//------------------------------// // Chapter 1: Why don't I have a human? (rewritten) // Story: Rise of the Titans (edited) // by darkmage1997 //------------------------------// Deep within the boundaries of a realm that seemed to be made entirely out of chaos stood a house that seemed entirely normal on the outside, but on the inside was completely bizarre. Doors were on ceilings, pictures were on the floor, etc. Within the house stood the spirit of chaos, the draconequss, Discord, who was standing in front of wall of photos of all his closest friends. Taking a closer examination of the pictures, he saw that each of his friends each had a human child to call their own; Fluttershy had Toby, Rarity had Conner, Luna had Timmy and Drake, Twilight had Joshua, Kelly, Crystal, and Cory, Pinkie Pie had Melody and Clover, Celestia had Chris, Rainbow Dash had Echo, Applejack had Mike, and Cadence and Shining Armor had Nathan. The more he looked at the photos, the more jealous he became, "It's not fair! They all have human kids of their own, as well as kids of their own species. I mean, I have my daughter, but why don't I have my own human child?!" Discord ranted, clenching his bear claw. He then sighed, "Oh well, I'm sure I'll find my own human kid sooner or later," he said, looking at a nearby clock, "Well, for now I'd better go meet up with my pals," Discord said, teleporting away. In an abandoned warehouse, in the futuristic city of New Burbank, Nine figures sat around a small blanket as they ate a meager feast of fruits and bread. Eight of them were teenage boys, and the ninth was a little girl, no older than five years. "We need to change the meal plans," one of the boys commented. He had a green t-shirt and khaki shorts. He had brown hair and blue eyes. "But what more can we do Brian? Ever since John Clark came into power, we're lucky to get this," another teen said. He was dressed in oriental attire and was wearing a straw hat. He had blue eyes and brown hair like Brian. "Raiden is right. Until we find a better solution, we need to make do with what we have," another teen said. He was wearing a denim jacket, yellow t shirt, and long jeans. "I know Silver, but if we keep this up, we're bound to get caught sooner or later," Brian said. "It won't come to that, will it?" the little girl asked a teen who was dressed up like a ninja. She had long blonde hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a pink dress. "Don't worry Heaven. We won't allow you to fall into the wrong hands," the ninja replied. "Akira makes a good point. Just remember that, and nothing will happen, cool?" another teen asked. He was wearing a bright blue shirt, beige shorts, and had an orange headband. "Icezer, I told you; Takashi or Echo-Echo and I prefer to be called by our new names," the ninja said. "Well excuse me!" Icezer said defensively. "Now break it up you two. Remember, we need to finish lunch, before we continue on," a teen that looked to be a goth said. He was dressed all in black. "HEIRU MAKES A SOLD POINT. IF JOHN CLARK'S FORCES FIND US HERE, THEY'LL DO ANYTHING TO CATCH US," a blue robot teen commented. "Well, if that does happen Echo-Echo, I'll just open a portal to somewhere else," another teen said. He appeared to be dressed in robes that looked to be made of spacial energy. "But remember Francisco, that's only a short term solution. John's forces will only increase their hunting forces," Raiden said. "Looks guys, we'll deal with this after lunch," Silver said. It was then they heard helicopters whirring outside. "How'd they find us so fast!?" Brian demanded. "Don't know, but we need to get out of here, now!" Silver said, as banging could be heard from the doors. "OPEN UP! WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED! YOU ARE ALL UNDER ARREST!" a voice on a megaphone called. "Francisco, anytime you want to open a portal, now's the time!" Brian said. "Stop pressuring me! Its hard enough to open a portal without you guys breathing down my neck!" Francisco snapped, as he began to open a portal. While he was doing so, he got a splitting headache all of a sudden. Normally when this happened, the portal he would open would close up instantly, but it stayed open. "You ok Francisco?" Silver asked. "Uh, yeah, anyway, get through the portal!" the spacial teen said. One by one, each of the teens went through the portal, along with Heaven. Francisco was the last one to go through, just as the soldiers outside broke through. "They're gone!" one of the soldiers yelled. "Man, John Clark is not going to be happy about this," another commented. "Well, you're going to be the one to explain our failure this time," the first soldier said. "What?! Why me?!" the second soldier asked. "Because I gave the report last time," the first soldier replied. The second groaned dreadfully, as they got back in the car. Deep in the Everfree forest, The portal opened up, depositing the nine siblings in the middle of a dark forest, "Ok, so where are we now?" Raiden pondered, looking around. "Looks to be the middle on a thick forest of some kind," Stealth replied, looking around. "In any case, maybe we should try to find some sort of shelter. Who knows what could be lurking in the shadows," Heiru said. "I think I can see some ruins of that way," Icezer said, pointing in the direction of what appeared to be the ruins of a castle. "That should be suitable enough, c'mon," Silver said, as they made their way towards the castle ruins, unaware of green eyes staring at them from the shadows. In Canterlot Castle, While enjoying their lunch, the two sisters, Celestia and Luna both felt a power spike, "What was that sister?" Luna asked. "I can't say, but I'm almost certain it came from the Everfree Forest. Most Likely in the vicinity of our old castle," Celestia replied. "What shall we do about it?" Luna asked. Celestia pondered. "We should send Twilight and her friends to investigate. Discord too," Celestia replied, as she began to write to Twilight. "My most faithful student, I write to you about a sudden power spike from within the Everfree Forest. I am requesting that you and your friends, Discord included, go and investigate, and report back to me upon discovery, Your mentor and fellow Princess, Celestia," after finishing the letter, she rolled it up, and teleported it away. "Hopefully it is nothing of ill will," Luna commented. "I hope so too Luna," Celestia replied. In Sugarcube Corner, Twilight and friends, minus Fluttershy and Discord, were all sitting around Sugarcube Corner, completely bored out of their minds, "Why can anything cool happen?" Rainbow Dash complained. "And with our kids all out doing their own thing, that pretty much slims our options," Applejack commented. They all let out a bored sigh. Just then, Spike came in with a scroll. "A message from Celestia!" Spike said, giving Twilight the scroll. Their ears perked up upon hearing this, as Twilight began reading the scroll. "Girls, apparently there's some sort of power surge that is emanating from deep within the Everfree Forest. We have been called upon to investigate and report back," Twilight said. "Finally, an adventure!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "We've also been asked to bring Discord along so he may help," Twilight added. "So our first stop is Fluttershy's cottage to pick her up along with Discord?" Rarity asked. Twilight nodded, as they all left. Back with the nine siblings, All nine siblings stood in awe at the ruins that stood in front of them, "This architecture is incredible," Raiden commented, examining the ruins. "In any case, it should provide suitable shelter, right?" Silver asked. "Hmm, a few holes in the walls, and the doors aren't stable, but we should be able to fortify this place by nightfall," Raiden replied, as they entered the castle, unaware of the green eyes watching them. Inside, they saw that the inside of the castle was just as aged as the outside. "Man, looks like a train ran through here," Brian commented. "Well, our first concern should be repairing these walls, and then fixing those doors. From there we can find somewhere in this place to rest up," Silver replied. They were just about to get to their tasks, when they heard a bone chilling howl. They all turned to see a pack of what they thought were wolves that were made out of wood. "What the...?!" Icezer exclaimed. "Wood Wolves?" Heiru added. "They look pretty hungry," Stealth commented. "HEAVEN, TAKE COVER," Echo-Echo said. Heaven complied, as she hid behind a large slab of rock, just as the wolves attacked. "Get out of here!" Brian yelled, summoning a tornado of fire that seared through the ceiling, burning some of the wolves to a crisp. Silver attacked by launching a blast of telekinetic energy at the wolves, causing them to shatter. "Your hunch was right Raiden. They're just piles of wood. Maybe we can drive them back?" Silver asked. "I doubt that highly," Raiden said, as he found himself surrounded by several of the wood wolves, "What a complete bother," Raiden sighed, completely bored, as he unleashed a column of lightning, which burnt up all the wood wolves. The lightning was strong enough to break through the ceiling. With Twilight's group, "So that's what we need to check out," Twilight said, explaining the situation to Fluttershy and Discord. Fluttershy seemed a bit hesitant at the task. "Seems a rather straightforward mission," Discord commented. Just then, they all noticed a pillar of fire erupting from deep within the forest. "Fire? The Everfree Forest isn't on any volcanic area," Applejack said. "It must be some other source," Twilight theorized. "Uh, maybe I'll just stay here," Fluttershy meekly said. "No can do Fluttershy. Celestia wants all of us to investigate," Twilight replied. Just then, a volley of lightning erupted. "Fret not my dear Fluttershy, I will provide suitable defenses," Discord commented. "This is weird," Rainbow said, looking at the lightning. "Yeah, lightning should never last this long," Pinkie piped in. "And its coming from trees," Rarity added. "Which means our hunch about an outside source is correct," Twilight said, as they all made their way into the Everfree Forest, with Fluttershy staying close to Discord and Twilight. "If I'm not mistaken, the direction of the fire and lightning were coming from the Castle of the Two Sisters," Discord commented. "Which means something must be happening there," Twilight said, as they picked up the pace. After about ten minutes, they arrived at the castle ruins, where they saw several Timberwolves being thrown out of the castle, completely singed, or broken, "What could have happened here?" Discord wondered, examining the charred spots on the Timberwolves. "What do you make of it?" Rarity asked. "Hmm, no ordinary fire or lightning could do this damage," Discord said, looking towards the castle. Carefully, the group approached the castle. Peering in, they saw eight teenage boys, all who seemed exhausted from a fight.