The small house that existed on the border of Ponyville and the Everfree Forest hadn't just appeared one day. Though it did seem like it at times.
It had appeared over the course of a few days, two pony-like figures and a strange biped working to build a nice, serviceable house. The three of them were rarely seen in Ponyville after that, though Pinkie did make her usual token attempt to welcome them all with a party.
She was politely but firmly rebuffed with the inhabitants thanking her for her time, but informing her that they didn't need a party, thank you very much.
In fact, they didn't seem to come to town often at all. It took Ponyville being thrust into disarray before they did something other than work around their home.
"My oh my," the voice of the Chaos Spirit, Discord, said as he observed the simple little house. "But what do we have here? I think this place is in need of a little...redecorating."
That was when three forms came out of the house. A pony, a robot, and a human. And the spirit blanched.
He knew those forms from ages ago. He'd been a younger draconequues then, but they...they'd barely changed at all.
"Discord?" the biped of the three asked. "I'm going to ask you this once, nicely. Leave us alone during your little redecorating spree."
"You don't get to ask me things," the spirit said with false bravado. "I'm the master of chaos! I choose what-"
That was when he noticed the small, green spark hovering over the hands of the human. And he could feel the power thrumming there.
Something like that could very well hurt him seriously for quite a bit. And that was when he looked at the mare, who'd apparently donned some sort of metallic harness with a laser on it, glowing like Celly's horn did. The robot of the three merely opened his side panels and beeped once.
"Like I said," the human said softly. "Leave us alone, Discord. Or we'll make you regret it."
That was when the spirit decided to pick his battles a little more wisely and chose to flee. Those three had magic, true magic, and it wouldn't do to mess with them.
The trio of retired adventurers sighed and went back into their home, glad that they'd managed to eke out another peaceful day in the chaos that Ponyville regularly churned out.
"So, you going to go over to the town after this one?" Copper asked.
"Maybe, maybe not," Crono replied. "It all depends on how it's resolved. But perhaps Pinkie will be getting that party she's been looking for at long last."
Ah, but that...
Is a story for another day.