//------------------------------// // Chapter 9 // Story: Divided foundations // by TuniPeace //------------------------------// DIVIDED FOUNDATIONS: CHAPTER 9: Tears Discord leads the team into a large chamber. A ancient throne room, carved out of stone. It was quite beautiful and serene despite the immediate danger that they were in. the stone was the typical light-golden brown of any rock or stone, but with the elemental ore and jewels it glittered and sparkled. The throne it's self was even carved out of stone. It sat on a carved circle, and on the outer part of the circle was a moat, full of shinning, glittering water. The moat ended close to the front of the circle, draining below a carved bridge in front of it. 20 or so feet from the throne were two high waterfalls. Silvery like the element jewels in-bedded in the rock. One could look closely and see all types of colored precious gem, diamond, jewel fragments falling within the water. The room was quite large. About 1/4th of a American football field. Discord hovered to the throne, levitating a large bolder at the entrance to the throne room. Everyone was sealed in tightly. DISCORD: Was this what you were looking for, filly? Discord points into a direction on the other side of the room, away from the entrance. Dinky and the others follow his eagle-foot like finger. DINKY DOO: Mo-Mommieeeeeeeeee!!! DOC WHOOVES: Oh dear, Celestia, Darling!!! Doc whooves and Dinky rush over to a exhausted and bounded Derpy Doo-Whooves. She was bounded by her neck, belly and front hoofs into the stone wall with steel bars. She tried to open her eyes and lift her head. DERPY: Dinky... Darling... But her head soon dropped like a stone into water. Doctor whooves looked over his wife, lifting her head and seeing signs of struggle. Dinky rubbed her mothers belly with her eyes tightly shut, tears dropping as the waterfalls did within their captive room. Doctor whooves attention was then turned back to Discord. he snapped his head at him and looked on at him angrily. DOC WHOOVES: What... What did you DO TO HERRR!?! DISCORD: (YARN); Sooo many questions, really... you ponies have no originality. I suppose that I'm the only one that I admire. STORYTELLER: You have a good memory Spirit of chaos! DISCORD: Oh, the walking, talking, pony shaped book! Do you come with a bookmark or a pen, also? Ha, hahaw... STORYTELLER: Just like in the era of souls... YOU ARE REPEATING IT! DISCORD: And what if I'am? Hmm? maybe it is my turn to get on the summit. STORYTELLER: And as before you shall fail. DISCORD: Do you know something that I do not know? because if you do... You better say it now or forever hold your peace... STORYTELLER: ... DISCORD: That is what I thought... Welp, I suppose that I can answer both of your questions doc and dinky ponies. You see... according to my memory banks and the memory of this robo Diary, your wife and mother seems to inhabit that goody two-shoes Element of harmony gene. DINKY: Wha-... what?! Dinky looks at the Storyteller in shock, then lowers her head. She then shuts her eyes again tightening them. DINKY: You... You used me to get close to my Mom?! STORYTELLER: I... I actually... thought... DINKY: WHAT?!... Well... What?! STORYTELLER: I thought it was you! DOC WHOOVES: That is impossible. STORYTELLER: Legends foretold that one day, the fillies and young colts of the world would inhabit such bravery, that their souls would awaken the power of the elements of harmony. I saw all of those elements within you, dinky... You reminded me of the young luna... She was close to your age when she first wielded them... and- DISCORD: Ah-ah-ah... NOOooo, no, no, no... It is MY turn to tell a tale or two. Discord poofs on the same restraints as derpy had onto everyone else. All the ponies were now lined up on the same wall. Even the storyteller and dinky. DISCORD: Now... I was ohh... about a good 4000 or so years old... just out of middle age adult. It was about a good... lets say 23 hundred or so years since last lay eyes on your traitor princesses Celestia and Luna. And being the youngster that I was... I was curious to see them... One of my few mistakes... 2500 years ago... The citizens from all over the world were constantly building, toiling, and construction under The New King of the world, Discord. Playtrick had his old name removed from record and made the empire a new. Not a good new. He would throw lavish parties celebrating his success, and the guest were the high elders and even some of the slaves that were digging in the tunnels for the newly discovered element that he so craved, to further his might and mystical power. If they were not having a good time... He sought out other means of entertaining himself with them. His parents died of heart break after he excommunicated them from the Everfree Collectuim. But before his mother passed, she buried her soulmate along a road that happened to have two sisters walking along it. CELESTIA: Do... Do you need help, ma'am? The old queen turned her head. She was almost finished burying her lover. She leaned on the shovel and tears dripped from her eyes. Luna took her hoof and held the elders face. suddenly the elder woman fell onto Luna's chest. Celestia and Luna both gasped. OLD QUEEN: Where... where a, I? The old queen found herself inside of a tent. Celestia replaced a cool, damp cloth onto the elders head. The old queen quickly grabbed celestia's hoof and pulled herself up slightly. Celesta looked on at her wide eyed. OLD QUEEN: Do not go that way, child... It's is nothing but chaos and misery... Please... CELESTIA: Then I suppose that we are on the right path... The old queen looked wide eyed at her, then her grip suddenly started to loosen... Her eyes rolled back and her body fell limp. Celeatia leaned over the elder and lightly shook her. CELESTIA: No... no, no! Please don- OLD QUEEN: My son... you have to stop, my son... i can see it in.... A few days later, Celestia and Luna followed the trail of warning ponies advising them to hide and not go on. They should of listened. Discord was out on the balcony when he... He felt something familiar. He turned his head and saw the pink hair... But now it had an unusual blue stripe on the left side. DISCORD: Celestia... Luna... CEL-LESTIA! Discord swoops down toward them. Celestia brushes her mane back as she looks up toward the ever approaching Discord. Discord stops in front of them... His arms wide open and smile tracing his face. DISCORD: I-I just knew that you would come to your senses. And you even brought... (GASP), LUNA! My, my how have you grown! CELESTIA: What... what have you done to yourself?... To our people? DISCORD: Oh you mean the eye and the fang? Yeah, I'm not quite done with myself... Still absorbing lots and lost of power. Celestia stomps her front, right hoof into the ground. She looks on at discord angerly. CELESTIA: "My son... you have to stop him"... I wonder... what could that old woman be talking about... You... You sent your parents into the wilds?! DISCORD: So that is what she told you? CELESTIA: THAT IS WHAT I SAW! She... she buried your father... Discord turns away from celesta and luna. DISCORD: So your not here for me... Your here for them... CELESTIA: Can you not see what you are doing?! Playtirck come to your senses- DISCORD: They are my subjects! Discord turns and snaps toward Celestia and Luna. He then steps to his left side lowering his head. DISCORD: Is she still alive... CELESTIA: So you do have emotion... Then lets- DISCORD: IT WAS A QUESTION, DAMN YOU! You... you and your emotions... I know exactly were you can use your talents until you can find something else to talk about. Discord poofs Luna and Celestia, underground, to toiling miners. They had pickaxes in front of them. Celestia looked around at the hundred of ponies lining up the many tunnels all around her. Then Luna and Celestia looked at each other. Celestia looked at the strange silvery gem in the rock wall, for a moment... it changed color. CELESTIA: I'm not giving up, Luna... I almost had him... I believe that I can reach him. LUNA: But sister... We are underground... in a mine... CELESTIA: Harmony shall reign again within this world... I shall see to it... But for now if he wants us to dig. then we will. PONY MINER: Ah... Another nut case... The Pony Miner walks away shaking his head. He starts working on another wall. Luna looks around. She then starts helping her sister with the mining. CELESTIA: Remember fathers last words... how the three of us held hooves and cried as he was passing. "If you ever encounter an enemy... Kill them with Kindness." And that is the Only way that I know how... And... I know... Just before he sent us here... I know I saw.. tears... tears in his eyes... The gem that they were mining shined a yellow color this time. Luna and celestia looked at each other, then at the gem. LUNA: Sister- CELESTIA: Shh! LUNA: But these must be the same that he- CELESTIA: I said hush! Luna nodded her head. The girls now had new energy and a plan as they mined away at the gems. TO BE CONTINUED!!!