“I... I... I... want... FREEDOM!”
“Quiet down will you? I’m trying to contemplate a fun way to get back at those wretched little ponies for if I ever escape from this ACCURSED STATUE!”
“Haaah... haaah... I will escape this statue and remove myself from this pathetic creature known as you!”
“Slow down there hothead. You’re too destructive and chaotic even for me. If you were ever to escape without me I do believe real problems would be afoot, and quite frankly that wouldn’t be very fun for me to deal with. Hey! Quit that squirming would you? OW! Stop hitting the barriers, that hurts!”
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHH! I can’t take another moment of you!”
In the Canterlot gardens a familiar draconequus statue in a pose of terror laid motionless as usual.
However in Canterlot castle things were a little bit hectic.
“Oh, I hope this isn’t me thinking things up due to excessive stress.”
A white alicorn princess was pacing back and forth anxiously.
“Princess Celestia! We came as soon as we got your letter!”
A lavender unicorn bursted into the room backed by a white unicorn, an orange earth pony, a cyan pegasus with a multicolored mane and tail, a yellow pegasus, and a pink and giggly earth pony.
“Thank goodness you’re here. As you all know Discord is sealed within a statue within the gardens. However as of recent, dark surges have been coming off of his statue erratically.”
“Y’all reckon he’s gonna break free again?”
The pink one retorted to this inquiry.
“But we sealed him up only a few months ago!”
The princess coughed to get their attention.
“I know not the cause behind this strange occurrence, but what I do ask is that you retrieve your Elements of Harmony and accompany me to Discord’s statue.”
In tandem the six ponies agreed, “Alright!”.
The princess took the six to the chamber where the elements were held and undid the magic lock.
“I guarantee that the case actually has the elements this time.”
She lifted the case and opened it before the six and thankfully it had the elements within.
“If you’d all be so kind as to don them and come with me.”
Doing as the princess asked the ponies equipped their elements and followed her to the gardens.
“So is Discord’s statue where it used to be?”
“Yes Twilight. I had it placed where it was previously so it could be checked on regularly.”
In the gardens ahead of the pony group a draconequus statue continued to do what a statue normally does.
“Jeez it is so boring in here. I still don’t know how I managed to do this for over a thousand years!”
“I still can’t understand how I took you for over a thousand years!”
“Temper, Temper. Now I think I remember how I managed to stay at least partly sane.”
Back to the pony group.
“We’re getting close to Discord’s statue. Stay alert everypony!”
Back within the still externally ordinary statue the group's presence was acknowledged.
“Oh look, it’s Good ol’ Celestia. And she brought those party crashers with her!”
“AAAGGGHHH! If I get out of here...!”
“Careful everypony, remember that with Discord anything could happen.”
A simultaneous agreement came from the six.
“What are you doing? OW! Stop that! OW! OW! OWW! That hurts, stop it!”
“We need to be ready just in case he-”
“ESCAPES!”
A hand thrust from the chest of the statue. But it wasn’t a lion’s paw or eagle talon, no this hand looked more draconic, and it was pitch black with a white aura creating an outline on it.
“I... am... FREE!”
The statue exploded and where it once stood was... no, this wasn’t Discord. Its coloration matched that of the hand moments earlier and its body was symmetrical through and through, Two crooked horns that curved almost straight back adorned its head, its eyes were sharp, glaring, and devoid of all color, its face was a constant sneer, and it had its sharp teeth constantly bared, its arms and legs were as draconic as the hand it thrust through the statue, its ears didn’t curve rather they bent down and back at the halfway point, and its tail was reptilian and ended in a sharp blade.
“Who are you?”
“I am The Darkside of Chaos. As thanks for giving me the motivation I needed to escape that horrid prison with that unbearable draconequus, I’ll act as if I had never seen you here and let you live.”
The creature then flew past the ponies at an extreme speed and as the cyan pegasus was about to give chase a familiar but high-pitched voice called out from behind them.
“Wait!”
They all about-faced to see a familiar draconequus, although he wasn’t much larger than a garder snake.
“I don’t think you’ll be able to do much without my help.”
“Discord! How did you get out?”
“Hell-o! My statue just exploded. With it’s absence I am free to do as I please.”
The cyan pegasus shot a series of questions at the draconequus.
“Oh really? And what was that about you helping us? Why would you help us?”
“I never said I would. I just said you wouldn’t get far without it. Saraba!”
He jumped into the air and paused at the apex briefly... and then fell back down on his face.
“Ouch.”
He looked up to see all the ponies had surrounded him.
“This does not bode well.”
He found himself picked up by the alicorn’s magic and held up to her eyes.
“Discord. I believe you owe us an explanation.”
“Why should I tell you anything?”
“If you don’t tell us what we need to know I could easily have Twilight and her friends put you back in that statue.”
She turned him around to the sight of the six mares with their elements at the ready, dimly glowing.
“You could do that but in the process you’d simultaneously doom all of Equestria.”
He knew he had them, as it was their duty to keep Equestria safe.
“And would you so kindly tell us why that’s so?”
“Come on Celestia. I figured you of all ponies would know of my dark side.”
“Your dark side?”
“Yes my dark side. If you’d so kindly put me on the ground I’ll gladly tell you more.”
Having no choice but to heed his request the princess placed the miniature draconequus upon the solid earth which he then sat upon. He patted the ground.
“You should all take a seat. I’ll make it quick.”