//------------------------------// // Preparation // Story: Righteousness and Malevolence // by Luke Man 7394 //------------------------------// PREPARATION "Are you certain they will come? How can we be sure that Celestia herself will be coming?" Chrysalis asks worried. "Of course she will! She won't take the abduction of her only sister lightly. She will come; see to it that the traps are in place and that the crystal is read;. we shall begin harvesting Luna immediately." "What about the Human? I was able to feel power emanating from him like nothing I've felt before. He may prove to be very dangerous and possibly put a dent in our plans." Discord mentions to Sombra. "You're right, I witnessed him in combat at the palace. He'll be a dangerous foe indeed, but perhaps he may also be a great ally. From what you've informed me about his race, they can be easily corrupted. We'll just have to give him a little.....incentive." "That will be difficult. From what I've seen he is a member of a certain group of his race that have dedicated themselves to being good. They are a boring bunch, always trying to do what is right and aren't easy to manipulate." "He will either join us or we'll toss him out with the rest of the trash! NOTHING is going to stop my plan from coming to fruition; I've waited too long and sacrificed too much to fail!" "I am curious, however, as to how he got here. His species wiped each other out several millennia ago." Discord ponders. "It matters not, nothing shall hinder my operation. This planet and all its inhabitant WILL BE MINE!" "Our's." Discord retorts. "Do not forget, Sombra, Chrysalis and I have a lot riding on this as well." "Yes, yes I know, anyway, back to the situation at hoof. How are the experiments on Chrysalis' Changelings coming along?" "Very......painfully, for the Changelings of course. Integrating your crystals with their flesh is a very long and agonizing process, yet things are moving according to schedule." "Excellent, this "new breed" of Changeling will be much stronger and more durable than the previous ones; they should be able to preoccupy our guests long enough to restrain Celestia. Speaking of which, is the trap for her in place? We'll only have one chance at this so I want EVERYTHING to be ready." Sombra ask's Discord. "Yes it is, but how are we going to get her caught in it?" Discord asks. "You leave that to me, now bring Luna out. I would like to have a word with her." Sombra says with a nefarious grin stretched across his face. Chrysalis then uses her magic to raise a rectangular stone block from the ground with Luna held down onto the large stone by massive metal chains wrapped around her body and magically enchanted to suppress her from fleeing. "RELEASE US THIS INSTANT OR SO HELP US!" Luna roars. "I don't believe you are in any condition to be making demands Luna." Sombra says chuckling. "If you wish to speak, then please, answer a question for me." Luna raises an eyebrow at Sombra. "What is a Goddess without her power?" "We refuse to partake in this little game of your..." "NOTHING!" Sombra intervenes. "Nothing. That is what you, and your beloved sister, shall become. That which makes you both omnipotent and supreme, shall be mine. You shall no longer be the rulers of this land. I have been able, with the aid of my two colleagues, to create a crystal that has the ability to absorb and store one's magical essence and then distribute that essence into a new host. And congratulations, you are the first one to be tested." "IMPOSSIBLE!" Luna shouts. "Magical energies are difficult to contain, especially in large amounts." Sombra lets out a loud laugh from this, completely unconvinced. "So confident are you? How about we try and put your theory to the test? Lower the crystal and begin the extraction process!" Sombra orders Chrysalis. Just as the order is given, a massive, crimson colored, crystal lowers from the ceiling. Suspended by thick metal chains the crystal ominously looms several feet in front of Luna with its sharp tip pointing straight at her chest. The crystal then begins to glow bright, lighting the room. Luna's expression turns from anger into fear for she is unaware of what this might do to her. She thought magical containment was impossible, yet she was still filled with fear. The crystal glows even brighter, so bright in fact the entire room is nearly filled with crimson light. Luna's breathing becomes heavier as she closes her eyes and awaits the unknown. Then suddenly, all of the light emanating from the crystal disappears and a beam of energy shoots out of the crystal heading straight for Luna's body. Upon impact Luna lets out a massive bloodcurdling scream of pain. Never before has something caused so much pain to her, tears began to stream down her cheeks as the mix of agony and fear is too much for her to bear. Several seconds of this torture passes the beam of light began to turn a dark purple, starting from Luna's end and began to creep it's way up towards the crystal itself. All Luna could do now was scream......