A little over a month has passed since the Grand Galloping Gala, and Miss Cheerilee class of foals were on a fieldtrip of the Canterlot gardens. Miss Cheerilee and her class continued through the Canterlot gardens until they reached the statue gallery section. Miss Cheerilee stopped her class and began talking about each individual statue.
"I want to start our field trip here, in the world-famous Canterlot sculpture garden. That one over there represents "Friendship." Miss Cheerilee said showing her class one of the many statues in the gardens. "All right, my little ponies (ha she said it), this one represents "Victory". Cheerilee said showing her student another statue in the gardens."
"How cool would it be to have that for a cutie mark?" Scootaloo said talking about the statue that symbolized victory.
"Cool, if you were actually victoryful at somethin'." Applebloom responded sarcastically to her orange pegasus friend.
"That's not a word!" Sweetie Belle said not noticing the farmer pony's sarcasm.
"What are you, a dictionary?" Scootaloo said back to the young white unicorn filly.
"Girls!" Cheerilee said stopping three pony friends arguing. "Now this is a really interesting statue. What do you notice about it?" Cheerilee continued as the class stood in front of a rather strange statue. The statue was a strange pony-like creature with the body parts of all other kinds of creatures.
"It's got an eagle (I thought it was a chicken) claw!" Applebloom said pointing at the strange creature's left arm.
"And a lion paw!" Scootaloo added on, pointing at the creature right arm.
"And a snake tail!" Sweetie Belle finished pointing at the scaling red tail that ended with a small amount of feathers that look like a third hand, of the creature.
"This creature is called a draconequus. He has the head of a pony and a body made up of all sorts of things. What do you suppose that represents?" Cheerilee said to the class, saying what the strange creature was actually called.
"Confusion!" "Evil" "Chaos!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders all said in unison.
"It's not chaos, you dodo!" Sweetie Belle said to Scootaloo.
"Don't call me things I don't know the meaning of! And it is to chaos!" Scootaloo said back to the white unicorn filly.
"Is not!" Sweetie Belle responded back.
"You're both wrong!" Applebloom said as the three fillies then began a playful fight over which was right.
Miss Cheerilee seemed to ignore this and continued answering her rather rhetorical question.
"Actually, in a way, you're all right. This statue represents "Discord", which means a lack of harmony between ponies." Cheerilee said saying the true meaning of the statue. "In fact, you three have demonstrated discord so well that you're each going to write me an essay explaining it." Cheerilee said to the three fillies punishing them for their arguing. The class laughed that CMCs misfortune as the class continued on with their tour.
"It's confusion!" "Evil!" "Chaos!" The CMC quietly argued with each other as they continued their tour. Unbeknownst to them, and to all the ponies in Equestria, the three ponies arguing was enough to make the statue began to crack. As the literal creature of chaos and disharmony awoke from his millennia-long stone prison. As the cracks ran up the statue it reached the creature heart and when it did he let out an evil laugh. As he was ready to turn Equestria his personal playground of chaos.[
Back in Ponyville Rainbow Dash was busy trying to corral a runaway pink cloud. "Come back here, you!" Rainbow called after the pink cloud. "Gotcha! Eww, what is this? Cotton candy?" Rainbow said catching up to the pink cloud only to get stuck in the pink substance. She shook off the pink goo and land on the ground, only for another pink cloud to float above and began to rain on the blue Pegasus. "Wait a second! It's not supposed to rain until tomorrow. You can't just–" Rainbow began to say to the cloud only for it to began raining chocolate milk (yes I am serious) on her. "You did." Rainbow said in defeat.
"Hey, I didn't tell you to go anywhere!" Rainbow called after another cotton candy cloud, as the scene shifted to Sweet Apple Acres.
"Rainbow Dash, what's going on with this rain? I mean chocolate milk? I mean chocolate milk rain?!" Applejack called up to the blue Pegasus as a storm of chocolate milk rain poured down on her farm.
"There's crazy weather all over Equestria! Cloudsdale is getting soaked by a major cola storm right now! But don't worry. I'm not leaving you until I get control of Ponyville!" Rainbow Dash said down to the orange earth pony. As the strange weather continued all over Equestria.
Just as the two ponies were talking the corn that Applejack was planting began to pop like popcorn. Spreading all across the farm. "Why would you wanna stop this?" Pinkie said diving in and out of the mounds of popcorn while drinking the chocolate milk that fell from the sky.
"Ahem. I heard about your troubles, Applejack, and I came to see if there's anything I can do without getting wet. Or dirty. Or out from under my umbrella." Rarity said to the orange earth pony, from underneath a fancy purple umbrella.
At the same time other strange things accorded, like the apples on Applejack's tree grew to insane sizes. So big that the trees bent down to the ground because of the weight. The forest animals took advantage of the free food and began to eat the oversized fruit.
"Fluttershy! Do somethin'!" Applejack said to the yellow Pegasus. "Now, Angel, you really shouldn't" Fluttershy began to say to the white bunny, only for its and all the other bunnies legs to grow to a point that it look like they were on stilts "No! It's not possible! I must be seeing things!" Fluttershy exclaimed not believing what she was seeing.
"Don't worry, everyone. I've learned a new spell that'll fix everything." Twilight walking up, as she read a spell from the book Spike was carrying. Twilight's horn glowed magenta as she cast her spell on the farm. The spell however failed and the chaos across the farm and all of Equestria continued.
"My fail-safe spell... failed. What do we do?" Twilight said shocked that her magic failed to solve everything (despite it doing the exact same thing in "Swarm of the Century").
"Uh, give up?" Spike said sarcastically as he looked on the chaos across the land.
"Spike, Twilight will come up with something." Rarity said to the purple dragon, as she put umbrella saddle thing on the purple unicorn's back.
"Hmm, time for plan B." Twilight said in deep thought. "Rainbow, can you corral all those clouds in one corner of the sky?" Twilight called up to the blue Pegasus, who saluted her and did as she said.
"Applejack, I need you to bring those high-strung storm clouds down to Earth." Twilight said to Applejack, as she used her lasso to pull the mass of pink clouds down to Earth. Stopping the chocolate milk rain. Much to the dismay of Pinkie.
"Hey, what happened?" A fat-bellied Pinkie Pie said as her supply of chocolate milk stopped. Twilight then whispered to Fluttershy, who said afterward.
"Oh dear. I hope none of the animals see these delicious chocolate-filled cotton candy clouds. I'd hate to have to share them." Fluttershy said to the animals busy eating the giant apples. "You and me both, sister!" Pinkie said walking over to the pink cotton candy cloud.
"Hey!" Pinkie exclaimed as she was pushed out of the way by the mass of mutated forest animals.
"And when y'all are done with that, feel free to have some popcorn for dessert." Applejack said as the forest animals dug into the pink clouds.
"You see, Spike? You should never give up. There's nothing we can't overcome if we all work together." Twilight said down to her number one assistant, only for him to burp up a letter from Princess Celestia.
"Come on, girls. Princess Celestia wants to see us all in Canterlot immediately!" Twilight gasped as she read the letter from the Princess, getting confused looks from her friends.
The scene switched to the Canterlot castle as the white alicorn anxiously paced back and forth as chocolate rained outside. She waited for the bearers of the Elements of Harmony.
"How could I have let this happen?" Celestia said to herself. The Princess pacing was brought to a halt as the Mane six burst in.
"Princess Celestia, we came as fast as we could!" Twilight said running up to the princess, the rest of her friends close behind.
"Thank you, Twilight. Thank you, all." Celestia said the young ponies in front of her.
"Is this about the weather? And the animals' weird behavior? What's happening out there? Why isn't my magic working? Is there" Twilight began rambling at the princess, only for to hold up a hoof to silence her.
"Follow me." Celestia said and the six ponies followed her through a hallway filled with glass painting of important events in Equestria's history.
"I've called you here for a matter of great importance. It seems an old foe of mine, someone I thought I had defeated long ago, has returned. His name... is Discord." Celestia said as the ponies passed a painting showing the creature of chaos. Fluttershy squealed as she passed the painting.
"Discord is the mischievous spirit of disharmony. Before my sister and I stood up to him, he ruled Equestria in an eternal state of unrest and unhappiness. Luna and I saw how miserable life was for Earth ponies, Pegasi, and unicorns alike, so after discovering the Elements of Harmony, we combined our powers and rose up against him, turning him to stone." The Princess of Exposition said telling the story of Discord as they passed a painting of him holding a Pegasus, unicorn, and earth pony like by strings over a fire.
"All right, Princess!" Rainbow said to Celestia.
"I thought the spell we cast would keep him contained forever, but since Luna and I are no longer connected to the Elements, the spell has been broken." Celestia continued as they walked further down the hall of paintings. "No longer connected?" Twilight asked her mentor.
"This is Canterlot Tower, where the Elements are kept inside since all of you recovered them. I need you to wield the Elements of Harmony once again and stop Discord before he thrusts all of Equestria into eternal chaos." Celestia continued giving the six ponies a task of great importance.
"But why us? Why don't you-" Twilight began to say only for Pinkie to interrupt her.
"Hey, look! We're famous!" Pinkie said pointing at a wall painting that depicted the six ponies defeating Nightmare Moon with the Elements of Harmony.
"You six showed the full potential of the Elements by harnessing the magic of your friendship to beat a mighty foe. Although Luna and I once wielded the Elements, it is you who now control their power, and it is you who must defeat Discord!" Celestia said to the six bearers of the Elements of Harmony.
"Princess Celestia, you can count on" Twilight began to say, only for Pinkie to interrupt her again.
"Hold on a second! Eternal chaos comes with chocolate rain, you guys. Chocolate rain!" Pinkie said, poking the purple unicorn in the chest.
"Don't listen to her, Princess. We'd be honored to use the Elements of Harmony again." Twilight said to her mentor, dismissing the antics of her hyperactive friend.
Celestia gave her student a sight smile and opened a save with her horn, revealing a chest which contained the Elements of Harmony.
"Ooh. You can keep the Elements. I'll take that case!" Rarity said, admiring the case that contained the Elements.
"Have no fear, ponies. I have total confidence that you will be able to defeat Discord with these!" Celestia said opening the case, to revealed that the Elements were missing. All the ponies gasped in shock as Celestia dropped the case, her mouth hitting the floor in shock.
"Oh, well. If anyone needs me, I'll be outside in the chocolate puddles with a giant swizzle straw." Pinkie said hopping outside to get her daily fill of chocolate milk rain.
"The Elements! They're gone!" Twilight exclaimed in shock.
"That chamber is protected by a powerful spell that only I can break! This doesn't make sense!" Celestia said still in shock and confusion, pacing back and forth.
"Make sense? Oh, what fun is there in making sense?" Discord said overhead with an evil laugh.
"Discord... Show yourself!" Celestia ordered at her old enemy.
"Did you miss me, Celestia? I missed you. It's quite lonely being encased in stone, but you wouldn't know that, would you, because I don't turn ponies into stone." Discord chuckled showing himself as one of his many paintings.
"Enough! What have you done with the Elements of Harmony?" Celestia demanded Discord to answer.
"Oh, I just borrowed them for a teensy little while." Discord said to the white alicorn, snapping his fingers taking the painting of the Elements, and appearing in another painting.
"Oh, I'd forgotten how grim you can be, Celestia. It's really quite boring." Discord insulted Celestia, only to get a reaction from Rainbow.
"Hey! Nopony insults the Princess!" Rainbow barked at Discord flying at his image. Only for him to snap his fingers and disappear. Making Rainbow slam into the pane glass window with a loud smack.
"Oh, you must be Rainbow Dash, famed for her loyalty, the Element of Harmony you represent." Discord said to Rainbow, sizing her up.
"That's right! I'll always be loyal to the Princess!" Rainbow back to the Lord of Chaos, her words filled with pride.
"We'll see about that." Discord said before disappearing again.
"I can't believe we're wasting our time talking to a tacky window." Rarity said more to herself. "The beautiful Rarity, representing the Element of Generosity, if I'm not mistaken?" Discord said stating Rarity's Element of Harmony as well.
"So you know who we are, big deal." Applejack said to Discord.
"Oh, I know much more than that, honest Applejack." Discord said stating the orange earth ponies element as well.
"You seem to know our strengths too." Twilight said to Discord, irrigation growing in her voice.
"Yes, Twilight Sparkle, and yours is the most powerful and elusive element, Magic. Fluttershy's is Kindness and Pinkie Pie's is a personal favorite of mine" Discord said to the purple unicorn as he appeared in the painting of the six ponies defeating Nightmare Moon. Discord's antics earned a snickered from Pinkie as she stood on the drawing of Twilight.
"Stop stalling, Discord! What have you done with the Elements of Harmony?" Celestia demanded Discord to answer, her anger overriding her almost constant calm tone.
"Oh, so boring, Celestia. Really? Fine, I'll tell you, but I'll only tell you my way." Discord said as he said where he hid the Elements in the form of a riddle.
"To retrieve your missing Elements, just make sense of this change of events. Twists and turns are my master plan. Then find the Elements back where you began." Discord said in a riddle, his snake like body flowed in and out of different paintings. Stopping in the painting that showed him ruling over Equestria, followed by evil laughter coming from the spirit of chaos.
"Can we go home now?" Fluttershy said as Discord finished her riddle.
"What do you reckon he meant? Twists and turns and ending back where we started?" Applejack asked the purple unicorn.
"Twists and turns... twists and turns... twists and turns! That's it! I bet Discord hid the Elements in the palace labyrinth!" Twilight said looking out on of the windows to see a large hedge maze.
"Good luck, my little ponies (ha ha she said it). The fate of Equestria is in your hooves." Celestia giving the six ponies their orders. "Thanks, Princess. We won't let you down." Twilight said as the six ponies ran out of the hallway looking for the missing Elements of Harmony.
"Does thou think that they will be able to defeat him?" Luna asked her sister after the six ponies left the hallway.
"I hope so Luna, but if they don't we meant have to resort to plan B." Celestia said to her little sister, speaking about the Alpha.
"Thouest can't be serious. How could we even reawaken him?" Luna asked her sister, her voice raising as she did.
"I know the circumstances would not be the most ideal. But if Twilight and her friends are unable to defeat Discord, he meant be the only creature in Equestria with the power to defeat him. He seer size might be enough to stop Discord's madness." Celestia said to her sister, putting the Princess of the Night into deep thought.
"We could try our best to reverse our spell." Luna said to her sister, scracthing her chin with her hoof, though she wasn't sure if it would actually work.
"You have to try Luna, if you are able to bring him back, I am sure that none of our citizens will ever see you as... that again." Celestia said putting a reassuring hoof on her shoulder, while looking up at the painting of the Mane Six defeating Nightmare Moon.
Luna stared up at the painting which before then had just been a painful reminder of what a monster she once was, but now she saw it as motivation for redemption. "We'll try our best dear sister." Luna said with determination in her teal eyes.
The Mane Six arrived at the large hedge maze of the castle and waited just outside its entrance.
"Do we have to go in there?" Fluttershy as they got closer to the scary looking maze.
"Nope! Dopey Discord forgot about these babies! I'll just do a quick flyover and we'll have the Elements in no time." Rainbow said as she began to fly over the hedge maze. Only for her wings to disappear.
"My wings!" Rainbow exclaimed as she slammed back into the ground. Fluttershy screamed as her wings also strangely disappeared.
"Your horn! My horn! Ahhh!" The two unicorns screamed in unison as their horns also disappeared, along with the pegasi' wings
That was when Discord showed himself, in a flash of red sky and lightning, laughing his flank off. "You–You should see the looks on your faces. Priceless!" Discord laughed at the ponies misfortune.
"Give us our wings and horns back!" Twilight demanded at the Spirit of Chaos.
"You'll get them back in good time. I simply took them to ensure there's no cheating. You see, this is the first rule of our game: no flying, and no magic." Discord said striking the attention of the six now earth ponies.
"The first rule?" Rainbow asked Discord confused.
"The second rule is everypony has to play or the game is over, and I win. Good luck, everypony!" Discord said hovering above the six ponies before disappearing with a snap of his fingers.
"Never fear, girls. We have each other!" Twilight said to her friends after Discord disappeared.
"Yeah! Like Twilight said, there's nothing we can't overcome if we all stick together!" Rainbow said agreeing with Twilight.
"Alright, girls, let's do this!" Twilight said getting a happy smile from her friends.
"Together!" They all said at once as they step in the hedge maze at the same time. Only for a hedge to grow in between separating the ponies from each other. Each pony let out a scream as they got surrounded on both sides by foliage.
"Stay calm, girls! Everypony head to the middle as fast as you can, and we'll regroup there!" Twilight called to her friends.
"Moving out!" Rainbow called out.
"See you in the center." Rarity said.
"Yee-haw!" Applejack said.
"See you guys there." Pinkie said as the six ponies, excluding Fluttershy, took off in different directions heading for the center of the maze.
"What's that? Who's there? Girls!" Fluttershy screamed in a panic state.
Applejack was busy running through the maze when she came across three apples that rolled away on their own as she neared them.
"What in tarnation?" Applejack said confused, as she followed the apples into a part of the maze that contained a pond. "Where am I?" Applejack said to herself as she entered the strange room.
Then there was laughter coming from three creatures that made out of apples, one green, one red, and another a lighter color of red. "Who are y'all?" Applejack asked the three strange creatures that were made out of apples.
"The keepers of the grove of truth. You may ask us..."
"...one question..." "...past, future or present. "But be warned..."
"...that the truth... "...may not always be pleasant." The three apple creatures said, circling the orange earth pony.
"All right then. I don't trust this place worth a hill of beans, but I've got a really bad feelin' about this feller Discord. What's gonna come of this mission we're on?" Applejack asked the three apple creatures.
"For the answer you seek..." The red apples said.
"...go ahead, take a peek." The lighter-red apple finished telling Applejack to look in the pond.
The pond showed Applejack the six friends in Ponyville arguing. "I hope I never see you again!" The pond version of Rainbow yelled at her 'friends'. "Me too!" The pond version of Fluttershy added. "Fine!" Pinkie Pie and Rarity both said at the same time. "It's settled then." Twilight said as the six ponies all bolted off in different directions. Their friendship seemly over.
"No our friendship, over!" Applejack said horrid at the image she had just witnessed. This made Discord chuckle to himself as he controlled the three apple creature with strings, like living puppets.
"It can't be true... it just can't" Applejack in delinal and Discord went in for the kill, so to speak. "When all truth does..." The light-red apple began to say.
"Sometimes a lie, is easier to take." The green apple said its voice now Discord's as its eyes turned to hypnotizing circles. The spell that Discord cast on Applejack causing her to turn gray and her to switch from the bearer of the Element of Honesty to the biggest liar in all of Equestria. Discord disappeared in a fit of evil laughter as his plan was one pony down and only five more to go.
The wall of hedges that blocked off the sanctuary opened showing Twilight running across finding her friend standing in an empty room. "Applejack! Thank goodness! I thought I heard voices over here. Who were you talking to?" Twilight said to the gray earth pony (somehow not taking notice of her friend's coat color change).
"I was talking to... uh... nopony! Nopony whatsoever!" Applejack said lying, badly, to Twilight.
"What?" Twilight said confused at her friend's strange behavior.
"Nothing. Come on, uh, we best be going." Applejack said walking passed the purple now earth pony.
"Did Applejack just...? Come on, Twilight! Applejack wouldn't lie." Twilight said to herself denouncing her friend's strange behavior.
Pinkie Pie was busy bouncing along, whistling to herself, as she traveled through the mirror. Pinkie then noticed a group of balloon in the same color as her cutie mark floating away her. Humming in a sing-along like tone. The pink earth pony follow the balloon into a large garden filled with balloons of all different colors."This is the greatest balloon garden I've ever seen! It's the first balloon garden I've ever seen, but still!" Pinkie said excited, only for her to trip and fall in a pile of mud.
The mass of balloon then laughed at the misfortune of the pink earth pony. "Hey, what gives?" Pinkie said up to the laughing balloons.
"What's the matter, Pinkie Pie? I thought you appreciated a good laugh?" A green balloon with the face of Discord said to Pinkie.
"It's different. They're laughing at me." Pinkie said back to the green balloon.
"It's hardly different. Your friends laugh at you all the time." The green balloon said to Pinkie, using the same tactics that he used against Applejack.
"My friends laugh with me, not at me." Pinkie said back a smile smile forming on her face.
"Oh, really?" The green balloon said and all the laughing balloons changed to those of her friend's faces laughing at her.
"No! Stop it!" Pinkie laughed, covering her ears with her hooves. As the laughter continued.
"Stop laughing at me!" Pinkie yelled up at the laughing balloons.
"Oh, poor Pinkie Pie. And here I thought laughter made you happy." The green balloon said to Pinkie Pie. It's eyes turning hypotonic circles, as Discord cast the same spell on Pinkie as he did Applejack.
"Happy? I don't think so." Pinkie said grimly as her coat turned gray, as the many balloons popped behind her.
"Pinkie Pie! Are we glad to see you!" Twilight said as she found her always cheering friend.
"Oh you are, huh? Why? Need a good laugh?" Pinkie snapped at Twilight.
"Pinkie? What do you suppose has her so upset? It's not like her." Twilight asked Applejack.
"I didn't notice anything strange about Pinkie." Applejack lied to Twilight.
"Weird. Better pick up the pace before the stress of this gets the better of all of us." Twilight said taking notice of the strange behavior of both of her friends.
"I was expecting an audience with the Princess, not outdoor sports." Rarity said as she traveled through hedge maze. She continued until she came across a large stone wall with her cutie mark in the middle.
"Agh. Oh my..." Rarity said in awe as she looked at the three shining jewels.
"Welcome to your lucky day, Rarity. You've found the one thing in Equestria that could rival my face for sheer beauty. What do you think? You like?" Discord said to Rarity, his reflection imprinted in the gems.
"Yes... I like very much... No! No, I shan't succumb to such fabulousness. Must... get to the center... to meet... the others." Rarity said trying to resist the temptation of the fabulous gems in front of her.
"MINE!" Rarity yelled as she used her hooves to knock down the stone wall. Her coat turning gray as she succumbed to the greed that Discord brought into her heart.
"Well, Rarity. It took forever, but it was worth it. Who knew three little gemstones would turn out to be this handsome hunk of a diamond? Now to get you home." A battered Rarity said as she lunged what seem assumed was a massive blue diamond on her back.
The wall that closed off Rarity crashed down revealing Twilight and her two other corrupted friends. "Rarity! Are we glad to see... Why are you carrying a humongous boulder?" Twilight said confused as she saw her friend carrying a massive stone boulder on her back.
"What do you mean, 'boulder'? This big beautiful bedazzling rock is a diamond! And it's all mine. Keep your envious little eyes off it! I found it and it's mine fair and square!" Rarity said her greed getting the better of her.
A scared Fluttershy squeaked to herself as she slowly traveled through the maze. "Okay, I can do this. I can..." Fluttershy said to herself trying to be brave, only to jumped in the brushes as a swarm of three pink butterflies flew passed her.
"Oh, wait a minute... Butterflies? Wait! Don't leave me here!" Fluttershy said running after the three flying creatures.
She followed the butterflies into a small camber in the maze, as Discord began his attempt to corrupt the Element of Kindness.
"Fluttershy, looks like you've been left behind by your so-called friends, huh?" The butterflies said to Fluttershy, hoping to turn her against her friends
"Oh, no. I'm certain they're doing their best to find me." Fluttershy responded back not taking the butterflies bait.
"Well, it must be so upsetting to know how weak and helpless they think you are." The butterflies said trying to get at a different angle.
"Not at all. I am weak and helpless and I appreciate their understanding." Fluttershy said back, making the butterflies frustration grow.
"Yes... Well, surely it burns you up... I mean, that they're always pointing out your flaws, right?" The butterflies said trying to find something to turn the Element of Kindness, into the cruelest creature in Equestria.
"Not really. In fact, I think I'm awfully lucky to have friends who want me to be the best I can be." Fluttershy responded back in her normal calm demeanor, and Discord lost it.
"Oh, for goodness sake! You've been kind for far too long, my dear. Time to be cruel. Arrivederci!" A frustrated Discord said transforming out of his form as the butterflies, and manually corrupting Fluttershy. Making her eyes turn into hypnotic circles, and her coat to turn gray, like the rest of her corrupted friends.
"Fluttershy! I'm so glad to see a friendly face. This awful labyrinth is getting to everypony." A relieved Twilight said as she ran up to her always kind friend.
"Aw, boo-hoo-hoo! Why don't you wave your magic little horn and make everything alright?" Fluttershy snapped at Twilight, leaving her dumbfounded.
"Uh..." Twilight said confused at her sudden and out of character snapping.
"Oh, that's right, you can't. You don't have one." "What is happening to my friends?" Twilight said to herself as she watched her friends fall further and further into Discord's spell.
Applejack then began laughing, only to get an immediate reaction from a pissed off Pinkie.
"And what are you laughing at?" Pinkie barked at Applejack.
"Chocolate milk." Applejack lied, her lying becoming more a part of her as the day went on.
"Little help here!" Rarity said to Twilight needing help lifting her 'gem'. "Thanks, Twilight." Rarity said the purple now earth pony as she helped lift the massive rock.
"You're welcome–" Twilight began to say only to be cut off by a equally pissed off Rarity.
"But don't get any ideas about my gem! I know where you live." Rarity barked at Twilight. Twilight beginning to regret accepting this mission.
Rainbow Dash was busy running through the maze looking for the Elements of Harmony. She running until she heard thunder and look over to see a small cloud with a lightning bolt, that look like her cutie mark, coming out of it. "I've got you now, element." Rainbow said chasing after the cloud to find Discord laying on a cloud haymack.
"Oh. I can see why you like these clouds so much. Very plush." Discord said, admiring the softness of the cloud he was laying on.
"Get off there and put 'em up! Come on! Let's go!" Rainbow said standing on her hind legs ready to fight.
"Hey, I'm here to deliver a message." Discord said holding up his hand in mock surrender.
"I've got a message for you too!" Rainbow said charging at the Spirit of Chaos.
"Listen closely, this is important. A weighty choice is yours to make. The right selection or a big mistake. If a wrong choice you choose to pursue, the foundations of home will crumble without you." Discord said showing Rainbow Cloudsdale, her hometown, crumbling if she doesn't go to help.
"Cloudsdale? Crumble... without me? No!" Rainbow said falling right into Discord's lion paw.
"That box contains your wings. You can take them and leave the game, or you can carry on aimlessly wandering this maze. Your choice." Discord said to Rainbow pointing a blue box, turning the Element of Loyalty into the one that would betray her friends in the end. Rainbow coat turned gray and she took the box that contained her wings.
"Must... find... Rainbow Dash. As a team... we're unstoppable. Rainbow Dash won't let us down." Twilight said weakly, she busy carrying Rarity giant 'diamond' on her back.
"Well, looky there. Rainbow Dash is flying away. She's abandonin' us." Applejack said looking in the storm cloudy sky, her actually telling the truth this time around.
"Now I know that's a lie." Twilight said not believing Applejack, placing the giant rock down. "How can it be?" Twilight gasped as she saw the gray Pegasus flying away. Thunder and lightning crashed as a displeased Discord appeared.
"Well, well, well. Somepony broke the "no wings, no magic" rule." Discord said, snapping his fingers which returned the horns to the unicorns, and the wings to Fluttershy. "Game's over, my little ponies (ha ha, he said it). You didn't find your precious elements." Discord said as he snapped his fingers again, which this time destroyed the hedge maze. Leaving nothing but a large crater.
"Looks like we might be due for a big old storm of chaos!" Discord laughed evil, as he created a umbrella, which opened upside-down, as pink cotton candy clouds thundered overhead.
Underneath Canterlot the Princess Luna was busy trotting her way through the crystal caves, hoping that she would be able to reawaken the million pound dragon that rested just underneath the city.
"We can do this Luna. No, we have to." Luna said to herself as she continued down the caves, as she heard thunder overhead. "We guess that's our cue." Luna said acknowledging the literal storm of chaos going on just above her head.
Luna reached the cave where the Alpha was being kept and relieved the guards at the post saying to them. "You are both relieved of your duties."
"Are you sure your majesty." One of the guards asked the blue alicorn, looking back at the massive dragon that spelt yards from where they were standing.
"Yes we-I will watch over the Alpha. You should both be with your families during this time." Luna said to the two guards, giving a small smile. The two royal guards shared a quick look before one of them said.
"Thank your majesty." The two guards then trotted off, glad that they could spend the first time with their families in more than a month. The two guards sworn to never speak of the Alpha to anyone. Punishment of dishonorable discharge if they said anything about him.
Luna waited until she was sure that the guards were out of earshot before she approached the massive dragon in front of her. "It's looks like it's just you and us, Alpha." Luna said to her slumbering old friend. "Well, we meant as well get this over with." Luna said as she closed her eyes and concentrated hard.
Luna's horn began to glow a dark blue as she tried her best to reverse the spell that she cast on her friend all those centuries ago. She then fired a strong blue beam at the Alpha hitting him directing in the snout.
Luna collapsed to the ground shortly afterward, exhausted from the spell that she had just cast. Luna stared blankly at the still sleeping dragon, as it seemed that the spell was ineffective. Luna sighed in defeat and placed in head in her hooves, just about ready to give up.
"We really are the most useless pony in all of Equestria." Luna whimpered to herself, trying her best to fight back tears. Her almost sobbing was stopped when the ground around her shook.
The blue alicorn looked up to see the Alpha's giant tail slamming back onto the ground, creating small earthquake. Despite her exhausted state Luna jumped up as the Alpha seemed to be waking up from his fifteen hundred year slumber. "At last..." Luna said her teal eyes as wide as a diner plate.
"Watch out Discord, you are about to learn the true meaning of power." Luna said breaking into an almost devilish smirk as the Alpha's reawakening seemed to continue. With his one front claws lifting off the ground, and slamming back onto it, creating another earthquake.