Princess Celestia sat on her throne with two of her guards standing beside her. She was silent the whole time as a lot was going through her mind. Mostly, she was hoping that Twilight’s plan to stop Discord would work and she also hoped that they found the little fillies that were captured.
At that very moment, the silence was broken to the sound of a familiar evil laugh that echoed through the room. Just then, a flash of light appeared in front of the princess and Discord appeared in it’s place.
“Hello again, Celestia,” he said. “Happy to see me?”
Celestia just glared at Discord as her guards charged after him. Discord then shot a yellow blot from his finger which hit the ground and a huge puddle of brown liquid appeared. When the guards stepped in it, they stopped dead in their tracks as the liquid had made their hooves stick to the ground.
“What is this stuff?” asked one of the guards
“Maple syrup,” said Discord. “Good for putting on pancakes and for stopping pesky guard ponies that are in my way."
Discord flew right above the guards, and the syrup floor and then walked towards Princess Celestia. The princess shot a number of beams from her horn, but Discord simply stopped them with his hands and turned them into piles of flowers. Discord then shot a huge bolt towards Princess Celestia, which quickly turned into a rope and tied her to her throne. She tried to wiggle her way out, but the rope was too tight, so she couldn’t help but sit still as Discord walked up to her.
“You won’t get away with this, Discord,” said the Princess.
“You won’t get away with this, Discord,” said Discord mockingly. “I wish I had a bit for every time I heard that. Anyway, I’ve already gotten away with it.”
Discord then showed Princess Celestia the element book, which he had wrapped around his tail. The princess just sat in the chair, shocked that her sworn enemy was holding onto the one thing that could destroy him.
“That’s right, Celestia,” said Discord as he waved the book in the princess’ face. “And you have the privilege of watching me destroy the most powerful items in all of Equestria and when they are gone, there will be no stopping me from taking back what is rightfully mine; your throne.”
“Twilight Sparkle will stop you,” said Princess Celestia
Discord simply laughed at what the princess had said to him.
“I’m afraid not,” he said. “You see, she has problems of her own right now.”
“That’s what you think, Discord,” said a familiar voice.
Discord turned around and saw Twilight and her friends glaring back at him. He was also shocked to see the Cutie Mark Crusaders with them, their coats and manes no longer gray.
“How did you three break my spell?” the chaos spirit asked. “It was my strongest one.”
“That’s where you’re wrong, Discard,” said Apple Bloom,
“For the last time,” Discord interrupted in an annoyed tone. “My name is DisCORD. With an ‘O.”
“Whatever,” Apple Bloom continued. “Anyway, that spell of yours may have been strong, but our love for our family and friends is a lot stronger.”
“Got that right,” said Scootaloo.
“Couldn’t agree more,” said Sweetie Belle.
Discord let out a huge groan as he said, “Why is it that love and friendship always seems to ruin my fun? Well, no matter. I still have the Elements of Harmony.”
“Wrong again, Discord,” said Pinkie Pie in a sing-song voice.
Discord was a bit confused at what he just heard. So he grabbed the element book from his tail and opened it up only to get the shock of his life. The book was empty. There wasn’t one single necklace or tiara inside it.
“This can’t be,” said Discord. “Where are the Elements of Harmony?”
Twilight simply smiled and said two little words, “Right here.”
Just then, Twilight’s horn started to glow and Discord looked in disbelief as the Elements of Harmony all appeared on their respected owners. First, Pinkie Pie’s element of laughter appeared around her neck, then Fluttershy’s element of kindness, then Rarity’s element of Generosity, then Rainbow Dash’s element of loyalty and then Applejack’s element of honesty. Finally, Twilight’s tiara, which represented her element of magic, appeared on her head.
“I don’t understand,” said Discord, who was still dumbfounded at what he saw. “You had the elements all along?”
“That’s right,” said Twilight. “With a little help from a invisibility spell I know. Did you really think we would hand the elements to you so easily?”
Discord suddenly started to back up as the six ponies walked towards them, their elements glowing brightly.
“Okay, so maybe kidnapping your little friends and trying to turn them against you was a bad idea,” Discord said nervously. Can’t we just put it aside and forget all about it?”
“Don’t think so,” said Rainbow Dash. “Time for you to taste the rainbow again, Discord.”
The six ponies all got into their positions as Twilight shut her eyes and used her magic to levitate her and her friends. When she reopened her eyes, a white glow appeared out of them and soon, a huge rainbow shot out of all of the elements and hit Discord who could only let out a huge scream as his body was once again incised in stone.
Just then, the syrup on the ground disappeared and the guards were able to walk again, and the rope around Princess Celestia disappeared as well.
“Thank you, Twilight Sparkle,” the princess said as she got off of her throne and walked towards her faithful student. “You have once again saved Equestria from eternal chaos. I am very proud of you.”
The princess and the others soon eyed the Discord statue.
“What are you going to do with it?” asked Twilight.
The princess thought for a second and then said, “I know what to do.”
She then used her magic to lift the statue off the ground and carry it out of the room. The others were a bit curious about where she was going so they followed her. When they caught up, they saw Princess Celestia place the statue inside a small empty room. The others recognized it as the room where Princess Celestia had placed the Elements of Harmony before Discord escaped the last time. She placed the statue in the middle of the room, shut the door and locked it by sticking her horn into the lock.
“Are you sure it will safe in there?” asked Rarity.
“Of course” said Princess Celestia. “Remember, this room is protected by a magic so powerful that only I know how to open it.”
The other ponies remembered that the only reason that Discord was able to get at the elements last time was because his magic was even more powerful than the magic that protected the door. And they knew that since he was in the room as a statue, he wouldn’t be getting out anytime soon.
“Well, I better take you home, yougin,” Applejack said to Apple Bloom. “I think there are a few more dumplings left for you.”
Apple Bloom licked her lips as she got up onto Applejack’s back.
“Come along, Sweetie Belle,” said Rarity as she helped her sister onto her back. “We still have a lunch date at my house to attend to.”
“I better get you home too, pipsqueak,” Rainbow Dash said to Scootaloo. “Your mom must be worried sick about you.”
“I have to get back to Angel,” said Fluttershy. “I still have to give him his carrot muffins.”
“Don’t worry, they're still at Suagrcube Corner,” said Pinkie Pie. “You head on home to your little sick bunny and I’ll deliver them to you myself.”
“Thanks, Pinkie,” said Fluttershy smiling.
Before they all left, the Cutie Mark Crusaders asked if they could talk to the princess for a second. The others said it was okay and the three young fillies walked right up to Princess Celestia.
“What can I do for you, my little ones?” the princess asked.
“We would just like to tell you the lesson we learned today,” said Scootaloo.
“Yeah,” said Apple Bloom. “We learned that there will be times where you may cause trouble for some pony you care about.”
“But if that pony truly loves you,” Sweetie Belle said. “They will always forgive you and do anything to make you happy.”
“An excellent lesson to learn indeed,” said Princess Celestia with a smile.
And with that, the Cutie Mark Crusaders went to catch to the other ponies and head home.