//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 // Story: As long as evil exists // by jidbrony //------------------------------// Chapter 2 Ponyville remained quiet as usual all the ponies of the small town were busy with their daily activities and chores. Berry Punch was going to local wine brewer to get her latest collection of red wine. Lyra and Bon Bon were hanging out at there favorite bench, Lyra still sitting in that bizarre position she always sat in, and walking along the road was Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy both were heading to the local library which also served as Twilight's home, to get a book on current animal healing techniques. "Wow Twilight, I'm surprised that your still living at the library instead of your own marvelous castle especially now that your a Alicorn Princess." Fluttershy said. "Oh come on now Fluttershy I'm not into to those types of things, I prefer my quiet tree home than some stuffy old castle any day." Twilight then gave a kind smile to Fluttershy, she responded in kind. They two of them continued there quiet walk through town taking in all the sites and sounds of Ponyville. However for a while they had trouble coming up with conversation. "So...how are things." Twilight asked hoping to break the long silence that had accompanied them during their walk. "Oh pretty well. Discord and I were planning on having a dinner party tonight with Pinkie Pie." Fluttershy responded. Twilight then twinged, she still could not get over the fact that her friend Fluttershy was friends with Discord, Spirit of Chaos and Disorder. Once a powerful enemy of Princess Celestia and Luna themselves now he was reformed and friends with the ponies, well, at least as friendly as Discord nature allowed. "Yeah, about that... How is Discord, behaving himself." Twilight said seeming suspicious. She never fully trusted Discord, reformed or not to Twilight he was still untrustworthy, at least in her eyes. "Oh he's behaving quiet well.... although." Fluttershy answered but Twilight new she was hiding something from her and she wanted to know what it was. "Although...What." Twilight asked, trying to get Fluttershy to spill the beans. "Well, you see... ever since you became a Princess he's been acting kind of grumpy lately, if not a bit angry." "Angry? Why?" Twilight seemed surprised, Discord was never one to get angry for long periods of time, sure perhaps when he was locked in stone but when he was free, although chaotic, he was normally in a good mood. "Well he keeps going on and on about you not ready for such a task.... He also keeps saying things like, your not worthy enough for such a responsibility , he accuses of having, as he puts it... simple pony mind and not being able to comprehend what's out there." Fluttershy pointed up to the sky. "Out there? Like what, in space or something." Twilight said pointing up into the sky. "I'm not sure, maybe." Fluttershy responded Twilight Sparkle just rolled here eyes in annoyance. She wasn't sure to take Discord's threats seriously, Princess Celestia had chosen Twilight to be a Alicorn Princess and as long and Princess Celestia believed that she was ready for such responsibility Twilight only needed her approval to be confident in her abilities, not Discord's. Fluttershy and Twilight eventually made it to the library after a few more minutes of walking through the town. Twilight seemed relived to be back home she enjoyed walking but it can be tiring after a while, although she had wings she still wasn't used to them. Finally Twilight opened the door to here tree home. "Now to relax and enter a nice quiet, clean, organized...." She stopped and her mouth dropped open to see that her library was completely in chaos all the books were on the floor some were even floating around in the sky. She saw Spike, her baby dragon, trying to pick up as many of the books as possible, but he had difficulty with that since the books seemed to be alive and started hitting Spike on the head. "Ouch stop that! Bad books, bad books!" Spike screamed as the books left bruise marks on his head. "SPIKE!" Twilight yelled looking extremely disappointed at Spike. "What in Equestria happened!" "I tried to tell him not to Twilight. But he insisted this was a better way to do his research." "Who..." Twilight didn't even finish her sentence before it came to her who was the culprit of this mess. "DISCROD!" "You rang." said a voice from out of nowhere. Then in a flash of light the spirit of chaos himself arrived hovering around the room holding a book in his hand and wearing reading glasses. "Discord what are you doing!" Twilight said seeming extremely annoyed to see him. "Look what you've done to my home, it's a disorganized mess!" "Just doing a little research that's all nothing wrong with that now is it, Princess!!" Discord put special emphasis on that last world as if Twilight becoming a princess was a bad thing. Twilight took notice at the book he was reading she was actually shocked to see what it was. "Equestrian law? Why would you read that. " "Oh no specific reason really, maybe I might need it one day if for some reason I'm in court ... or if , oh I don't know... need to conduct a trial against someone who deserves it." Discord gave Twilight a sinister little smirk before smiling innocently again. "But maybe I'm just crazy I don't know." "Discord." Fluttershy stepped up. "Please put everything back to normal this instant." she said trying not to show any sigh of weakness. She new that she had to be firm when dealing with Discord. Discord wanted to resist but he still couldn't say no to his one and only friend. "Oh alright!" He snapped his fingers and all the books eventually were put back to there normal shelves. He also took off his reading glasses and looked somewhat annoyed that his fun was over. "Happy." "Yes." Fluttershy gave Discord a genuine smile. He responded in kind. Discord was becoming a bit of softy when it came to Fluttershy. Discord then came down from the sky and stood in front of Fluttershy and Twilight "Thank you Discord." Twilight said trying to be kind and generous. "Well, I guess I wouldn't want to upset our new.... GLORIOUS princess now would I." Discord looked at Twilight with animosity. "Now Discord Twilights not like..."Fluttershy tried to get a word in edge wise before Discord cut her off. "Perhaps not, but I'm still not sure why Celestia would give you such responsibility, why she would give you the honor of making you an Alicorn Princess." Discord just starred at Twilight menacingly as if piercing her very soul. Then the next second he had a look of sadness on his face "And the worse part is she didn't think of consulting me." Discord shed a little tear, he immediately switched back to a neutral expression. "After all the most important thing about being a leader is having a superior mind and yours Twilight is the most inferior I've ever seen." "Hey!" Spike intervened. "Twilight is super smart I remember she took something called an... I.Q test... which is supposed to show how smart you are she scored the highest with one hundred and sixty nine. The teacher said it was the best she had ever scene." "Now Spike." Twilight said whipping that smug look of his face. "Remember what I told you about boasting now, don't want you to end up like Trikie. "Sorry Twilight." Spike said drooping his head down. "Oh yes. I'm sure that is quiet high for a pony. However I'm afraid that still doesn't beat my score of two thousand and five." Discord retorted. "STOP!" Everyone turned to see Fluttershy was the one who gave that out burst. "Can't we all be friends." Fluttershy asked trying to keep the peace in the room. Discord took a deep breath perhaps his current approach was not the right. "She's right, perhaps I was to rash." Then an idea came into his head. "I know!" Discord gave a I wide smile. "I'll join you." "What!" Twilight and Spike said looking shocked. "I'll join your little band friends instead of the mane six we could be the mane seven. Beside Twilight you need me. You don't know what could be out there in the realms beyond, Changelings, Minotaur's, Diamond Dogs...The Borg! "The what?" Twilight didn't know what that last one was. Discord realized he said something he probably shouldn't have said and tired to correct the error. "A...Nothing. But the point is I'm still not sure someone like you is ready. At least, without my help. It's a dangerous world, accidents can happen. It's not made for the timid or the weak stomached." His eyes glanced at Fluttershy for a few seconds before returning back to Twilight. "No Discord, I don't need your help nor do I personally want your help." Twilight rebuffed. "Besides what would you even do. What would Discord Spirit of Chaos and Disorder do as one of the team." "I could be of use to you. My intelligence alone could give you an advantage, think of me as a royal advisor, ready to serve and able." "Take advice from you, no way." Twilight said seeming annoyed. "If I wanted advice on how to make the situation worse than I'll call." Discord noticed he was getting nowhere so he decided to raise the stakes." Look, I'll even and I'm not sure why you would want me to.... give up my powers." "The answer is still no Discord." Twilight started to get really annoyed now. "Discord I don't think you should keep pushing this." Fluttershy tried to intervene before things started to get out of hand. "Fine! I'll give you time to mull it over." Discord then began to head towards the door but he turned around and looked at Twilight with a look of extreme seriousness. "But beware Mon Princess things might be moving faster then they appear to be. The hall will soon be rented, the orchestra is ready to engage... and It will soon be time to see if you can dance." With that he was gone in a flash of light. Twilight and Fluttershy exchanged each other worried looks not quiet sure what Discord meant by that statement nor sure what he was planning to do. "Wonder what he meant by that. Oh I hope he isn't going bad again he's been so good as of late." Fluttershy said seeming nervous. "He's probably just being Discord. It's like when Pinkie Pie is Pinkie Pie, just ignore him. Besides he knows the consequences if he returns to evil." Twilight then began to make sure that Discord had put all the books in there proper place. "LOOK OUT BELOW!" Then in a huge bang! A blue Pegasus with a rainbow mane crashed through the roof of the Library "Rainbowdash!" Twilight said looking annoyed. "Sorry Twi, another stunt gone wrong." Bursting through the door a small orange filly with a purple mane runs into the room and jumps on Rainbowdash and laches on to her. "Oh that was so cool Rainbowdash! Woo Hoo! Your so awesome and brave and cool and..." "Thanks Scootaloo." Rainbowdash cut her off Following Scootaloo entrance five more Ponies entered the Room, two of them were little kids one white with a pink mane the other yellow red mane tied up with a bow. The other three were adults. A pink pony, A white pony with purple mane and a orange pony wearing a cowboy hat. "Sorry everyone we were also watching Rainbowdash her do her fancy stunt, although well y'all know the rest." Applejack said looking at a dazed Rainbowdash "Even I have to admit it was quiet dazzling watching the Rainbow colors create such unique designs, simply divine." Rarity exclaimed seeming overwhelmed by the fashion. "Yeah it was....' Then all of sudden Pinkie Pie began to shiver extremely violently "Pinkie! What's wrong?" Twilight asked looking concerned. "Is it your Pinkie sense again." "Yep and this one is a doozy. I really big doozy. I extremely something that we though could never happen ever in all of Equestria and probably would effect not only us but the fate of the entire universe type of doozy!" Pinkie Pie shouted. "Really Pinkie Pie are you sure." Applejack said looking skeptic. "Now normally I wouldn't doubt your Pinkie sense but still, that seems awfully big for mere Pinkie sense." "Yeah your probably right. I mean how could the universe be affected, it's such a nice day today." Everyone seemed to agree with Pinkie Pie except for Twilight, first Discord gave her that strange warning and now Pinkie Pie sense was going off like that. "Hmm, something strange is going on." ********* Looking upon them through his mighty cauldron the ever living source evil laughs with contempt as he spies upon his so called great threat he will have to over come. "Yes my dear Pony Princess, your are right to be worried, for Mumm-Ra is the greatest of all threats to not only this world but the worlds beyond. And he watches you like a hawk does his pray. Even now plans are already formulating in my brain that will bring a end to you and your miserable world once and for all." Ma-Matt barked into the cauldron and growled at the Ponies. Mumm-Ra picked him up and petted him on the head. "Do not fear my reached hound. You will taste Pony blood soon enough. And we will watch as once again this world burns before us, as it burned all those centuries ago during our last encounter." Mumm-Ra continued to mull over his cauldron plotting for a way to make his grand return to evil. Mumm-Ra takes a really interesting look at Fluttershy. "It appears that this pony has the unique ability to control Discord, this could be useful to me. Although his power have don't any effect on my per say it is still wise to use collect as much power as possible before my initial strike against Equstria." Then the dark one's blood red eyes then turn towards the Pink pony known as Pinkie Pie. "Then that one over there is unique as well this so called.... Pinkie sense seems to be able to detect my presence in this world, and she is just a common earth pony." Mumm-Ra then begins to pace back and forth around the pyramid for a while beginning to plan out his next moves. Unknown to Mumm-Ra a parasprite enters the dark chambers of pyramid and begins to hoover around Mumm-Ra he eventually notice it and grabs it by the wings crushing them leaving the poor creature flightless. He takes a good look at it. "A parasprite annoying creatures." But then something pops into his dark mind. "But they are pretty destructive as well. But not to my needs however but perhaps they could be.. modified to my liking." Mumm-Ra then puts the wounded parasprite into the cauldron razes his arms into the air the wind begging to blow within the pyramids chambers, the eyes of the Ancient Spirits of Evil begin to glow. "Ancient Spirits of Evil, I Mumm-Ra call upon you to give this mere creature new life. Infuse it with you evil powers so that it may serve you evil might." The Ancient Spirits of Evil stuck the parasprite with it evil powers and began to mutate it. It's fur turned black, it's eyes gre red and it's teeth began sharp as daggers and it's wings turned bat like. It flew into the palm of Mumm-Ra's hand as it's new master gazed upon it "Yes, Yes! Now my new minion of darkness, I want you to head to the village of Ponyville and cause as much terror as possible I also want you to head to Canterlot as well and cause as much destruction there as possible especially upon it's defense facilities. Now! GO! The darken parasprite drifted off out of the Dark Pyramids chambers and into Equestria as it began to multiply.