts, and this time wandered back to when the Elements of Harmony first found out about Spell’s father.
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Rainbow dash crashed into the library, as usual. But this time she was filled with urgency, looking around dazed she saw Twilight working on some project, ignoring RD as she did this on a weekly basis. “The Daring Do book isn’t in yet Dashie so please stop crashing by to check.” Twilight said dismissively
“I’m not here for that Twi. Gather the girls here. They need to learn something about Mr Bound here.”
Twilight looked around confused, and was shocked to find Spell Bound in her library as well. “Did...did you fly him here?”
“Yes”
“And crashed into the tree with him”
“Eeyup.”
“Are you ok spell?” The only response she got was a groan. “Rainbow what do you think you’re doing?”
“Get the girls here and I’ll tell you.”
Sighing Twilight quickly wrote four letters asking for the Elements of harmony to come to the library. Sending them off with a spell similar to Spike’s dragon fire she turned back to Rainbow Dash and Spell Bound. “Will you at least let me check if he’s ok?”
“Fine. Make it quick Twi.” Twilight kneeled down next to Spell checking for any serious damage. Luckily he only had a few bruises and cuts. Nothing to serious.
“He’s alright. A few cuts here and there but nothing to serious. Why did you have to drag him with you though?” Looking up at Rainbow Dash confused as why she was so suspicious of their friend. Then she noticed the sword sticking into her floor.
“And where did the sword come from?”
Before either Spell, who had at this time sat up, or Rainbow Dash could answer their friends rushed in.
“What’s happening? Is there going to be a party?” Pinkie asked jumping up and down.
“Is....is someone hurt?” Fluttershy asked quietly.
“Is there some sort of horrible disaster coming?” Rarity asked worried.
“Why is mah Husband on the floor?” Applejack asked.
“I don’t know. Ask Rainbow.” Twilight said answering all of them.
“Well Rainbow? Ya better have a good explanation why mah husband is all cut up and lazing about the floor.”
“I think he’s a spy.”
Her five friends looked at her as if she grew another pair of wings out of her ears, and then laughed.
“This again darling? Remember when you thought Twilight was a spy?” Rarity asked with a chuckle.
“He has chaos magic.” Four words. Four simple words and it caused everyone to shut up. The only other ‘person’ they had encountered with chaos magic was Discord.
“Are....are you sure Rainbow? You know what that implies, seeing as...”
“....As only those with Draconequus blood can use chaos magic. She knows. So do I, should have figured it out earlier to be honest.” Spell cut in. He didn’t raised his head, just stared at the floor in front of him looking defeated.
“So....so what does that.....mean?” Fluttershy asked?
“It means that one of my parents must have been a Draconequus...” Spell said with a sigh.
“OH STOP BEATING AROUND THE BUSH SPELL! JUST TELL THEM WHO YOUR FATHER IS!” Rainbow shouted at him.
“FINE! FINE!” Spell shouted a few tears dropping down. “My father...is....is....Discord.”
“What was that sugarcube?”
“Discord. My father...is Discord.” Spell answered looking down with shame.
“WHAT!?” Everyone, aside from Rainbow Dash and Spell Bound shouted.
He looked up at them seeing what he expected. Shock, horror, fear, betrayal, anger. He swallowed nervously as Rarity walked up to him, eyes glaring with anger. The next thing he knew he was lying on the floor again, his cheek burning red from where he was slapped.
“Because of him...Our friendship was nearly torn to shreds.....THAT JERK ALMOST DESTROYED EQUESTRIA! AND YOU’RE HIS CHILD! LIKE FATHER LIKE SON AS THE SAYING GOES!” With that Rarity turned around and stormed out of the library.
Slowly sitting up he looked up at his friends. Fluttershy had already flown away with fear and tears in her eyes. Rainbow scoffed and decided to leave as well. Pinkie Pie looked like she was about to say something, saw the handprint on his face, and walked out deflated, leaving only Applejack, Twilight and Spell in the library.
“Ah’m disappointed Spelly. Ah thought you’d tell me at least.” Spell looked up at his wife with despair, and as she too walked out of the library, his whole world crashed around him.
“Are you going to leave me as well Twilly? I thought, the two who wouldn’t care, would be you and AJ. But even AJ is disgusted by me......”
“How long have you known who your father was?”
“Not long....a month.....after years of searching I finally find out, and it ruins everything....”Standing up Spell walked over to
the sword in the floor, pulls it out, and runs out of the library in the direction of the Everfree forest. As he entered the forest, his pain and anger caught up with him, and he started to change into a Draconequus, and the sky turned red with fire.
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Sighing, she shook her head in disgust. She should have behaved better. She blamed herself for being the major factor that caused the Day of Red Sky. She was interrupted from her wallowing in sorrow by a knock at the door. “You wanted to see me Rarity?”
“Yes I did. Come on in Spike.” She stood up from her bed as he came in, and could see he was nervous. He was probably worried the letter said something that made her angry at him. “Calm down Spike, I just need you to take a letter, two in fact.”
“Oh...OK. That’s not so bad.” He went over to her desk and pulled out to parchments of paper, and a quill. “Who’s the first one to?”
“Cheerilee at Cherry Flower orphanage.”
“OK.” Spike started writing down what she said.
“Dear Cheerilee,
We’ve had some close contact over the years and you have helped the Diamond Court immensely. Now I must ask another favour. I have recently received some information that an old friend will be stopping by your orphanage. I have a feeling it is to see Cotton Needle, do give her my love, but he may also want to find a safe place for his daughter. Along with this letter I shall be sending another for him. Please give it to him when he arrives. I’d tell you who he is, but you’ll know when he arrives.
Your faithful ally
Queen Rarity”
“Send that off now Spike.”
“Yes Rarity...and the other letter?”
“Yes...you ready?”
“Of course.”
“Dear Spell Bound,”
Hey guys. Almost three thousand words, that’s impressive for me. Sorry it took so along. Recently my uncle died so I lost all motivation to write. But thankfully I’ve recovered.