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// Chapter 17: The Elements are home at last ....maybe? 
// Story: Still Alive 
// by AngelinaSmith590 
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After Sombra, Amber Leaf and Discord got thorough the Everfree Forest's challenges, they made it to the Tree Of Harmony.

Amber and Sombra looked at the tree in awe. "Wow!"

"It's amazing!" Amber exclaimed after Sombra.

Discord was not amused. "Come on you guys! I've seen this thing like a million times! Let's just get the elements and get out of here!" He was growing quite impatient.

\But Sombra and Amber wouldn't stop staring into th tree. And to make it even worse, they wern't blinking. Discord decided to wasve his lion paw hand in their faces, but they wouldn't respond.

"Amber, Sombra? It's just a tree you know. Right?" Discord was starting to get really worried.

What would he tell Fluttershy (and the others) if he came back without them? He couldn't let his new friends down, especially since they counted on him to help them.

I can't let them down. Discord thought. I have to bring them the elements myself. I have to leve Sombra and Amber here, it's for the fate of Equestria! 

Discord grabbed the Elements of Harmony out of the tree and ran out of the cavern. Leaving his new friends behind.

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"Where are they?" Rainbow Dash asked, pacing the sky.

Twilight and the others told Amber and Sombra (and Discord) to meet them outside of Canterlot castle. And yet here they are, waiting outside for the special delivery.

They were just about to go after them , when a familiar face popped out f nowhere (Literally, he popped out of nowhere). "Discord!" They all exclaimed, in a whisper.

"Where's Sombra and Amber Leaf?" Fluttershy asked in her sweet voice.

"Yeah, where are they?" The others all asked at different times.

Discord felt like her was shrinking ...smaller and smaller and smaller. Well, that's probably because he was literally shrinking himself out of grief. "Um well ..." He laughed nervously. "They are still at the ...tree. When they stared at it, they wouln't move. They were stuck in a trance." He gulped. "So, I decided to leave them there so I could bring the elements to you."

"Discord-" Fluttershy started but Discord interrupted. 

"I didn't mean to! I'm sorry Fluttershy!"

"There, there, it's ok, we'll save Equestria without them."

"Um Fluttershy? The plan strictly evolves around them! And if they are in a trance with the tree, the that's bad." Twilight said.

"Why?" They all asked.

"Discord, do you say that they were linked to the tree in some way?" She asked.

"Yeah, it was like they became one with it."

"This is bad, this is really bad."

"Twilight! We need details here, we can't read minds!" Rainbow Dash almost yelled.

"You do recall when we had to give up our elements to the tree so it would live, right?"

Applejack's eyes widened. "T-that means ...."

"That since Discord took the Elements from the tree and Amber and Sombra are 'linked' to it ...." Twilight said.

"The tree will die." Rarity said.

"And since they are linked to it, they will die with the Tree Of Harmony!" Twilight exclaimed.

"We have to save them!" They all exclaimed together. 

"You are the one's who will need saving! Next time you plan to storm my castle, don't yell so loudly." Celestia/ Queen Chrysalis yelled, as she put them in chains.

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I couldn't stop staring into the light of the tree, it's beautiful blue glow, it was mesmerizing. A piece of my light blue mane fell into my face, but I didn't care, or bother to move it.

Why should I? And miss one moment of that beautiflul tree? No thanks.

The tree was my new true love, and no pony can ever take it from me! At that moment I turned to the side to see this weird stallion with a black mane and tail.

He was staring at the tree too!

I will destroy him, the tree is mine! All mine!

And no pony can have it!