Dear Diary,
Today had been another great day with the commoners of Equestria. This time, I met with them not in the Cloudsdale Bath House, rather, I met them at the miniature "island" near Canterlot. They asked questions like what kind of cuisine do I enjoy and if I had enjoyed cake as much as my sister did. There was one annoying pony however who kept referring to me as Woona. I do not know the origins of this nickname, nor do I know its meaning, but the name itself simply irritates me. That pony had asked the most idiotic of questions and had really started to push my buttons, but in an effort to remain reserved, I of course had been polite and asked the pony to stop. Thankfully though, the nuisance was taken care of.
Today, just like yesterday, there was a pony who had came up and asked me an interesting question. Of course, this was again a question that demanded a long and detailed response, not just a quick one sentence answer. A pony had asked me about the time that Discord had ruled over Equestria, as everyone knew he had made it chaos central of the world at one point, but they never understood how he gained power in the kingdom. I told them all the tale of Discord's Reign.
"So now it is Discord you wish to learn about? I understand that it is a very gray area, especially since it doesn't seem that Celestia has ever shed light upon the subject. If you wish for me to tell you the tale, I'd gladly do so."
Just like yesterday, the ponies nodded in agreement as their burning curiosity demanded that they find out all they could
"I see... very well then. This is the tale of the time that Discord had ruled over Equestria. I will tell you all about his rise to power in our Kingdom, to his demise. It was a day just like any other, in the early years of Equestria's existence. Celestia and I were still rather young, and still didn't exactly know how to run a Kingdom. The previous royal advisers were not of much use to us. Back in those days, every nation had wanted to claim the fertile land that was Equestria, and destroy the harmony of all the races of ponies living together. We were in constant battle with the surrounding nations as we were still an early nation, not having proven our worth and not having given a reason for other nations to respect us. The last nation, to do any damage to us at all, was of course, the Dark Realm. They had destroyed the first Equestrian Castle, leaving us without a Castle for many years. Their king had even managed to make our mother meet her demise as she clashed with him head to head, and in a gigantic flash of light, they were all gone.
Our Mother, along with the King of the Dark Realm, and all the members of the army of the dark realm, just vanished into thin air, but I digress. Back then, Discord was already the ruler of his own nation, after he of course had forcefully taken it over. It was known as a danger zone to all other nations, as we were sure, that if you were to step in, you would not be able to step out. Now since the demise of our mother, we had to learn how to rule the Kingdom of Equestria ourselves, and we proved ourselves as worthy leaders time and time again as we fended off attacks from other nations with our powerful magic, taught to us by none other than Star Swirl the Bearded himself, who had already vanished before our mother.
Over the years, as we grew stronger, so did Discord. He slowly began expanding his horizons as much as we did, taking every nation by force, subduing them with his chaos. After many years of both Equestria expanding, and Discord's nation of chaos taking over all the others, we were the only ones who stood in the way of Discord ruling over the entire area. Obviously, he had come to attack us, since domination was his goal. He wanted the entire world to be filled with chaos and disharmony the likes of which are essentially incomprehensible. When Discord had come to take over Equestria, we were ill equipped to fight off the insane magic he possessed. We had severely underestimated his powerful chaos, and eventually, Equestria, to, had fallen. Sure, we didn't give up without a fight, but eventually, Celestia and I were the only ones who had remained, willing to fight him, and because of our weakened conditions due to the constant battles against him, we had lost Equestria. We knew that if our mother was watching, she would be disappointed in us.
With the last of our strength, however, we took all we could from the royal archives, and we headed off for the one place that no sane nor insane individual would ever dare step foot in, the Everfree Forest. It was a place filled with savage creatures the likes of which no one, not even Discord himself had wanted to deal with. It was the only uncharted and un-colonized area in the entire region. We settled deep within the forest, away from all other civilizations, and had found an excellent cave in which Celestia and I had decided to call home. We set up shop there, unpacking our belongings, and making the place more like a home. We even had an crafted an invisible door that did not allow anyone to see that there was anything in the cave, but we could watch the outside from it at our leisure. We spent the next few years constantly practicing our magic in an attempt to make ourselves strong enough to face Discord.
However, one fateful day, when we were practicing our magic spells in the cave, we broke a hole through one of the walls to reveal another cave, and inside of it, was just the thing we needed in order to defeat Discord. Inside this other cave, were what are now known as the Elements of Harmony housed in a tree, which we dubbed the Tree of Harmony. They were the exact opposite of Discord's magic, an anti-Discord to an extent. Discord was all about Disharmony, and these elements were harmony in their purest form.
After practicing our magical abilities with them for about a year, we were finally ready to face Discord. It had been years since we had last seen Equestria, and since Discord was infamous for completely destroying places with his chaos, my Sister and I were prepared to witness the worst. When we traveled back into Equestria, for the first time in many years, our worst expectations were nowhere close to the sheer chaos of the now insane and dis-harmonized kingdom of Equestria. It did not take long for us to find Discord, for he did not bother building a castle in which to rule in, for it would have obstructed his views of all the chaos that surrounded him, no; his throne was in the center of it all, as he sat there, eating seeds at his leisure, laughing at all the chaos he was responsible for. However, the lack of a castle did not mean there was a lack of vanity, oh no. Every building had some kind of imprint on it that resembled Discord's face, and there were statues of him everywhere. When we had finally confronted him, we demanded that he ceases all of his chaos, or else he would face the most extreme punishment he can, in order to pay for his transgressions. He did not take us seriously at all, and he did not seem surprised to see us. In fact, I could still remember the words he said as he mocked us.
"I was wondering when I'd see the two has-been Alicorn Sisters of Equestria. I hope you like what I've done with the place, isn't it just wonderful?"
"NO. We do not take pleasure in seeing our once beautiful Kingdom reduced to nothing more than the manifestation of all things nonsensical!" I told him as rage began to build up within me
"Oh really now? That's just a shame, because it isn't going back to the way it used to be, years ago, any time soon. Looks like you'll just have to accept the change, or be changed yourself. And either of those can easily be arranged, with the snap of my fingers."
Celestia and I were growing impatient with Discord, and the expressions on our faces grew sterner with every bit of whimsical mockery he directed towards us. However, no matter how serious we had appeared, all he had done was laugh at us, while gobbling down the seeds that will have grown into something horrid, and had done so, just a few years ago.
"Oh, you two look so cute when you're trying to act all tough and serious. Why I could just pinch your cute little cheeks right now."
This had downright angered us, but yet the angrier we got, the more pleased Discord became. He enjoyed pushing our buttons, trying to get under our skin. To continue his spree of irritation, he had even taken the tail of my Sister and fluffed it up and laid down on it as if it were a pillow. That was when we had finally had enough, that was the last straw.
"DISCORD, IF THOU DOES NOT CEASE THESE ACTS OF DISHARMONY, THEN WE SHALL DELIVER THE MOST EXTREME PUNISHMENT TO THEE POSSIBLE!" I had screamed at him, in my Royal Canterlot Voice.
"What's that? You think you could actually defeat me? You think you're capable of delivering me, Discord, the spirit and embodiment of all things chaotic and Disharmony itself, punishment? I know your previous statements were far-fetched, but this is a whole new level. Here, how about this, take some seeds for food, and go back to whatever hole you came from." He laughed as he threw the seeds at our faces.
Keeping our stern look, Celestia and I looked to each other and nodded in agreement that this was the prime time to unleash the powers of the Elements of Harmony upon Discord. As we pulled them out, and prepared to use them against him, he made another snarky remark, mocking the elements and calling them toys.
"Oh look at that, colorful rocks that you probably kept as toys from when you were fillies. What, are those things the tool with which you hope to punish and defeat me with? You're kidding, right? Why this is just the most hilarious thing I've ever seen in my life!"
"Discord, these are no toys. These are the Elements of Harmony, the exact opposite of what you embody. They will be the tools with which we dispose of you with."
Discord had done nothing but laugh uncontrollably, further spilling his seeds. Celestia and I decided to stop stalling and together, we used the Elements of Harmony against Discord. When we used them, a huge rainbow of light had come out of our horns and had arced over onto Discord himself, turning him into stone, while he was blissfully unaware of what was going on. Once we had imprisoned him, all the effects of his spells had come undone. All of Equestria was back to normal, and it was as if we had never left it.
Years later, when we had decided to build the castle in the Everfree forest, being dubbed the Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters, we had hidden and locked away Discord's stone form deep beneath the Castle, to make sure that he would never come back again. As you know, for whatever reason, Celestia had moved the Stone Discord into the Canterlot Gardens since my banishment, and due to his placement, he was able to break free when three foals had got into an argument. They were disharmonious, which had made the final crack in the stone that imprisoned Discord. Since his return though, we have managed to reform him, and what used to be one of our greatest foes, has turned into a somewhat reliable ally. It really is astonishing seeing how different he has become ever since he has let Friendship enter his heart."
I can honestly say, that my visits to Equestria continue to be the highlights of my days. The citizens, at least most of them are incredibly nice and with each visit, I meet a couple of new ponies, and make a few new friends. I can not wait until the next time I see them all. Just thinking about it all makes me smile with glee.