Princess Twilight Sparkle and Avatar Korra opened their eyes after they felt the force of the black smoke end. They let go of each other and observed their environment. It looked like a dark-blue city with buildings made of rock. The sky was pitch-black, and no one can see the moon nor the stars, but they knew there wasn't a cloud in the sky. At the center of the city, a large, black castle toward over the miserable buildings.
"What is this place?" Korra asked.
"If I had my guesses, Tambelon." Twilight answered.
The two looked around and they saw a large crowd of humans, ponies, and other creatures they're familiar with. There were the Mane 6, Team Avatar, the Power Ponies, the Mighty Machines, the elected officials, two trios of princesses, the New Heroes, and some others. Korra and Twilight were exceptionally happy to see their closest friends.
"Everyone!" Twilight cheered.
"Twilight?" Fluttershy asked. "What's going on?"
"Oh, my aching processor." the Shadow Blot groaned. "What happened?"
"Power Ponies?" a girl's voice asked. A blue-skinned human girl stood with a long ponytail with almost the same color as her skin.
"Sonata Dusk!" Twilight gasped. She prepared to blast from her horn. "What are you doing here?!"
"No, wait!" the Masked Matterhorn stopped. "I don't know what your version is like, but Carol here is our friend."
"Friend?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Really?"
"Yeah." Carol said. "But I don't how this happened. I was just sitting in my home, minding my own business, when suddenly, a large black smoke covered all of our Equestria and--poof--I'm right here. The strange thing is, I understand what's going on."
"So do I." Zaheer said standing up. "Grogar is free, isn't he?"
"I'm afraid so." Korra said. "He took the Doctor's time-travel powers and escaped."
"DOCTOOOOOOR!" Derpy Hooves cried out with tears pouring from her eyes like a waterfall.
"Dad," Jinora asked Tenzin with her siblings, "What's going on?"
"Jinora!" a sudden airbender boy around Jinora's age called out.
"Kai!" Jinora called out. The two hugged each other. "I don't get it. It... It feels like this Grogar guy brought us here. But... Where is here?"
"Tambelon." Twilight said. "Now, it makes sense. Before, Grogar needed the Doctor's power to spread his kingdom to the other timelines. However, the Bird of Paradise stopped him and destroyed Tambelon and created friendship. Now that Grogar took the Doctor's power again, he's going back to make sure the Bird of Paradise doesn't become created!"
"Then why did he bring us all here?" Asami asked.
"I think I can answer that." Kuvira said. "I think he wants us to see him win. He seems the arrogant type. He's summoned everyone who was involved with his actions in the past, from the rise of the New Heroes to the attack of Zaheer's group to when Iris tried to frame Discord."
"Looks like it." Princess Celestia said stepping up. She was with Luna and Cadence. Next to the group were another trio of princesses that looked exactly like them.
"Celestia, Luna, and Cadence with Celestia, Luna, and Cadence?" Anar D asked. "I've heard of seeing double, but this is ridiculous."
"I don't think Ricky has any complaints." Masque said.
"Not the time, Masque." the Shadow Blot said.
"I hate to say I told you so," Shirong said, "But I did say that Grogar was coming back."
"Well, I'd better sit back." Discord said. "I'll leave this unsolvable problem in your capable hands."
"Discord, no!" Twilight Sparkle shouted. "You've got to help us!"
"How do I do that?" Discord asked. "I don't know if you've been paying attention, but Xai Bau has my box again. If he sees me with you, he'll command me to turn you into pigs or boil you in soup or make you watch the Phantom Menace or something."
"Still, you can't just do nothing!" Mako declared. "If you want to be a better friend, you should..."
"I hardly believe that the rules of friendship applies to a time when FRIENDSHIP DOESN'T EXIST YET!" Discord shouted. "Before, Grogar was defeated because of an oversight! Now that he's back, he'll make sure the Bird of Paradise doesn't arrive and fix it! If this works, then friendship will never exist!"
"Discord, get ahold of yourself!" Korra shouted. "This is your mess and you're going to help us straighten it out!"
"What?" Discord asked. "What do you mean this is my mess?! It's not like I asked to time-travel and root for a bird to die!"
"But still, you're the cause," Korra sang,
"Your power made this
For it was you and your chaos
That granted Xai Bau's wish
And without you here
Grogar would never leave
But you got yourself caught in the first place"
"Don't be silly! I didn't even know," Discord sang,
"Where Grogar would be
I wasn't the one controlled
Because I got angry
I was always joyful
I was always happy
Think. The one Grogar controlled
Was Asami"
"So you're the cause," Derpy sang.
"No," Asami sang.
"Yes, you're the cause," Discord sang.
"No," Asami sang.
"Please, you had to be mad," Discord sang.
"Wait a minute," Asami sang,
"But I only got mad because Kuvira killed my dad"
"So you're the cause," Hum Drum sang.
"Yes," Miles sang.
"No, it isn't," Kuvira sang,
"I'd have stayed in Zaofu
But the Earth Queen was dead
Zaheer drained all the air
From inside her head"
"The Red Eye's the cause," Zaheer sang,
"For the times he lied
Making us believe
We were on the right side"
"So he's the cause," Raiko sang.
"Of course," Zaheer sang.
"He's the cause," Kai sang.
"Yes, it is. It's his," Iris sang.
"I guess," Rodan sang.
"Wait a minute," Spike sang,
"But the box was the center
Of this change
If it's from another world
When what's strange
Is how did the Box get to Equestria in the first place"
"Yeah," Rainbow Dash sang.
"Hmm," Pinkie Pie sang.
"How," Bolin sang.
"Well, who sent it away," Hum Drum sang.
"Sent it away," Anar D sang nervously.
"Sent it away," Carol sang.
"Anar D sent it away," Spike sang.
"Technically, yes, I did," Anar D sang.
"So you're the cause," Raiko sang.
"But my sister made the box," Anar D sang.
"So she's the..." Zapp sang.
"NO, SHE ISN'T," Anar D sang angrily.
"Then who is," Asami sang.
"Hold on a sec," Anar D sang glaring at Carol,
"I sent it away because of what the Sirens did
They controlled me. Afterwards, I had to get rid"
"You mean that one time," Carol sang,
"Please, listen to me
I didn't mean it. It wasn't right
Can't you see"
"I see you're the cause," the Under King sang.
"But..." Carol sang.
"Yeah, you're the cause," Ikki sang.
"But..." Carol sang.
"Then I'm not the one to blame," Discord sang.
"But what," Mako sang.
"Well, if Iris hadn't taken Discord away," Carol sang.
"I've mistaken," Iris sang.
"I was still taken," Discord sang,
"To bring Judgement Day"
"But I still didn't know," Iris sang.
"Yet, you're still the cause," the Lone Mare sang.
"And how did you know about the box in the first place," Carol sang.
"I read off of Spike's book," Iris sang.
"What book," Spike sang.
"Your superhero book," Iris sang,
"I recognized the box on the page with one look"
"Say what," Spike sang.
"So you're the cause," Lok sang.
"WAIT A MINUTE," Spike sang loudly.
Suddenly, everyone in the entire group turned to each other and started singing their own lines. They kept accusing everyone of starting the mess. It was too much discord, even for the guy named Discord.
"YOU'RE THE CAUSE," everyone sang to each other,
"YOU'RE THE SOURCE OF IT ALL
YOU STARTED ALL OF THIS
YOU'RE THE CAUSE"
Suddenly, a loud roar echoed through the streets. Everyone looked and saw a swarm of horrible monsters heading their direction. They screamed and scattered around.
Twilight glowed her horn and a large, purple wall appeared in front of the monsters. They couldn't break through, no matter how hard they tried.
"That wall won't stay there for long." Twilight said. "Look, everyone, we can sit here and assign the blame to each other, or we can find a way to stop Grogar."
"How?" Raiko said. "Some of us are completely useless. Not to mention, that monster has his lackeys working for him."
"Well... we might need to draw them out and face them on our terms." Korra said. "The problem is, we can't take both Tirek and Xai Bau."
"We have to try." the Masked Matterhorn said. "Discord, Anar D, you two are draconequui, so you'll have to face Xai Bau. The rest of us will see if we can defeat Tirek."
Inside of the castle, Grogar looked out of his throne room window with Tirek and Xai Bau behind him.
"This is it." Grogar said. "This is the very day the Bird of Paradise is scheduled to appear. I never thought I'd see my kingdom again."
"I don't understand, master," Xai Bau said, "Why would the Bird appear on this specific day? What's so special?"
"Strangely, nothing at all." Grogar said. "On this day, everything's just ordinary. There's no celebration, no appointments... it's not even a minor holiday. It's been bothering me the whole time I was trapped in the bell."
It took a second for them to notice the blast headed for the sky. They looked and caught sight of a message in the sky. It read "Tirek, Xai Bau, we're calling you out."
"Well, well." Xai Bau said putting a toothpick in his mouth. "It seems we've got a showdown on our hands."
"Deal with it." Grogar said. "Such petty challenges are beneath me."
"Glad to be of service." Tirek said. He blasted through the wall and jumped through. When his hooves hit the ground and he stood up straight, Xai Bau appeared on his shoulder.
"Hey, here's a new thing." Xai Bau said. "It's called a door."
"And I thought you were insufferable enough as a human." Tirek growled.
In the middle of a large opening in the town, exactly everyone taken from their homes stood up when Discord and Anar D finished their message in the sky.
"Do you think it worked?" Varrick asked.
Suddenly, a loud roar echoed through the sky. "INSECTS!"
Tirek crashed through the buildings and confronted the heroes in front and below him. He was as big as life his each arm as big as a building. Xai Bau materialized in beside Tirek again.
"You know, there are streets big enough for you to fit through." Xai Bau said. "Seriously, what's your deal with walls and buildings?"
Tirek didn't give Xai Bau any attention. "Grogar brought you fools here to see your hard work fail. Now, I believe that you've seen enough. You called us here to vaporize you, so I..."
Before Tirek could finish his sentence, Rodan shot a blast of fire from his claws straight into Tirek's face. Tirek was wiping off the fire scorching his beard.
"What?" Rodan asked when everyone was looking at him. "He couldn't stop talking."
"My turn." Xai Bau said. He held up Pandora's Box. "Now then, Discord, exterminate your friends!"
Discord widens his eyes and looked at his friends. He breathed in and glared at Xai Bau. "NO!"
"What?" Xai Bau shouted. "Very well. Then face extermination!"
Discord closed his eyes and prepared for the worst. However, after a couple of seconds, nothing happened. Discord wasn't feeling any pain. Everyone was confused.
"What happened?" Discord asked.
"I don't know." Anar D said. "This never happened. All I know is that it was supposed to be yours after the box and I separated from... across... worlds." He widens his eyes and cheered. "YES!"
"What?" Xai Bau asked. "What's going on?"
"Discord's no longer Pandora's Box's host, what's what!" Anar D explained. "Remember, you left Discord in Republic City while you traveled with it to Tambelon. Now, since you're a draconequus, you're the Box's host."
"Oh, is that so?" Xai Bau said. "Well, I suppose that I'll have to get my claws dirty now. I'll teach you to going to the good side."
"Hey, I've already told everyone," Discord said before changing his face to look like President Nixon, "I am not a crook!"
"THAT'S IT!" Tirek roared before creating a giant ball of energy from between his horns. The ordinary people jumped to the indoors while Xai Bau tackled Discord and Anar D.
"Not bad... for a total psycho." Anar D said.
"Ooh, the insult game!" Xai Bau said. He then materialized a microphone. "They should call you elevator operator... 'cause you're bringing me down! Or tonsils... 'cause you're a pain in the neck!"
"Is it me, or is he a little crazier than before?" Discord asked. "Next, Xai Bau, I suppose you'll tell me to go soak my head."
"Oh, that is good!" Xai Bau said. "But it'll look a lot funnier if I make it happen." He grabbed Discord and raised him over his head. A barrel full of water appeared in front of them. "Discord, go soak your head!" He threw Discord into the barrel and the original draconequus was soaking wet. He stuck his head out and saw his friends battling Tirek before turning back at the evil draconequus.
"You're abusing the draconequus power!" Discord shouted. "You can't attack me with puns!"
"Puns and knives and pointy things, yes, I can!" Xai Bau said. "There's only room for one draconequus and it's neither of you! And this is only the tip of the spear!" He changed into a sailor's outfit and materialized a harpoon gun.
Anar D changed himself into a fish. "This fight is just getting fishy!" Xai Bau fired the harpoon, but Anar D dodged it.
"Sorry, but I'm going to have to hook you!" Xai Bau shouted. A giant hook scooped up Anar D and launched him in front of him.
"You're getting a kick out of this, aren't you?" Anar D asked. Suddenly, Discord appeared and kicked Xai Bau to the side. With a snap of Discord's eagle claw, a large pile of hay appeared where Xai Bau landed.
"HEY!" he shouted. As soon as he poked his dragon head out, he saw Discord and Anar D wearing doctor's outfits.
"Welcome to the funny farm, where you belong." Discord said. "I am Dr. Heebie."
"And I am Dr. Jeebie." Anar D said.
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch!" Xai Bau shouted.
Suddenly, a large row of eggs appeared and hatched open. Chicks with savage appetites broke and out and started to go after the two good chaos-bringers. They ran off and Xai Bau watched the chase with a laugh.
"I CAN CHAOS FIGHT UNTIL THE COWS COME HOME!" Xai Bau shouted.
Suddenly, Xai Bau heard loud mooing. He turned and saw a stampede of giant cows heading towards him. They trampled on top of him while he groaned and went "SOO-WEE" time and time again. When the stampede ended, everything the draconequui created just disappeared.
"That was an accident." Xai Bau groaned.
Meanwhile, the heroes were fighting Tirek to a stand-still. In a matter of seconds, Korra launched a giant boulder from the ground that Twilight blasted towards Tirek with her magic. However, Tirek reached out his hand and grabbed the boulder.
"Rocks." Tirek chuckled. "I am at my full power, and you think throwing a rock can stop me." He crushed the rock and broke it into a thousand pieces.
"It's not the rock itself." Zaheer declared. "It's what's inside. I slipped something into there; a Red Lotus invention."
"Red Lotus?" Tirek asked with a chuckle. "Don't you think you had enough of them?"
"The Red Lotus was always flawed." Zaheer said. "I see that now. All I wanted was freedom brought to the entire world, but I chose the easy way. True, the Red Lotus is based on a lie, but there is still one invention that I am glad they created. Perhaps you know about it; the metal poison!"
At that moment, Tirek gasped and opened his hand. There was a metal pile of goop in it.
"NOW, KUVIRA!" Zaheer shouted.
Kuvira thrust her arms with great force and the goop slithered its way into Tirek's hand. He screamed and roared in pain loud enough for Grogar to hear.
"Do not worry." Varrick said. "It won't kill you. Your Equestrian physiology will make it dissolve. But until then, you'll be paralyzed long enough for the princesses to do... THIS!"
Suddenly, the alicorn princesses from every world surrounded Tirek. Their horns glowed and Tirek suddenly shrunk as soon as lights flew out of his body and scattered. He went back to his ordinary, skinny, feeble form and collapsed.
Meanwhile, Anar D and Discord stood face to face with Xai Bau and they were all out of breath.
"Hold it." Xai Bau said. "This is getting us nowhere. We're evenly matched opponents."
"You're right." Anar D said. "Discord, I gotta ask you something: can you trust me?"
"Of course, I can." Discord said like it was obvious. "Why?"
"This!" Anar D shouted. His tail pushed Discord back and with a snap of his eagle claw, Anar D created a giant, clear wall between them.
"Anar D, what are you doing?!" the Masked Matterhorn shouted.
"You do realize you limited your chances, right?" Xai Bau said.
"As far as I'm concerned, I'm dead either way." Anar D said. "You see, I've just figured something out: why Discord could hold the Harmony Gems and I couldn't."
"Really?" Xai Bau said as he threw Pandora's Box up and down his claw. "Do enlighten me."
"It's the same way we're different from each other." Anar D said. "I used to be a pony. Like Spike said, I'm only 2% pony and 98% draconequus. My body is just as chaotic as my powers. Discord, however, is pure 100% draconequus. That's why he's safe holding the Gems."
"What an inspiring theory." Xai Bau said. "But what does that have to do with me."
"Simple." Anar D said. He leaped to Pandora's Box and opened it. He reached in and pulled out the Harmony Crown. A bright light of energy came from the interaction and he screamed in pain. Anar D jumped forward and wrapped himself around Xai Bau, who cried out in pain feeling the same pain. "BECAUSE SINCE YOU AND I ARE ONLY 98% DRACONEQUUS, YOU HAVE THE SAME WEAKNESS AS I DO! YOU AND I ARE NOT PERFECT!"
"WHAT'S GOING ON?!" Pinkie Pie screamed watching the show.
"HE'S EXPOSING HIMSELF AND XAI BAU TO THE HARMONY CROWN!" the Masked Matterhorn shouted.
"BUT WAIT..." Filli-Second shouted. "THAT'LL DESTROY THEM BOTH!"
"NO!" Saddle Rager shouted. She placed her hooves on the glass wall and shouted. "ANAR D, LET GO!"
"I CAN'T!" Anar D shouted holding his grip on the evil draconequus. "HE MUST BE STOPPED!"
"ANAR D, PLEASE!" Saddle Rager shouted. "WE'LL FIND ANOTHER WAY!"
"THERE'S NO TIME!" Anar D shouted. "CALL THIS MY CHANCE AT REDEMPTION!"
"ANAR D, NO!" Saddle Rager screamed out with tears pouring from her eyes. "Please. ...You're our friend."
"Hey, kid." Anar D said. "...I'm just proud to have been your friend. That's enough for one life."
Suddenly, the wall broke apart when the energy formed a cyclone around the two doomed draconequui. While Xai Bau screamed trying to escape the hold, Anar D didn't even make a fuss as he tightened his grip. He closed his eyes and saw his life flash before my eyes. Silently, he spoke something he thought he'd never say.
"Hello, Pandora."
Suddenly, a large flash of light brightened up the entire area. Everyone jumped out of the way. When the light dimmed, there was nothing but a large crater with Pandora's Box at the bottom. It quickly turned gray and turned to dust. The passing wind blew every tiny speck away.
"Anar D." Miles gasped. "No."
Suddenly, a black comet burst out of the castle from afar. It spiraled around the heroes and they jumped back when a pillar fell from it. When the smoke cleared, Grogar stood proudly as he observed the crowd.
"Congratulations." Grogar said. "You've got my attention."
"You... YOU KILLED ANAR D!" Saddle Rager shouted before changing into her monster form.
"I didn't raise a hoof at the fool." Grogar said. "This is just why friendship doesn't exist in Tambelon."
"Enough of your words twisting." Korra said. "We're not letting you destroy the Bird of Paradise."
"You're going to have to face me to stop me." Grogar said. "But we both know that all of you combined don't have it in you."
"We'll have to find out!" Twilight shouted.
"Is that so?" Grogar said watching his enemies getting ready to fight. He chuckled and made his own eyes glow. "Well then... let's end this."