//------------------------------// // Chapter Four: The Element of Greed: Screw Ball // Story: The Elements of Chaos // by CroakerGamer //------------------------------// “Okay Daddy, find some holes. I’ll get the gems.” “Sour Pop, you need to explain why we’re doing this first.” “Okay, promise me you’ll work while I talk though.” “Ha-ha, okay. I promise.” “Well, I remember that Rarity was captured by some doggies here awhile back. They wanted all of her gems and captured her to find more. The opposite of Generosity is Greed. The perfect donor! We also need a source of power for the new elements, but gems have too much order with their Carbon chains. The gems will be the bait for the Diamond Dogs. We need metals for the- ” Screw Ball was cut short by an explosion of dirt. A Diamond Dog jumped out of the ground, “Gems! Jewels! So pretty. So Shiny!” “Hi, mister!” Screw Ball greeted the dog with a big grin. “Can you get the rest of your friends up here so we can steal your power for an Element of Greed?” “Um, sweaty. That may not have been the best choice of words.” Discord suggested. “Pink pony find gems like white pony. I take you to bosses. Draconicus stays here.” Before Discord could protest the Diamond Dog and Screw Ball burst threw the surface and disappeared in a cloud of dust. Once again, the father and daughter were separated. The Diamond Dog took Screw Ball to his leaders. He explained how Screw Ball had collected gems just as “Miss Rarity” had. At the name of Miss Rarity the three leaders cover there ears and whimpered. “No! Not another pony!” The green eyed leader exclaimed. “What do you want little one? Just take what you want and leave!” “Well, since you asked, I’d like your power’s of greed and some metals, please.” Screw ball said, again giving the biggest grin possible. “What?! No gems?” The biggest leader asked. “We hate metal, take as much as you want. We throw it all in that rubbish pile.” “As for our powers…” The smallest leader addressed Screw Ball. Suddenly all three leaders barked at once, “Forget it!” Screw Ball headed to the trash heap, but continued to convince the Diamond Dogs, “You’ll be able to get revenge on Rarity for taking all of those gems. Doesn’t that sound mischievous!” “No. We’d like to keep our powers. Actually, what would happen if you took our powers? I don’t understand this whole thing.” The green eyed Diamond asked. “Here let me show you!” Screw Ball picked up a piece of Onyx big enough to fit in the diamond shaped indent of the previous Element of Generosity. She switched the power sources and began the spell. All three leaders glowed along with the old gem and the onyx. The spell took only half a minute to complete. The dull piece of Onyx now glimmered and shined as if it was meant for the tiara. “I don’t feel any different.” The smallest dog observed. The green eyed Diamond Dog didn‘t seem so pleased, “But she cast the spell without our consent! Diamond Dogs, grab her! Put her to work!” Screw Ball quickly picked up four more metals and quickly teleported to the surface. When she reached the surface she looked around to find a wonderful sight. Discord had made the mountain out of chocolate and ice cream. “Surprise!” Discord jumped from behind a sprinkle the size of a big boulder. “A reward for your first success, my little abomination!” Screw Ball, out of breath due to having to cast two very difficult spells one right after the other, could only let out a small, “Yay,” before collapsing. End of Chapter Four