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// Alternative ending-1 
// Story: The Day Of Red Sky 
// by Spell Bound 
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“Stop this Spell Bound! The chaos has corrupted you! Please fight it!” Begged Princess Celestia from the ground, nearly beaten.

“Why would I do that? I am the son of Discord! I am the rightful ruler of this kingdom and all others! And why should I listen to you, ‘Mother’? You lied to me. Surrender or your precious elements die.” Spell Bound turned to the elements of harmony scattered across the floor, badly injured either physically or mentally. “And how could you betray me, my friends. Even my dear Apple Jack?”

He grabbed said AJ by the hair, bringing her up to his face, the brave mare only barely conscious. While his back was turned, Celestia slowly got back on her hooves. 

“Please....Spelly, stop this. Ah never betrayed ya’ll” AJ pleaded, hoping some part of the pony she loved was still in his Draconequus form. 

“You all betrayed me. All lied to me. All secrets and lies with you. I shall have my vengeance, I shall have Retribution, and so I shall be called”

Celestia felt rage from the pure hatred he had shown to her and her subjects. The power of the sun and magic flowing through her, “You may attack me, boy, defeat me and mock me, but you do not. DO. NOT. THREATEN MY FRIENDS!” her horn glowing with everything she had left, Celestia unleashed a beam of pure magic right at the shocked once-was-unicorn.

However he recovered quickly and sent the beam back upon Celestia smashing her against the wall. Retribution moved up to her a giant smirk on his face, and began to gloat over her.

"Poor Celestia. You where so close and yet so very far away. Did you really think you could the better of me? I'm Chaos Incarnate! I AM THE SPIRIT OF CHAOS AND FURY! I AM EVERYTHING DISCORD IS AND MORE!"

During this time Luna had snuck in with a disappointed look on her face. She silently healed the broken mares and woke them from their nightmares. As Retribution continued to taunt Celestia, she quietly glided over to the elements of harmony, and gave them to their respective bearers. She stole on last glance at the creature that was once Spell Bound, and saw him laughing manically, taking a pose similar to that of Discord's. With a heavy heart she nodded to the mares, and they unleashed the elements powers.

Retribution didn't have any time to move out of the way. He got hit dead centre with the beam, and began to turn to stone. He continued laughing to the end calling out "This won't stop me! This didn't stop Discord! I will return."

Celestia looked up from the ground at the statue that now stood before her. Weakly she stood to her feet, tears in her eyes.

"Luna......get the guards. Get them to move this to the gardens."


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And so stood the statue for 8 years. And so it would have remained for much longer, if it wasn't for a school trip, a business trip, and a visit to an old friend.