//------------------------------// // I am a Monument to all Your Sins // Story: "It Was My Job to Take Care of You....." // by Master4871 //------------------------------// "John, you forced us to no other option. You will face judgement." Celestia yelled over the group of charging ponies in front of him. "Bring it on." John said. As he did so the mares in front of his were now done charging and sent a large rainbow beam, vibrant and full of color, in John's general direction. There was nothing John could do but try to dodge the energy that was desperately trying to catch the Spartan. John looked over and saw Celestia's horn glowing yellow, which caused him to get distracted and almost get hit by the beam. Looking at Celestia's horn again proved to be a problem. Now that she was using her magic, she decided to use a incapacitation spell, sending shocks throughout John's entire body. "Again." she ordered. The mares followed and charged another beam to shoot. John struggled to get free but to no avail was unable to budge. The harmonious beam flowed towards him. "This may sting a little." John prepared for the impending blast to fall upon him, but it never touched him. When he looked to see why this was so he saw a bubble-shield like barrier surrounding him. "I looked through your memories, and found this." The voice penetrated John's mind again. "Oh and how about Celly's magical hold hmm?" With the sound of snapping fingers John fell to his feet once again, able to move about as he wished. "John I can't explain everything now, but you need to trust me. Let them get you with the Elements of Harmony. It won't hurt you, but rather give you a slight pinch. Let them capture you if need be, but get back to Canterlot Castle. I will explain later." John pondered this offer with much vigor before the bubble shield 'popped'. He decided to take the offer, he had nothing to lose anyways and he was sure he could fight his way out of the castle if it came to that. Celestia had grabbed John for a second time and commanded the Elements to try again. Without being able to move John just let his muscles relax. When the beam of harmony hit John, there was a tremendous flash, as bright as Celestia's mid-day sun. When the flash let down John was found unchanged. This greatly confused all of the ponies who were in audience to this. "John how have you not changed?" Cadence demanded. John replied with a shrug of his shoulders. "We'll bring him to the castle, have him under constant surveillance. Then we will find out why you have not changed." Celestia ordered that Cadence and Twilight teleport everypony back to the throne room. When they all arrived at the throne room they were greeted by a worried Luna. "Sister, s-sister!" She called out. "It's, it's oh just come and look!" Luna led Celestia off to Canterlot gardens, full of wonderful beauties, flora, fauna, and even the lifeless statues that guarded the gardens. The two sisters arrived at an empty pedestal, labeled: "Discord, Lord of Chaos". The sisters looked at each other with worried looks when a deep dark laugh shrouded their thoughts. "Oh it has been too long Celestia, too long indeed." The menacing voice was now moving from John to the dual Princesses. Suddenly, out of thin air, Discord himself appeared frightening both sisters. "Oh and Luna, I didn't talk to you last time I was here." the spirit said with glee while giving both of them a hug. "Discord, h-how did you escape from your stone imprisonment?" Luna demanded. "Oh you know, I used the only thing that matters in life... CHAOS! And I have Johnny to thank for it. Isn't that nice, a stranger arrive's here and you get stuck with him, and then he unintentionally helps me escape! HA! Classic." Discord summoned a pink cloud of cotton candy, instantly jumping on the soft and somewhat gelatinous cloud. "Why did you escape then and what do you intend to do when we use the Elements of Harmony on you?" Celestia asked. "Oh you won't have to this time because, get this, I plan on being nicer for a change." The two sisters looked at each other, mouth agape from what they just heard. "Yeah I know right. Well I just want to see the world differently, but don't get me wrong I will spread chaos, just not here. So what do you think, pretty please with a cherry on top." Discord changed his head to a puppies head with a literal cherry on top, giving the rulers a true puppy dog stare. "Fine fine just get those adorable eyes away from me." Celestia conceded. "Celly could I talk to you for a moment," Luna asked, now glaring at Discord, "alone!" "Yes of course dear sister." Celestia was lead by Luna to a rather secluded corner of the Caterlot Castle garden. Once there Luna continued with her talk. ... Twilight was pacing back and forth in the throne room, staring at John with much hate. She continued this while her friends were talking in a private group she was excluded from. This went on for about ten minutes until the group broke apart to talk to Twilight herself. Twilight graciously accepted the offer, ready to take any chance to stop guarding John. The group only went as far as the hallway just outside the throne room. There they talked. "Twilight dear, we know you must be concerned for you brother's welfare," Rarity started, "But we think it is unhealthy to hate somepony as much as you hate John right now." "Yeah I mean come on, we invited him to stay with us, we saw what happened to him, we even cared about him, but that doesn't mean that if they betray you you hate them for the rest of their lives." Rainbow pointed out. "We didn't even throw him a 'Welcome to Equestria Party' or a 'Welcome to Ponyville Party' or even a 'Congrats on Surviving War Party'!" Pinkie ranted. "We just care about yer well bein' Sugarcube." Applejack said. "We just want you to be happy, that's all." Fluttershy whispered. The group of mares waiting for a response were greeted by something different, something that looked like it wanted to harm them. ... "Sister, I think it unwise to keep Discord out for long. What if he is just pulling our legs and pursues chaos here, against his promise?" Luna asked. "Luna please, we have the Elements to take care of him and on top of that, I don't feel having him around would be bad for anyone." "Fine, I will agree with you for now. Do you remember what I said when we defeated him the first time?" "What was that again?" "He is just the monument to all our sins."