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// The Return 
// Story: The Rise of Discord 
// by malfarious 
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	Where peace and harmony roams over the land and many are found happily playing about. I sit there thinking of the glory days. When chaos was on everyone's mind, where nopony dares stand up to him. I was unbeatable. The mere thought of me sent shivers down manes. Where the mention of my name would have everypony stampeding in pure fear. Ahh those were the days... Now look at me, i'm not even a threat anymore stuck in this form forever to rot away brooding my time away by thinking of better days. "I'm a active being. I need to get out of this hellhole somehow!! I'll be damned if i'll let some pony best me!! I'll have them begging at my paws for mercy, they'll grovel for me to spare them the pain i'll show them. How can i break this spell however?? Hmm i'm far too weak now, there is no chaos to regain my power from. What to do..."  Then suddenly it dawned upon me. "All i need to do is stir up enough trouble to confuse and cause a little havoc. Kids are the most susceptible and prone to do my bidding. All i need to do is wait for someone to stumble on by. Whats a couple of days or months when iv been here already for much longer. Muhahahahaha" 




In the distance, the people of Canterlot felt a chill run down their spine as the sickening laugh pierced their souls. Some shrugged it off as a bad feeling others claiming it to be the wind but princess Celestia knew that something bad was coming and it would be here very soon. " I don't like this feeling at all" she sent a letter to Spike telling him to warn the others in Ponyville to be cautious and wary of what might come. " Guards" she shouted. The Royal Guards were there in a second ready to beckon their princesses command. "Double the patrol and get the unicorn guards to the gardens as well none of those statues must break or surely Equestira will be in trouble." "Yes princess" they replied instantly and went to work. Celestia didn't feel right. Her mane was sticking up erratically and nothing she did seemed to help calm it down, maybe she was feeling uneasy. She declared the lack of sleep the problem. She lay down and tried to sleep about better things. As she fell fell into her slumber, the Royal Guards rounded up the extra patrols and sent the unicorn guards to the gardens to ensure that none of the statues broke. Everypony worked hard to ensure absolute silence in Canterlot and making sure that the princess could sleep easy and peacefully.




Darkness fell quickly and gave in to the night. It was deathly quiet as nopony made a sound at all. Two Unicorns are patrolling the gardens. One has a dark gloomy mane while the other has a bright grey mane.The one with the dark gloomy mane appear unnerved and looks about nervously with each step, cautious and aware of everything around him. The stillness in the air seemed to feel almost unreal as the ground could barley be seen in the night. The tension building up to where he can no longer take it and blurts out "man whats with the extra guard duty and why do we get the Royal Gardens to patrol. Its not like anypony would be dumb enough to come charging in here!!" To which the shorter, stouter light grey maned unicorn replied " yeah well you ain't royalty and your the dumb ass who signed up for the position. If ya didn't like it then, ya shoulda left while ya coulda. 'Sides, it beats doin nothin Mustang. I think you just need to calm down and just stop jumpin ta conclusions" " Klondike...your right im just on edge and everything. I just have a really bad feeling about this patrol and all something doesn't feel right you know i guess... Are you even paying attention??" " huh?? ohh sorry i jus got lost in the statue here. He looks kinda funny don' he??" As Mustang and Klondike looked directly at Discord, neither could have known just how right Mustang's bad feelings were and just how dangerous the statue could be.



As i looked up i saw two ponies in front of me, guards by the look of it. " Hmm i wanted to influence some children but these will have to do for now" I thought. I whispered into the dark gloomy maned unicorn "This patrol is a waste of your talents and efforts. The princess is just abusing her power over you to make you all look like fools" Mustang then blurts aloud " I cant stand this anymore. We're under the rule of a princess who has us doing things on a whim to which she gives us no reason whatsoever. We're just tools for her to amuse her and i refuse to be used as a puppet in this game if hers!!" Klondike taken aback, steps back and looks puzzlingly at Mustang " Are you aight there buddy you seem to have put yo brain thur on overdrive. Maybe you should take a nap or sumtin' i'm sure the princess'll understand." "Princess that, princess this; if she's so powerful then why doesn't she just look after her own damn self instead of over working everypony so that she can sleep better at night! I won't stand for this anymore. i'm done with all of this, i'm done with you and all the other idiots who affiliate themselves with her!!" At that moment came a huge crack on the statue and both Mustang and Klondike looked on in horror as Discord broke free of his imprisonment. "Well boys it feels good to be back again" I said with the hugest grin on my face.