//------------------------------// // Chapter 7: Meeting the Master of Chaos // Story: Transform // by Rainbow Reshiram //------------------------------// "Show yourself, Discord!" Princess Celestia demanded. There was a flash of light over by one of the stained glass windows that lined the hall. The snake-like creature with a mishmash of body parts from different animals came to life and asked, "Did you miss me, Celestia? I missed you." "Hey!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "Who do you think you are, talking to Princess Celestia like that?" She charged at the window, only for her to faceplant against it. "Well, if it isn't the Element of Loyalty, Rainbow Dash!" Discord said. "H-how did you know that?" Rainbow Dash stammered. "I know a lot of things, my dear." Discord replied. "Well, don't think you're impressing anypony." Rarity scoffed. "The Element of Generosity! Rarity, I presume?" Discord asked. "What's he going on about?" Reshiram whispered to Twilight. "It's a long story, I'll explain in a little bit." Twilight replied. "I can hear you Twilight Sparkle, wielder of the most powerful Element!" Discord snarked. "Will ya just shut up?" Applejack snarled. "There was a nicer way to request that of me, Element of Honesty." "C-can he just stop pointing us out like that?" Fluttershy stammered. "Oh, poor Element of Kindness." Discord said. "Shy much? A little recognition doesn't hurt, you know." "Just stop this nonsense!" Zekrom shouted. "What nonsense?" Pinkie Pie asked. "I wasn't paying attention." "I wasn't either, Element of Laughter." Discord said. Everypony was in a rage, and Discord was loving it. "It's SO good to be back." He set his eyes on the white mare with the black and white mane. "Well, well, well, what do we have here?" He peeled himself off of the window he was in and stood in front of her. He couldn't help but think that the mare was pretty. Well, actually most of the mares in Equestria were pretty, but there was something about this particular mare that attracted him. "What's your name, my dear?" he asked her. "I thought you said you knew who we all are." the mare replied, turning away from him. "Yes, well, it is rare when Pokemon come to Equestria." Discord said. "You know about that?" Zekrom asked. "Of course! But there are many, MANY Pokemon in that realm of yours, and more are being discovered everyday. I can only IMAGINE what those Pokemon professors go through. Besides, you two could be ANY kind of Pokemon: you could be a tiny Pichu or a fully grown and evolved Serperior. Heck, you could be one of those Legendary Pokemon!" Discord explained. "Well, I'll give you credit for the Legendary part." Zekrom replied. "Oh." Discord said. "Leave Reshiram and Zekrom out of this, Discord." Princess Celestia demanded. "EXCUSE me, Princess, I just wanted to get to know our two new guests." Discord replied. "It's vital for our game." "Game? Can I play?" Pinkie Pie asked excitedly. "Well, of course, Pinkie Pie, EVERYPONY in this room gets to play!" Discord said. "You'll have to catch up with me to find out the rules, however, for I really must get going. There's chaos to spread. Good luck finding your Elements of Harmony!" Discord then proceeded to teleport out of the room. "He took the Elements of Harmony?!" Twilight raged. "It appears that he has." Princess Celestia announced, looking into an empty blue case. "I know!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "We'll find the Elements, then bring them back to you so you can stop Discord!" "While that is good thinking, Rainbow Dash, there is one problem." Celestia said. "W-what is it?" Fluttershy asked. "While me and Princess Luna have used the Elements of Harmony in the past," Celestia began, "we are no longer connected to them. It's up to you to stop Discord." "What?!" Pinkie Pie shouted. "The Elements of Harmony's power is in your hooves now, and so is the fate of Equestria." Celestia explained. "We understand, Princess Celestia." Twilight said. "Come on everypony, let's go." "Before we do anything, Twilight, what are the Elements of Harmony?" Reshiram asked. "The Elements of Harmony are ancient magical artifacts." Twilight explained. "Very powerful artifacts. Princess Celestia, along with her sister Princess Luna, used them to stop Discord in the past. Then Princess Celestia used them again when Luna turned into Nightmare Moon. Then they fell into our hooves when Nightmare Moon came back." "Why did Princess Luna turn into this 'Nightmare Moon'?" Zekrom asked. "Simply put, she felt ignored." Twilight said. "You see, in Equestria, Princess Celestia is the Princess of the Sun. She raises the Sun in the morning and brings light using her magic. Princess Luna is the Princess of the Night. She uses her magic to raise the Moon for nighttime. Because everypony works and plays in the daytime and sleeps though the night, Princess Luna one day refused to lower the Moon for Princess Celestia to raise the Sun. She then turned into Nightmare Moon, and threatened to bring eternal night. Princess Celestia used the Elements of Harmony to banish her to the Moon for 1,000 years." "Wow." Reshiram said. "It's like history is repeating itself." Zekrom added.