> A War Fueled By Revenge > by TheGamingBrony > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 1: Capture and Control > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was a normal day in Canterlot castle. The sun was up and beaming in the sky.Everypony was enjoying the beautiful day except Princess Luna. Luna was bumming around the castle with no particular interest in anything. nothing seemed to be going on. Celestia was on royal duties and all the guards had nothing interesting going on. She sat at her balcony overlooking the land of Equestria. The colorful, vivid trees were scattered along the mountain sides and the crisp, blue sky was enjoyable. Luna yawned. Even though it was the middle of the day Luna felt tired. Maybe it was because of the lack of enthusiasm. “ I might aswell take a nap if theres nothing better to do” said Luna as she left the balcony. She walked down a long corridor to her quarters.A guard was standing outside her door. “ Hello Private Sun Blaze” said Luna “How's your wife” “ She well thanks for asking your highness” said the guard. Luna liked chatting to the guards from time to time. some had very interesting things happening. She opened the door and entered her room. It was a darkish purple with a large bed in the corner with a window beside it. she walked to her bed when something had caught her eye. In the corner of the room there was a pedestal with a object on it. The object was covered by a black cloth. She carefully walked towards the pedestal not knowing who had put it there and why they had put it there in the first place. Was it a gift? Was it a trap? Maybe her sister had bought her something and placed it there for her to find, But if that was the case why would she put it in the corner of the room and cover it with a cloth? Maybe so it could be a surprise? Luna wasn't sure if she should reveal the object or not but with a final decision she grabbed the cloth and pulled it away. The object was a lavender color. Luna after a couple seconds realized what it was. It was the head dress for Nightmare moon. Luna went wide eyed as she fell backwards. She stared at the peice of armor she once wore. “ How did.......But this was destroyed” Luna said backing away from helmet. Flashes of memories came to her of the time when she was on the moon. Counting the days,weeks,months,years. how lonely it was, how she would just sit there and do absolutely nothing but think. “ Oh I hope you like it “ said a voice behind her. she turned to be met by herself. It was another Luna. The copy Luna shot a blast of magic at Luna.Luna tried to move but was too late and the beam of magic connected with Luna. She flew backwards hitting the wall, leaving it dented. Luna laid dazed ,confused,and hurt. She tried getting up but was unable to. She could only watch helplessly at the imposter Luna. Green flames rose around the fake Luna as she transformed into Queen Chrysalis. Sun Blaze barged in but with a simple flash of her horn, Chrysalis turned him to dust. Luna looked away. “ Oh Princess please don't get up” came a voice behind the Queen. there was only a outline of not a pony but a creature. Luna recognized the shape of him. “ D-D-Discord” said Luna bitterly. Discord appeared out of the shadows. He smiled devilishly as he hovered over next to Chrysalis. “Oh i'm glad that you recognized me Luna cause it seems that everypony else forgot about me.” Said Discord with a smile. “ But no matter they will remember me soon enough”. Discord hovered over to the pedestal where the helmet was. “ What are you doing with the Queen of the Changelings” said Luna. Discord looked at Luna with a delightful grin. “Oh i’m glad you asked, you see I was enjoying my lovely stone imprisonment when I see none other than the Queen of the Changelings sneak out of the woods. She picked me up and dragged me into the woods. When we arrived at her home she used her magic to release me. As I sat there dazed she said she needed my help with exacting some revenge on some certain ponies in Ponyville. You can imagine my interest when Celestia’s six little helpers came up. We agreed that she gets all the love she wants if I get Celestia and her six little pony friends and the fun of it is everpony loses except for me,her,and you. Luna looked at Discord and then at Chrysalis with a confused look on her face. “ How would I win” said Luna. Discord Ignored the question. “ Like I said Luna everpony will remember me, but they forgot about something, somepony. They forgot about you. Not this new you but the old you” "What are you talking about" said Luna angrily. Discord chuckled. "I think you know exactly what i’m talking about" Teased Discord. Luna looked down silently. “ Why are you here attacking me then” said Luna still looking down. Discord looked at Chrysalis as he shook his head chuckling.Chrysalis stepped forward. “ Unfortunately, even with the strength of Me and Discord we still would get defeated.I still need more love to become stronger. So with some decision making we came across a wonderfully evil Idea”. Discord picked up the helmet. “ We thought who could be a huge ally to us and will undoubtedly help us achieve victory.......” Discord hovered over Luna “And who with a simple gaze can strike fear in anyponies heart and with a single word frighten anypony.......” Discord leaned towards Luna “And the first name that came to mind was your name.....” Discord placed the lavender head dress on Luna. “ Nightmare Moon” Author's note: I know this is short but i will make sure the rest are longer. I will also continue with Where The Buck Am I . There should be at least 3 or 4 parts left for it and i'm trying to get them in on the earliest I can. Anyways thanks for reading ^__^ > 2: Welcome Back To The Night > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Princess Celestia paced from side to side in her throne room. The guards stood nervously trying not to move from their post. “What’s has gotten in the Princess, she is a lot more worried today ” asked one of the guards to another. “ I have no idea but I hear that one of the guards was killed near Princess Luna’s room” said one of the guards. “ Killed? by who?” said a guard “I heard Princess Luna killed that guard with a single spell just blew him away” said another guard Without warning, the Mane 6 ran in . They stopped in front of Celestia. “ Its the Mane 6! What are they doing here” whispered a guard. “ Whatever happened must be important if the Mane 6 are here” another guard whispered back. “ We came as fast as we could Princess, what's the emergency” Asked Twilight Sparkle. The Princess didn't stop pacing, She didn't even look up. The Mane 6 looked at each other worriedly. Applejack stepped forward. “Uhhhh Princess” said Applejack trying to snap the Princess out of her trance. She looked up in shock. “ Oh, forgive me, I'm just …...Luna has been.....” Said Celestia looking down, unable to finish her sentence. “ What about Luna” said Twilight. “She’s..........gone” said Celestia silently as a tear fell from her eye. The Mane 6 looked at each other with wide eyes as did the guards who were uninformed about Luna’s absence. “ Luna’s gone? Like she was captured?” whispered one of the guards. “ But how? she’s a goddess! How can she be captured” whispered another guard. “ Who could have overpowered the Goddess of Night?” whispered another. “ What do you mean she’s gone” said Rainbow Dash furiously. “ I mean she’s been kidnapped,Captured, STOLEN” yelled Celestia. Dash backed away in shock as Celestia took a deep breath. “ I’m sorry for yelling Rainbow Dash it’s just that....When I walked into Luna’s room it was completely destroyed. There was holes in the wall, the window was broken, and there was the remains of a guard that had been turned to dust. To make it even worse, on the walls there was claw marks” “ Claw marks?” questioned Twilight. “ So an animal attacked Luna you think” “ How many animals do you think can take down a goddess” Said Celestia. She looked out a nearby window and sighed. “ I think we will need the Elements of Harmony once more” “ I think we are going to have to work overtime” whispered a guard to another. “ I use to work overtime. but then I took a arrow to-” “I Swear if you finish that sentence I will have Celestia shot you to the moon! now get back to your post” said the captain before walking away. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Luna woke up in a poorly lit room. It took her eyes time to adjust but eventually they got use to the darkness. She realized she was in a iron dungeon, she tried to move but her hooves and head was strapped down to a chair. In front of her laid the full armor of Nightmare Moon. “ Oh good, you're up! That means we can start.” said Discord happily. He turned to Chrysalis and nodded. She smiled and she stood in front of Luna. “ You may feel a slight burning feeling” said Chrysalis. Discord floated over next to Luna. “ Who are we kidding, you’ll feel a painful burning feeling. A very,very,VERY painful feeling ” Discord laughed. Chrysalis laughed with him. Chrysalis horn glowed green as flames shot in Luna’s eyes. Luna screamed in pain, They were trying to literally BURN memories in and out of her mind. It was Brainwash! They were brainwashing her into Nightmare Moon. She could feel her good side leave her mind as well as all the memories when she was free, The Royal Wedding, Nightmare Night and the joy she felt at the end of that day, the love for her sister and the Mane 6........... Deleted. Memories of hate and sadness began to fill her mind. Memories on the moon and memories of the Mane 6 destroying her with the Element Of Harmony. She no longer felt the pain of the flames, but the pain of the treachery by the hands of the Mane 6 and her so called “Sister”. “ Hold on Chrysalis, Luna? You still there? Are you dead?HEEEEEEELLLLLLLOOOO” said Discord waving his claw in front of Luna's face.Luna raised her head slowly. Her mane began to turn into a blue wavy mist. She was no longer a lavender color but now she had turned into a pitch black color. Her eyes opened to reveal cold, icy blue eyes that pierced through the darkness of the room. Discord giggled with joy. “ Give me my armor” said Luna bitterly. Discord smiled devilishly as he handed her the armor. She put it on without hesitation. “ Welcome back to the night,Princess Luna.” whispered Discord. Luna shot a look at Discord. “ I am no longer this “Princess Luna”. I am Nightmare Moon and I will have my vengeance” Nightmare Moon said in the Royal Canterlot Voice. Discord looked at Chrysalis, who was hesitant to go near Nightmare Moon. “ Nightmare, we have a proposition for you. Me and Queen Chrysalis will attack Canterlot and Ponyville with her army of Changeling’s and we wish for you to help in doing so.” explained Discord while floating around Nightmare Moon. She looked at Discord with a emotionless look. “ What do I gain from helping you and this so called “Queen of the Changelings”?” Shouted Nightmare Moon. “ In return you get to make it night, everywhere, forever” said Discord with a sly smile. Nightmare Moon thought for a second and looked at Discord. “ I agree to your terms , yet I want one last thing” Discord looked suspiciously at Nightmare Moon. “ What is it” Nightmare Moon smiled devilishly. She crept closer to Discord and with each inch she grew more serious. “ I want to be the one to KILL Princess Celestia” > 3: A Deal With A Demon > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- " Place him here" Ordered Chrysalis. Two Changelings placed the stone concealed Discord on the ground. Chrysalis smiled delightfully as changelings curiously looked on. Chrysalis walked up to the statue and closed her eyes. Her horn began to glow as green flames circled around Discord and consumed him. Changelings looked away from the bright flames while others cheered and hissed. The stone began to break and blow off bit by bit. Finally , the last remaining stone exploded off with a eruption of fiery shrapnel. As the fog cleared and the dust settled there stood Discord, brushing his shoulders off. Discord was still abit dazed but was able to look around. he was in the Everfree forest from what he cold gather and he was I front of a pony that looked like she needed a shower. behind her was about 40 creatures who all looked the same. "Finally, I am free once more to wreck some chaos. Oh what should i do first? Chocolate rain? To Predictable. Inverted Colors? not good enough. Oh I know i'll-" " You wont do anything until I tell you to" Said Chrysalis strictly. Discord turned towards Chrysalis. " Oh what a brave pony you are. And who might you be? No wait , don't tell me are you Queen Insect? No? Queen Swiss Cheese! No? Oh oh Queen-" "I'm Chrysalis, Queen of the Changelings and the pony responsible for your release from your stone prison." Shouted Chrysalis. She shook her head and gathered herself together. " Ohhhh a pony with temper problems, so tell me Queen Chrysalis what can you do? " asked Discord with a eyebrow raised. Chrysalis without hesitation changed to look like Discord. Discord was shocked but quickly smiled. " Am i really that good looking?" " Enough, I require your "Talent's" to exact some revenge on some ponies in Ponyville." Discord quickly shot a look at Chrysalis . " Ponyville you say? Well well it seems that we want the same thing, And here I thought I would have to turn you into cans of tuna or something." Laughed Discord happily. " Nice to see you take things serious." said Chrysalis. " Believe me, You wont like me when I get serious." Said Discord bitterly. "Now Ponyville, whats in it for me?" Chrysalis smiled." You get The Mane 6 and Celestia all to your self." Discord thought about it for awhile. He could get his revenge if he teams up with her but what dose she want and how does he know he can trust her? hell she's trusting him. "I'll agree on one thing, Im the leader of this attack. You do what I want when I want how I want" explained Discord. " As long as I get what I want." said Chrysalis. " And what do you get" Questioned Discord to Chrysalis. " What do I get? I get all the love Equestria can give so my Changelings may feed" " Seems fair, Now I hope you have a plan right?" said Discord "Of course. But what is the fun in telling you all at once and I know you like to have fun" said Chrysalis. Discord crossed his arms. "I hate to brake this to you but I don't think we can do this." said Discord. Chrysalis frowned. " What do you mean? We have an army! We both are strong enough to take Ponyville and Canterlot." " Have you forgotten that Canterlot has one of the most biggest armies in Equestria? Also, We are strong but they have Celestia,Luna,And the Elements Of Harmony which tips the scale in there favor ." Explained Discord. Discord the grew a smile. " Unless-" He began. " Unless one of there Princesses went rouge and turned on them" Chrysalis looked at Discord with head tilted. " What are you getting at ?" Chrysalis asked. Discord was pacing back and forth conducting a plan in his head. " Can you control a ponies mind with your magic" asked Discord. She nodded. " Then we got are self's A new member of are little family." Discord said in a devilish tone. " Can you please explain" said Chrysalis. Discord face palmed then began. " If we can capture the fair Princess Luna and change her back to Nightmare Moon we would have a great advantage." " Alright and how will we get to her" asked Chrysalis. Discord smiled joyfully " We just walk right to her room -" Discord knocked on a piece of bark. " And just knock on the door" Writers Note: I know its been awhile and I know its really short. It's just with school its getting kinda hard. But i will probably finish this series with 1 or 2 more parts and then start a new series that's a bit more gory. Anyway thanks for reading and I'll make up for this short part in the finale ^_^. > 4: Look Who's Catching On. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Twilight awoke to a normal morning, The birds chirped and everypony was going about their business, unaware that one of their faithful princesses was missing. Celestia made the choice not to let the ponies of Equestria know about Luna's capture. Celestia wanted the recovery of Luna to be quiet to avoid mass chaos. Twilight slowly climbed out of bed and headed down the stairs. Since Luna's disappearance, she had worked her hardest to find her. she even kept to sleep in the castle so she may better find out who could have captured Luna. Twilight exited through an archway to the castle gardens, she sometimes took to the garden to calm her mind and relax. Yet for last couple of days the Gardens seem to be incomplete, as if something was missing, Yet she couldn't put her hoof on it. She continued her walk through the gardens. She past by the roses that seemed to glow red from the morning dew. She then passed a statute of a pony holding what seemed to be a scroll, she read the plaque. “ Time has a way of demonstrating that the most stubborn are the most intelligent. ” Twilight Resisted. This was Twilight's favorite quote out of all of them. This was basically how Twilight lived her life, Based on knowledge. She remembered summer evenings as a filly being told this quote by her teacher. She smiled as she left the statue and continued her walk, The next thing she passed was the statue of Disc-..... Twilight stopped dead in her tracks. The statue was gone. The most evil and disastrous creature in all of equestria was gone. The one who caused great chaos throughout Equestria has disappeared. That was when everything linked together, The claw marks, the ability to capture a powerful princess, It all lead to Discord. Twilight turned and ran towards the throne room. *~*~* Princess Celestia sat silently on her throne, she took in all the information that was just brought to her attention. Could it really be true? “ And you are sure of this?” Questioned Celestia. “ Yes I am, Discord is missing from the Canterlot Gardens.” Celestia eyes closed as she let out a long sigh. She then rose from her throne and began to walk down the long corridor , passing by window panes with images of the Elements Of Harmony defeating Nightmare moon and Discord. She came to a giant door sporting six spheres and a sun in the middle. Above the door was a golden archway with a white alicorn at the top. Celestia inserted her horn into the slot on the door and the door opened. Inside was a large golden chest. Using her magic, Celestia lift the chest up and opened it to reveal it to be empty. Celestia eyes widened in surprise but quickly changed to anger as she threw the chest across the long corridor , landing with a echoing THUD. “It seems as though Discord took the Elements Of Harmony again.” Sighed Celestia with a pitch of anger in her tone. She paced back and forth in the hall trying to come up with a solution to this problem. Not only does Discord have Luna but he also now has the Elements of Harmony and who know what else he had. Without those, Equestria was powerless......or was it? Celestia looked at her faithful student. “ Twilight I need you to gather your friends and meet me in the castle library in the early morning” “ What.....why?” questioned Twilight. Celestia stood there for only a moment as she looked, smirking slightly at something Twilight could not see. Celestia Looked down at Twilight. “ As a madman once said , You want weapons? We have libraries. The best weapons in the world........” Celestia turned away from Twilight and began to walk to the library. “ Are books!” *~*~* In the stillness of night, Nightmare Moon stared out one of the holes in the Changeling Hive, Looking over the land that she once ruled. Her eyes held a cold, stern stare over the treetops and in the distance bright lights could be seen, the lights of Canterlot. It made her sick. staring at all those ungrateful vermin in their cozy beds and drinking their nice hot tea while their princess is away. It disgusted her to know that while she might be dead, They go about their days like everything is right with the world. “ AAAAAAwwwww looks like someone can't stay asleep” A voice rang behind her. She turned. There floated the creature of chaos. “ What are doing here Discord” she said sternly. “ Rest is for the weary, sleep is for the dead.” Discord resisted. Nightmare Moon looked back out at her night. “ Discord I would like to thank you” she said. Discords eyebrows rose. “ Thank me? For what?” He questioned. “ For making me realize how much they don't care about me. I mean, look at them out there sleeping soundly as if everything's alright, as if everything is normal. Those parasites don't deserve those nice lives. Not a single one of them deserves it.” Discord couldn't help but smile. His plan was working perfectly and so accordingly. She was starting to gather up all her anger and when the time came, all the towns people will drown in it and discord would be enjoying every minute of it. “ Well they won't have those things for much longer. Very soon there lives with come to an abrupt end when we come to town and I …... no.......WE will make sure each of them gets exactly what they deserve. Until then let them think they are safe and secure in their fantasy land.” Discord smirked and walked away but before he left her he turned. “ Your welcome dear princess” “ Don't get use to my gratitude's Discord” With that Discord left her alone. Nightmare Moon thought for a moment. What if they were looking for her? What if they are worried sick about their lost princess? She shook her head. “ No” She said. She turned and walked away from the window. “ They're ALL guilty" > 5: Plans Set In Motion > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discord walked down the empty pathways of the hive. Each one of his steps echoing out through the rest of the hive. He hated it here. The hive was filled with disgusting green slime that, if caught in his mane, wouldn't be removed for weeks. Even though the changelings obeyed his every command, he still didn't like them. Their inability to keep their saliva in there mouth annoyed him. He was above all this, He should have his own little world where chaos and insanity ran freely with no care in the world but what does he get? A hole in the ground filled with drooling idiots. Discord entered into Chrysalis throne room where he found the queen giving orders to a group of changelings. “Now listen to your queen. You are to go to Canterlot disguised as guards. Try to stay near or in the throne room. I also want you to get close to Celestia and follow her around. You are to send me a report everyday telling me your discoveries. Don't not fail me, do I make myself clear?” “ Yes my queen” The changelings said in unison. With that they flew up and out of the hive. “ Wow, Neat pets. Have you potty trained them yet?” Mocked Discord as he walked up to the queen. “ What is it draconequus” “ Oh, well all I want is to talk to my sweet queen about are little moon dweller.” “ What about her?” Chrysalis asked in a questionable tone. “ You and me both know we are only using little Lulu as a means to an end and once that end is achieved, well what then? What do you think will happen after she gets what she wants?” “ What are you suggesting Discord” “ Only that you be careful, When the war starts who knows what could happen.” The god of chaos shrugged as he paced around the throne. “I mean one little blast of the horn and POOF, A changeling army with a victory but no queen. I mean they have to have a queen to rule over them right? And I don't think I have the criteria to be a queen so that narrows it down abit huh?” Discord said as he neared the exit “ All i’m saying is that friendly fire is still a thing.” Discord sung out before leaving a wondering Chrysalis. He had her in the palm of his paw and he was loving it. ~*~*~ Celestia walked through the aisle of the Canterlot Castle library. Rows and rows of old books gathering dust passed her by as she made her way to the back of the library. She had not been in this library for a long time. As she exited the aisle she had walked down for quite awhile she came across large archways. The arches made of smooth marble with large golden letters at the top reading “Canterlot Archives”. Celestia slowly made her way through the archways and down the large stairs leading downwards underneath the castle grounds. With each step she took it eacoed outwards, projecting it out through the empty space. After awhile of descending, Celestia came across a large silver door with markings of books and magic. In the center was a small hole. Celestia walked to the door and inserted her horn into the slot on the door, making a path of light lead in each direction over the door and unlocking it. The large doors slowly opened, revealing a large circular room. The walls that surrounded the room were filled with old.dusty books that contained some of the most powerful magic known to ponykind. In the center was a large bronze chest with a steel sun in the center of it with a slot for a key, waiting to be opened. The room had not seen any sort of life for ages. The last time Celestia entered this room was a long time ago which she placed that very chest so that no pony may find it. Celestia neared the chest and ,using her magic, Surrounded the chest in a bright aura of white. A loud clicking sound was heard as the chest opened and out of the chest, Celestia collected a book, The one book Celestia thought she would never need to use again. The only book Celestia truly feared and hated the sight of. She closed the chest and left the archives, where she closed and locked the giant silver doors for the very last time. ~*~*~ Nightmare Moon sat in her room on the west side of the hive looking out of a small hole in the side of the wall. from the “window” she could see out over the Everfree Forest and the glemme of Ponyville in the far distance. Why was she so sad? She did not feel sad for the ponies who inhabited Ponyville, right? Surely not since they're the ones who betrayed her love. Yet, she couldn't shake this feeling of sadness. “ Its all according to plan” A voice echoed from outside of her doorway. Nightmare moon looked towards the the entrance. She got up and listened in on the conversation. Nightmare Moon recognized the voice, It was Chrysalis. “ Nightmare Moon and Discord are ours, My army is at its fullest, and there is nothing stopping me from becoming Queen of Equestria!” She exclaimed. Nightmare Moon peeked into the pathway. “ And once that's over, I’ll just tidy up some loose ends including that insufferable moon dweller and then and only then will Equestria be mine” She hissed as she let out an evil chuckle before dissapearing behind a corner. Nightmare Moon was livid to say the least. As she pondered to just turn Chrysalis into dust then and there, she thought about a better plan. “ I’ll let her think she has the upper hoof on me” Nightmare Moon teased. “ And when the war is said and done, she will beckon me to spare her miserable life and then……” Nightmare Moon turned and went back to her window. “....I’ll end her” ~*~*~ Chrysalis left the west wing, walking in the empty pathways of the hive. As she walked she began to chuckle to herself. The chuckle became deeper and more sinister. Her body began to morph and warp, her right hoof wrapped and turned into a lions paw. Her left hoof turned into a razor sharp talon. Finally her form grew to reveal a certain god of chaos in Chrysalis place. “ I don't think that could have gone any better” Discord chuckled to himself. “ Now everything is set and the deck is loaded in my favor and now all I have to do is wait and watch them tear each other apart.” Discord flew outside of the hive and looked down at it. “ Good-bye old hive. Wish I could stay but I need to go finish off the last touch of my plan.” Discord, with the snap from his talon, was gone.