//------------------------------// // The starting point // Story: The freeing of the king // by Spell Bound //------------------------------// "Discord sat upon his throne laughing. All around him there was glorious chaos. This was his Equestria. The way it was meant to be. You all think you know the story of how Celestia came to power, that Discord terrorized us pony-folk. Those are all lies." The peach furred stallion looked over his attentive audience. Their eyes wide with shock. Here was this stranger, his mane green and falling over his eye, challenging everything they knew. These were the bearers of Harmony. He inwardly smiled. He saw his mission as a chess game, and these were Celestia's pawns. If he could get them to doubt her word, then he would be one step closer to winning the game. "Discord was the true ruler of Equestria. The real Equestria. The ambitious Celestia didn't see Discords perfect reign of chaotic happiness, so she overthrew him in an apocalyptic event. This, was the true end of Equestria, when the king was imprisoned into stone. Today's Equestria is merely a mask, a post apocalyptic scene under the guise of Celestia's tyranny and need for control and constants. Now everypony has to control everything, the weather, the animals, the light. The "Equestria" we see in the present, is in fact, not the true Equestria. The true Equestria was destroyed many years ago. “I can see in your eyes you don't believe me. I understand. But I can defend my claims. Let me show you, let us go back to the beginning. So we may witness the Beginning of Order." The stallion reached into his pack, and pulled out some green dust he had picked up from the Zebra outside of this town. A variant had been used to create life like illusions for Nightmare Night. But this dust, it would bring their minds to the time he desired. They would see the truth of their Princess. He blew onto his hoof, and the dust filled the room. One by one the mares fell asleep, as did the baby dragon who was with them. The stallion walked over to the library door, and opened it to let three figured into the room. One was the Zebra who had given him the dust. "Welcome Zecora. Your aid was most useful." The stallion turned to the other two figures. They were taller than any other pony. "Mistress Moon. Queen Chrysalis. It is an honor to serve the Discordant Organization." "We know. How long will this take." Mistress Moon spoke, in a whisper. "It depends. Hopefully not long. I shall begin now." The stallion moved away from his three visitors, and stood in the middle of the passed out group, before entering a trance himself. ========================================================= Discord was still young. He didn't have a care in the world and played with one of his best friends. At this point Celestia and Luna were still fillies, with Discord only being a few years older than Celestia. He and Luna got on really well, much better than they did with Celestia. Tia wasn't too happy with the way the world was. All three of them were once let out of the castle to take a look around. It was disorganized. Chaotic. Discord and Luna loved it. Tia however, despised it. "Oh come on Tia! Lighten up a little. So what if the country's a little chaotic. It's all in good fun, and mother runs it perfectly." "But it is too chaotic Discord! It should have order. Things must be controlled, everything." "Oh nonsense sister. You make it sound that you want to control even the weather and animals." Luna piped in. "Oh give it up Lulu. Tia's being boring, let's go have some fun. I'll make some Chocolate rain for us." "YAY!" Luna cried out happily and fluttered after Discord. Tia just snorted and stormed off back into the castle. The bearers of harmony watched this scene unfold before them, confused, before the stallion walked in front of them and began talking. "Confused? Yes. When they were young they were good friends. Now before you have anymore questions, let us move on to a later time." The image around them warped, and they found themselves in the Canterlot gardens. “The gardens? Why are we here? Why are you showing us this? Who are you?” The purple mare asked. The stallion frowned trying to remember her name, then smiled as it came to him. “We are here, so you can see the true beginnings of Discord’s reign, and your teachers. Why I am showing it to you, is so that a few more ponies will be free from ignorance; and as for who I am, call me StormWolf. Now hush Twilight, and watch.” In the garden stood an older Discord, blindfolded, and walking around, arms in front of him trying to find Luna. “Gonna get you Lulu.” He followed the sound of her giggling, and tripped over a rose bush. “OOF!” “Dissy! You ok?” Luna flew down from the cloud she was resting on, cheating in her game with Discord, and checked up on him. His chest was still, and he wasn’t responding. Luna brought her face close to Discord’s to see if he was still breathing. “BOO!” Discord sat up laughing as Luna jumped up higher than her cloud in fright. “Oh the look on your face Lulu. Priceless.” “Haha Dissy. Uncool.” Luna frowned, but soon Discord’s laughing infected her and she followed suit. Luna and Discord continued to play laughing their heads off. Luna covered her eyes so Discord could hide as they started playing hide and seek, and Twilight looked up to StormWolf. “Why do you show us this?” “I already told you Twilight. So you may know the truth, and not the lies Celestia wrote into your history.” “Ready or not Dissy. Here I come.” Luna uncovered her eyes and began walking around the gardens looking for her friend. She checked in bushes and trees, but couldn’t find him. She stopped and listened closely, and heard him laughing ‘quietly’ in the maze. Luna entered with a smirk on her muzzle. “So much laughter and joy, but disaster will soon strike. And your precious teacher was at the heart of it Twilight.” StormWolf looked down at Twilight with contempt, and Twilight cowered slightly, afraid of what this stranger might do. But without another word he followed Luna into the maze, and the bearers of harmony instinctively followed.