//------------------------------// // Sleeping Sun // Story: against all odds // by Flaring Dawn //------------------------------// Twilight ran for the door killing every guard who stood in her way. Discord will pay dearly for the hell he has caused, that's all Twilight cared about right now. Twilight barged through the door to the castles lowest corridor and stopped for a moment to catch her breath. Twilight glared towards the throne room. Spike looked at her uneasily. "Wo-would you really kill Celestia Twilight?' Spike asked with worry. Twilight simply looked at Spike and frowned. Could she do it? If she killed Celestia, what would happen to Equestria? Twilight couldn't kill her, that much she knew, but a little part of her wanted to. That scared Twilight more than anything. "I-I don't know Spike, part of me wants to, but another part of me wants her to go back to the way she was... I-I just don't know..." Twilight fell to her haunches and began to cry. Spike rubbed her back trying to comfort her. Twilight smiled a bit and wiped her tears away. "Twilight I know you'll do the right thing..." Spike said with sympathy in his voice. Twilight's smile brightened as she picked Spike up and hugged him. "Sometimes Spike, I don't know what i would do without you..." Twilight said with a smile on her face. All of a sudden a sickening laugh came from the throne room. Discord was in the doorway smiling a wicked,evil smile. Twilight glared at Discord, her horn started to fire up until she felt Spike place a hand on her shoulder. "Congratulations! You made it! Now all you have to do is free your precious friends!" He said laughing. Twilight snarled. "Discord... You destroyed my home!! you corrupted the princess, you hurt my friends. Now I'm going to end you!!" She said, her eyes like fire in the summer sun. Discord smiled, unfazed by Twilight's gaze. He walked into the throne romm and returned with Celestia, only Celestia wasn't corrupted anymore. "Twilight help!! I'm sorry i attacked you!! Discord made me do it!" Celestia yelled only to be cut off by a firm slap by Discord. Twilight was enraged. "Shut up!!" Discord said as he placed a knife at Celestia's throat. "Wouldn't want to stain that pretty coat of yours now would we..." Discord said with a vile grin. "You-you monster... let her go!" Twilight yelled as she ran for him. Spike stopped her, knowing what Discord planned to do. "Twi stop! If you get too close he will kill her!" Spike said in a frenzy. Twilight stopped and glared at Discord. He had some nerve pulling this. "What do you want Discord?" Twilight asked with anger in her voice. She knew he would do it. "I want this world to suffer. After all the shit I've been put through!! This world needs to burn!!" Discord said laughing manically. Twilight's eyes filled with tears of anger. Spike just looked down to the ground. Discord smiled, feeling accomplished. "Aww whats wrong Twilight? Did i break your little heart?" Discord said smiling. Twilight looked up, a glare plastered to her face. "Foals have died.. little foals!!" Twilight said snarling. Spike jumped a bit at the sound. "You're on a mission to destroy a world that did nothing to you!! You did everything yourself! You tried to plunge us into eternal chaos and you didn't think there would be consequences?! I am going to kill you!!" Twilight said with a snarl. Discord smiled a deadly grin. He threw Celestia to the ground and threw the blade at her heart. Twilight panicked. Suddenly before the blade could hit someone jumped in front of Celestia and took the blow. It was Rainbow Dash. Discord snarled. "How did you escape!!" Discord yelled. Rainbow Dash gave a smug but weak smile. "Easy...I'm-Awesome--" Dash fell to the ground unconscious. Spike ran to her. His eyes filled with tears. "Dash come on... please.. no..." Twilight fell to her haunches, her sorrow and anger now the same. She looked at Discord, her eyes now burning with hatred. "Y-you monster... You killed her!!" Twilight yelled. Discord smiled a wicked grin. "Of course I did Twilight... She didn't play by the rules..." Discord said. He took a step towards Twight, pulling the knife out of Dash's chest. Twilight backed away. "Now Twilight... Lets see what your precious Elements can do against the power of chaos." Discord said. Twilight fell on the ground whimpering, all of a sudden four ponies came flying out of the throne room, hitting Discord in the process. They all stood by Twilight's side. "Lets git 'em Twi... together..." Applejack said with a smile on her face. Twilight looked at her friends. All of them willing to risk their lives to avenge Rainbow Dash, and protect her. She gave a smile and stood up facing them. "Thank you... Thank you all..." Twilight stood by her friends and gave Discord a smile. "Fine. Lets end this once and for all."