Luna and Celestia stood together in the kitchen, was although a complete mess, was now empty save for themselves. Neither of them had a very good feeling about this. Discord was prone to making rash decisions when he was angry, and their intervention certainly could have gone better.
"Do you think we did the right thing?" Luna asked. "I can't help feeling we were only acting in our own best interests."
Celestia sighed. "Making the right decision is a hard thing, Luna. The staff was uncomfortable with him, as was I. He's cocky and arrogant, and those things do not bode well with as much power as he has. Come, let us talk to him before this gets out of hand."
Luna opened the door to the kitchen which Discord had previously slammed, and the two excited out into the hallway. The hallway had a pleasant wooden floor, with sets of armor lining the halls on either side at preset increments. It had a very medieval feel to it.
The two princesses headed down the hallway together, a route that each had taken thousands of times before. It typically took approximately 47 seconds to reach the door on the other side, so after about a minute or so, Luna stopped.
"Something's wrong..." she said. "This doesn't feel right."
Celestia peered around, before finally looking behind them. She tapped at Luna's shoulder, who peered behind as well, staring through the doorway of the kitchen immediately behind them. They'd barely moved a few inches. She looked annoyed, and broke into a frantic gallop, running as hard as she possibly could. At this speed it would take mere seconds to reach the other side of the hallway, but as she looked behind her after a full minute, the kitchen door still remained there. Taunting her.
Celestia lit up her horn, teleporting to the other side of the hallway. There was a crackling sound like the harmless fireworks the children played with on holidays, and she appeared next to her sister, who looked bewildered.
Discord's haunting laugh filled the air, although the draconequus was nowhere to be seen.
"DISCORD!" Luna yelled. "Whatever you're doing, stop it at once!"
"Oh, I don't think so," the voice said. "If from this hallway you wish freed, you must work together to proceed. Farewell, ladies! I have work to do."
"Discord!" Celestia shouted this time, although got no response.
"What is WRONG with him?" Luna asked. "I thought he was our friend."
"Friends change," Celestia said kindly. "I'm sorry, Luna. I know you're fond of him, but this changes things."
"I'm not fond of him, Celly. Just because I dated him for a week doesn't mean I'm infatuated with him. I've somepony else that I like now. One who's much more mature and responsible and treats me like a lady."
Celestia grinned. "You're going to ask out Prince Sombra, aren't you?"
Luna turned bright red. "A lady does not discuss her affairs."
"Great," Celestia said teasingly. "So if I see a lady, I'll be sure to inform her while you tell me."
Gasping, Luna pushed her sister, who slid backwards several inches on the floor.
Suddenly distracted, Celestia looked thoughtful. "Work together..." she mused. "Luna, would you try to teleport me to the other side of the hallway? Perhaps that's a viable strategy."
"I can try," Luna said, and her horn glowed with powerful magic, attempting to do just that. Celestia vanished from her side in a burst of dark light, before reappearing in exactly the same place.
"No go," Celestia said.
"Perhaps I can push you there," Luna offered, and Celestia nodded her consent.
Luna shoved her shoulders against her sisters front, and Celestia began to slide backwards.
"It's working!" Luna exclaimed. But as she stepped forward, she suddenly warped backwards to the kitchen door again.
"It's no use, Celly!" The younger sister called. "Try and make it out from there!"
"And leave you here alone? I'd sooner die," the elder sibling promised. "I would never leave you behind." With that she gave up the few inches of progress she'd made, returning once more to Luna. "I think we both need to be participating," Celestia said. "i have an idea. Let me grab your legs."
"Wait, wh-"
Luna's legs glowed with a visible aura, and lurched forward underneath her without her control. She took several wobbly steps away from the kitchen door, and although appearing unsteady, she was moving.
"Now do the same!" Celestia encouraged.
Luna did, her darkened aura wrapping around each other's legs. Celestia moved Luna forward and Luna moved Celestia forward, their four legs unsteady and splayed out awkwardly.
"Someone should make a really difficult game out of this," Luna observed.
"How about not," Celestia said.
It took several minutes, but eventually the two reached the end of the hallway, energy drained and magic limited. They both needed to recharge, but had successfully navigated to the other side.
"Thank goodness for that," Luna said.
Celestia was already heading towards the main door which led outside, and Luna hurried to catch up. Together the two opened the front doors to the castle, peering outside at what had used to be a charming, inviting courtyard. In the fifteen minutes or so that they'd been stuck in the hallway, Discord had gotten outside first, and it was barely recognizable.
Celestia cringed at the mess, and the task that now lay before them.
"Oh, f-"
Discord's voice rang out once more, this time booming from all directions and interrupting the solar princess. "Welcome, welcome to my domain, ladies!" He echoed. "I do hope you can stay, the game is just getting started!"