Mare Do Well Meets Her Match
An MLP: Friendship is Magic Fan-Fiction
Chapter 10: Chaos and Consequences Pt. 4
Meanwhile after a few minutes of running up flights of stairs, Rob and the Mane Six reach the top. All that stands in their way is a set of large double doors. Rob looks at his friends first. He sees that they’re ready. Like Shining Armor and his forces, they have something worth fighting for. Instead of kindly opening the door like any normal pony, Rob kicks it down. His actions spook Discord a bit but it is a sign of a battle that will soon begin.
“Discord! Let’s finish this!” Rob shouts.
“Well, you’ve arrived. Guess you just want to get it over wish don’t you?” He asks the seven jokingly.
“Of course we do. Let’s do this everypony!” shouts Applejack.
“Right,” Twilight agrees.
“This should be very interesting,” Discord mutters to himself, getting some popcorn and chocolate milk.
He watches the seven ponies prep themselves up for their offense. Using the Elements of Harmony, they unleashed a blast that looks similar to a rainbow. It hit Discord but the question is, did it work? The impact from the blast disappears. They look to find out. But their faces change to worry. Discord was sitting there, unphased by their combined attack.
“It didn’t work?” worries Twilight.
“I thought for sure our attack would at least do some harm to that guy,” replies Rob, “Guess what Shining Armor said is true. He is all powerful now.”
“Uh, guys,” yelps Pinkie, “Look!” The others turn at Discord.
Discord asks them, “That’s it? That’s all there is? I thought for sure we would have a good tussle. Guess you’re not as tough as I remember.”
He then lifts up his hand gathering a blast of chaotic magic. With a devilish smile, he tells, “But let’s see how tough you are after you feel a blast of this!”
With a flick of his hand, Discord lets out a dark wave. The seven try again but it’s of no use. His attack pierces through theirs sending them reeling onto the floor. Rob and the others look and see the draconian smiling evilly. It’s their worst fears realized.
“Can’t you see? Even with your Elements of Harmony, you are nothing before me. Face it! You’ve lost and now chaos will last forevermore.” Discord says, chuckling evilly.
Rob and the others are reeling from Discord’s attack. The sounds of fighting and screaming rang in their ears. Rob takes a look in the distance and sees some rebels retreating. Discord’s army led by the Elite is advancing ready to fight back. Shining Armor however, refuses to give up and goes at it again.
“I can tell your friends aren’t doing any better. My power makes my troops nigh invincible. So why don’t you surrender? You all never had a chance against me and it’s all your fault. Your disharmony toward each other is how I returned. Only this time, more powerful than ever!” He laughs coldly, being amused of knowing the truth.
But one disagrees and in an icy tone, he says, “Stronger than ever? Really? Please.”
“What did you say?” Discord asks him, carrying the same tone.
“You think that because of what we did it made you powerful as all heck? Sorry, but even if I never came back, my friends would still kick your draconian butt. You aren’t that threatening you coward,” He continues on, taunting Discord.
Hearing this made Discord a little antsy. “Coward? Seriously?” He gloats, “Is that really the best you can come up with?”
“Not really, I can always do better. Either way, I always heard that you were big, mighty and powerful. My friends told me many things about you. One example is what you’ve done to them.” Rob says.
Discord stays silent as Rob continues talking, “You manipulated their strengths against them. You tried to break their friendship only for all of that to backfire. To make it worse, look how that got you, beaten and turned to stone,” He then asks, “I guess it wasn’t good for your reputation wasn’t it?”
“I was only beaten because I thought they would show off their Elements (which they did),” says Discord. His voice starts to carry a drop of anger.
Discord asks him, “Are you saying that I let them win?” Rob answers with a simple nod.
“Ridiculous! I would never let them win. They couldn’t even go through maze,” He rants, becoming angrier.
“The only reason why they couldn’t because if you intervened, they’d figure it out. They beat you because they had friendship by their side and even without me, they can do it again,” But that’s when it hit him like ten tons of apples.
“Funny. Who’d have thought you’d be afraid of them? Who would guess that you’d be scared of the Mane 6. Scared of their elements. Scared of their strengths. Scared… of friendship,” He speaks. Rob walks closer to where Discord is sitting.
“So you think I’m scared of friendship? Scared of them!? Unlikely!” He shouts, using his dark power to cause Twilight and her friends to float in the air by their elements, “You see!? Do you think I’m scared?!”
Rob takes a look and isn’t impressed, “On the contrary, you still are. Your claw tells me so.”
He then jumps onto Discord’s claw and punches him squarely in the face. The blow causes him to release his grip on the others. They land on the floor, relieved to be free. They watch as Rob continues walking toward Discord.
“You see what I mean? You’re weak. You call yourself an emperor of Chaos? I’ve taken on much worse. You think that by turning Rainbow Dash into your enforcer you would prevent us from kicking your sorry butt? For an evil villain, you really disappoint me. Even that freaky skrull Chrysalis could conceive a much better plan. You? Sorry but…” He suddenly begins to chuckle slowly until it builds up to him laughing madly at Discord. “You’re a complete joke! You think you’re some sort of super villain, but you’re just a scared draconian who can’t handle something as simple as friendship! Some dark lord you turn out to be!”
His laughter intensifies taking a toll on Discord. The mocking words he hear and the feeling of being humiliated is causing his mind to go delirious. He could’ve swore he heard Twilight and the others laugh at him as well. This causes him to be driven over the edge. He snorts a little. He clenches his fist in anger.
“Uh Robbie…” Pinkie says trying to get Rob’s attention, but he keeps laughing. She tries to get his attention a few more times but it isn’t working.
It’s then that she and her friends see Discord charging towards him. Her stomach twists in fear as she lets out a scream, “ROBBIE!”
“Huh? What?” Rob turns around and a split second later, he avoids Discord’s attack, “Guess you were under pressure, weren’t ya?”
“Shut up! Shut up! SHUT UP!” Discord barks, “By the time I’m done with all of you, I’ll be the one laughing!”
“We’ll see,” Rob taunts back, “Time to dance!”
He gets the first move by giving Discord a spin kick to the face. Rob goes now for a charging tackle followed by a right hook. Both moves connect but Discord counters hitting Rob. It doesn’t stop Rob from continuing the fight. He goes at it again delivering haymakers left and right. After a while, he finishes up with a headbutt bonking Discord in the head.
“So what’s up Discord? Feel like laughing now?” taunts Rob.
Discord shouts violently, “Silence!” Now it’s his turn to attack.
The emperor of Chaos races straight for Rob attacking him with his fists. Rob is able to evade some of his strikes but one hits him in the jaw. It’s the opening he needs. Grabbing him by the neck, Discord slams him to the floor. With an evil smile, he brutally smacks Rob with his fist. After a few hits, he throws Rob like a rag doll. Rob lands hard onto the floor. Although he’s hurt, he continues to be persistent.
“Nice. This is where things get fun,” says Rob with a smile.
“Fun?!” Discord rasps. “Do you think of this as some sort of game?!”
“Pretty much,” Rob stretches a bit before gearing up, “Now then, let me show you what I’m capable of.”
Discord watches Rob summon the Elements of Harmony in front of him. Rob shuts his eyes. Everyone sees the seven relics transform into pieces of armor. Honesty and Loyalty form the shoulder pieces. Laughter and Will are the arm parts. Generosity and Kindness create the leg sections. Magic turns upside down creating the chest. The armor enters on Rob’s body engulfing him in a golden aura. Discord seems curious but also cautious over Rob’s hidden strengths.
“I haven’t used this in a while. Maybe it’ll be enough to give you a little thrashing huh?” Rob says, casually stretching before battle.
“What are you wearing? Looks like you turned the Elements of Harmony into some kind of dress? Are you trying to win my respect with your causal insolence!?” asks Discord. His tone is still fierce and full of anger.
“Guess you never knew about the Harmony Armor,” Rob responds, “No wonder you and I never met. You would have already known of what this is capable of. Time for a little demonstration.”
With a devious smile, Rob dashes straight at Discord and delivers a punch to the face. He goes for another but Discord blocks it. He counters with his own punch smacking Rob in the face. The blue stallion takes the hit rather well but is still unimpressed. Discord gets angry seeing Rob’s expression so he goes for another punch.
Rob blocks it and says, “Like I said before. You’re weak and I sense the fear still inside you. What’s wrong? Are you afraid of my power? Afraid of what I can do? Come on.”
Discord throws another punch but now it’s Rob who blocks his attack. He keeps having that same smile looking at the draconian as if he has an obsession. It becomes a tug-of war between them. Discord uses all he has hoping to drive his fist into Rob’s mouth. Rob continues to play with him hoping to put him at a disadvantage. But he doesn’t expect Discord using his own head to do damage to him. It breaks Rob’s grip on his hand and he uses it to sock him in the face.
“I won’t let someone as insignificant as you push me around! Do you even know who I am!?” yells Discord, still fuming in anger.
“Oh I do know,” says Rob, “You’re nothing but a giant paperweight comprised of different animal parts. I wonder, when you came around, did you happen to get into a costume store? If you did then I just can’t take you seriously. Even if Rarity put you in something really nice, you still don’t impress me.”
Rainbow Dash starts to giggle at Rob’s choice of words. After a bit, it enters to full on laughter. The others look at her with angry stares. She keeps on laughing and now it makes Discord fuming mad.
“This… isn’t… funny!” Discord screams. In his blind rage, he conjures up a blast of dark magic from his hand.
“Even when you yell, you’re still a joke!” Rob replies, insulting Discord for good measure.
“You think that’s funny? Well let’s see you laugh at this!” Discord then flicks his arm creating a chaotic energy wave.
Rob turns to his friends and gloat, “Watch this.”
He touches the jewel of generosity on his right knee, activating one of the armor’s powers. A large diamond appears in front of him carrying a reflective surface. Discord’s wave strikes the reflective mirror, absorbing its power. Rob smiles at the sight of this but it only fuels his opponent’s anger.
“Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the most chaotic of all? That would be me!” He shouts, unleashing another chaotic wave.
The mirror absorbs the blast but something goes wrong. It begins cracking on some sides. Rob sees Discord fire another attack hitting the mirror shattering it. The resulting feedback sends the absorbed blast to Rob, dealing damage. Discord chuckles as Rob hits the floor from the impact. But it isn’t stopping him. He gets up and goes on the offense again. This time around, he uses the Loyal Dash to hit at mach speed. Discord easily repels all his attacks and responds with a simple punch. Due to being at high speed, he gets sent all over the place landing yet again on the floor.
Discord assures Rob, “You make this too easy. Do you think your little armor can stand up to me? I doubt it.”
“And I still say you’re weak. You’re just lucky because the extreme disharmony makes you an omnipotent god,” He replies.
“That is so true,” agrees Discord, “Will you ever learn little stallion? You may as well surrender because you and your friends will never defeat me. Ever.”
Rob looks around considering his options. Okay, the Harmony Armor isn’t working against him. Even if I were to use every attack, he’ll simply dodge and counter it.
“Tell me, is something bothering you boy? Why not tell us. It can make things so much easier,” requests Discord, who notices Rob thinking.
Rob becomes angry and frustrated. Darn it, this creep’s catching on to what I’m doing. Harmony Armor won’t work and going Nova may not be the best. Who knows what would happen if he were to get a hold of that power?
That’s when Rainbow Dash has a suggestion. She says, “Rob! Use them both at the same time!”
Rob turns and replies, “But if I did that, then the risk is just too great. I just can’t!”
“What are you saying to him Rainbow Dash?” asks Twilight.
“I’m telling him to go Prime. Harmony Nova Prime!!” She shouts, spooking Rob at the very thought of it.
That form killed me. I vow to myself I would never use it again… but I’m left now with little choice. Rob’s face changes from worry to confidence.
“You know, the more I hear you talk, the more it bores me. I should have had you all beaten the minute you stepped in my quarters,” Discord complains.
“And you remind me of Rarity when she complains. I can handle her just fine. You, not so much,” Rob insults.
“This is one of the reason why you never… ever… SHUT UP!” Discord yells, fed up by Rob’s constant insults.
“Whoa, temper. Calm down. You want to get back to the fighting well, wait a bit. I just thought I’d show you something.” Rob suggests.
Discord calms down (hopefully) and responds, “Yes? Like what?”
“I figure you need a better understanding of what I’m capable of. So I figured it’s high time that you get a lesson on that, starting with the basics,” Rob explains.
He then turns to his friends and says, “And I think you six should learn too.”
“Do we really have time for this? Because ever since you had the audacity to insult me and say that I’m weak, I just simply want to beat you down and strip the friendship out of you,” Discord hisses, getting angry at the aspect of what Rob says.
“Maybe if you take a deep breath and relax, we’ll get to that,” Rob suggests.
Discord calms down. This makes Rob pleased so he continues, “Trust me. You all are going to love this. What you see now here is me in my normal state.”
He shuts his eyes causing his Element of Harmony to appear. He then says, “This here is my Element of Harmony: The Element of Will. Derived by the desire to overcome anything, even destiny.”
Suddenly, the other Elements of Harmony appear in front of Rob. They instantly change into the Harmony Armor. Discord continues to watch.
“And when all seven elements of harmony are gathered, they form the power to create miracles. This here is the Harmony Armor,” Rob explains, “But you knew that first hand didn’t you?”
Discord nods and responds, “Oh I do know. How I enjoyed beating you down even with your little toys.”
“I already knew that firsthand. But let me ask you, can someone like me have the power to do this?” Rob asks him.
The seven Elements of Harmony disappear. In its place, Rob takes on a strange golden helmet. He puts it on covering his body in an all too familiar outfit. The Mane six sees that he’s already going Nova. Discord looks in confusion seeing him in this form.
“I’m surprised you’ve never seen this before. This here is my Nova gear but you can refer this as Centurion Nova Prime,” He says, showing off this form.
“This is becoming the worst three minutes I’ve ever wasted in my existence,” Discord complains, again, “Your tutorial is boring me. You basically change outfits. So what? Is it going to scare me? No! What it will make me do is give me more of a reason to destroy you and your friends. At this point, you’ve bored me with your insults, your fighting and now this!”
Its then that Rob stops joking around. With a serious tone, he tells him, “You just really want me to kick your butt do you?”
Discord simply nods at him. Rob responds to that with just a sigh but knows the risks.
“Alright. Before I do that, there is one more thing I want to show all of you. By the time it’s over you will be amazed at what you’ll see,” Rob says, having that same smile.
Rob closes his eyes. He starts to float high in mid-air. One by one, the Elements of Harmony appear. They encircle him but due to the huge amount of energy, all seven turned into circular orbs of colored light. Twilight and the others see the orbs move much faster. They reach the point where electricity begins to spark out from each Element. Suddenly, the elements stop moving and then go inside Rob causing an unbelievable transformation. So much so that everything engulfs in a bright light. All they hear is a loud ear-shattering roar. Even Shining Armor’s resistance army can hear it.
Shining Armor looks up to see. That roar… is Rob actually going through with this?
His sight turns to one of the Elite attacking him. He blocks and counters. Their fight continues on. Discord’s Elite troops are putting up a heck of a brawl. But another fight is about to start again. Back at the top of Distopia Castle, everyone looks in shock over Rob’s transformation. Twilight and her friends are amazed at this. No words can describe it. Discord however, has a look of horror. Although Rob stated earlier that Discord was afraid of friendship, he’s now afraid of something worse, much worse.
“The look in your eyes… I see it. It’s fear,” says a deep and angered voice.
Discord still looks in horror as his opponent stands there, hovering over the ground. The others get to see and even this surprises them. They see Rob’s true power. It’s a power that took his life six months ago but he needs it now more than ever. This power is Prime… Harmonia Nova Prime. If the Nova Force and the Harmony Armor were to combine, this is the result. He currently wears the Nova Prime gear with some notable differences.
One difference is that he isn’t wearing the helmet. In its place is a starburst on his head that has eight points. He also is wearing the Harmony Armor. The harmony gems are colored differently taking a red hue instead of normal. It’s due to the Nova Force interacting with the Elements. Another noticeable feature is Rob’s hair. His hair is expanded reaching down to his legs. They’re spiky and exhibit some powerful static. His eyes are no longer filled with yellow light. They are normal; a sign that both of his strengths are in check and as one.
“Sorry this took me a lot longer than I thought it would be. But I haven’t had the opportunity to use this. What better time than now,” He says.
“What… what are you?” Discord asks him, still fearful over his opponent’s changed state.
“I am the hope of the universe. I am the answer to all living things that cry out for peace. I am protector of the innocent. I am the light in the darkness. I am truth,” He answers, carrying a tone that is dark, cryptic and devoid of emotion.
“Truth? All you are is just a little pony wearing some kind of fancy get-up. You’re not even truth at all!” Discord rants.
“Is that right?” Letting off a powerful roar, his aura manifests and his tone changes, “I am ally to good! Nightmare to you! This here is my ultimate power. My last hope in fighting for everlasting harmony! I am Prime… Harmonia Nova Prime!”
“Harmonia? Nova Prime?” mutters Discord, trying to compose himself.
“That’s right. You want to see me at my best?” He asks Discord, smiling immediately, “You got it. Now, let’s begin this little game shall we?”
Rob vanishes instantly. Discord looks around hoping to find him. His fear has kicked into overdrive. He has never been this afraid of his opponent. Normally, it would be Discord who brings fear to those who oppose him. But now the roles have been reversed. Now it’s Rob who’s delivering the fear to him whether it is by words or actions. Rob attacks, striking Discord on the back of his head. Reeling from the attack, Discord counters but misses.
“Where are you?” He shouts loudly.
“I’m right here,” Rob replies appearing behind Discord, “What’s the matter? Nervous? Afraid? Questioning why I carry this power? Querying why you shake in worry?”
“Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP!” Discord yells, attacking again, “I will not be stopped by an incessant overpowered brat!”
His attack is on deaf ears. Rob disappears, pushing Discord to the breaking point. Twilight and the others look in worry over their enemy’s continued anger.
“I’ve never seen Discord so angry before,” says Twilight.
“You can blame Robbie for that. That pony certainly pushed his buttons long enough. He’s going to get us all killed,” Applejack rants.
“Would you want Discord to beat us down like before? It’s either that or we let Rob do the fighting for us? We owe him at least that much!” Rainbow Dash responds.
“But what he’s doing is going to really bring ruin for all Equestria!” Twilight shouts back.
“Yeah? So what? We can always rebuild things when we’re done,” Rainbow Dash argues.
Twilight responds, “That’s not the point. Rob pushed Discord to the brink and we’re going to end up paying the price for his actions!”
Fluttershy and Pinkie say nothing. The two look at Discord who in blind anger, tries to attack Rob. As Harmonia Nova Prime, Rob evades his attacks like they’re nothing. One attack lands Rob but blocks it with so much as a simple gesture. The two go into a straight stare down. From the eyes of Twilight and the others, it’s clear as day. To Discord, Rob is nothing but an impudent brat who has pushed his buttons far too long. All he wants to do is strip the friendship out of him. In Rob’s mind however, Discord is the very epitome of chaos itself. His friends may have beaten him once but now they can’t due to his omnipotence. Only someone who can rival that power is able to and that is Rob.
“Do you have any idea how angry I am right now?” Discord asks him, “How I want to rip you down piece by piece!”
“I do,” He answers, “Too bad you’re still weak… and afraid of not just friendship, but me. Funny ain’t it? Funny that you’re scared of me.”
“I am not afraid!” yells Discord, becoming angry yet again.
“Your claw tells me otherwise. You lie,” Rob replies.
“Then prove it boy! Prove that I am afraid!” He hisses.
“Don’t say I didn’t warn you,” Rob warns.
Rob does that by breaking his hand. Discord yells in immense pain. For added good measure, Rob delivers a kick to the face sending him to the floor. In pain from Rob’s assault, Discord whimpers his way out.
“Since when did a draconian decides to be a coward?” asks Rob, “I thought you wanted to be the one laughing after this is over. Who’s laughing now, weakling?”
Discord turns to Rob with a cold angry stare. Rob simply stands there not showing any emotion whatsoever. Twilight and the others keep watch. They don’t like what’s going on.
“So you want to go again? I can enjoy beating you down all over again… if you can free yourself from your childish garbage,” Rob suggests.
Discord then insists, “Are you saying that I’m holding back? Ridiculous. I am not holding back against you at all!”
Rob simply shrugs and responds. “You lie! You are holding back. You’re just afraid that what you’ll do can end up destroying this place,” He then adds insult to injury by saying, “No wonder Discordia’s spawns are pathetic.”
Discord notices Rob’s tone and asks him, “What did you say?”
He repeats, “I said, no wonder Discordia’s spawns are pathetic. You want me to put a loudspeaker next to your ear so I can yell at you? Because from here, I can say it as much as I want just fine.”
Rob says the same words “weak and pathetic” over and over. It fuels Discord to rapidly become angry. His claw (now healed) turns into a fist. He snorts in rage. He begins walking closer hearing more of Rob’s continued banter. Pinkie tries to warn Rob but it’s of no use. He still continues mocking him and how the spawn of an evil monster is wretched. But as Rob turns around, he stops speaking. He sees Discord ready to explode on him. What happens next is all expected.
Discord grabs Rob by the neck and drags him to a wall. Fed up by Rob’s insults, fed up by Rob’s disrespect and fed up due to his strength, Discord’s inner mind has split into two. He’s snapped. He’s gone feral. Rob gets a good look at him. Discord’s eyes have darkened into a corrupted crimson. His emotions run wild. Anger is all on his mind and now he’s ready to unleash it all on everyone who mocked him.
“You dare disrespect the goddess of chaos and strife?! You impudent little gnat!” Discord screeches.
“That’s because she is pathetic. Just like you,” Rob struggles replying. Discord’s grip tightens on his neck.
“I’ve had enough of this! I’ve had enough toying with you ponies! I’ve had enough dealing with your little talks of love and friendship. They make me sick!” He spats, “Now the games end here! I will enjoy stripping your wretched hide piece by piece! And once I’m done with you, your friends will be next and no one will save them this time. Not even their pathetic Elements of Harmony!”
Rob struggles as much as he can to break free but to no avail. Discord’s grip on his neck is too tight. Even at his strongest state, it won’t be able to help him out of this rut. Discord gets himself ready to deliver an attack of his own. At a range this close, he is sure to give Rob a lesson in pain.
“So now the game is finally over. Any last words before I rip the friendship out of you?” Discord requests.
Rob thinks for a split second and answers, “As a matter of fact, I do.”
He gives Discord his answer by spitting in his face. Twilight and the others look in horror seeing Rob do this. It’s the ultimate insult to anyone who dares to anger someone else. In this case, Discord becomes enraged.
“You know, that’s very disrespectful of you right here. Spitting on my face, that’s cruel,” He takes a napkin out of nowhere and wipes the spit off, “More cruel than wanting to submerge a world into chaos because everyone hates you.”
“Wanted an answer so bad? You got it,” Rob replies, still struggling.
“Seems you’re still as reckless as ever. I tried to be reasonable with you but your puny brain thinks otherwise. Time to go blue dweeb,” Discord rages, gearing his paw up for a thrashing.
But Rob has other plans. Using his legs, he whacks Discord in the face. His grip on Rob is released. Now free, he goes on the attack dishing out multiple punches and kicks. Discord fights back with his own attacks while blocking some of Rob’s attacks. This turns into a major brawl. Eventually they both split and then went at it again. Both Rob and Discord each deliver a punch to each other. Instead, they hit their fists causing a shockwave that shatters every single window in the throne room.
“Had enough yet?” Rob asks him.
“Far from it. I shall enjoy breaking you down,” Discord responds.
“This is a fight I’ve been waiting for,” Rob says. He then yells loudly letting out more power.
Discord does the same and the two were then engulfed in auras. Rob races resuming the fight but Discord predicts his attack. He blocks two strikes and then follows it up by using his tail to smack Rob halfway across the room. Rob lands on the floor but is so fueled into the fight that he doesn’t hear Pinkie asking if he’s okay. He dashes for another attack but like before, Discord blocks and counters. However, Rob grabs his tail and then swings him around for a bit. After a while, he throws Discord sending him to a free fall. Rob follows with a high-speed dash. Discord regains his footing but is too late.
“You’re going down my friend. Way down!” He shouts, grabbing Discord and slamming him to the ground.
The resistance is caught by surprise seeing Discord crash. Shining Armor gets a look at the situation. He sees Discord knocked onto the floor hard with Rob up above ready to attack. Rob gathers an orb of pure energy and fires straight to the ground. Shining Armor and his forces move away from the blast radius. He wonders if Discord will go down in this manner. But the draconian isn’t going out so easily. Seeing the orb heading at him, he gets up and uses his tail to send it right back at him.
“Your serve Stallion,” says Discord.
Rob responds by smacking the orb back at him. He then dashes to follow up with another attack. Discord repels the orb and then blocks his assault. The fight continues on the ground with both of them giving it everything they have. However, Rob becomes more brutal with his attacks. He eventually kicks Discord and then smacks him twice. Discord blocks the second attack and then throws Rob onto a tree. The hit tears the tree down and gives Rob ample pain. It doesn’t stop him though.
“You’re getting better Discord. Guess my way into angering you really does pay off,” Rob compliments.
“Oh I should thank you alright because now I have more of a reason to submerge you and this world into chaos! Chaos is magical! Chaos is everlasting! Chaos is forever!” Discord responds, laughing maniacally.
Again with the chaos garbage Discord? This guy needs something new to say, I swear. Rob gears up again for another attack.
He races toward him but Discord says, “Going for the offense eh? You are too blind.”
Discord prepares to block but didn’t anticipate Rob to disappear. Discord looks around. He waits for when Rob will show up. That’s when he can be ready for a counteroffensive. Rob does show up and strikes him from behind. He then fires two blasts of energy sending Discord careening onto the walls of his fortress. In a fit of rage, Discord responds by unleashing a barrage of chaotic energy blasts. Rob dodges them with little effort and then at point blank range, fires a blast of gravimetric energy. The blast not only gets Discord but Rob as well due to the recoil. He lands on the floor while Discord is still stuck on the wall from the impact. The Mane 6 meanwhile gets a look at the carnage. It’s a sight for sore eyes.
“These two are really giving it their all,” says Twilight who notices something off.
“Robbie…” Pinkie whispers, worried for her love.
“If this keeps up, these two can end up tearing this place apart. We won’t be safe here,” worries Rainbow Dash.
“Rainbow Dash is right. Somepony is going to get seriously hurt if the fight keeps up,” Twilight explains.
“What da we do?” asks Applejack.
“All we can do… wait,” Twilight answers, “Discord is too powerful and even if we attacked, he’ll toss us aside.”
“But Twilight, don’t we have something that can beat that meanie,” Pinkie wonders.
“I agree with Pinkie, Twilight,” insists Rarity, “Rob and Discord’s fighting is only going to put trouble for all of us. There should be something that can help finish this.”
“Think of something Twilight,” says Fluttershy.
Twilight replies, “I’ll try.”
While Twilight tries to figure out a plan, the battle between Rob and Discord heats up. Both of them are breathing heavily, even in their strongest states. Despite the fighting that still goes on with Shining Armor and his squad, it was fierce. They go at it for another round but their attacks collide smacking each other in the face. The impact from the attack forces the two to reel back. Discord goes for another strike. Rob responds by giving him the boot. His instincts were kicking in at full throttle. He starts exhibiting the same emotions as Discord has right now: focusing more on violent instincts than reasoning. In his mind, he doesn’t care who gets in his way. What’s in front of him is his opponent that must be taken down.
“You notice that I’m being different aren’t you?” Rob asks Discord.
He nods and replies, “I noticed alright. I also noticed that you’re more focused on battle rather than talk. That’s a first.”
“Not really. This is what happens when I go all out like this,” Rob explains, “When I’m in this state, it’s hard to listen to reason.”
“Reason? You never ever listen to reason so that should be moot,” insists Discord.
“That’s not the case,” He then explains, “Everypony should know that when I’m in this form, it’s hard for me to listen to reason. Reasoning means nothing to me. Stuff like friendship and love is garbage. I just lose control and if I wanted to, I would annihilate the entire planet just so I can wipe you out.”
Discord becomes shocked at the premise of Rob’s words. In his mind, Rob’s crazy but due to being in this feral state, he can care less. The two fight yet again and Discord gets smacked by Rob’s ferocious kick. He gets sent flying into the castle. The impact scares Twilight and the others who are still planning something. They see Rob race straight for Discord. He unleashes a full force barrage of energy blasts. All of them hit their mark but for good measure, he brings out the Gravimetric Blaster dishing more damage.
“Rob, we may have found a way to defeat Discord but we need your help,” Twilight suggests.
He turns to look at Twilight and the others delivering a very cold stare. Everyone is spooked by Rob’s change of tone, even Pinkie. She’s afraid of what he’ll do to her or her friends.
“Robbie…” says Pinkie, “Are you there?”
Rob says nothing. This heightens Pinkie’s fear. She tries calling out to him again but to no avail. But then she notices him smiling. He then winks at the seven before turning to his opponent as he roars loudly. Rob smiles seeing Discord isn’t done yet. However he can’t waste too much time fighting.
“So, you finished yelling? Let’s do this. I think I’ve wasted enough time toying with you,” Rob says.
“I couldn’t agree more!” Discord replies, “Now then, let’s welcome chaos. True chaos!”
Discord lets out a roar engulfing into a dark aura. Rob does the same but he’s in a golden aura. The two go at it for another dash. However Rob instead delivers an uppercut. He grabs him by the neck and launches him high into the air. The blow has Discord smacking ceiling after ceiling. It does give Rob some room to reach all the way up. When he does, he gives him a smack sending him straight down.
“Feel my power!” Rob shouts, “Gravimetric Blaster!”
Rob fires a full power gravimetric blast. With aim precise as his, he’s guaranteed not to miss. The blast hits dealing damage but he takes it up a notch going at full power. However, Twilight notices that Discord is pushing against the force of Rob’s full power blast.
“This isn’t good,” She worries, “Girls, we got to do something and fast! If Discord repels that attack back at Rob, he’s in trouble.”
“But what do we do? We don’t have anything that can hurt him,” Pinkie replies, worried.
“Oh we do. We just need the perfect item for the job. Pinkie, we need your Party Cannon,” Twilight suggests.
“My party cannon? Why?” Pinkie asks her friend.
“Just trust me,” insists Twilight.
Pinkie nods and hands Twilight her Party Cannon. With no time to waste, the six get to work. Rob continues pushing everything he has into the Gravimetric Blaster. Discord keeps pushing through the blast despite suffering injuries. Rob notices this and he amplifies his power. This pushes Discord back but he shows some persistence.
“You prove to be stronger than I expected. I’m impressed boy,” Discord praises.
“I can say the same for you. You’ve been able to withstand everything I’ve thrown at you. A shame this fight has to end,” Rob replies, feeling disappointed.
Before Discord says another word, Twilight and her friends prep up Pinkie’s party cannon. Taking their shot, Pinkie fires sending out a large party bomb at Discord. Unaware of the oncoming obstacle, Discord gets smacked by the party bomb. It explodes completely ruining his focus. It gives Rob the time needed to boost his attack pushing Discord down even more.
“Time to finish this. By the power of the Nova Force!” Rob shouts, “Super Nova!”
Rob gathers energy turning it into a large golden orb. He then dashes at high speed slamming headlong into Discord. The impact severely damages him. Rob pushes as much as he can. He wants to end the fight despite his friends’ untimely “assistance”. He looks at Discord with a cold stare. Discord does the same. No words were said between the two. Only their actions speak for them. Eventually after a while, Rob makes good on his words unleashing the Super Nova at full power.
“Guys, now!” Rob shouts. He allows the Elements of Harmony to separate from him.
Twilight and the others put on their brooches. Rob does the same. The seven sees Discord ready to attack once more. With no time to waste, they use the power of their Elements. Energy begins to unleash from all seven brooches. Discord knows what happens next. He builds up energy for an attack of his own. After a bit, the two sides unleash their power at each other. It immediately becomes a power struggle with Discord pushing everything he has against the seven.
“Don’t think I’m letting you win this easily. I won’t go down without a fight,” states Discord.
“Too bad this fight is already over. Let’s kick it up to full power guys,” orders Rob.
Rob and his friends continue to stand their ground. The gems begin glowing wildly responding to their desire to win. Discord notices his attack pushing back. He begins to get afraid. He sees the blast coming closer. All he could do was scream.
“No. No… NO!” He yells in fear. Rob and his friends’ attack strike Discord.
His body begins to solidify changing into marble. Before long, he returned back to the prison that trapped him before. The energy from their attack disappears. Twilight and the others get a look. They see Discord has returned back to his stone prison, where he belongs. Rob checks but finds something off.
Funny. We beat Discord but… why does he look like this? He wonders.
“Maybe because I knew you’d defeat me. What else can I say?” Discord responds, deep within Rob’s mind.
Discord! But we defeated you! Rob states.
“Defeated me yes, but can I at least give you some praise? You really put me through the ringer. Didn’t think that your insults brought the best in me.” He explains.
Is that so? Guess I did hit you good. You are still the same as Twilight always tells me… a master of chaos. Rob responds.
“Ain’t that who I am? Chaos is truly a wonderful thing,” says Discord, “I never thought I’d say this but it’s good to have you back among the living… Rob Stallion. You better hope that when I do return, I wish for a rematch. Understand?”
Rob smiles solemnly seeing the stone Discord statue. He senses that there may be some good in him. Before he can turn to his friends, a loud tremor shakes the castle. Everyone wonders what’s going on. The tremors start increasing rapidly affecting not just Distopia but all over the planet.
Rob then looks at his left arm and says, “Worldmind, Status Report!”
An image of Worldmind appears in front of the seven. He replies, “The planet’s destruction has accelerated.”
“Accelerated?” wonders Rainbow Dash, “What do you mean?”
“Quite simple. Your friend’s fight against Discord has sped up the remaining time your planet has,” It explains, not showing any emotion to the seven.
“So how long do we have until the planet goes ka-powie?” Pinkie asks it.
Worldmind tries saying something but can’t. Rob knows it’s hiding the truth from them.
“Tell us already!” shouts Rob, “How much time we have left?”
Giving in, Worldmind answers, “Your planet has only 30 minutes to survive.”
“What?!” yells Twilight, “30 minutes? You mean our world is going to go out like this in 30 minutes?”
“Precisely,” It answers, “None of you will survive the oncoming destruction.”
But Rob disagrees, “I won’t let it happen. There is a way we can save the planet.”
“No Robbie,” dissuades Pinkie, “You can’t! You don’t mean to-”
“I do!” He interrupts, “I’m going to the planet’s core and expunge out the chaos that’s corrupting it.”
“Are you out of your mind Robbie,” protests Applejack, “Are ya gonna risk your life ta do something so careless?”
“I agree with Applejack. This is too much for you to handle,” approves Rarity, “There has to be another way.”
“There is no other way Rarity. Like I said, when I’m in this state, reasoning is meaningless. Even if you beg and plead, you won’t change my mind. I have to do this,” assures Rob.
“You’re a fool,” insults Worldmind. Everyone is shocked hearing this.
“A fool you say? Tell me. What are the chances of survival if I do this?” asks Rob.
“Um…” says Fluttershy, “Please don’t do this Rob. I ask you please.”
“Your actions are just as foolish as your predecessor,” offends Worldmind, “If you choose to make this risk, there is a 98% chance that you will not survive. You’re throwing away your life just to save theirs… again.”
“So what? You should have left me to die,” He responds.
“Do you wish to break the promise you made?” Worldmind questions.
After a few seconds of thinking, Rob nods and answers, “I won’t die. I promise.”
Rob gathers the Elements of Harmony forming the Harmony Armor once more. Once the armor’s on, he starts heading for the planet’s core. All his friends and even Worldmind were appalled by Rob’s decision.
“What is Robbie thinking?” Pinkie says, angrily, “Why does he have to go and do this?!”
“Pinkie, I know you’re mad but,” Twilight explains.
“But what?!” She interrupts, “Saying that he’s the one who has to save everypony is crazy!”
“Ah know Pinkie. Robbie is crazy and what he’s doing is gonna get him killed… again!” Applejack agrees.
“Robbie promised me that if ANYTHING were to happen to him, I would never…. Ever… smile again!” Pinkie replies, stating the ultimatum.
“That’s… a bit harsh Pinkie Pie,” says Rarity, “Don’t you think that’s a bit too extreme?”
“Not as extreme as how our friendship ended up after he died,” replies Rainbow Dash, realizing her folly.
In fact, all of them realize the truth. Fluttershy says, “I know. I feel like it’s my fault.”
“It’s all our fault Fluttershy,” admits Applejack, “Even Rob and Rainbow Dash have to take some of the blame.” The others nod in agreement.
“Yes,” agrees Worldmind, overhearing their conversation, “All seven of you are to blame for what happened.”
“But why Rob has to go off and do this?” asks Twilight, “He’s going to end up making the same mistake the first time.”
“He is reckless. He does not care if his life wishes to be taken. He only wants what is best not just for you but also for everyone in your world,” explains Worldmind.
“That’s just an excuse for him to be going off and being a hero,” replies Applejack.
“You should know that he carries a burden. One that is eating away inside of him,” It says, “If you’ve seen it behind the façade, his heart is in tears. Crying out because of all the trouble that he’s caused.”
The six wonder if it’s true. Worldmind decides to explain it in a lot more detail. It shows the six a recording of Rob during his training. In the recording, Rob states that it has been six months since he came back to life. He has completed his training and is on his own way home. However he worries if his friends still harbor hate toward him. He made some mistakes. He tried his hardest to set things right but it was to no avail. Maybe he felt the same pain they did when they were humiliated… karma. He only wanted to teach them a lesson in humility. But it led to infighting that shattered their friendship. It ends with him hoping that his friends keep their promise. He tells his friends that he’s sorry for everything. He also apologizes to Pinkie for breaking her heart and if things were different, he’d be proposing to her right now. The recording ends. All six look at each other ready to cry.
“I understand the pain you all are in right now. Rob only wanted what’s best for all of you but now he’s risking his life to save your world,” Worldmind says, “I don’t know if it is negligence or valor but whatever the reason, I can not let him do something like this. He has much to live for.”
“Is there anything we can do?” Rainbow Dash asks.
“As a matter of fact, there is,” Worldmind replies, glowing brightly.
It then fires energy beams striking each of them. They didn’t feel anything strange at first. But then Twilight notices some of them floating. Before look, Twilight starts floating as well. All of them start flying but Worldmind keeps them in line.
“What did ya do ta us?” asks Applejack.
“I have given you the power of flight. However, it only lasts for a short time,” It explains.
“Listen up. We need to get to where Rob’s going and fast!” orders Twilight.
“Yeah! We have a planet ta save,” replies Applejack.
“We have families that look up to us,” follows Rarity.
“We all have big dreams to accomplish,” Rainbow Dash asserts.
“And… um… we… want to bring harmony back,” Fluttershy sputters.
“We want to have the biggest parties in all of Equestria,” Pinkie praises.
“So let’s do it! Let’s save the world and show everypony why we’re the Elements of Harmony!” Twilight says.
Worldmind smiles seeing them united. It disappears and the six head into the hole that Rob created. Meanwhile, Rob reaches the planet’s core. The area is a horrid sight. Darkness is everywhere, lightning roars letting out crash after crash and an echo of fear hears through the abyss. Instead of courage, Rob’s face has a look of fear. Its as if something or someone was waiting for him.
“Holy Celestia… Discord must really did a number here,” He whispers, “I don’t have much time. I got to take it to the max.”
Rob senses something out of place but he pays no mind. He gears himself up to unleash his Super Nova, regardless of the risks. Before he does however, he hears voices heading closer. He ignores it, thinking that it was the lightning. But then they get louder. It starts to ruin his focus. Anger kicks in and now he’s fed up. He turns around to check only for his face to widen in shock.
“Rob!” All six ponies shout. He becomes surprised seeing them here.
“Twilight? What are you all doing here? I told you all that I would handle this!” He complains.
“We can’t see you go out like you did last time. Besides, didn’t you make a promise to somepony?” Twilight asks her.
Rob tries not to reason with this. He answers, “I don’t have time for this. Give me one good reason why you all are here? Are you here to stop me from risking my life? Tell me.”
They didn’t need to. Pinkie comes closer to Rob. In either anger or stupor, she slaps him. His eyes widen after he felt that. He turns to look at her who is starting to form tears.
“Pinkie… why?” He whispers, asking her.
“You’re breaking my promise… you promised you wouldn’t do this!” shouts Pinkie, scaring him, “Why? Why do you have to go and hurt me like this?”
She becomes too overwhelmed by her emotions and starts crying in his arms. Rob gives her a hug hoping to calm her down. His eyes then shift to Twilight and her friends. They feel not just Pinkie’s pain but also Rob’s burden. It becomes silence despite the tension occurring in the planet’s core. But that silence is broken due to a scream.
“What was that?” asks Fluttershy.
The seven get a look around wondering who or what it was. Rob senses it yet the others do not. He sees the darkness around them begin to take form. A body starts to take form. Hooves start appearing on the body followed by large wings. They then see the head with a mane and tail that’s long, dark and evil. Its eyes reveal itself in a red rage. Her horn then shows with a size longer than the rest. It lets out a roar signaling its presence. The true form of chaos reveals itself at last, Discordia, goddess of chaos and strife. Due to the corruption, she is much larger than normal. She looks at the seven that stand in her way unleashing a roar.
“What? What is that?” asks Twilight. Fluttershy hides behind her due to the immense evil.
“The true form of chaos itself that wishes to submerge Equestria in eternal chaos… Discordia,” Rob replies, “Everyone, this is chaos personified.”
“Chaos? This thing? This monster?!” shouts Rarity. Discordia roars, scaring her.
“Not today you vile fiend. Harmonia stopped you before and now today, her children will do the same!” Rob counters back.
“Attention, planetary detonation in 3 minutes. Hurry.” Worldmind speaks through the intercom.
“Well, I guess there is only one option left,” Rob states, turning to his friends, “Guys, we’re going to have to kick it into overdrive.”
“Overdrive?” wonders Rainbow Dash, “What do you mean?”
Rob explains, “To purge our world of the chaos that is tearing it apart, we need to use our elements at maximum power. We only have one shot at this.”
“One shot?” says Applejack.
“If we fail at this… we’re history. You, me, everypony is history,” states Rob, “Time we make or break history. Let’s do it.”
The others say nothing. They know the risks. Only one thing matters now: saving the world. Turning toward the monster Discordia, the seven activate their Elements of Harmony. Like Rob stated earlier, they need to unleash it at maximum power.
Planetary detonation is imminent. 1 minute till detonation.
Discordia sees them using every ounce of strength they put into their Elements. Scoffing at the thought, she attacks unleashing a fury of chaotic power. The seven are unphased by the attack. She sees that the power formed an orb of harmonic energy. Inside the orb are Rob and his friends imbuing with the power of Harmony. Discordia roars once more stating that her revenge will be sought.
“Not this time. Eons ago, you were defeated but not destroyed. This time,” Rob looks at Discordia. His eyes start glowing white revealing his cutie mark, “You will go away… forever!”
The others open their eyes as well revealing their marks. All seven yell out as Discordia begins to be pushed back from the overwhelming energy. She is unable to react in time and then, it happens. Everything flashes in a bright white light. It wasn’t just Discordia that gets engulfed by it. It’s everything whether it is Shining Armor’s resistance army running to survive, Cadence praying alongside the foals hoping that it ends or all of life ready to experience the end of the world. The planet immerses itself within harmony’s light. Sounds of yelling are heard through the cosmos. Discordia’s essence was expelled out of the planet by the light. A few minutes afterwards, the light that covered the planet fades away. Instead of gray, the skies within the planet returned back to a light blue.
Inside the castle on Earth, the orb carrying Rob and the mane six land gently on the ground below. All of them were exhausted. Their Elements of Harmony also took a toll. The colors on their jewels (save for one) have turned to a dull gray. It’s due to their power no longer residing. The one that hasn’t however starts to crack. Eventually it shatters splitting into two halves and landing on the ground below. What does this mean? Is it due to Rob no longer carrying his strengths? Or did his death and rebirth played a role in all of this? Whatever the reason, the truth will reveal itself… when the seven wake from their slumber.
To be concluded…