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// Chapter 2 
// Story: Discorded Time 
// by Fluffy Cloud 
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 It was morning in Ponyville, and at the library, sunlight was streaming through the windows, waking Twilight up from her slumber.

Or at least, that's what was supposed to happen.

What was happening was that the moon was still in the air, not showing a sign of going down. Ponyville was still dark, and ponies were coming outside to see what was going on. What woke Twilight from her slumber was moonlight streaming through the window, and into her face. Twilight blinked a few times, pretty sure that she had woken up in the middle of the night. She got up and rubbed her eyes, blinking a few more times to get them adjusted.

Twilight reached for clock, which was a bit hard since she had just woken up. After several tries, she finally grabbed her clock, and Twilight turned it to her direction.

Twilight gasped. It was 10:00 in the morning!

Twilight jumped up, gasping. She jumped off her bed and onto the ground. "Spike! Spike! SPIKE!!!!!"

There was some shuffling coming from a basket on the floor. "W-wha? What's goin' on Twilight?"

"The moon! It's...it's still in the sky! And...and it's 10:00 in the morning! Quick, we need to tell Celestia!"

Spike's eyes grew wide. "You're right! We should tell Celestia!" Spike grabbed a quill and a sheet of parchment. "Wait...this involves the moon not going down, which means...she and Luna are in trouble. We can't tell Celestia."

Twilight tugged her mane. "Then what can we do?"

"I don't know, but I'm going to make breakfast. I'm-"

Knock knock knock.

"Twilight?" said the voice from outside. "Twi, are you in there?" 

"I'll get it," said Spike as rushed downstairs and opened the door.

Twilight came downstairs and watched as a orange mare with a blond mane came in.

"Applejack, what are you doing here?" asked Twilight. She watched as the orange farm mare took a seat and looked at her.

"To see if you knew anythin' about what's happenin' with the moon," replied Applejack. "Oh, and do y'all mind makin' somethin' warm to drink? It's pretty darn cold outside." 

"I don't know what's happening with the moon, Applejack. And Spike, make Applejack some hot chocolate." Twilight nudged Spike.

"Okay, boss," said Spike and he went to the library's kitchen.

"So, what you're sayin' is that you don't know what in the hay is wrong with the moon?" said Applejack.

"No, I don't Applejack, and I'm sorry," Twilight sighed. "Hey, where are the others?"

"I don't know. Maybe they'll figure out that they should come here."

Spike came out of the kitchen and handed Applejack the hot chocolate. "Thanks Spike. You are the best assistant," said Applejack.

Spike blushed. "Oh, thanks, Applejack. I guess-"

Knock knock knock knock knock knock knock knock!

Somepony was frantically knocking on the door.

"Twilight! Twilight! Oh, please, please, please, pleeeease let me in! It's soooooooo dark! Oh, please, Twilight, please! I don't like being in the dark!" said the scared voice on the other side of the door.

TheN another voice. "Hey Twilight. You in there? Because...it's dark out here."

Spike opened the door and a yellow pegasus with a pink mane rushed in, and grabbed the nearest chair. Then a cyan blue pegasus with a rainbow mane came in, and sat lazily on the chair the yellow pegasus was holding.

"Rainbow Dash? Fluttershy?" said Twilight. "What are you two doing here?"

"It's not just them, Twilight," said a voice from outside. In walked a white, purple maned, unicorn, and a particular pink party pony. "Me and Pinkie Pie are here to," said the white unicorn.

Spike was beside the white unicorn's side in a instant. "R-Rarity? Can I get you something?"

"Oh yes, dear Spike," replied Rarity. "Can you go make me some tea? It's quite cold outside."

"Yes Rarity," said Spike. He walked off, whispering happily to himself. "She called me a dear! Dear Spike...ohhh, I knew she had some feelings for me..."

"Okaaay," said Twilight. "Now that we're all here, how about we have a conversation on what we think is happening."

"I think...I think...that Nightmare Moon has returned," said Fluttershy, letting go of the chair. "And she probably brought eternal night!"

"Now, that can't be true!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash. "We got rid of that villain long ago!"

"I have to agree with Rainbow on this one," said Applejack.

"Oh, oh, Nightmare could've come back, and now that big meanie brought eternal night!" exclaimed Pinkie Pie.

"No, no, no!" yelled Twilight. "We got rid of Nightmare Moon long ago! She was just a shadow of Luna!"

"Okay," said Rarity. "That's settled. But...who else has the power to control nighttime and daytime?"

Twilight thought for a while, then gasped. Her eyes became wide. "I think I know who."

"Who?" said the other five mares in unison.

"Discord."