Princess Celestia just finished up day court and decided to take a stroll through the gardens. It was a stressful day. The Princess of the Sun thinks deeply, not paying attention to where she is going. Her horn hits a statue, wincing in pain she looks up to see an empty pedestal. The plaque reads "Discord"
The Princess gasps. Discord has escaped! She immediately summons a parchment, inkwell and a quill and begins writing.
Twilight,
Discord has escaped! Discord must be stopped before its too late. Heed this message. Gather the elements and stop him by any means necessary.
Princess Celestia.
With a flash of gold light, the letter folds itself up and vanishes.
"Well hello Princess Celestia. It sure has been a while since we met like this." A voice behind her says. Celestia whips around to see the mischievous lord of Chaos.
"That it has Discord. How did you escape?" She hissed at the draconequus.
"It's been a thousand years since you trapped me in that hellish prison. The elements kept me under lock down for the entirety of that time."
"I see." 'I must delay Discord as much as possible, and give Twilight enough time to defeat him.'
"Delaying me won't stop the inevitable, my dear. I know how this will end, for this is all but a game." Discord said with a smirk, flicking Celestia's horn with a claw.
"A game?" Celestia asks. Discord nods in response.
"The Four will rise, Celestia."
"The Four?"
"Yes, The Four. The Natural Elements of course. or have you forgotten about them?"
"Yes, but they were locked away. Very far away."
"Ah, but the old prophecy states they will return, and that time is upon us. Now, i'd like to stay and chat, but I am missing some excellent chaos. Ta-ta for now!" Discord jumps in the air with a huge smile and disappears in a flash of light.
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Twilight, and her number one assistant sat down for a wonderful dinner which she had cooked. She definitely could have done better but she really wanted to try her hoof at it. She managed to only burn the lettuce, she was making a salad. Apparently, you aren't supposed to cook a salad.
Spike took a bite of the salad but his eyes bulged and his cheeks inflated. He looked like he had just eaten something very very sour. "Spike! if you don't like it that's fine, but you don't need to be so dramatic." Spike suddenly lets loose a huge belch, and from it, came a wisp of green fire which materialized into a letter. Twilight catches the letter and reads it aloud.
Twilight gasps. Discord has escaped? "Spike, lets go get the others." Spike punches the air in triumph.
"Yes!" Twilight stares at Spike who shies away. "Uh, not to say that it wasn't a great meal?" He tried.
"Ugh, whatever, let's get the others. Spike, go grab the elements and meet us in the town market." Twilight gallops into town, immediately spotting pinkie pie and Applejack. "Pinkie! Applejack!" She says as she runs toward them.
"Slow down sugarcube. whats the big deal?"
"Discord has escaped from his stone imprisonment. The Princess has asked me to gather the elements of harmony and put a stop to him before he can rule this planet in eternal chaos."
"Then what are we still doin' here?! Lets go get the others! Twi, you go get Fluttershy, Pinkie, you go get Rainbow Dash, And ah'll go get Rarity. Meet back here as soon as you can."
"Right" Twilight, and Pinkie both said. The three split up to go retrieve their respective pony.
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Several minutes later, six ponies and dragon are all dashing to the meeting spot where they find someone shocking. Right above the spot they designated to be their regrouping point is the one and only, Lord of chaos and disharmony. Discord.
"Discord!!!" Rainbow Dash yells, pouring on the speed. She tries to buck him in the face but discord dodges and catches rainbow dash by her back legs.
"My my Rainbow. Testy as always. You'll never learn." Discord says disappointed.
"Put her down Discord!" Twilight yells.
Discord flashes above Twilight, his eyes directly in front of Twilight's glaring eyes. "I take orders from no one but myself. Perhaps you should have already known that." Discord taps Twilight on the forehead, causing clown clothes and makeup to encase Twilight. Discord laughs heartily. Twilight's horn flares and the clothes disappear. Behind Twilight, Spike is distributing the elements to their respective owners while Twilight keeps Discord occupied.
"NOW GIRLS!" Twilight shouts, levitating her tiara onto her head. The five ponies behind her lift into the air as Twilight joins her in the middle. Her eyes open and a rainbow swirls around their elements and into the sky.
Acting quickly, Discord vanishes and reappears behind the six girls. the rainbow makes a turn before hitting the ground and the rainbow hits the six ponies, instantly turning them all into stone statues.
Discord, who is untouched by the rainbow of doom gets up and laughs maniacally. "I'VE WON! HAHAHA!"
Discord looks back at the six mares turned into stone with a smirk. The Twilight statue's tiara flashes purple and shoots a beam into space, Applejack's element, Rarity's element, Rainbow's element, Fluttershy's element and Pinkie's element does the same. The six beams swirl together into a solid beam and shoots off. As the jewelry on the stoned ponies' necks stop shooting a beam into the sky, the jewelry cracks and shatters.
Discord stares in disbelief. "How? Wait... if the Elements of Harmony are gone...... I AM UNSTOPPABLE!" He screams to the heavens. He snaps his fingers and he grins evilly. "Let TRUE CHAOS REIGN!!!!"