> Fluttercord In Equestria Girls 2: Rock and Chaos > by vcjb242 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1: Strange Days > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Six months had passed since the chaotic incident between the main 11 and Discord. Nonetheless, the memory of it seemed distant and even more so due to the subsequent days that were very calm, the students were in complete peace and living in harmony, the air breathed of a pleasant environment in Canterlot high, it was as calm as it was before the arrival of Adagio. Discord walked down the hallway that was full of students and they greeted him in a friendly way, and he happily greeted them back. Discord walked into his classroom. Discord had become a professor, he taught math, statistics and social sciences and on top of that he was the football and soccer coach. Discord was respected and admired, he had cleaned up his good name. Upon arriving to the entrance of his classroom, the boy with grey skin found himself with his beloved girlfriend that had beautiful pink hair, Fluttershy who was waiting for him in front of his door. They smiled to one another and upon seeing her, Discord got closer to the girl. "Hello, my beloved Fluttershy!" Said Discord taking Fluttershy gently by the waist. Then they kissed each other. "Hello Discord!" Said Fluttershy after kissing Discord. "How did it go in class?" "It went well!" Said Discord. "Although Rainbow Dash should really strive more......but seriously........strive harder so that I won't have to fail her." "Discord!" Said Fluttershy a bit worried for her friend. "Are you even capable of failing Rainbow Dash?" Discord grinned maliciously. "If you give me a kiss on both cheeks and on the lips," Said Discord smiling. "Then maybe she will pass her exam." "Discord!" Said Fluttershy, smirking with joy. "You're a blackmailer." "I know right?!" Admitted Discord. "And if you accept a date with me...maybe I can help the other four pass." "Four?" Asked Fluttershy. "Twilight doesn't count because she is a walking calculator." Said Discord. Fluttershy gave Discord an affectionate punch. "Discord!" Said Fluttershy a bit happily. "Don't be rude." "What?!" Said Discord, smirking. "I'm right, aren't I?" "Well yes." Affirmed Fluttershy. Then they kissed each other once again. "I love you Discord." Said Fluttershy. "I love you too Fluttershy." Said Discord. "Are you going to stay behind for extra hours?" Asked Fluttershy. "I have to do it." Said Discord, letting his smile drop and sighing in annoyance. "Trollestia needs help and besides, the janitor and the contractor need me to help with repairs for the school." Fluttershy felt sad. "Oh Discord!" Said Fluttershy. "I really wanted you to accompany me to take care of the animals." "I know my dear!" Said Discord, taking Fluttershy by her hands. "But if I work extra time they will pay me more and that way I can continue to financially support the animal shelters." "Oh, honey." Said Fluttershy. "You're so good with my animal friends and so good with my friends." "Of course I am! It's because you're my girl." Said Discord. "And if I had to give my life for you I would do it without thinking twice." Fluttershy hugged Discord, then she took off her backpack and lowered it to the ground, she opened her backpack and took out a paper bag that had something inside. "Here!" Said Fluttershy, handing the paper bag to Discord. "What is it?" Asked Discord, taking the paper bag. "It's your lunch. I made it before school." Said Fluttershy, blushing a bit. "You must be tired and hungry aside from working extra hours." "Awww Fluttershy! Thank you." Said Discord happily. "You're so considerate." "We're a couple." Said Fluttershy. "And like I said a while ago, we should conquer any problem together." "Like husband and wife?" Asked Discord in a joking manner. Fluttershy blushed and stayed silent, Discord reflected on what he said and just like Fluttershy, he blushed and stayed silent. Then, after a few seconds of silence. "Well Fluttershy," Said Discord, very ashamed. "I have to work." Fluttershy smiled lovingly and affirmed by nodding her head. Discord and Fluttershy gave each other a kiss goodbye. "Dearest Fluttershy." Said Discord opening the door to his classroom. "I'll see you tomorrow." "Goodbye my love." Said Fluttershy after picking up her backpack and walking a few steps back from Discord. "See you tomorrow." Although Discord opened the door and Fluttershy was walking away, they could not stop looking into each others eyes, neither wanted to leave the other, but they knew that they had to do it. Discord smiled and entered his classroom, Fluttershy happily walked away. As she walked around the corner of the hallway, Fluttershy crashed into her friends, the main 5. Fluttershy was surprised. "Hello Fluttershy." Said Twilight a bit embarrassed. "Girls!" Said Fluttershy. "What are you doing here?" The main 5 looked at the floor in shame. "Ehh..." Said Rarity, very nervously, trying to come up with a good reason. "You were spying on me?" Asked Fluttershy a bit annoyed. "Of course we were, girlfriend!" Said Rainbow Dash. "We were just worried that Discord would try and do something to you!" Fluttershy frowned a bit. "Leave Discord alone!" Said Fluttershy. "He would never hurt me! He's sweet and caring with me." "We understand." said Twilight. "But we're just scared that Discord will once again lose control and..." "Turn into an apocalyptic monster." Intervened Rainbow Dash. "That he'll exterminate the whole world." Fluttershy was bothered by this. "He is not a monster!" Said Fluttershy, defensively. "He is my boyfriend and you're going to have to accept that." "We accept it, sugar cube!" Said Applejack, very ashamed. "We have been spyin' on 'im, but we did it as a precaution." Fluttershy crossed her arms as a sign of being bothered. "Well my dearest friend, we're very sorry that we spied on you." Said Rarity dramatically. "You're right, we will leave Discord in peace, but please do not be upset, that we are only looking out for you." Fluttershy stopped looking at them in a way that showed she was bothered but looked at them, comprehending. "Thank you my friends, I understand that you're worried for me." Said Fluttershy. "I'm sorry I got mad." Then the main 6 hugged one another in a big group hug. After the hug, Pinkie jumped for joy. "Slumber party at my house after school!" Yelled Pinkie. The other girls smiled and accepted Pinkie Pie's invitation. After school, the elements of harmony walked together towards the exit of the school. In the meantime, Discord walked out of his classroom and walked towards the back storage shed of the school to help out the janitor and the contactor. Before they started, Discord looked at the lunch that Fluttershy had prepared, it was a vegetarian sandwich, Discord didn't really like it and he preferred meat, but because it was made by his girlfriend, he didn't hesitate to eat it. A few hours later in the storage shed. Discord had helped with repairs and maintenance of the pipes in the school, he had done a lot of work. The janitor and the contractor had already left, meanwhile Discord put away the tools that he had used. A few seconds later, Celestia and Luna entered the building. "Good job Discord." Said Celestia. "Hello Celestia." Said Discord. "What brings you here?" "We only wanted to verify of the repairs were complete." Said Celestia. "It's my school, remember?" "Ha ha!" Said Discord in a joking manner. "Trollestia." Celestia frowned her brow and Luna covered her mouth, trying to contain her laughter. "So taking advantage that you're here." Said Discord. "Can you do me a huge favor?" Celestia and Luna raised a brow at the same time with a bit of surprise, Discord never asked them for any favors. "Can you advance my pay to today?" Asked Discord, a bit nervous. Celestia and Luna stayed silent for a moment. "Discord," Said Luna seriously. "You're getting paid in two days." "Please." Said Discord. "I'm begging you." Celestia and Luna were surprised. "If you want proof that I'm being serious," Said Discord. "I will literally get down on my knees at your feet and beg you." Discord actually got on his knees and began to beg. "Please!" Yelled Discord. Luna scratched her head. "You're going to use the money for Fluttershy." Said Luna. "Right?" "Eh?" Said Discord. "Oh please Discord, we're not stupid." Said Celestia, giggling. "You would never humiliate yourself like this unless if it was for Fluttershy." "Eh..." Said Discord, blushing a bit. "That's not true!" "The only thing you love the most on this world is the shy girl with the beautiful eyes." Said Luna, giggling and teasing him. "You also have beautiful eyes, Luna." Said Discord, in a flirtatious manner. "Allow me to tell you that you are pretty." Luna blushed. "Hahaha!" Said Discord laughing. "I made you blush, hahaha!" "You're an idiot!" Said Luna, feeling annoyed. "Damn wretch!" "Returning to the subject," Said Celestia who was done with their sh*t. "You're going to buy something for Fluttershy. Aren't you?" "Being sincere," Said Discord, scratching his head. "Yes!" Celestia smiled, understanding. "Ok, Discord." Said Celestia. "You're just lucky that I'm being nice today." Discord smiled. "Also," Said Celestia. "You're lucky that you have a girlfriend that is as lovely and caring as Fluttershy." Celestia took out her wallet and paid Discord. "Buy her something nice." Said Celestia. "I'll do it!" Said Discord with much enthusiasm. Then Discord began to walk away. "Thank you for everything!" Yelled Discord, saying goodbye. Discord walked away victoriously and jumped for joy. Celestia and Luna watched as Discord walked away. "Sister, you're so good with him." Said Luna. "You know that they are going to celebrate their six month anniversary, right?" "Aside from that...Discord is a good boy." Said Celestia, sighing in sadness. "I just wish Sombra had turned out the same." Celestia began to cry and she covered her face with her hands and Luna put her hand on Celestia's shoulder, showing compassion and they went home. It began to get dark and without wasting time, Discord ran out of the school and ran to the nearest jewelry store, before they closed their doors. He entered the jewelry store, after he calmed down completely. He looked at the establishment that was full of jewels and precious metals. He began to look at every piece of jewelry that he found on display, suddenly he was greeted by a woman with blue hair. "Good evening sir," Said the woman indifferently. "Can I help you with something?" Discord continued looking at the jewelry on display. "I'm only looking, Miss." Said Discord. The woman with blue hair showed no interest and she put on the sideboard, a small sign that was signaling to one of the gold rings, then she continued with her duties. Discord read the sign that said: *It's on sale.* Discord noticed that the ring that was on sale was a beautiful engagement ring, it was made of gold and it had a small diamond. Discord looked at the price, it was a bargain. "Miss," Said Discord, signaling the ring that was on sale. "I'll take it!" After a few seconds, Discord walked out of the jewelry store very happy, Discord had just bought Fluttershy an engagement ring. As he walked towards the school, Discord looked at the lovely ring, thinking about what he had just done. (In Discord's mind) I hope she likes it, I'll ask her tomorrow. But wait a moment....did I exaggerate? I love Fluttershy a lot and I want to live the rest of my life with her. But...if she doesn't accept? Don't be silly Discord, only six months ago she was willing to run away with me and form our own school together. Those were the best six months of my life. But she's so young and by law I'm an adult.... But I have known people who have gotten married while they were minors. I want to be with her.......I'm scared of losing her....I can't live without her. (End of Discord's thoughts) Discord scratched his chin. "I know!" Said Discord to himself. "I'll ask her if she will be my fiancee, that way when she is of age she can marry me!" Discord began to jump for joy. "Yahoo!" Yelled Discord to the four winds. "I love Fluttershy!" It was night time, Discord arrived at the school, he entered with no problem with the keys that he was given. He walked to his classroom, that for five months was his room, he no longer slept on a bed of books. Discord entered his classroom, he had a desk and two chairs towards the back away from the desks, it sort of looked like an office, more to the back on the floor was a mattress, a cardboard box where he kept all his clothes, next to it was a lamp that was similar to the form of a bird and in front of the lamp was a frame that held a photograph of Fluttershy and Discord. Discord lay down on the mattress feeling very happy. "Yes! Fluttershy will finally be with me forever." Said Discord. "I have never been so happy in my life, nothing could go wrong!" The boy in love, began to fall asleep and after a while he fell asleep, next to him was the ring in it's box. In the meantime, in the house of Pinkie Pie, the sleepover was a success. In Pinkie's room, everyone was having fun with no worries about facing a malignant creature or something of that nature; what they did was solve problems that girls their age would face. "Girls!" Said Fluttershy, as she prepared her sleeping bag. "I'm really grateful for your help, I know that Discord is going to like the private dinner." "Disregardin' it, sugar cube," Said Applejack as she played a video game. "We almost forgot that tomorrow is going to be your six month anniversary as boyfriend/girlfriend." "Six months of Fluttershy and Discord together as a couple. Said Rarity, as she painted her toenails. "I can't believe it." "Seriously?" Asked Rainbow Dash as she played video games with Applejack. "You're surprised that six whole months have gone by so quickly?" "No!" Said Rarity. "I just can't believe that Fluttershy is the first of us to have a boyfriend..." Everyone stopped what they were doing and to look at Rarity, Rarity blushed uncomfortably and continued painting her nails. "It's gonna be ultrasuperduperfantasticspectacular!" Yelled Pinkie euphorically. "So you can show him how much you love him." "Thanks girls." Said Fluttershy, blushing. "I already talked with principal Celestia." Said Twilight. "And she gave us permission to use the gym for a private celebration, for you two." Fluttershy smiled and blushed even more. "It's going to be so romantic." Said Rarity, sighing. "Flowers, music and violins." Said Pinkie, playing a violin off-key. They all covered their ears from the horrible way that Pinkie was playing. After a horrid violin solo, Pinkie Pie shoved the instrument aside. Fluttershy looked at her friends, she was happy and excited that they were supportive of her relationship with Discord. "You guys are the best." Said Fluttershy. "Seriously, I really appreciate it." "No problem." Said Rainbow Dash, joking. "Just invite us to the wedding. We can be your bridesmaids." "Eh?!" Said Fluttershy, impressed. "Rainbow Dash! Yer scarin' the poor girl!" Yelled Applejack. "It could happen!" Rainbow Dash continued to joke. "Possibly right now at this very moment Discord has already bought an engagement ring and is thinking about proposing holy matrimony to Fluttershy tomorrow." Said Pinkie Pie, euphorically. "And you'll possibly get married in the school where you first met and live happily ever after." Everyone was in shock and the silence took over the room from Pinkie's prediction "It's only a guess." Said Pinkie Pie, smiling. "Ok." Said Twilight, trying to change the subject. "I think we have to go to sleep. we have school tomorrow and we have to help Fluttershy." "It's ok." Said everyone. They all smiled and once again did a group hug, at the same time they yelled "Friendship is Magic", then they all went to their sleeping bags to sleep. Pinkie turned off the lights and they all began to sleep. They all fell asleep, except for Fluttershy, she was still awake and thinking. She covered herself with her sheets and she hugged her stuffed bunny. (In Fluttershy's mind) Could what Pinkie said be true? Is Discord capable of asking for my hand in marriage? Pinkie is never wrong. But....we're still too young. I want to finish my schooling and be a vet or a biologist. But for me this doesn't sound like a bad idea. Discord is a good person and a hard worker. I've never really liked being alone and I never sympathize anyone. My life has gotten better since he arrived. I don't know what to do. Maybe Pinkie Pie was only exaggerating.....she's such a joker. Although....it would be interesting if it was true. (End of Fluttershy's thoughts) Fluttershy began to lie down on the floor, then she fell asleep. Tomorrow was going to be a day that they would never forget. TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 2: Crime > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- During that same day, in Canterlot High School... While Discord and Fluttershy were being affectionate; and while they were being spied on by the main 5. The CMC had also been observing the happy couple from a farther distance. They had made their own analysis on the situation. "Ewwww!" Said Scootaloo, as she watched how Fluttershy and Discord kissed so passionately. "That is disgusting!" "I think that it's romantic." Said Sweetie Belle, blushing with her hands covering her cheeks and having her eyes closed. "Ah admit that it's nice to see a couple like that." Said Applebloom. "But it makes mah brother sad." "Your brother?" Asked Scootaloo. "Yes." Affirmed Applebloom, sighing in sorrow. "Ever since Fluttershy became Discord's girlfriend, Bic Mac has entered a deep depression full of bitterness." "Wow!" Said Sweetie Belle, not believing it. "Seriously?" Applebloom took Sweetie Belle and Applebloom to where Big Mac was. The CMC went to the park in Canterlot, at the playground. They hid amongst the bushes and observed the boy with the orange hair discreetly and without making noise. Big Mac looked very depressed, he was just sitting on a swing, without moving and just staring at the ground, only the wind was moving his swing. The CMC looked at Big Mac with pity. "He's so sad." Said Sweetie Belle "Ah know." Said Applebloom very sadly. "It hurts to see mah brother like this." "I have the solution!" Said Sweetie Belle optimistically. "Which is?" Asked Applebloom without enthusiasm. "Let's look for a girlfriend for Big Mac." Said Scootaloo. "Seriously?" Said Applebloom raising an eyebrow. "A girlfriend." "It could work." Said Sweetie Belle. "But...." Said Applebloom. "Who would be the indicated option?" The three girls stayed silent in thought for a while. "It could be our history professor." Said Scootaloo. "Ms. Cheerilee." "Ah don't think that would work." Said Applebloom. "Do you remember what happened a year ago?" "I don't think they remember." Said Sweetie Belle, confused. "Or do they?" "But it's the better option." Said Scootaloo. "It just might work." "Ah don't think so." Said Applebloom. In that moment, Babs Seed walked up to them, in their hiding spot in the bushes, because reasons. "You would need a love potion." Said Babs, startling the CMC. "To make Bic Mac and Ms. Cheerliee fall in love." "Babs!" The three girls yelled at the same time and without startling Big Mac somehow. "Hello girls." Greeted Babs. "Cousin!" Said Applebloom. "What are you doing here?" "I was walking through the park as usual." Said Babs. "When I heard you talking in the bushes." "How ironic is life!" Said Applebloom, smiling. The CMC climbed out of the bushed without Big Mac noticing. "Just one moment Babs." Said Sweetie Belle. "You said a love potion?" "Yes!" Responded Babs with no problem. "But...cousin," Said Applebloom. "That's not a real thing." Babs took out a book from her backpack that had a sun on the cover, Applebloom took the book and began to observe it. "Babs," Said Applebloom, recognizing the book. "This is Sunset Shimmer's book." "I know." Said Babs. "I found it in the hallway of the school, I think that she dropped it, I tried to return it to her but up until now I haven't found her." "Wow!" Said Applebloom, eyeing the book. "It has a lot of notes, reports and cards directed towards....princess Twilight?" "You're right!" Said Babs. "Her annotations are very strange, but revise the last few pages of the book." Applebloom obeyed and revised the last few pages of the book. "Wow! I can't believe it." Said Applebloom with great surprise. "These pages have potions and spells written on them." "Wow!" Said Sweetie Belle, with a bit of fear. "What sorcery is this? Sunset is a witch!" "It's obvious." Said Scootaloo. "Her and Twilight aren't from this dimension, or did you not remember that?" "Mmmmmm......will it really work?" Asked Applebloom as she leafed through the book. "I don't know." Said Babs. "But it should be interesting." "Well, then we have to do it." Said Applebloom, slamming the book shut. "For mah brother." "Will you return the book?" Asked Sweetie Belle. "After we make Bic Mac and Cheerilee fall in love." Said Applebloom. Everyone accepted the terms of agreement. "Ok." They all said, uniting their hands in a circle. "Cutie mark crusaders in action!" "I'm an official member." Said Babs, smiling. "Of course you are!" Said Applebloom. Later in the cutie mark crusaders clubhouse. The four girls began the experiment. On a big table, they placed the book in the center, they opened it up to a page where a love potion was annotated. Applebloom began to read the fragment: 'I'm so happy because I have new friends, although I miss Canterlot and all of it's traditions, especially hearts and hooves day.' "Hearts and hooves day?" Asked Sweetie Belle. "Shhhh!" Said Scootaloo. "Be quiet." Applebloom continued reading: 'I love that day, but it's not because I want to find a special somepony.' "Special somepony?" Asked Sweetie Belle once again. "Shhh!" Said Babs. "Sweetiebelle please be quiet!" Applebloom continued reading: 'It's because there is science and magic in it's legend, a true legend, and to think that the ingredients are so easy to find.' The four girls were thrilled to hear the ingredients, Applebloom kept on reading: 'A tuft of cloud' 'A bright Rainbow's glow' 'Stir with a pegasus feather, fast not slow' 'Serve to two ponies not in the know' The four girls were left with their mouths wide open. "What?" Asked Applebloom. "This is for real?" "Tuft of cloud? Bright rainbow's glow?" Said Scootaloo, annoyed. "Pegasus feather?" Sweetie Belle began to think and she scratched her head. "Mmmm, I get it." Said Sweetiebelle. "Clouds are water vapor." "I know how to make a rainbow." Said Babs. "I've got pegasus feathers." Said Scootaloo. "Seriously?" Asked her friends in surprise. Scootaloo took a few blue feathers out of her backpack. "They're from Rainbow Dash." Said Scootaloo. "I picked up the ones that fell off during the fall dance, and I also picked some up that had fallen off during the battle of the bands." "Wow!" Yelled everyone. "Well done girls." Said Applebloom. "Let's get started!" Babs used a compact mirror and placed it in a container full of water, then she put in near the window where the sun was illuminating the room, the reflection off of the mirror with the water caused a white light to be distorted and it caused a rainbow to appear on the wall. Then Sweetie Belle used a portable kettle to boil water, the water vapor began to come out of the spout, immediately Sweetie Belle placed the container next to the water under the artificial rainbow. Immediately Scootaloo took one of the pegasus feathers with pincers and she held it in the rainbow's light, and with the water vapor everything reacted. The crusaders were impressed, the rainbow, the feather and the water vapor that had contact with the two previous ingredients, they began to fuse together, forming a pink colored liquid that began to bubble. Applebloom quickly held a glass bottle underneath the substance. Applebloom managed to get most of the substance in the bottle, after that the substance became more liquid, but it kept on bubbling. "Wow!" Said Scootaloo. "Aweseome!" Sweetie Belle sniffed the bottle. "It smells like grape juice." Said Sweetie Belle. "Delicious." "We have to do an experiment." Said Babs. With a dropper she suctioned a bit of the potion, they gave half of the dropper to a hamster, then they gave the other half to a lizard. They placed the hamster and the lizard in the same cage, upon looking each other in the eyes they began to hug and cuddle each other. "It works!" Said Applebloom. "Awesome!" Said Scootaloo. "Ewww." Said Sweetiebelle. "How gross." "This goes against the laws of nature." Said Applebloom. "We should use this potion on Big Mac and Ms. Cheerilee." "Ok!" They all yelled in enthusiasm. THE NEXT DAY IN THE MORNING.... In Pinkie's house, the main 6 woke up with enthusiasm, they all prepared their backpacks, Pinkie put away the pajamas and in a few minutes they all walked to school. Meanwhile, Discord woke up feeling nervous, he put the ring away in a black box and put it in his pocket. Discord thought that this was going to be a special day. Discord helped out the janitor, Discord liked to help, mostly because Celestia would pay him extra for his hard work. After a few minutes the students began to arrive, Discord felt so thrilled and he stayed by the entrance, waiting for his beloved. A few minutes passed, the majority of the students had arrived, classes were about to start, Discord felt a bit worried, he hadn't seen Fluttershy, aside from that he had a class to teach in a bit. With nothing else to do, he walked away from the entrance and went to go teach his math class for first year students. Discord hadn't noticed that the main 6 had walked into the gymnasium of the school, they decided to sacrifice one hour of class time to help Fluttershy decorate and prepare for the private party. Meanwhile, the four crusaders arrived at school and walked to the library and they prepared their plan. In the center of the library they placed a table, a pink table cloth over it, plates, candles and roses in the center. Then they put two glass cups next to a bottle of grape soda mixed with the potion with the hopes that the indicated couple would drink it. The bell rang. The crusaders had little time because of changing classes, Applebloom went to get Big Mac and Sweetie Belle went to get Ms. Cheerilee. In the meantime, Discord was finished with his class, he was only giving last minute instructions to his students. In that moment, the main 6 heard the bell, Twilight began to get impatient. "Oh no." Said Twilight, dramatically. "I'm starting to regret having missed Ms. Cheerilee's class." "Calm down Twilight." Said Rainbow Dash. "It's not that bad, she only teaches us in history and it's sooo boring." "But to miss a class," Said Twilight, being a drama queen like Rarity. "We'll be behind, and we're behind we'll fail and if we fail they'll not only send us back a year, we'll go back to kindergarden." "Twilight!" Said Rarity. "Don't be so dramatic!" "Don't worry Twilight." Said Applejack. "If you want we can talk to Ms. Cheerilee afterwards." "Class has ended just now." Said Fluttershy. "I can talk with her and apologize on behalf of all of you for missing her class." "Wow! Fluttershy!" Said Twilight. "You would do that for us?" "But of course!" Said Fluttershy, smiling. "You guys helped me with the surprise for Discord, it's the least I could do." The main 5 smiled at Fluttershy. "I'll be right back." said Fluttershy walking out of the school gymnasium. "I won't be long." The main 5 only finished up the remaining details. "It's going to be spectacular!" Yelled Pinkie. "The whole gym just for the two of them, enjoying a magical and romantic moment." "I've never seen Fluttershy so strong, happy and full of life." Said Rainbow Dash. "That Discord gave her security and confidence." Said Applejack. "Fluttershy sure is a lucky one." Said Rarity. Everyone turned to look at Rarity, Rarity blushed and hid her face. In that moment, Sweetie Belle convinced Ms. Cheerilee to accompany her to the library, meanwhile, Applebloom convinced Big Mac to help her fix a chair in the library. Applebloom and Big Mac entered the library, Applebloom sat Big Mac down at the table, then Sweetie Belle entered the library with Ms. Cheerilee and sat her down on the other side of the table. Ms. Cheerilee and Big Mac stayed seated and were quiet, they were surprised by what the crusaders had done. In the meantime, the crusaders climbed up the stairs of the library and were watching the couple from a distance. In that moment, Discord exited the classroom and began to walk down the hallways, looking for Fluttershy, he knew that he had little time before the next class. In the library, Ms. Cheerilee and Big Mac looked at each other uncomfortably and with contempt. This was something similar to what had happened a year ago, they didn't even notice the soda. "If you'll please excuse me." Said Ms. Cheerilee getting up from her seat. "I'm going to talk to them." "Eeyup." Said Bic Mac without much enthusiasm and staring at the ground in depression. Ms. Cheerilee walked up the stairs of the library and she found herself with the crusaders. The crusaders smiled nervously, knowing that their ridiculous plan had failed. "Girls." Said Cheerilee very seriously. "We need to talk." "Oh!" Said Scootaloo. "Rats!" The girls began to receive a scolding from Cheerilee, the crusaders inclined their heads in shame. Suddenly, Fluttershy walked into the library, she saw Big Mac sitting down at the table. "Hello Big Mac." Said Fluttershy sweetly. "Eeyup." Said Big Mac without looking up at Fluttershy. Fluttershy noticed that Ms. Cheerilee was on the floor above, scolding the crusaders. "Ms. Cheerilee." Said Fluttershy, walking up to them. "Am I interrupting?" Cheerilee looked at Fluttershy. "Hello Fluttershy." Said Cheerilee. "I'll be with you in a moment." Then Cheerilee continued to scold the crusaders. "Hello Big Mac." Fluttershy said once she walked down the stairs and greeting Big Mac. "Can I accompany you?" "Eeyup." Said Big Mac without enthusiasm. Fluttershy looked at Big Mac with even more pity, then she noticed the bottle of grape soda. Fluttershy really liked grape soda. "Hey Big Mac!" Said Fluttershy. "Will you let me have some soda?" "Eeyup." Said Big Mac. Big Mac opened the bottle and served some soda to Fluttershy in the glass cup that was going to be for Cheerilee. In the middle of the scolding, Scootaloo noticed that Fluttershy was holding a cup with the love potion, she became terrified and she advised the rest, they all noticed and tried to walk down the stairs while yelling to Fluttershy. In that instant Cheerilee stopped them halfway down the stairs. "I'm not done scolding you." Said Cheerilee, indignantly. "You're a bunch of uneducated girls." "But Cheerilee." Said Applebloom. "Fluttershy is..." "That's Ms. Cheerilee to you!" Said Cheerilee, interrupting Applebloom. In that moment, Fluttershy drank the love potion, the four girls were very impacted by what just happened and were standing with their mouths open. Applebloom shoved Cheerilee to one side and ran down the stairs. "Fluttershy!" Yelled Applebloom in fear and desperation. "Whatever you do, don't look Big Mac in the eyes!" Fluttershy finished drinking the potion. "What?" Asked Fluttershy, not understanding. "Why?" Just after saying these words, Fluttershy looked at Big Mac and Big Mac returned the look. Fluttershy's eyes turned purple for a second, meaning that the love potion had taken effect. In that moment, Fluttershy could not stop looking at Big Mac, Big Mac noticed the sweet and romantic look Fluttershy was giving him, he was enjoying this. Fluttershy quickly got closer to Big Mac and hugged him affectionately. "Big Mac." Said Fluttershy, flirting. "I never noticed how handsome you are, I was wrong not to choose you." Big Mac did not understand the sudden attitude change of Fluttershy, but he didn't mind. "Oh Fluttershy." Said Big Mac. "You're my candy apple!" "Oh Big Mac." Said Fluttershy. "I love you!" Immediately, Fluttershy and Big Mac began to kiss. "No!" Yelled Applebloom, next to her were the other crusaders, not believing what had just happened. In that moment Cheerilee was furious for the shove, she grabbed Applebloom, Scootaloo, Babs and Sweetie Belle by the collars of their shirts. "You are all in big trouble!" Said Cheerilee very disgusted. "To the office!" Completely ignoring the happy couple, Cheerilee took the crusaders out of the library by force, and they began to walk down the hallway toward the office. Discord walked past them on his way to the library. Applebloom and the rest suddenly felt extreme panic, they tried to resist but Cheerilee was stronger and pulling them by force. Discord looked at them, impressed by the strange behavior of the crusaders and Ms Cheerilee. "Wait Discord!" Yelled Applebloom, trying to resist. "Don't enter the library!" "Please!" Said Sweetie Belle. "Listen to us!" "Discord!" Yelled Scootaloo. "We're sorry!" Cheerilee managed to win and continued pulling them away. Discord saw how they were leaving, he did not understand why they were saying what they were saying, without wasting time, he walked into the library. Discord entered the library, in hopes of finding Fluttershy. "Fluttershy, are you here?" Said Discord with enthusiasm. In that instant, Discord could not believe what he was seeing, he wanted to die in that moment, Fluttershy and Big Mac were hugging and kissing passionately. "Fluttershy! WTF?!" Yelled Discord with tears in his eyes. TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 3: Goodbye and Thanks For Everything > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discord could not believe what he was seeing, Fluttershy and Big Mac were kissing passionately in the library and somehow didn't get in trouble. A great quantity of emotions clouded his mind, confusion, hate, heartbreak, and sadness. Discord tried to control it, he wanted answers immediately. Discord walked up to the couple feeling furious. Discord shoved Big Mac and grabbed Fluttershy by the arm. "Fluttershy!" Said Discord firmly. "What is going on here?! I want answers!" Fluttershy desperately tried to get out of his grip. "Let me go!" Yelled Fluttershy. "Get your filthy hands off of me!" Discord was shocked by the look of hate that Fluttershy was showing him. "Fluttershy!" Said Discord, beginning to let the tears fall. "How could you say that?" Big Mac, being very impotent got closer to Discord. "You heard the lady!" Yelled Big Mac. "Leave her alone!" Big Mac immediately pushed Discord, separating him from Fluttershy. After being pushed and by impulse, Discord gave Big Mac's jaw a quick punch, and thanks to the impact of the punch, Big Mac fell to the ground. Quickly, and without precaution, Fluttershy ran over to help Big Mac with tears in her eyes. Big Mac was almost unconscious and his mouth was full of blood. Discord felt a lot of frustration, but he also knew that he had done something bad, he was surprised by his own strength. "Big Mac!" Said Fluttershy, kneeling next to Big Mac. "My love!" Discord got a bit closer to verify, but in that moment, Fluttershy hugged Big Mac and looked at Discord with hate. "Leave!" Yelled Fluttershy. "You're a monster!" Fluttershy's words hurt Discord, Discord began to retreat. In that moment, Celestia, Luna and Cadence walked into the library from having heard Fluttershy's screams. Upon seeing Big Mac unconscious, the three women went to go help him. From the fear, Discord ran out of the library, not being able to hold back his tears. The boy with grey skin, ran down the hallways of the school, he found himself with the main 5 who were standing in the entrance of the gymnasium, the five girls looked at Discord in confusion. "Discord?" Asked Twilight. "What happened?" Discord ignored them completely, covering his face with his hands and running to his classroom. Everyone didn't comprehend the gravity of the situation, so they all ran to the library to look for Fluttershy. Upon arriving to the library, they all saw that Big Mac was uncosncious on the ground and Fluttershy was by his side. "Oh no!" Said Applejack, worried for her brother. "Big Mac...what happened?" Big Mac remained on the ground but he had regained consciousness. "Do not worry." Said Big Mac with pain in his mouth. "I'm fine." These words calmed down Fluttershy, and Fluttershy immediately gave him a small kiss on the mouth. Despite the preoccupation, the main 5 remained with their mouths open and were shocked to see Fluttershy kissing Big Mac. "In truth, I didn't see him coming in." Were the only words spoken by Pinkie, meanwhile the rest stayed silent. In the meantime, Discord had entered his classroom, he breathed with intensity and he grit his teeth, a great quantity of tears scurried down his face, he tried really hard to control his emotions. Discord felt the darkness beginning to take over him, just like it did six months ago. Discord hit the wall, the sounds of the hit caused the whole school to shake for a second. Discord began to lose control, but in that moment he remembered Fluttershy and the main 5, he reacted to this and he regained his sanity, stopping the chaotic darkness from consuming him once again. In that instant, Celestia knocked on his door and entered Discord's classroom, she noticed that Discord was lying in a fetal position and crying. Celestia began to get closer to Discord. "Discord!" Celestia said in a low voice. "Are you alright?" "No Celestia." Said Discord, drying his tears. "I'm not feeling alright." "Discord," Said Celestia, sitting on the mattress. "I found out what happened and I'm really sorry." "Don't worry about me." Said Discord, getting up. "You'd better worry about your school." "What?" Said Celestia. Discord took out a cloth bag from the cardboard box and he began to pack the little possessions he had. "What are you doing?" Asked Celestia, a bit worried. "Celestia," Said Discord with much sadness. "I was at the point of losing control." Celestia was left with her mouth open, she knew what he was talking about. "I don't know if I can resist causing any danger like last time. Said Discord, as he finished packing. "It would be better if I just left here." "Discord, no!" Said Celestia. "Please don't go!" "I no longer have any reasons to stay here." Said Discord, walking to the door. "Fluttershy doesn't love me anymore and I came real close to losing control." "Discord!" Said Celestis, trying to stop him. "You have a lot of reasons to stay here...." "No Celestia!" Said Discord angrily. "I hurt one of your students inside of the school.....I don't want to cause any more trouble." Discord got ready to leave, Celestia knew that she could not convince him and his decision was final. "Very well Discord, you're a n adult now and you have the right to choose." Said Celestia, holding back a sad sob. "If you want to leave, I won't stop you." Upon hearing the words from the principal, Discord grabbed his bag and opened the door. "Discord," Said Celestia. "Before you go, listen to me." Discord turned to look at Celestia. "When you want to come back." Said Celestia through tears. "We will receive you with open arms." Discord smiled, he walked up to Celestia and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you friend!" Said Discord with melancholy. "Thank you for everything!" "On the contrary Discord, thank you." Said Celestia. 'And....I'm sorry for what happened." Celestia and Discord walked out of the classroom to the hallway. Before Celestia closed the door to the classroom, Discord took out the box with the ring from his pocket, and he angrily threw it into the classroom and Celestia immediately locked the door after closing it. "Goodbye Celestia." Said Discord, saying goodbye and giving his keys to the school to Celestia. "Goodbye my friend." Said Celestia. "Take care." Discord tried to contain the tears as he walked to the exit of the school. Just before he got to the main exit, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Twilight were waiting for him. "Discord!" Said Twilight, a bit sad. "You don't have to go!" Discord noticed that Applejack and Fluttershy weren't there. "Where is Applejack?" Asked Discord. "Does she also hate me?" "No Discord!" Said Rarity. "Fluttershy and Applejack are in the infirmary, taking care of Big Mac." Discord showed no interest and he began to walk away. "Discord! Wait!" Said Twilight trying to stop him. "Maybe it was all a big misunderstanding." "It wasn't a misunderstanding!" Said Discord angrily. "Now that Fluttershy doesn't love me, I have no reason to be here." "Hey Discord." Said Rainbow Dash. "Don't be so dramatic." But in that moment, Discord began to get angry, he began to feel a pain in his head. The main 4 retreated in fear, they remembered that Discord could lose control once again. Upon seeing Twilight and the rest look at him in fear, he breathed in deeply to calm down, then he calmed down. After seeing the fear on their faces, Discord began to run fast and far. "That's why I should go!" Yelled Discord running and crying from his misfortune. "I don't want to cause you any harm like last time!" The four girls could not stop him, they watched him leave and they felt sadness and pity for him. Celestia and Luna from a distance watched as the boy with grey skin ran away. "I'll try to stop him." Said Rainbow Dash. Twilight Sparkle held Rainbow Dash back by the hem of her shirt. "Leave him." Said Twilight through tears. "Perhaps it's for the best." Discord exited through the northern part of town, that zone was desolate, and there was only one freeway. Discord walked down the highway, little by little leaving behind the city of Canterlot. When he realized that he was alone, Discord could not hold back his tears. "Fluttershy!" Yelled Discord, bitterly. "I did love you with all my heart!" His tears ran down his cheeks. "I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you!" Yelled Discord. "I would give up my life for you!" Discord could not stop crying. "I hope that idiot makes you happy!" Discord kept on walking and crying through the immense heat of the desert. Hours went by and in the middle of the nowhere, Discord kept on walking on the desolate highway, the heat increased, Discord could no longer cry, his eyes were irritated from the tears and the sand. Discord had not eaten breakfast or drank any water, the boy began to feel dizzy and tired, the sun had become much hotter and there was no shade anywhere. Discord could not stand it anymore and fell to the ground, Discord smiled a bit, perhaps his suffering would stop. Remembering Fluttershy in the arms of Big Mac, he stopped fighting it, he lay down and awaited his end....... After a few minutes, a strange boy with navy blue skin walked up to Discord, suspecting that he was still alive, he doused Discord with a bit of water on his face. Discord immediately reacted to the water, he got up feeling scared, began coughing from the water and looked at the mysterious boy. "Calm down mi chavo!" Said the boy with navy blue skin, who had a latin accent. "I see that you're still alive and kicking!" Discord looked at the boy with blue skin very surprised, he had yellow eyes similar to his own, he had a pony tail and an explorer backpack. "Who are you?" Asked Discord, defending himself without lowering his guard. "Hey, hombre!" Said the boy with blue skin. "My name is Ahuizotl, and you?" "My name is Discord." Said Discord. "What are you doing here?" "Hey.....it was nothing man!" Said Ahuizotl. "I wouldn't waste my water on just anybody." Discord calmed down. "Sorry." Said Discord. "Thank for helping me." "And what are you doing here?" Asked Ahuizotl. "Getting away from Canterlot." Responded Discord. "The only path that this highways leads to besides Canterlot, is to Manehattan." Said Ahuizotl. "I'm going to Manehattan." "Ok." Said Discord. "I am also going that way." "If you want my compadre," Said Ahuizotl. "We should go to Manehattan together." Discord had no problem with this so he accepted. Discord and Ahuizotl walked together down the highway, they talked to pass the time. "And why are you going to Manehattan?" Asked Discord. "I'm in search of a girl." Said Ahuizotl. "She stole an important treasure from me." "Wow!" Said Discord. "Seriously?" "Yes, mi amigo." Said Ahuizotl. "I did some research and I found out she is in Manehattan and I am going to recover my treasure from that place!" "What is this girl's name?" Asked Discord. "Her name is Daring Do." Said Ahuizotl. "That girl is going to pay!" "Daring Do?" Asked Discord. Ahuizotl took out a wallet from his pocket, from his wallet he took out dozens of photographs that he handed to Discord to look at. "Look at this girl." Said Ahuizotl. "She is the one I am looking for." Discord took the photographs and he began to browse through them, the girl looked just like Rainbow Dash, except her skin was the color of sand and her hair was in different shades of grey. "Wow!" Said Discord. "She's beautiful." Discord continued to look at the photographs, each photo had a title, that Discord read aloud: "Daring Do with a relic." "Daring Do with a golden cup." "Daring Do with jewels." "Daring Do eating an apple." Discord raised an eyebrow. "Daring Do sleeping." Discord raised both eyebrows in surprise. "Daring Do taking a shower." Said Discord, blushing hard, not believing the image he was seeing. In an instant, Ahuizotl was also blushing hard and he snatched the photographs from Discord. "I thought I had gotten rid of that photo." Said Ahuizotl, very embarrassed. Discord looked at Ahuizotl, confused. "I think,." Said Discord. "That you're really looking for the girl and not the treasure." "What?" Said Ahuizotl, blushing. "No! I'm looking for my treasure!" "Don't lie to me Ahuizotl." Said Discord, smirking. "Looking for your treasure is just an excuse to see that go see that girl." "No!" Denied Ahuizotl. "Ok! Ok!" Said Discord, calmly. "It's your problem, not mine." Discord and Ahuizotl continued walking, Ahuizotl shared his water with Discord to resist the heat from the desert and to not die from dehydration. After a few hours, they arrived to the outskirts of Manehattan. "We have arrived, pale man." Said Ahuizotl looking at the splendor of the city. "The city of Manehattan." "Manehattan," Said Discord. "What a stupid name, why does every place have such strange names?" "What are you trying to say?" Asked Ahuizotl. "The cities have such weird names." Said Discord. "Manehattan, Vanhoover, Las Pegasus, Baltimare, Ponyville, why are they references to horses?" "I don't know man!" Said Ahuizotl. "My native town is called Tenochtitlan." "Ok." Said Discord, surprised. They entered the city, they were surprised to see the skyscrapers and the buildings, a place that was completely urban. "Well then my chum," Said Ahuizotl. "Now what?" "Well we should probably go our separate ways." Said Discord. "Are you sure about that, dude?" Said Ahuizotl. "This place can get pretty dangerous." "The only thing I want," Said Discord, looking all around them. "Is to look for a job and start over again." Discord saw a business, it was an employment agency, he entered the establishment. After he entered he was greeted by two guys, who he assumed were the owners of the employment agency, they looked like twins and their outfits were extravagant as if they were working at a fair. "Hello, I'm Flim." Said one of the guys. "And I'm Flam." Said the other one. "How can we help you?" They said at the same time. "Hello." Said Discord. "I'm looking for a job, can you hel..." "What?" Said Flim, interrupting Discord. "You're looking for a job?" "There's no employment here." Said Flam. "And even less for someone as shabby looking as you." Discord was bothered by this comment. "I'm only looking for a job." Said Discord. "You could at least tell me where I could find...." "No!" Said Flim. "You'd better leave!" Said Flam. "You'd scare off the clients." They said in chorus. Discord left the employment agency, very irritated and indignant. When he exited, he found himself with Ahuizotl who was waiting for him. "Well my friend," Said Ahuizotl. "How did it go?" "What is wrong with these people?" Asked Discord, annoyed. "It must be difficult to find a job here." Said Ahuizotl. "And it looks like this city is in progress." Said Discord. "More like a nest of brother rats." Said Ahuizotl. Without a doubt, Discord would not give up, he looked for employment in other places, Ahuizotl went with him, but none of them had any luck, they were rejected, humiliated and discriminated. After some time, the city began to get dark. "Just great!" Said Discord, sarcastically. "Now where will we spend the night?" "Well.........I do not know, my friend." Said Ahuizotl. "I will continue my search for Daring Do." "Ok my friend." Said Discord. "I guess this means goodbye, it was fun." "Yes, my chum." Said Ahuizotl. "It was fun!" Discord and Ahuizotl said their goodbye with a firm handshake. In that moment they began to hear screams from girls who were screaming for help and they were coming from a nearby alley. "And those screams!" Asked Ahuizotl a bit nervous. "Looks like there are problems nearby." "Let's go see." Said Discord, a bit worried. "They are asking for help!" They ran to the alleyway where this was happening. When they got to the alley, they noticed that there were six men, they were trying to submit three underage girls. The three girls screamed desperately, they were surrounded. Discord and Ahuizotl watched the occurrence with contempt. "What lovely girls." Said one of the individuals. "I will make you mine, as I make you screan my name." Said another. "Hold down her arms, and I will take her legs." Said another, very creepily. They had one of the girls on the ground, they were trying to get on top of her, another was wrestling with all her might, another was being groped and had a knife against her neck. Discord could not tolerate seeing these three girls suffering, Discord didn't want these victims to be violated, without hesitation, Discord entered the alleyway and attacked the three men, Ahuizotl was impressed by Discord's bravery and he jumped in to help him. TO BE CONTINUED. I think you know who the three girls are. Ahuizotl is a latin man who is looking for his beloved XD. (He admits that he totally ships Daring Do and Ahuizotl) He apologizes for writing these dirty scenes, but just remember that. If that last scene offended anyone, we apologize for that, it was not our intention to make anyone sad with this fanfic. these individuals is in a cold, cruel world that had no heart. Whatever bother, complaint, doubt, clarification, or upwelling you have for this fanfic, leave a comment, everything will be recieved. If you liked the fanfic please leave a comment and share it with your friend, it would help him out a lot. Thank you for your attention and until the next chapter. > Chapter 4: Rebels > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discord entered the alley with great velocity, and he got closer to the guy that was on top of one of the girls, he grabbed him by the neck of the shirt and threw him onto the asphalt with incredible force. Then he hit the other one, causing him to let the other girl go. Upon seeing the aggression, the other men stopped trying to force themselves on the other two girls and took out switchblades and tried to attack Discord. Discord noticed that the other four men were armed, Discord put his guard up. Ahuizotl ambushed one of them, he grabbed him by the neck, and hit him on the face and threw him to the ground. Quickly, one of the men attacked Ahuizotl, at the same time that the rest attacked Discord. Ahuizotl managed to evade the blade attack and managed to submit his aggressor. With his ability, Discord managed to hit and disarm the two men. The other men ran out of the alley like cowards. "Run you cowards!" Yelled Discord furiously. "You miserable bastards!" One of the men stopped and turned to look at Discord. "You're f*cking stupid!" Said the man, in a threatening tone. "You're marked! Watch your back!" The men walked away. Discord and Ahuizotl verified that the three girls were alright. "Are you alright, miss?" Asked Ahuizotl to one of the girls. The girl with yellow skin with leafy orange hair looked at him with annoyance. "I'm fine!" Said the girl with no respect and giving Ahuizotl the cold shoulder. "Leave, I know how to take care of myself!" "Eh? You're welcome." Said Ahuizotl, surprised from the bad attitude the girl was giving him. *Why are northamericans so rude?* Thought Ahuizotl. Meanwhile, Discord walked up to one of the girls who was on the ground. "Are you alright?" Asked Discord, giving a hand to help her up. The girl had blue skin, similar to the color of Rainbow Dash's skin, she looked up at Discord in fear. Discord smiled at the girl, giving her confidence, the girl took Discord's hand gingerly, Discord lifted her off of the ground like a gentlemen. "Uh..." Said the girl with blue skin, shyly. "Thank you for helping us." "No problem." Said Discord, smiling. The girl looked at the ground with a bit of awkwardness and shyness. For Discord, she was a bit curious, she reminded him of Fluttershy. "Did they hurt you?" Asked Discord. "Did they do something to you?" "No." Said the girl sadly. "Fortunately." In the meantime, the girl with purple skin looked to the outside of the alley, she could not believe what she was seeing. "Oh no!" Said the girl with purple skin, retreating in fear. "I don't think this is over." Discord and Ahuizotl turned to look, in the entrance of the alley, there was a numerous group of gangsters, they had chains, big sticks, and knives as weapons, surrounding the alley. Upon seeing the group, Discord and Ahuizotl felt a lot of fear but they did not show it. "Well!..." Said Ahuizotl taking a few steps back. "I think we are about to dance with the devil!" In the entrance of the alley, the gangsters walked towards them, preparing to attack. "I told you to watch your back, you damn idiot!" Yelled the guy who had threatened, standing before Discord, pointing a knife at him. "You shouldn't have messed with "the timberwolves"." The three girls ran scared to the end of the alley and they hid behind some garbage cans that were in the place, the three huddled together. The gangsters got closer, Discord and Ahuizotl didn't know what to do. What trouble had they gotten themselves in? "Boys!" Yelled the girl with yellow skin. "If you help us to get out of this problem somehow, we will help you out in whatever it is you are looking for!" Discord and Ahuizotl knew that these adolescents depended on them and they had no other choice but to defend themselves. The gangsters cowardly attacked the two boys at the same time. Ahuizotl and Discord stood against the big group. Despite the fact that Ahuizotl had a strong physique, he was outnumbered, he ended up on the ground, after being hit numerous times. Discord managed to evade and hit the gangsters, but he was also outnumbered. One of the vandals with a knife scratched Discord's arm, then another hit him on the back with a pole. Discord ended up on the ground, the pain caused him to get really angry. The gangsters kept on hitting him and kicking him brutally, Discord could no longer contain his fury. Discord got up, causing the group to retreat a bit, Discord was suddenly surrounded by a dark aura, then he sprouted horns and wings; the lord of chaos had returned. Ahuizotl, still on the ground watched in astonishment upon seeing his new friend's transformation. The three girls from the distance were also surprised by Discord. The gangsters thought that this was a trick and they began to attack Discord. With a cruel look and a diabolical smile, Discord responded to the attack, he hit the group with a great force, then with his powers he levitated some of the gangsters and threw them against the walls. Discord quickly conjured up fireballs in his hands and he indiscreetly threw them against the gangsters. Most of the gangsters managed to evade the fireballs and they fled and ran depraved by the gravity of the situation, some of those injured also ran for their lives. Fortunately none of the gangsters were gravely injured and after all of them had seen what a terrible beast Discord was, they managed to escape his fury in terror. "You'll pay dearly for this!" Said the same guy who had threatened Discord before, from outside of the alley. "Damn freak!" With a snap of his fingers, Discord caused lightning to strike, the guy had received impact from the lightning, he fell to the ground. Some of his friends helped him up and they managed to get away. Discord laughed maniacally, he enjoyed causing suffering and fear in these guys. Ahuizotl got up from the ground, and he walked up to Discord. "Hey, ese?" Said Ahuizotl touching Discord's shoulder. "Are you alright?" Discord looked at Ahuizotl with annoyance. Ahuizotl, a bit confused and scared, retreated a bit. Discord walked towards Ahuizotl with a menacing look. Ahuizotl retreated with even more fear, he put himself in front of the three girls, to try and protect them, he was terrified. Meanwhile, the three girls looked at Discord with more curiosity than fear. "Discord!" Said Ahuizotl, giving off a nervous smile and sweating. "Calm down!" Discord lifted his right hand, wanting to snap his fingers, Ahuizotl thought that he would hit him. "No, remember Discord!" Said Ahuizotl. "I'm Ahuizotl....your friend!" Upon hearing the word, "friend", Discord began to remember the main 6, he remembered Celestia, Luna and Canterlot high; but Fluttershy's face was what he remembered the most. Discord's head began to hurt. "Ahuizotl!" Said Discord, feeling a migraine and returning to normal. His horns and wings disappeared, he regained his sanity. Upon seeing Ahuizotl's face of terror and the faces of the girls, understanding that he had lost control. "For the love of Tlaloc." Said Ahuizotl, preoccupied. "What happened man?...Don't joke like that." "I'm really sorry." Said Discord, feeling embarrassed, he clenched his fists with regret. "Remind me not to piss you off." Said Ahuizotl. While the two boys talked, the three mysterious girls looked at them. The girl with the yellow skin looked at Discord, and analyzed him. *Who is this guy? Was that Equestrian magic?* Thought the girl with the yellow skin, smiling through her teeth. *I don't think so, this was a magic that was stronger.* The three girls walked up to Discord and Ahuizotl. "Thank you boys for saving us." Said the girl with yellow skin, faking gratitude. "We really appreciate it." Immediately, the girl with purple skin walked up to her and whispered in her ear. "What are you doing Adagio?" Whispered the girl with purple skin. "Let's get out of here!" "Shut your mouth, stupid." Whispered the girl with yellow skin. "I know what I'm doing." Then the girl with yellow skin turned her attention to Discord and Ahuizotl. "From the heart, I appreciate it." She said, faking being sweet. "We are in debt to you." "Um...ok." Said Discord as he looked at the girls. "No problem." "What are your names?" Asked the girl with yellow skin. "My name is Adagio Dazzle." "My name is Ahuizotl!" Said Ahuizotl, calmly. "My name is Discord." Said Discord returning the look. The three girls opened their mouths, they had heard that name before, in the other universe when they were sirens. "Discord?" Said the girl with yellow skin, surprised. "Yes." Affirmed Discord. "Why do you ask?" "Just out of curiosity." Said the girl with arrogance. "Ok....they are Aria Blaze and Sonata Dusk, we're the dazzlings." The two girls waved to them, faking a friendly smile. "Ok...eh...dazzling?" Said Discord, starting to take a few steps back. "If you will excuse me, I have to go." Discord exited the alley, Ahuizotl began to accompany him. Adagio could not lose this opportunity, she began to follow Discord, Sonata and Aria accompanied her. They did not take long to reach them. "Discord, Ahuizotl, wait!" Said Adagio. "Where are you going?" "We're looking for somewhere to stay the night." Said Discord, indifferently. "Well..." Said Adagio. "You can spend the night where we live." "What?" Asked Discord and Ahuizotl at the same time. Aria got close to Adagio's ear once again. "Hey! What are you doing?" Whispered Arira Blaze, annoyed. "Shh! You fool!" Whispered Adagio. "I'll explain it to you later, for now shut it." Immediately, Adagio continued talking with Discord and Ahuizotl. "We would like for you to spend the night with us." Said Adagio. Discord and Ahuizotl did not trust these girls. "Thanks but no." Said Discord. "We don't want any trouble." "It's the least we could do for you guys, after you saved us from those gangsters." Interved Sonata, getting closer to Discord. "Please!" Discord observed Sonata's look, it reminded him of Fluttershy. "Will you excuse us a moment." Said Discord, wanting to talk with Ahuizotl. A bit away from the dazzlings, Discord and Ahuizotl began to talk in private. "What do you think, Ahuizotl?" Said Discord. "Should we accept?" "Well...I don't know my lad." Said Ahuizotl. "These girls give me a bad feeling in my gut." "I don't know." Said Discord. "But I feel that I have visited these three in another part, as if I already knew them but have never actually seen them." "Well I don't know them, and I've never seen them." Said Ahuizotl. "What do you think?" "Well they did offer us lodging." Said Discord. "Only one night and we can go out separate ways in the morning." "I don't expect anything more from people who could possible kidnap and rape us my friend." Said Ahuizotl, joking. "We should be alert." Said Discord. "With whatever weird thing that happens, we should be alert. Besides, we just fought against a gang, we have nothing to worry about and we don't have to confide in them." "Well!" Said Ahuizotl. "So it goes!" While they talked, the dazzlings talked in private. "Why did you invite them?" Asked Aria Blaze, annoyed. "Don't you get it?" Said Adagio, frustrated. "That boy possesses magic." "He seems lovely to me." Said Sonata. "Idiots!" Said Adagio. "He's Discord! Lord of Chaos." "But this Discord is human and he wouldn't help us much." Said Aria. "He's useless like his ridiculous species." "But he possesses draconequus magic!" Said Adagio. "Enough to get revenge on those damn girls!" After their conversations, Discord and Ahuizotl accepted the dazzlings' offering. The dazzlings took Discord and Ahuizotl to where they lived. In the passing time of the walk, Sonata and Discord maintained a conversation, Discord told her jokes that made her laugh, during these occurrences Sonata made Discord chortle. Ahuizotl, Aria and Adagio remained silent and reserved, they limited their conversation upon seeing the start of a friendship between the boy with gray skin and the girl with blue skin. After a few minutes, they arrived to their destination, it had already gotten dark. Discord and Ahuizotl could not believe it, these girls lived in an abandoned building, it was a large building that was practically in ruins, with its broken windows and deteriorated walls. "You guys live here?" Asked Discord. The dazzlings looked at the ground in embarrassment, they stayed silent. Ahuizotl gave Discord a small jab with his elbow, Discord felt shame for what he had just said. Then they entered the large building, inside there was nothing more than rubble and cobwebs, there was no light and it was a bit dark. The three girls had their own sheets and they slept on the cold and dirty floor; they had no material possessions. Discord felt sympathy for the girls, they were all alone in the world. "You can sleep on the floor." Said Adagio. "I think there are some old rags." "I have my own sheets." Said Ahuizotl, taking out some sheets from his backpack. Discord walked in the dark, looking for a spot on the floor to sleep. He suddenly tripped over something. "Hey!" Said an angry voice. "Who stepped on me?" "Ohh!" Said Discord, taken by surprise. "I'm sorry." The person with the voice got up from the floor and looked at Discord, Discord managed to see that he was a guy with a very strange appearance. The color of his skin was black with touches of grey, his hair was long and black, the irises of his eyes were red, very similar to his own eyes. "Who are you?" Asked they guy, aggressively. "Who invited you?" "My name is Discord." Said Discord, a bit annoyed by the guy's attitude. "The girls invited me to stay the night here." "You're not welcome." Said the guy. "Leave here at once!" "Sombra!" Yelled the voice of a woman who quickly interfered. "Shut your mouth and let me sleep!" "Don't tell me to shut up." Said the guy named Sombra. "Who do you think you are Chrysalis?!" Discord only remained quiet, surprised that there were more people living here. He managed to distinguish the other person. She was a woman with dark skin, her hair was green, just like the irises of her eyes. "Shut up already!" Yelled Adagio. "I invited them to stay here for the night!" "Ok, cool, whatever, I do not care!" Said Sombra, grumpily. Then to avoid more problems, Discord got up and carefully he walked to the nearest window, he looked out and saw the nocturnal sky, he looked at the moon and the stars, feeling nostalgia and sadness remembering his beloved Fluttershy. Discord felt his soul rip up, remembering Fluttershy kissing Big Mac, he felt like he wanted to cry. In that moment, Sonata appeared by his side. "You can't sleep either, right?" Said Sonata in a low voice. "Don't worry, you'll get used to it." "What's wrong, Sonata?" Asked Discord, drying some of the tears from her eyes. "I wanted to tell you that.." Said Sonata a bit nervous. "Thank you for helping me." "Hey!" Said Discord, with a bit of humor. "No problem." Sonata noticed that Discord was injured on one of his arms; from the fight that he had with the gangsters. "Oh my god!" Said Sonata, worried. Sonata ripped off a part of her shirt and used it as a bandage and covered Discord's wound. "It's not necessary." Said Discord. "I'll be fine." "No one has ever been so brave." Said Sonata. "You risked your lives to save us." Discord only smiled. "You know, I really like tacos." Said Sonata. "Have you ever tried them?" "No." Said Discord. "I would like to try them again." Said Sonata. "I remember when I would get all the tacos I wanted...it was fabulous!" "Wow! That's great." Said Discord, confused. "And why not anymore?" Sonata stayed silent. "What had happened?" Asked Discord. From her pocket, Sonata took out a shard of a red crystal, she looked at it sadly and began to cry. Discord noticed that Sonata was crying bitterly. "We lost everything!" Said Sonata, not stopping her crying. "This world is the worst! I hate my life!" Sonata leaned on Discord's shoulder, crying intensely. Discord let her vent, he was surprised, although he had only known her for a short amount of time, a girl so charismatic and happy like Sonata, crying so bitterly, he suspected that she had no one to talk to. Discord only shed a tear. TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 5: Too Late > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ONE HOUR AFTER DISCORD HAD ABANDONED CANTERLOT HIGH: Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Rainbow Dash kept standing at the entrance of the school, with the hope that Discord would calm down and return to Canterlot High. After waiting for so long, the four girls were sad because they knew that they had lost a good friend. "We should return to class." Said Rainbow Dash trying to show indifference. "Discord isn't coming back!" "I think Rainbow Dash is right." Said Rarity, as she filed one of her nails. "More than an hour has passed Twilight." Twilight sighed, meanwhile Pinkie Pie kept watch like a guard. "I thought he would come back." Said Twilight sadly. "But I was wrong." "I think that's him coming!" Yelled Pinkie Pie, happily. They all got their hopes up by what Pinkie had said. "No....I was wrong." Said Pinkie. "It's only the mailman....Hello Mr. mailman!" "Shhhh!" Said Twilight, Rainbow Dash and Rarity at the same time. "We'd better go and check on Big Mac." Said Twilight. "We should see if he's alright and have him explain to us in great detail what happened." The four girls went to the infirmary to see Big Mac. Upon arriving to the entrance of the infirmary, they noticed that Big Mac was awake and he stayed in bed, he was being hugged affectionately by Fluttershy, Fluttershy was giving him small kisses on his cheek. Applejack was standing next to his bed, she stayed silent, watching the happy couple in confusion. The four girls stayed quiet, they still could not believe what they were seeing. "My love!" Said Fluttershy hugging Big Mac affectionately. "I'm so glad to see you're alright!" "Eeyup!" Said Big mac returning the hug to Fluttershy. "I love you!" Said Fluttershy. "Eeyup!" Said Big Mac. "I love you too!" Then, Fluttershy and Big Mac kissed passionately, not caring that there were other people in the room. The main 5 still could not believe it, after the passionate kiss, Rainbow Dash, very annoyed broke the silence. "Fluttershy!" Yelled Rainbow Dash angrily, they entered the infirmary. "What the hell is wrong with you?" Fluttershy and Big Mac kept on being cheesy, completely ignoring Rainbow Dash. "Fluttershy!" Yelled Rainbow Dash again. "How could you do this to Discord, he was so in love with you!" Fluttershy completely ignored Rainbow, while Big Mac looked at her annoyed. "Could ya leave Fluttershy alone?" Said Big Mac. "She made her decision! Right, my love?" "Eeyup my love." Said Fluttershy affectionately, as if she was hypnotized. "What you said." Rainbow Dash was getting very annoyed, meanwhile the rest only watched the discussion. "How could you say that?!" Yelled Rainbow Dash. "Rainbow Dash!" Said Twilight trying to calm down Rainbow. "Please calm down." "Discord loved you Fluttershy!" Yelled Rainbow Dash ignoring Twilight. "If yer so concerned about Discord" Said Big Mac. "Why don'tcha marry him?" Rainbow Dash walked out of the infirmary very disgusted and with tears in her eyes. The rest followed, meanwhile Fluttershy and Big Mac were alone in the infirmary. In the hallway of the school, Rainbow Dash stood, leaning against the wall, trying to contain her tears. Twilight and the rest caught up with her and decided to talk with her. "Rainbow Dash.." Said Twilight in a low voice. "Are you ok?" "Discord didn't deserve that." Said Rainbow Dash, drying her tears. "No one should be hurt that badly." The four girls were surprised by Rainbow's behavior. "People's hearts are very fragile." Said Rainbow Dash. "You should never hurt them, much less break them." "You clearly understand Discord's pain?" Said Rarity very analyticaly. "Right?" Rainbow stayed silent. "Was that what had happened with Soarin?" Asked Rarity. "For that reason you understand what Discord felt...." Rainbow breathed in with difficulty, she knew exactly what Rarity was talking about. She stayed quiet for 5 more seconds. "Yes! I admit it." Said Rainbow. -I understand Discord's pain...because I went through something similar with Soarin....but what bothers me the most is how Fluttershy could care less about this whole thing." "Something is not right here." Said Twilight, thinking hard about it. "Fluttershy normally would not act in that manner, because we all know how in love she was with Discord. What made her change her mind so quickly?" "Ah admit that ah am happy to see mah brother happy." Said Applejack, taking off her hat. "But what had happened just doesn't seem right." "What do you think happened?" Asked Rarity. "I don't know." Said Twilight. "But we'll get to the bottom of it!" In the moment Twilight noticed that the cutie mark crusaders were spying on them, for Twilight this seemed very suspicious. "Hey girls!" Said Twilight yelling at the crusaders. Once they noticed that they had been discovered the four crusaders tried to escape the hallway. Being the fastest, Rainbow Dash and Applejack caught up with the crusaders. "One moment, girls!" Said Applejack putting herself in front of the four pre adolescents. "Why are you trying to leave! Is there something that you know?" "No." Said Applebloom nervously. "We don't know anything about this!" "What she said!" Said Babs, also nervously. "Yes!" Said Sweetie Belle. "I mean no! Well...maybe...you have me confused!" In that moment the rest of the girls arrived and surrounded the crusaders. "Scootaloo!" Said Rainbow Dash. "Tell me the truth or I won't consider myself as your sister!" Scootaloo could not hold back from the terrible threat from Rainbow Dash. "Ok I admit it." Said Scootaloo crying. "It was our fault!" The rest of the crusaders looked at Scootaloo a bit annoyed, now that they remembered that minuted before Scootaloo had convinced them to lie about what had happened. "What. Did. You. Do?- Asked Twilight, now angry. The rest of the crusaders began to explain in great detail what had happened, Applebloom handed Twilight Sunset Shimmer's book. "It can't be." Said Twilight. "You made a love potion, in this world?" "Yes." Affirmed the four crusaders. "You should be ashamed of yourselves, trying to force two people to fall in love against their will." Said Rarity. "Especially you Sweetie Belle, I expected better from you." Sweetie Belle looked down at the ground in shame. Twilight leafed through Sunset's book. "Twilight!" Said Pinkie Pie. "Do you know what the antidote is?" "There is no known antidote." Said Twilight. "The only solution is for Fluttershy and Big Mac to not look into each other's eyes for an hour." "Separate them for an hour?" Asked Rainbow Dash. "That doesn't sound too hard." In the moment Fluttershy and Big Mac walked out of the infirmary and walked down the hallway, holding each other affectionately. The main 5 and the crusaders looked at the happy couple and they knew that they had a good chance to separate them. "Not to worry." Said Rainbow Dash. "I've got this." Rainbow Dash walked up to the happy couple. "Hello Fluttershy." Said Rainbow Dash calmly. "I have something important to tell you." Fluttershy did not listen to Rainbow Dash and kept on being affectionate in Big Mac's arms. "Fluttershy!" Yelled Rainbow Dash a bit annoyed. The happy couple completely ignored Rainbow Dash. Applejack walked up to the happy couple. "Big Mac." Said Applejack. "We need to talk." Big Mac and Fluttershy completely ignored her as well. Disgusted with them Applejack grabbed onto Big Mac's arm and tried to separate him from Flutterhsy. "Don't you dare ignore me Big Macintosh!" Said Applejack angrily. "Hey!" Said Big Mac disgusted. "What are you doing? Leave us alone!" "Understand Big Mac." Said Applejack. "All of this is a lie and it ain't right." "Ah don't care what you say." Said Big Mac frowning his brow. "You will not separate me from the lovely Fluttershy." The other girls were shocked by Big Mac's comment. "What?" Said Twilight. "Big Mac.....what are you talking about?" "Do you think I'm an idjit?" Said Big Mac. "Ah know that ya want ta separate me from mah beloved Fluttershy...and ah will not allow it." The main 5 and the crusaders were surprised, Big Mac was not going to let them separate him from Fluttershy so easily. "Enough fooling around!" Said Rainbow Dash. "Plan B! Even though we never really planned anything out and are just going along with this because reasons." Rainbow Dash, along with the rest, including the crusaders, tackled Fluttershy and Big mac, causing them to fall to the ground. The main 5 got a hold of Big Mac with force trying to contain him on the floor. "Quickly crusaders!" Yelled Twilight forcefully. "Take Fluttershy as far away as you can and cover her eyes." The four crusaders immediately lifted up Fluttershy and dragged her away by force. "Big Mac!" Said Fluttershy, with a shrill. In that moment Babs opened her backpack and used it to cover Fluttershy's face. Then they quickly walked away. "Fluttershy!" Yelled Big Mac. "Nope!" Despite him having the main 5 on top of him he managed to get up from the ground with difficulty. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEE!" Yelled Big Mac. Big Mac dusted himself off , managing to free himself from the girls, they all fell to the ground from Big Mac's strength. "What brute strength!" Said Rarity. "Gadzooks!" Said Pinkie Pie. "That was fun! Again!" "No way!" Said Rainbow Dash. "He's really strong!" Big Mac immediately ran down the hallway, but he was being chased by Twilight who tried to tackle him by force, but Big Mac resisted and kept on walking, then Applejack tried to tackle him, but Big Mac continued to resist. Then Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash tried to tackle him, from the combined weight of the girls, Big Mac fell to the ground. In the hallway, some of the students saw the conflict going on with the main 5 vs Big Mac, some of them took out their cell phones and were recording it on their phones. In the meantime, right outside of the school, with great difficulty the crusaders tried to keep Fluttershy away from Big Mac, the girl with the yellow skin kicked and clawed in all directions, due to the fact that she couldn't see, most of her hits and kicks were unfortunately received by Scootaloo. "Arrgh!" Said Scootaloo, annoyed by Fluttershy's hits. "How is Fluttershy so strong? She's supposed to be the shy one!" "Mah sister told me that every weekend Discord would take her to the gym." Said Applebloom. "With the intention of giving her security, in case she ever needed to defend herself." "Wow." Said Sweetie Belle. "Cool!" In that instant, Fluttershy put up resistance, she managed to free herself from the four pre adolescents, Fluttershy tried to flee but was held back by Babs. In the hallway, Big Mac managed to get up and free himself from the five girls, Big Mac ran and passed by the school cafeteria. At the same time, Twilight threw herself on the ground and grabbed onto Big Mac's right leg. "Let me go!" Exclaimed Big Mac very fatigued. "Nooo!" Said Twilight as she was being dragged across the ground. On one of the tables in the cafeteria, Flash Sentry, Soarin, Cheese, Blueblood, and Caramel were with him, they had become good friends. They had seen what was going on and quickly ran into the hallway. "Twilight?!" Said Flash as he walked up to Twilight. "What's going on?" "Flash!" Yelled Twilight in desperation. "Please! Help me stop Big Mac! It's hard to explain but trust me on this!" "Macintosh!" Said Flash confused. "Just wait a minute." "Nope!" Said Big Mac, annoyed. "And get out of my way." Big Mac pushed his old friends aside with a great force. Flash was annoyed at seeing this aggression, so he tackled Big Mac. "Stop!" Said Flash Sentry, grabbing hold of Big Mac's neck with his right arm. "Let me go!" Yelled Big Mac. In that moment the rest of Flash's friends also tackled Big Mac, once again he fell to the floor. Meanwhile, outside of the school, the crusaders did all that was possible to contain Fluttershy, holding her back by force, but Fluttershy put up a lot of resistance. "How much time has passed?" Asked Applebloom while she took hold of Fluttershy's left arm. "Only eight minutes have gone by." Said Scootaloo as she held onto Fluttershy's waist. "Let me go!" Yelled Fluttershy as she kicked. "Big Mac! Help!" "My God!" Said Sweetie Belle holding back Fluttershy's right arm. "I can't hold her back anymore!" "Sweetie Belle." Said Babs. "You're going to have to take more of this!" "I must reunite with my beloved!" Yelled Fluttershy. "And you guys won't hold me back!" Fluttershy began to shake violently and to punch in all directions, the four girls could not resist any longer. Fluttershy managed to free herself, she quickly took off Babs backpack from her head and without hesitation she ran to the school to be with Big Mac. "Oh no!" Yelled the crusaders. The four girls began to run after Fluttershy. In that moment, Big Mac was on the ground of the cafeteria and having been tackled by 5 guys and 5 girls in total. The students that surrounded them were still sitting at their tables, they simply observed, enjoying the function while they ate. "Big Mac!" Yelled Fluttershy as she ran down the hallway in the direction of the cafeteria. As soon as he heard Fluttershy's lovely voice, Big Mac's will grew, he got up from the ground very quickly and he managed to get everyone off his back. Immediately, the boy with orange hair ran to be reunited with his beloved, immediately the group of girls and guys began to run after him. In the entrance of the cafeteria, Fluttershy and Big Mac reunited by hugging one another with much care. "Oh Big Mac!" Said Fluttershy very much in love. "Oh Fluttershy!" Said Big Mac holding her in his arms. "I'll never leave you." In that moment the crusaders arrived, they all were breathing intensely from the exhaustion. The noticed that Big Mac and Fluttershy were together again, their plan had failed. "Rainbow Dash!" Said Scootaloo. "We're really sorry! We couldn't hold her back!" Flash, Soarin, Cheese, Blueblood and Caramel were surprised by the strength of the couple. Meanwhile, Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Rarity watched with sadness, fatigue and failure that they could not save their friend from the curse. Fluttershy and Big Mac were about to kiss but before their lips could touch, Pinkie Pie shocked the couple with a taser and they both fell to the ground. "Pinkie?!" Said Twilight. "I was not expecting you to have kept that artifact from that time we snuck into the school." "This thing is fun" Said Pinkie Pie happily. "Sometimes I give myself electroshocks, it feels so good!" "Pinkie!" Said Rainbow Dash angrily. "Why didn't you use it before?" "Because I thought that the chase would be more fun." Said Pinkie Pie with the same amount of joy. "Big Mac sure is strong." Intervened Flash. "I'm surprised that Discord could knock him out with only one hit." "We should keep him quiet for an hour." Intervened Scootaloo. Then the main 5 took Fluttershy to the infirmary, meanwhile the crusaders, Flash and his friends locked Big Mac in the janitor's closet so he would not cause any more problems. One hour had already passed by, Twilight and her friends were together, standing by the bed watching over, where an unconscious Fluttershy slept. They were waiting for their friend to wake up and she would be free from the curse. While they waited Flash Sentry and the crusaders entered the infirmary, the rest of the boys waited outside. "Hello girls!" Greeted Flash in a friendly way. "How's Fluttershy?" "She's still unconscious." Said Twilight trying to act indifferent. There was a moment of silence for 10 seconds, Twilight felt very nervous from seeing Flash, the rest of her friends smiled nervously at Twilight's behavior. "Flash..." Said Twilight. "Thank you for helping us, we never could have done it without you." "It was the least that me and the boys could do." Said Flash. Twilight smiled and Flash returned the smile, they could not stop looking each other in the eyes. In that moment, Fluttershy began to regain consciousness, she slowly opened her eyes. The main 5 were happy that Fluttershy was alright. "Girls?" Asked Fluttershy. "What happened?" The main 5, Flash and the rest stayed silent for a few seconds. "You don't remember anything?" Asked Applejack. "No my friends..." Said Fluttershy. "Where is Discord?" The main 5 stayed silent, not knowing how to explain to Fluttershy what had happened. "Fluttershy.." Said Twilight. "This is what happened.." Twilight began to explain in great detail everything that had happened. "What?!" Said Fluttershy trying to hold back her tears. "Discord left, because of me?!" The main 5 and the crusaders affirmed by nodding their heads. "Ahhh!" Yelled Fluttershy, sobbing bitterly. "Discord!" Fluttershy cried uncontrollably, the main 5 hugged her affectionately, trying to calm her down, "DISCORD!" Said Fluttershy, not stopping from crying. TO BE CONTINUED Hope you guys liked it. Yahoo! Fluttermac has finally died XD He based this chapter on "Lesson Zero" and "Hearts & Hooves Day" Using Big Mac's superhuman strength XD. This was a small adventure for the main 6, and they will not be appearing much in this fanfic. The villains will appear more than the heroes. Flash and his friends have reconciled with the main 6, he's not sure if there will be more couples in this story, do you guys reccomend it? > Chapter 6: Villains > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE NEXT MORNING, IN THE ABANDONED BUILDING IN MANEHATTAN.... Discord awoke and got up from the floor, he did not sleep well and he was not used to sleeping on the cold, hard floor. He immediately noticed that everyone else was still asleep, including the Dazzlings and Ahuizotl. He walked stealthily to the door trying not to wake anyone up. When he got to the exit he grabbed the door handle and he opened it carefully and he exited without making a sound. Before he shut the door, he looked behind him and took one last look at his friend Ahuizotl, who was still asleep, he also glanced at his new friend Sonata who slept peacefully next to Adagio and Aria; the three girls slept together. Discord felt bad for the girl, but he knew that he had to leave so he could start his new life, completely alone. Without wasting more time, Discord closed the door and he walked away but, because of the small noise from the door, Sonata woke up and noticed that Discord had left. Sonata felt very sad, although she had only known him for a short amount of time, inside she cared about him a lot. She covered herself with her sheet to try and hide her sadness. A few hours passed by, Discord walked down the streets of Manehattan looking for work, he needed the money, food and a place to live. He picked up wanted ads for employees that were posted on the street poles, among them there were public announcements. Discord walked among various businesses, restaurants and stores, looking for a job but he just wasn't having any luck. When he tried to ask for employment, he was discriminated for his physical aspect that caused many people horror, and they did not give him the opportunity to be employed. Discord was starting to become desperate, he was starting to notice that he was just unlucky. After a few hours of looking for work with no luck and with his hope in tatters, he began to walk, feeling bad about his physical aspect, that gave a lot of people fear, but what he regretted the most was abandoning Canterlot High. As Discord walked; a few meters away, in Flim and Flam's employment agency stood a woman with a strange aspect, she had long green hair, purple skin and an outfit that was violet colored, she entered the employment agency. Without wasting time, the girl with the green hair attacked Flim and Flam with great force, she gagged them and tied them up, then she broke into the safe box and she filled her sack with money, she ran out of the employment agency. Flam managed to untie himself enough to sound the alarm and he helped Flim get free. They quickly ran out into the street screaming. "Stop her!" They yelled at the same time. "Stop that thief!" The girl ran intensely with the loot in her hands. When she started to hear police sirens, the girl knew she had to escape, she desperately ran through the crowd of people that were walking in the street. Suddenly, and possibly by destiny, Discord ended up slipping and falling into a mud puddle; then a car drove by Discord and the tires passed over the mud puddle, completely soaking the chaotic boy. Discord cursed his bad luck, as he wiped the mud off his face and tried to get up. In that moment the strange girl ran to where Discord was, without noticing him, the girl with the green hair tripped over Discord. Her face ended up on the ground, dirtied by the mud. She dropped her loot from the impact. A bit injured from the fall, Discord looked at the girl on the ground, then he looked at her bag full of money. The girl quickly got up and she was upset to see her lovely green hair covered in mud, upon hearing the shouts of the police and the sirens of the patrol cars getting closer by impulse, the girl got up and ran trying to escape completely ignoring her loot. The girl managed to get away, Discord got up confused and he picked up the bag full of money. In that instant, the patrol cars came, the police officers got out of the patrol cars. When they noticed that Discord had a strange face and they saw that he was holding the bag of money, they surrounded Discord and threatened him with electric guns. "This is the police." Said one of the officers with a megaphone. "You have the right to remain silent for robbery and grievance!" Discord was confused and very scared, due to the police aggressiveness. "Listen!" Said Discord lifting up his arms in surrender. "I haven't done anything!" "You're suspicious for being an accomplice of Mane-iac!" responded the officer with the megaphone. "Get on the ground and put your hands behind the nape of your neck." "But..." Said Discord. "I didn't f*cking do anything!" "Face down and put your hands behind your head!" Insisted the officer. "Listen you idiots!" Said Discord, frustrated. "I haven't done anything!" "Abomination! Get on the ground and put your hands behind your head!" Yelled the now offended officer. "We are authorized to shoot." The police officers pointed their guns at Discord; Discord was angered by the terrible injustice of authority, he got on his knees and he placed his hands on the nape of his neck, in his right hand he still held the loot. The officer ordered him to be face down on the ground but when they saw that Discord had gotten on his knees they knew that this was a sign of rendition. One of the officers who had surrounded him walked up to Discord from behind to handcuff and arrest him. Just as the officer was about to cuff him, Discord reacted. He quickly got up and hit the officer, the officer fell to the ground, Discord fled and ran as fast as he could. As soon as that happened, the other police officers began to chase after him, some of them got into their patrol cars for the chase, and one of the officers requested back up. Discord ran with great velocity, the police that ran after him on foot could not catch him and they ended up getting tired from the chase, the police in the patrol cars tried to catch him despite the traffic that was in the street. Discord ran avoiding pedestrians and cars when he crossed the avenues, some of the pedestrians saw with astonishment how quickly the fugitive ran. Some of the officers fired their tasers at Discord, but Discord managed to evade them. The chase went on for a few hours, Discord continued running and evading the police, suddenly as he was running, he approached the front of a police barricade, with no problem, Discord leaped over the barricade and kept running. The police were impressed with this ability of the fugitive. Discord managed to escape but he felt tired, he stopped a moment to catch his breath, suddenly a group of officers approached to block his exits, the police had clubs and plastic shields. Tired and desperate, Discord ran towards a nearby alley. The officers thought that they had him surrounded, they immediately followed him in order to arrest him. The officers entered the alley, and they were stupefied, the fugitive boy was not there, it was as if he had disappeared, the officers began to search the alley for a clue or to find a way how he could have escaped. What they didn't know was that when Discord entered the alley he immediately scaled the wall of the alley with the help of a piping tube to secure him and to climb more quickly until he reached the roof of the building. Discord climbed to the roof of the building, he gasped for air, he was exhausted, ever since he became a teacher he had lost some of his physical condition. Discord waited for the police to leave the place. In the meantime, Discord looked over the bag and began to count the money, he was surprised to see that there was a lot of money. Some time passed by, the police were tired from trying to find him and they began to walk away. Discord peaked and he noticed that the police were going away, it was his opportunity to escape, he climbed down the fire escape stairs that were on the other side of the building. Discord began walking down the street with a bit of stealth and disgretion, avoiding an officer. As he walked, he thought and thought about what had happened: (In Discord's mind) It's incredible how they were going to arrest me for something that I didn't do.... Damn superficial society But in the end with this money I could get away from this wretched place. Although.....the money should be returned to it's owner...it's what Fluttershy would have wanted. (End of Discord's thoughts) Discord gasped because he remembered his beloved Fluttershy, he let out a tear and with his right hand he wiped it away. (In Discord's thoughts/mind) No.....Fluttershy is with someone else...and now I have nowhere to go... It would be better if I used the money for my benefit... (End of Discord's thoughts) As he walked, he observed that there were food stands, Discord suddenly got an idea. ...... IN THE MEANTIME, IN THE ABANDONED BUILDING...... Adagio was very annoyed, Discord had left and she had also lost a great opportunity to get revenge on Canterlot High. Meanwhile Sombra, Chrysalis, and Aria entered the building with firewood, a lot of papers and newspapers. Sonata prepared a big metal trash can by pouring gasoline in it's interior. They were preparing for the long cold night ahead. It began to get dark, the gusts of wind were getting stronger, the temperature diminished and the sky got cloudy and it began to rain. Sombra and Chrysalis threw in the papers, newspapers and wood inside of the metal can, they lit it on fire and they all gathered around it to warm up. There were leaks all around and they humidified their hair. The group was upset because of the class of life that they were living. A few minutes later they heard a knock on the door, Adagio ordered Sonata to open the door. Sonata was annoyed with this command but she obeyed and trembling from the cold she walked to the door. When she opened the door, Sonata was surprised to see Discord. "Discord?" Said Sonata trying to contain her emotion. "You came back!" "Hello Sonata." Said Discord, wet from the rain. "Can you give me shelter?" "Why of course!" Said Sonata. "Enter!" Discord entered very wet and he had a big bag with him. Adagio and aria were surprised that Discord had come back. Chrysalis was just as surprised and Sombra looked at him defiantly. "What are you doing here?" Said Sombra. "I had no where else to go." Said Discord. Discord pulled out prepared food from the bag that he had bought with the stolen money. "I'm just glad that the food didn't get wet." Said Discord. "And it's still warm." The five were surprised to see the delicious food, it made their mouths water. Discord began to pass out the food. "Consider it as a payment." Said Discord. "For letting me stay the night here." Sombra could not believe it, although he was rude to him, he gave him some food. "Wow." Said Sombra, receiving a big hamburger. "Thank you....eh....friend." "No problem." Responded Discord. Everyone received food, Adagio received french fries, Aria received a carton of chinese food, Chrysalis received a steak. Discord walked up to Sonata. "This is for you." Said Discord sweetly, handing her a gift. "Thank you." Said Sonata affectionately receiving the gift. Sonata opened the gift and was surprised it was an order of tacos, Sonata grinned widely. "Wow Discord!" Said Sonata. "Thank you so much!" "On the contrary." Said Discord. "I should be thanking you guys." "What for?" Asked Aria, indifferently. "Well....." Said Discord. "Up until now you have been the only ones who have helped me since I got here." "Oh..." Said everyone as they enjoyed their warm food. "Where are you from?" Asked Chrysalis "From Canterlot." Responded Discord. Everyone opened their mouths in surprise from what Discord had just said. "You're from Canterlot?" Asked Sombra. "To be specific." Said Discord. "From Canterlot High." Everyone's mandible dropped even lower. "Hey!" Said Discord confused. "What's going on?" Everyone got closer to the can to warm up, there was more confidence among the group. "Everyone already knows my story." Said Sombra. "I have no problem with telling it again." Discord payed attention to Sombra's story. With a bit of melancholy, Sombra began to tell his story: (Sombra's story) I was a large automotive entrepreneur, millionaire and with my beloved fiance Celestia. I had proposed marriage to her, and we planned to live our lives together. Everything was perfect, light and wonderful. One day my most important investors wanted to expand an automotive world in Canterlot. What a better opportunity than to occupy the ample terrain of Canterlot High, now that the documents belonged to Celestia. I wanted to discuss it with Celestia, and convince her to move her school to a different place, but the investors told me that I had to do it as soon as possible, so I didn't tell her anything, I thought Celestia would understand...I was so stupid. So I began to put my plan into action. Without a doubt her annoying and cunning student whose first name I don't remember, but I know her last name was Sparkle and her damn friend named Cadence, were spying on me and they ratted me out to Celestia. They talked very badly about me. I tried to talk to her but she completely rejected me and she broke off the engagement. She preferred that damn school and her stupid students over a life of luxury with me. Thanks to that my investors lost their patience. I begged them for more time but they preferred to make deals with my competitors. I lost credibility and my stocks went so low that they went broke. And with the economic crisis from a year ago.....I was in ruins. I came to Manehattan to start over again, and that is why I am here. (End of Sombra's story) Discord was left with his mouth open, Celestia had been Sombra's fiance and Twilight and Cadence had ruined his plans. Discord could not believe it, he stayed silent, trying to avoid suspicion. "Wow!" Said Discord. "Ha, Sombra." Said Chrysalis with sarcasm. "That's nothing compared to my story." Discord payed attention to listen to Chrysalis's story. (Chrysalis's story) I was not a student at Canterlot High but I was the girlfriend of a gym teacher, his name was Shining Armor. I loved him a lot, and we were going to be engaged. But after some time passed, the relationship became more difficult. Shining told me that I was very obsessive, jealous and possessive of him. I wouldn't let him get close to any other girl not even his own sister, but I did it because I loved him too much and it worried me. Then he told me I was sick and he broke up with me and stayed away from me. Some time later I found out that he was engaged to that girl of nobility named Cadence. I tried to talk to him, I called him and sent him letters but Shining told me to leave him alone. On the day of his wedding, I risked it all, I kidnapped and gagged Cadence and his sister. I put on the wedding gown and covered my face with the bridal veil. At the altar, Shining noticed that it was me and he discovered that I had gagged and kidnapped Cadence and his sister, so he called the police. I begged to Shining that I loved him, but he yelled at me and told me I was crazy. The police and some of the guests from the wedding confined me and put me in a psychiatric hospital. Some days later I escaped from the psychiatric hospital, then I escaped to Manehehattan. And I have spent all of that time here. (End of Chrysalis's story) Discord remained silent, some time ago, Twilight had told him this story. Discord noticed that Chrysalis did have a screw loose. After a few seconds in silence, Discord contained his laughter and admitted that Chrysalis's story was very amusing. "Wow!" Said Discord, faking sadness. "I can't believe it, I'm sorry to hear about it." Chrysalis looked at the ground sadly. Then Discord observed the Dazzlings. "And you guys.." Said Discord signaling to them. "What is your story?" "Well..." Said Adagio sighing. "Our story is not that exciting to tell." Aria Blaze and Sonata stayed silent, but they let Adagio tell their "supposed story" Discord payed a lot of attention to the story. (Story of the Dazzlings) We were the best students at Canterlot High. Everyone adored us from the first day One day there was a competition of the bands More like a battle of the bands We only wanted to put the name of the school on high and to compete in a friendly way with the other students We sang and we were very popular, we were the champions While we were singing our way to victory, the rainbow witches suddenly appeared. With their prepotency and their fake competitive spirit The appeared and intervened ruining our song and we were ridiculed. We were booed and we decided to leave the school. Being orphans we stuck with each other. After being humiliated in Canterlot, with the little money we had we decided to escape from Canterlot. And for that reason is why we are here, trying to survive these past few months. (End of the Dazzling's story) Discord was shocked, they had also told him this story, but he supposed that this was the Dazzling's version. After telling their stories, they all stared at the fire with sadness and in defeat. Discord noticed this and he felt pity for them. He noticed that he was also rejected from Canterlot High and he shared their pain. "Wow!" Said Discord. "That was strong!" "This is the destiny of those who come from Canterlot." Said Sombra, in a hateful tone. "They hurt you and they stab your heart." Said Chrysalis. "Our lives are horrible." Said Aria. "While they enjoy luxury and comfort." Discord noticed the defeat and pessimism of the group so Discord only nodded his head. "Guys!" Said Discord. "It doesn't have to be like this!" The group looked at Discord. "What are you trying to say?" Asked Sombra. "It doesn't have to end this way!" Said Discord. "Look at you, you can't stay in defeat just because you were defeated one time!" Everyone looked at Discord with astonishment. "Think about it...." Said Discord. "For some reason destiny has brought us all together...but why here?....and why now? Why do we all come from the same place?" Everyone began to look at him with doubt. "It's obvious that destiny brought us together." Said Discord optimistically. "To do something big...and in order to do that we'd need to act like villains...and we can act like villains." Everyone's eyes widened thanks to the motivational discussion from Discord. "Today in the afternoon I learned that the hard way." Said Discord, clenching his fists. "If life turns its back on you and orders you to be a delinquent..and they will see...if we ally ourselves pretty soon the world will fall to our feet." In that moment a thunderbolt passed by close to the window. Everyone got closer, this discussion was raising their spirits. "You're right." Said Sombra with spirit. "Excellent!" Yelled Chrysalis with triumph. Aria smiled and Sonata applauded. "Brilliant!" Said Adagio through her teeth. "This came out better that I thought it would." In that moment Discord remembered something. "Wait a minute." Said Discord. "Where is Ahuizotl?" TO BE CONTINUED.. > Chapter 7: Elements of Chaos > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- DURING THAT SAME DAY IN THE MORNING, ONE HOUR BEFORE DISCORD HAD LEFT: Ahuizotl was preparing to leave, he also had to go in order to complete his mission. Before he withdrew, Adagio wanted to interrogate him. The boy with blue skin was surprised with the quantity of weird questions that Adagio was asking him. Why did Discord leave? Where did he go? How long have you known him? Has he ever transformed before? Where does he come from? Ahuizotl, simply responded with: "No and I don't know mi reina." With no problem, Ahuizotl walked away from the abandoned building in search of his mortal enemy. He spent a lot of hours asking the people passing by for directions, indications and information, whatever clue would be useful in order to find Daring Do. Ahuizotl found out that there was going to be a book convention soon, with AK Yearling as a guest author. Ahuizotl walked to the place where he realized the convention was going to be held, he began to strenuously interview the staff that were preparing the event. After some time, Ahuizotl managed to obtain the information that he needed, he managed to find out the location where Daring Do was staying. It began to get dark. Ahuizotl went to the direction where he was told he would find Daring Do, it was a five star hotel with twenty floors. He knew that the staff would not let him in so without wasting time he decided to scale the building from the outside. As he climbed, Ahuizotl looked through the windows of each room in order to determine which room Daring Do was in. After a few hours, on the tenth floor he managed to find Daring Do's room, somehow. Ahuizotl took a peek: Daring Do was taking off her disguise, her hat and her glasses, then she placed a big gold ring on a shelf. Ahuizotl had to be patient and wait for her to go to sleep in order to break in and steal the treasure. Ahuizotl waited. One hour later, Daring Do finally went to sleep. Ahuizotl entered through the window stealthily, he walked over to the shelf where the gold ring was placed. He quickly snatched his treasure and was about to go. Suddenly, he began to hear the sounds of Daring Do's breath and her tiny snores. This made Ahuizotl curious and he walked over to Daring Do's bed. Ahuizotl looked down at how peacefully Daring Do slept. Ahuizotl could not deny it, she looked so beautiful, and she looked so adorable with her tiny snores. As Daring Do slept, she turned over so that she was face up, Ahuizotl stayed still trying not to interfere. Ahuizotl looked at her lips, Ahuizotl could not resist the temptation, he got closer to her face and he was just a few centimeters away from uniting his lips with hers. "What the hell are you doing?" Asked Daring Do, as she glared at Ahuizotl. Ahuizotl looked at her in fear, their faces were really close to each other. Daring Do quickly hit Ahuizotl, he fell to the floor and from the impact he let the ring go. Daring Do got up from her bed defensively, ran towards the ring and picked it up. Ahuizotl got to his feet and prepared to attack, even though he was blushing due to the fact that Daring Do was just in her underwear. "Daring Do." Said Ahuizotl, imposing his fury. "That ring is from my village, give it back!" "No Ahuizotl." Said Daring Do. "I know very well your perverted plan to cause a drought!" "What?" Said Ahuizotl. "It's only an ancient tradition, and that ring is a part of it....give it back!" Ahuizotl pounced on Daring Do, but the girl with the scales of gray hair managed to evade him with great velocity. "I'm really sorry Ahuizotl." Said Daring Do seductively putting the ring around her neck. "You know that I love you, but I can't give you the ring until you properly propose!" Ahuizotl once again pounced on Daring Do, he had her pinned to the wall with her hands pinned with his own. "Damn witch!" Said Ahuizotl as he pushed himself against Daring Do. "You want to marry me?" Daring Do hit him down below and managed to evade him. Ahuizotl was in pain but he did not let his guard down. "I would love to!" Said Daring Do defiantly. "But....I have a lot of other intentions for my life." Then Daring Do picked up a lamp and threw it at Ahuizotl, Ahuizotl dodged the attack, he grabbed utensils from the bathroom and he threw them at Daring Do. The room became a battlefield, they both attacked each other with what was in their reach and refused to give up. One hour after the fight, Ahuizotl managed to once again neutralize Daring Do. He was on top of her as he pinned her to the floor, pinning down her arms. "Give back the ring!" Said Ahuizotl. "Or you'll suffer the terrible consequences!" "Oh Ahuizotl." Said Daring Do without putting up resistance. "I love it when you threaten to kill me!" Daring Do looked at Ahuizotl with tenderness and love, Ahuizotl was not expecting that comment. He blushed, and they both had their faces very close to one another. Daring Do kissed Ahuizotl on the mouth, Ahuizotl could not believe it, but easily, he let his guard down and he received the kiss with all the love in the world; they began to hug kiss more passionately. Daring Do caressed Ahuizotl's back and Ahuizotl began caressing Daring Do's hair. Daring Do knew that Ahuizotl was blinded and with his guard down she hit him on the neck in a quick and convincing manner, Ahuizotl ended up on the ground unconscious. After some minutes, Ahuizotl regained his consciousness but he was on the ground, bound and gagged. "You finally woke up." Said Daring Do. "I was only waiting so I could say goodbye to you!" Ahuizotl glared at Daring Do who was still in her underwear. "I'm sorry Ahuizotl but I can't give this treasure back to you." Said Daring Do preparing her clothes. "I also need it and you know it.....I hope you understand." Ahuizotl could only keep glaring at Daring Do. Daring Do began to get dressed in a very erotic manner much to the liking of Ahuizotl's eyes. She put on her explorer outfit and finished by putting on her hat. Daring Do packed her belongings, including the ring, then with her cellphone she called the cops. She quickly opened the door to her hotel room to escape. It had begun to rain. "Ahuizotl." Said Daring Do as she prepared to escape. "To be honest, I really enjoyed that kiss." Ahuizotl only widened his eyes in surprise. "Darling..." Said Daring Do a bit sadly. "Perhaps under different circumstances and situations....I would have accepted your marriage proposal....I'm sorry." Ahuizotl widened his eyes even more. "I hope to see you soon." Said Daring Do, giving him a small wink."Bye!" Daring Do jumped out the window, Ahuizotl was very shocked, she had just jumped from the tenth floor. Immediately Ahuizotl got to his feet after breaking free with much difficulty, then he looked out the window, there was no sign of his beloved enemy. Ahuizotl knew that Daring Do called the police, he had no time to lose so he fled from there. Ahuizotl managed to escape, as he walked down the street in the rain, he meditated on what had just happened, he felt very embarrassed, aside from obciously being in love with the girl, he had lost his family's treasure, his family told him not to return to his village without the golden ring. Ahuizotl was sad, he had dishonored his culture, he could not go home, and he didn't know where Daring Do had gone. He had no other choice but to return to the city. The only option he had left was to return to Adagio so she could give him shelter to spend the night. Ahuizotl returned to the abandoned building, it was a night of rain and lighting. Ahuizotl knocked on the door, he was received by Discord. "Ahuizotl?" Said Discord, surprised. "Discord?" Said Ahuizotl. "But, you left this morning!" "It's a long story." Said Discord letting Ahuizotl in. "Come in and warm up by the fire." The group was around the fire, Discord broke the silence. "So my friends.." Said Discord as the group payed attention. "We cannot stay here for the rest of our lives...we have to figure something out that could help us get out of this." "It's not as easy as you think." Said Sombra. "I directed a great multimillion dollar empire and now I'm broke." "There has to be something." Said Discord. "Where we could all work together as a team and where we could excel." "A taco business!" Said Sonata happily. "I don't think so." Said Ahuizotl a bit offended. Sonata was bothered by this comment. "I say, we should enter a sports competition." Said Aria. "Ha!" Laughed Chrysalis. "Don't make me laugh Aria!" "Well you only know how to wait tables." Said Aria, annoyed. "Ah!" Said Chrysalis. "Well you only know how to educate girl morons!" Aria frowned her brow. As the group continued to discussing and debating, Adagio felt cold. She picked up some advertising papers (that Discord had brought when he was looking for employment). She began to rip them up and throw them into the fire, after ripping apart some papers, there was one that really caught her attention. "Guys!" Yelled Adagio smiling. "I think this is a good idea." She handed the paper to Discord who began to read it aloud: (In Discord's voice) The government of the city of Manehattan invites talented young people with the desire to succeed. Battle of the bands open to musical groups. 1st place. $10,000 2nd place $5,000 3rd place $2,000 Besides the prize, the winners will also receive the help they need to start their careers. Open registrations to the public, more information and inscriptions will be located in the Manehattan stadium where the competition will be held. (end of Discord's reading) Discord looked at Adagio with a bit of pessimism, meanwhile the group looked at her with doubt and without much encouragement from Adagio. "Adagio." Said Discord. "This is a joke right?" "What?" Said Adagio. "Of course not! It's a great idea!" "Are you sure about that?" Said Discord. "Anyone got a better idea?" Said Adagio, crossing her arms. Discord stayed silent, processing an idea. "In order to enter one of these competitions." Said Sombra intervening. "We need the necessary equipment and the adequate instruments, and for that we need money." Discord listened to Sombra, he had an idea. "You know what?!" Yelled Discord. "I'm supporting Adagio! Now that I think about it, it's a great idea!" "Are you sure about that, carnalito?" Said Ahuizotl. "A musical band?" "Absolutely!" Said Discord. Everyone widened their eyes in surprise, everyone except Adagio who smiled maliciously. "But viejo!" Said Ahuizotl. "The shady boy said what we would need in order to compete." Discord showed them the bag full of money, they all were impressed. Discord had not yet told them that he had money, thank to his run in with Mane-iac. "Where did you get it?" Asked Sombra. "It doesn't matter where I got it!" Said Discord. "We should all support Adagio's idea! Yes or no?" Sonata and Aria supported their friend, meanwhile Chrysalis, Sombra and Ahuizotl were still a bit doubtful. A few seconds later... "Ok, ok I'll support her!" Said Ahuizotl. "I don't really have anywhere else to go." "Ok, me too!" Said Chrysalis. "I don't have anyone left in the world." "Alright, I will also support her idea." Said Sombra. "I've got nothing left to lose." "Then it's decided." Said Discord with enthusiasm. "We'll form our own musical group!" Everyone was excited and they raised their hands with optimism, Adagio smiled, her plan was beginning to come to life with success. "And I'll be the leader of the group." Intervened Adagio. "As the Dazzlings, we have experience with singing and dancing." "Ok." Said Discord. "Can you do a demonstration?" The Dazzlings got into position with Sonata on the right, Aria on the left and Adagio in the middle. The three girls began to sing: "Everyone will love us They'll be at our feet They'll have no other choice But to listen to our voice" The Dazzlings sang off-key and without any sync, they sang in high pitched voices that caused the rest of the group to cover their ears, it was a horrible spectacle, outside dogs barked and howled with desperation and some car alarms went off. After they finished singing and everyone lightened up after the torture had ended. "What did you think of our song Discord?" Asked Sonata with a happy smile. "Eh...." Said Discord. "Better close the snout, mis reynaas!" Said Ahuizotl with his Latin humor. Everyone began to laugh minus the Dazzlings, Aria and Adagio frowned their brows, Sonata was embarrassed and she covered her face so that Discord would not look at her. "Not to worry!" Said Discord. "Tomorrow we shall see what kind of instruments everyone in the group can play." "Very well kids.." Said Sombra. "Let's all go to sleep....I get cranky when I don't sleep." Everyone took their place on the floor to sleep. Before she got ready for bed, Sonata walked up to Discord to talk to him. "Eh....Discord." Said Sonata. "I'm so glad that you've returned." Discord looked at Sonata for a moment. "No problem my friend." Said Discord, smiling. "I like these new adventures and challenges....getting to know new people and new places....and that is just a part of the adventure." Sonata returned the smile. "Thanks...my friend Discord." Said Sonata. "You've given unity and hope to the group...in fact we've never really gotten along or really tried to do anything as a group...." Discord stayed quiet for a moment, remembering "the power of friendship" and unity makes a team strong, he had learned that from the mane 6. "Well, thanks Sonata." Said Discord. "But it wasn't just me, Adagio was the one with the idea." "Eh...Adagio is a bit silly when it comes to coming up with ideas." Said Sonata. "You are absolutely right." Affirmed Discord, with his sense of humor. "Her plans are as good as her singing voice." Sonata began to laugh...Discord accompanied her with the laughter, they both laughed peacefully. After laughing, they both stayed in an uncomfortable silence, blushing a bit. "Well my friend," Said Discord looking away. "We have to get to sleep." "Yes Discord." Said Sonata feeling a strange sensation in her heart that she had never felt before. "Eh...ok...goodnight." "Goodnight Sonata." Said Discord. Everyone went to their own spot to sleep. Aria and Adagio had been watching and were uncomfortable with Sonata's behavior when she was with Discord. THE NEXT DAY The group walked down the street in the direction of a musical instrument store. When they entered the store, they were greeted by a very peculiar boy, he looked a lot like a masculine version of Vinyl. The boy looked at the group with a bit of contempt, seeing that they all had dirty and worn out clothes, and they all stank. "Can I help you?" Said the boy with a bit of friendliness. "We don't give out alms here!" Discord walked up to the boy defiantly and showed him a wad of cash that made the boy stay silent. "Ok friends." Said Discord. "Just take the instrument that you are going to play." Everyone with the exception of Aria and Adagio began to scan the store in search of an instrument that they would use for the group. Chrysalis looked at a saxophone, she began to play it a little and she liked it. Sombra picked up an electric guitar, he played it a bit off tune and he liked it. Ahuizotl took the bass, he had experience so he did not hesitate to pick it. Discord liked the keyboard, a short time ago Lyra and Bon Bon gave him a few classes. Discord noticed that Adagio and Aria had their arms crossed. "Adagio, Aria," Said Discord as he played the keyboard. "Do you want an instrument?" "No thanks." Said Aria. "I don't really like to use those things." Said Adagio. "Ok." Said Discord not knowing that the girls were a bit traumatized by the instruments that were used to defeat them in the battle of the bands, aside from that they did not know how to play a single instrument. In that moment, Sonata walked up to Discord happily. "Look at the instrument that I chose." Said Sonata showing him her tambourine. "It sounds so funny." Discord watched Sonata use the tambourine and it reminded him of Fluttershy, Discord shed a tear. "Is something wrong Discord?" Asked Sonata, worried. "Nothing is wrong!" Said Discord, drying his tear. "That instrument is perfect for you." Sonata smiled happily. After choosing the adequate instruments, they paid the boy and they immediately left. Then they quickly went to the stadium of Manehattan. In the area of registration a woman attended to them. "You want to enter the competition?" Asked the woman "Yes." Affirmed Discord. "What is your group going to be called?" Asked the woman. "Elements of Chaos!" They all yelled at the same time as if it were a battle cry. TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 8: It must be overcome > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the meantime, in Canterlot High, the bell had rung and it was the end of the school day. Fluttershy cried as she sat under a tree in the backyard of the school. Some squirrels, birds, and bunnies came out of her backpack and tried to console their shy owner. Meanwhile, Twilight and the rest spied on Fluttershy in silence, they wanted to comfort their friend but they decided that it would be better to give her some time alone; so that the element of kindness could vent in peace. The mane 5 walked away, without making a sound. A few minutes later, Celestia walked out to the backyard, she found Fluttershy crying, she walked up to the girl with the butter colored skin and she hugged her understanding as if they were mother and daughter. Then Celestia asked Fluttershy to accompany her inside of the building, Fluttershy accepted. They immediately walked up to the entrance of Discord's classroom, Celestia gave Fluttershy the keys and asked her if she wanted to be in charge of the classroom and Discord's belongings, in case he came back one day. Fluttershy happily accepted. Fluttershy entered Discord's classroom, she looked around with nostalgia. She remembered the moments that she was alone with Discord inside of the classroom; as soon as she remembered these moments it made her even more sad. As she observed Discord's belongings, she noticed something shiny on the floor, she walked over to it and picked it up. Fluttershy observed it carefully, it was a ring, but not just any ring, it was an engagement ring of pure gold with one diamond. Fluttershy was surprised, she could not believe it, Discord was possibly going to give her the ring on their anniversary, but not only that she understood perfectly well that Discord was going to "ask for her hand in marriage." Fluttershy felt a mixture of emotions of joy and sorrow, she blushed, she did not expected Discord to love her so much, so much that he wanted to share his life with her. Finding the ring did not help her sorrow, Fluttershy fell to her knees on the ground and began to cry. "Oh Discord!" Sobbed Fluttershy in between sobs. "Discord! I miss you so much!" In the meantime, outside of the classroom Celestia and Luna listened carefully to Fluttershy's crying. "Wow!" Said Luna. "This got really far." "Discord should not have left." Said Celestia. "....he should have stopped." "Don't be so hard on yourself, sister." Said Luna. "Now what do we do?" "We shouldn't get involved." Said Celestia. "We understand their pain but they have to solve it on their own." Luna thought about it for a second. "Aside from not getting involved, take care of them, sister." Said Luna sighing sadly. "Especially Fluttershy who is very sensitive." "I know Luna." Said Celestia a bit sadly. "You should also take care, I know that it's very important for you to finish your grad school in Manehattan, I wish you the best of luck sister, I am going to miss you." "And I, you." Said Luna. Then Celestia and Luna hugged each other. HOURS LATER AT FLUTTERSHY'S HOUSE.... Fluttershy cried in her room in silence, she could not bear the terrible loss of her boyfriend Discord. Her bunny Angel tried to console her but Fluttershy could not stop the tears from flowing. She lie on her bed as she observed the ring, she remembered all the good times with Discord, he always made her laugh, he helped her with her animals and he helped her to defend herself and to have a good self esteem. She remembered that every weekend, Discord always sent her flowers, that he grew in the park. Fluttershy prepared to go to sleep, with a lace ribbon she tied it to the ring then she tied the ribbon around her neck as if it was a necklace, then she put on her pajamas and she lay down on her bed and she went to sleep. Unconsciously, she continued to shed tears as she slept. THE NEXT DAY Fluttershy had to get ready for school; she did not want to go, but she knew that she had difficult situations to face. IN THE SCHOOL OF CANTERLOT HIGH Fluttershy entered the school cheerfully, some of the students saw her enter, looking at her in anger. A rumor had started that Fluttershy had cheated on Discord with Big Mac, Discord had hit Big Mac causing him to pass out and Discord decided to leave. In conclusion, everything was Fluttershy's fault. Fluttershy walked down the hallway feeling very uncomfortable from the looks of hatred from the other students, but what she hated the most was Big Mac and the Cutie Mark Crusaders. When she found herself with Big Mac in the hallway of the school, Fluttershy looked at him with hate and repulsion, she could not stand to look at him. Big Mac knew of the bad mistakes that he had committed and for that reason he kept his distance, as she no longer spoke a word to him. In reality she hated him. But, when Fluttershy found herself with the Crusaders, the girls looked at her with fear. Meanwhile, Fluttershy looked at them with pure hate, they had ruined her life and Discords. Finally, Fluttershy knew what it felt like to feel hate for another person. From the entrance of the classroom, the mane 5 observed Fluttershy's situation, they began to talk amongst themselves. "Poor Fluttershy." Said Rainbow Dash. "We have to do something." "You are absolutely right sugar cube." Said Applejack. Ever since she found out that Discord left, Fluttershy has kept her distance from everyone and everything, including us. She is completely alone with her animal friends. "But what can we do, darling?" Asked Rarity. "Discord is no longer here and I don't think he's coming back." "Rarity is right." Said Twilight. "First we have to help her clear her mind from all these pressures and stresses, aside from that we have to help her socialize again." "A slumber party!" Said Pinkie Pie happily. "A party...or an adventure in the jungle." "I don't think so Pinkie." Said Twilight, sighing. "Perhaps, I may have a solution, but I don't think it would be best..." "What is your solution Twilight?" Asked Applejack. "I think we should..." Said Twilight with her head down. "....we should make Fluttershy go out with other boys." "What?!" Everyone else yelled. "You're not being serious are you?" Asked Applejack. "It's a terrible idea." Said Rainbow Dash. "Listen!" Said Twilight. "Discord is not coming back! Aside from that Fluttershy will be distracted and occupied, this will help her to better handle the situation and to clear her mind." The rest were still a bit sceptical, but they did not have another idea. "Mmmm ok." Said Rainbow Dash. "Although I doubt it will work." "We should make a list of possible suitors." Said Rarity. "It is going to be hard." Said Pinkie Pie. "I have an idea that might be easier, make a list of possible suitors for Rainbow Dash." They all began to laugh, except Rainbow Dash. "You're a damn fool!" Yelled Rainbow. Twilight had an idea. LATER DURING LUNCHTIME In the lunchroom at one of the tables, Twilight began to talk to Flash Sentry. She explained the situation that Fluttershy was going through. "Wow ok." Said Flash, understanding what Twilight was telling him. "I had no idea of the gravity of the situation." "For that reason I need your help." Said Twilight. "Do you know a few boys that are available...you know.....only to spend some time with Fluttershy?" "Well..." Said Flash a bit uncomfortably. "I know a few boys that have been interested in Fluttershy for some time now." "Very well." Said Twilight. "Who are they?" "I'll make you a list." Said Flash. "And don't worry...they're good guys...excellent for Fluttershy." "Thank you Flash." Said Twilight smiling. "No problem Twilight." Said Flash returning the smile. Without hesitation, Twilight placed her right hand on his hand, they both separated their hands and blushed. MORE LATER AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY Fluttershy exited the school, as soon as she was outside, she was intercepted by her friends the mane 5. "Hello Fluttershy!" Said Twilight cheerfully. "Hello girls." Said Fluttershy with no emotion. "My friend, we are very concerned that you are suffering." Said Rainbow Dash. "Do not worry." Said Fluttershy, trying to contain her tears that she kept inside from the other day. "I'm fine." "Twilight.." Said Applejack whispering in her ear. "I don't think we should." Twilight ignored Applejack. "Fluttershy," Said Twilight. "It might look weird but we have taken the hassle to....eh.....we have set up a date for you and a boy." For a moment, Fluttershy's mood changed from sadness to surprise, she could not believe what she was hearing. "What?" Said Fluttershy. "And it's tonight." Said Pinkie happily. "Whaaat?!" Yelled Fluttershy. "I know it sounds weird darling." Said Rarity. "But we think that if you got to know new people you would be able to broaden your horizons, and maybe get over Discord." "I'm sorry girls." Said Fluttershy. "But I will not accept." "Let's go Fluttershy." Said Pinkie. "You might end up enjoying yourself." "I don't accept." Said Fluttershy yelling in a low voice. "Ok, my friend." Said Twilight. "We all respect your decisions...but at least give him a chance." Fluttershy was not in agreement with this, but her friends had gone through so much trouble to set this up. "Ok." Said Fluttershy sighing with no emotion. "I accept." The mane 5 rejoiced, then they went to Rarity's house to get her ready for her date. A FEW HOURS LATER Fluttershy was ready for her date, her date was with Bulk Biceps. Bulk took her to the movies, they went to see a movie called "The Nutcracker and The Chaos King," Bulk was nervous because he was on a date with the most beautiful girl in school. He payed more attention to Fluttershy than the movie. Meanwhile, Fluttershy enjoyed the movie and the personality of the "chaos king" reminded her of Discord. After the movie, they went out for coffee, Bulk was very quiet, they stayed silent for a while. "Did you like the movie?" Asked Fluttershy trying to break the ice. "YEAH!!" Yelled Bulk with fury and tightening his muscles. Fluttershy frowned in annoyance, Bulk reminded her of Big Mac. Then they took a short stroll through the park, where they were more lively and they began to talk in a very pleasant way. Then Bulk walked Fluttershy home. "Did you have fun?" Asked Bulk Biceps, happily. "Yes." Said Fluttershy with a small smile. "Fluttershy," Said Bulk, trying to contain his excitement. "I'm going to be sincere, to be honest I like you a lot and I would like to spend more time with you...what do you think?...will you give me a chance? Yeeeeah!" Fluttershy blushed a bit, she was not expecting Bulk to be so direct. "Eh...I...I." Said Fluttershy stuttering with shyness, but she suddenly remembered Discord and she looked at the ring sadly. "I'm really sorry Bulk..it's too soon.....and I just don't feel ready for a new relationship." This made Bulk a bit sad. "But..." Said Fluttershy trying to be comprehensive. "....It doesn't mean that we can't keep hanging out." Fluttershy took Bulk by the hand and she kissed him on the cheek. "Goodnight my friend." Said Fluttershy saying goodbye. Then Fluttershy entered her house, sighing in despair. A lot of thoughts clouded her mind, she walked up to her room to rest. THE NEXT DAY IN THE CLASSROOM: Fluttershy was talking with her friends. "How did it go with Bulk?" Asked Twilight. "It went well." Said Fluttershy. "But it's too soon to date other boys." "Eh..." Said the mane 5. "What?" Asked Fluttershy confused. "Well.." Said Pinkie. "We set up a date for you today." "Whaaat?!" Yelled Fluttershy. "We're sorry." Said Applejack. "I told them that I wasn't ok with it." "Darling," Said Rarity. "Give him a chance...this boy is very interested and besides you know him." "Eh?" Said Fluttershy with disbelief. Later in the evening at a restaurant, Fluttershy was on a date with Iron Will. "Iron Will thinks that you look very beautiful." Said Iron Will with a rough voice, doing poses, flexing his muscles. Fluttershy once again frowned. "Is it necessary to act like that?" Said Fluttershy. "Well...." Said Iron Will. "In reality no, I only wanted to impress you." "You should be sincere." Said Fluttershy. "What do you like to do?" "Well..." Said Iron Will very embarrassed. "Iron Will would like to go to a spa." "Ok." Said Fluttershy smiling. "Let's go to a spa together." Iron Will smiled happily. Fluttershy and Iron Will went to a spa that Fluttershy knew very well. They were greeted by Aloe and Lotus in a very friendly way. Iron Will and Fluttershy got a beauty treatment, manicure and facials with cucumbers on their eyes, they had a good time, but who really enjoyed themselves was Iron Will. After the treatment Iron Will walked Fluttershy home. In the entrance of Fluttershy's house. "Did you have fun Fluttershy?" Said Iron Will. "Iron Will enjoyed spending time with you and Iron Will would like to spend more time with you." Fluttershy smiled with kindness. "I would like that." Said Fluttershy. "As friends." "Oh sure, of course." Iron Will smiled nervously and with disappointment in his eyes. "Only....as friends." "I'm so happy that you understand.- Said Fluttershy smiling, Iron Will returned the smile. Then Fluttershy said goodbye and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Fluttershy entered her room, she lied down on her bed. It was strange, she felt more relaxed and calm, she thought that it wasn't so bad to get to know new people and to enjoy from new experiences. Fluttershy felt better, although she kept on missing and thinking of Discord. She looked at the ring for a while. She wondered if Discord was doing alright, and if he was thinking of her, the way that she was thinking of him. [(AND THEY SAID: LET THERE BE CAOS....AND CAOS WAS MADE)] IN THE MEANTIME, IN THE ABANDONED BUILDING IN MANEHATTAN The music group did not sound bad, everyone had coupled with the musical instrument that they had chosen, the only problem was that they could coordinate as a group. After finishing their "attempt at music". "Come on guys." Said Discord as he tuned his keyboard. "We only have two weeks to practice." "The problem is," Said Chrysalis as she tuned her saxophone. "Sombra wants to be the center of attention." "Look who's talking." Responded Sombra. "The one who wants to play an infinite saxophone solo." "Guys." Intervened Ahuizotl. "Calm down!" "I want to sing." Said Adagio along with Aria, both clearly annoyed. "Understand this girls," Said Discord. "You guys are in charge of the choreography." Adagio and Aria frowned. "I think something is missing." Said Sonata. "Something important that would help to coordinate the group." "You're crazy." Said Aria with annoyance. Sonata frowned. Discord meditated it. "Sonata is right." Said Discord. Aria crossed her arms and Sonata laughed in silence. "I had no idea." Said Discord. "We're missing the drums." "Chale!" Said Ahuizotl. "We were so careless." "Not only the drums." Said Discord. "We're also missing speakers, microphones, and amplifiers, in order to get an adequate sound." "Do we have any money left?" Asked Sombra. "No." Said Discord. "What should we do?" Asked Ahuizotl. Everyone stayed silent for a moment. Then Adagio broke the silence. "I think we have to take action for the matter." Said Adagio. "And when I say take I mean TAKE." "Where do you want to go Adagio?" Asked Sombra. "Adagio is right." Said Discord. "If we are the undesirables...the villains...we have to act as such." "If you're interested." Said Aria in a malicious tone. "There is a jewelry store very close to here." "Rob a jewelry store.." Said Chrysalis. "Sounds interesting." "No way..." Said Ahuizotl. "Are you sure?" "Ha!" Said Discord. "I'm not afraid to end up in jail or in a coffin." "Ok." Said Sombra. "I have lost everything and nothing really matters to me anymore." "At least in jail I would get three meals a day and have a good roof over my head." Said Crysalis. "I have no where else to go." Said Ahuizotl. "Hahaha!" Said Discord. "It's been decided my colleagues....we'll assault the jewelry store." Adagio and Aria smiled maliciously, they were slowly awakening the lord of chaos little by little. The group brought their hands together as if they were an American football team preparing a strategy. "The world has taken everything from us." Said Discord. "It's time we returned the favor." "Perfect." Sighed Adagio, smiling through her teeth. "Very well guys." Said Discord. "This is the plan..." TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 9: The Siren and the Draconequus > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the city of Manehattan, it was morning. The group walked sensitively through the street, evading the places that were lit by street lamps on each avenue. There were still very few pedestrians and automobiles in motion, it was a city without sleep. The group had to move quickly and pass by the big streets and avenues. After a few minutes, they arrived at their destination, the most famous jewelry store in the whole city. Without moors on the coast, they went to the back part of the buildingñ Discord and Ahuizotl climbed the three story building. Then they threw down a rope so that the rest could climb up, Discord and Ahuizotl had to hold the rope because there was nothing to tie it to and it was barely long enough for the rest to climb up. One by one, they went climbing up quickly and with precaution. In the meantime, Sombra was in the lower part of the building. After he forced open the cover for the electricity generator, he began to cut the electric cables using a knife and plastic gloves. When he was sure that the building was without electricity, Sombra reunited with the rest. Then, Discord, Ahuizotl and Sombra with their force combined managed to open a metal grate that conducted to the ventilation tunnel of the building. Then one by one, they entered slowly and without making much noise. When they made sure that they were in the counter area, Discord opened the bottom of the ventilation tunnel, he fell out, landing on his feet. The group was impressed that Discord landed on his feet with no problem, even though it was a three floor drop. Ahuizotl quickly tied the rope and one by one, they climbed down into the jewelry store, they were careful about it because the rope was in a terrible condition. After they all climbed down they lit a few lanterns that they had stolen before. "Look at all of this." Said Crysalis looking at some of the jewels that were in one of the glass cases that was locked. "We have to steal as much as possible." "Be careful." Said Sombra. "Don't break the glass on the jewelry counters, we don't know if they are guarded with an alarm." "But." Said Chrysalis. "You already cut the electrical energy." "We don't know if they have backup energy." Said Sombra. "I cut the electricity to avoid the cameras and the exterior alarms." "In order to avoid even more problems." Said Discord. "We should only rob the safe and all that can be easily taken...Ahuizotl, Sombra, follow me." Ahuizotl, Sombra and Discord walked to the room where the safe was, the three boys began to do all that was possible in order to open it. In the meantime, the girls inspected the place in search of any valuable object. The found some jewels that had little value, they put them away in their pockets. A few minutes had gone by, with much effort they tried to open the safe, Ahuizotl listened carefully while Discord moved the wheel where the combination was made with the numbers. Sonata, Aria and Crysalis entered the room, meanwhile Adagio looked at the jewelry on display. "Guys," Said Sonata. "Dawn is beginning to break...we have to go." "Just a few more minutes." Said Discord. In the meantime Adagio looked at the jewelry that was displayed, one of them caught her attention, it was a ruby in the shape of an octagon, Adagio smiled. This was possibly what she was looking for. After several attempts, the door to the safe finally clicked and Sombra opened it. Everyone quickly took a peek, they noticed that there was a great quantity of bills, they all smiled. "Guys!" Said Discord smiling. "The money is all ours!" Everyone cheered victoriously. Suddenly, they heard the sound of glass breaking and they heard a loud alarm blaring. "What happened?" Yelled Ahuizotl over the noise. "I don't know." Said Discord. The group walked out of the room, and they noticed that Adagio had destroyed a glass case in order to steal the octagonal shaped ruby. "Adagio!" Yelled Sombra very angered. "What have you done?" "Ehhhhhhh......" Said Adagio smiling nervously and putting the jewel away in her pocket. "Oooopss!" The alarm would not stop blaring, they knew that they were in serious problems. "Quickly!" Yelled Discord. "Take all that you can and let's get out of here!" Quickly, the group began to sack the place, they collected all of the money in the vault and the rest of the jewels in the broken display case. After they sacked it, without wasting time, they began to climb up the rope. Most everyone managed to climb it, only Discord and Sonata were left. "Quickly my friends!" Said Ahuizotl peeking through the tunnel of ventilation. "Climb up Sonata!" Said Discord desperately. "Ok." Said Sonata with fear in her voice. Sonata began to climb, when she got halfway up, the rope snapped. Sonata began to fall, and she screamed in desperation. Discord, who was paying attention, managed to catch her in his arms, helping Sonata evade a very painful fall. "No!" Said Discord setting Sonata on the ground. "It can't be!" "Damn it!" Said Ahuizotl. "The rope broke! Quickly, throw the rope to me and I'll tie it off again." Discord threw the rope to Ahuizotl, Ahuizotl caught the rope and he began to tie it, but as he made the knot the rope broke once again. "Oh for the love of Quetzalcoatl!" Said Ahuizotl very worried. "The rope is breaking and it's very rotten." Ahuizotl tried to tie the rope on the parts that were the least rotted but that only made the rope very short. "Quickly!" Yelled Ahuizotl. "Try to climb up!" Discord and Sonata could not reach the rope, Discord carried Sonata, putting her up on his shoulders so that she could try to reach the rope but it was futile. "I can't reach it!" Said Sonata very worried, trying to stretch out her hand in order to reach the rope. "Are you f*cking kidding me." Said Discord through gritted teeth. "Ahuizotl, go with the rest, escape from here." "What? Are you crazy?" Said Ahuizotl. "I won't abandon you my friend!" "Sonata and me will be fine." Said Discord. "Go!" "But..." Said Ahuizotl. "Just go!" Said Discord. Ahuizotl had no other option but to go. Ahuizotl exited the tunnel of ventilation, the rest of the group was waiting for him outside. "Where is Discord?" Said Crysalis. "And Sonata?" "The rope broke and they couldn't get out." Said Ahuizotl. "Wait." Said Aria. "We have to go back." "Discord said that we should leave!" Said Ahuizotl. "The police are on their way." In that moment they began to hear sirens far off in the distance, police sirens. "Oh sh*t." Said Sombra. "We've got to go!" "But.." Said Aria. "My sister..." "Let's go." Said Adagio, dragging Aria by the arm. "It's their problem now." Aria and Ahuizotl did not want to abandon Sonata and Discord but when they saw that the rest were escaping they had no other choice but to accompany them. Meanwhile, Discord and Sonata were still trapped. "Discord....what are we going to do?" Said Sonata fearfully. Discord improvised, with a fire extinguisher he began to hit the entrance door, that was made of an armored glass. Discord did not stop hitting it with force, then after a few minutes he managed to make a hole small enough for them to escape through one by one. "Ok Sonata." Said Discord recovering the mood. "We can go through." "Great!" Said Sonata calmly. "You're incredible!" "Thanks." Said Discord. "You're also pretty impressive my friend." "Awww." Said Sonata blushing happily. "Friend!" Discord returned the smile, they both prepared to escape. Suddenly, outside of the jewelry store, they heard a lot of police sirens, their happy smiles soon turned into looks of worry. They hid behind the door. A lot of police officers began to come out of their patrol cars. "Oh no." Said Discord, worried. "It's too late." "Discord." Said Sonata nervously, grabbing his sleeve. "I'm scared." "Not to worry." Said Discord taking a peek outside. "It's now or never!" Discord quickly took Sonata by the hand, with great ability they climbed through the hole one by one and he took Sonata with him, when they both got outside they began to run. As soon as the police saw the two thieves run out of the jewelry store, they immediately reacted and began to chase them through the street. As the two ran, the police chased them, they entered the shadow of a building, a woman with green colored hair watched in annoyance as the two criminals escaped. Discord and Sonata ran down the street in desperation, Discord held onto Sonata by the hand, seeing that Sonata was not much of a runner and Discord held onto her. Discord was quick but Sonata could not keep up with him and it caused them to slow down and lose velocity. One of the police officers caught up to Sonata and grabbed her by her ponytail, the pull was enough to cause Sonata to let go of Discord and she was knocked to the ground. Sonata let out a cry of pain, from the submission of the police, Discord quickly ran up to him and hit the officer with great force. Three more officers saw the aggression and they began to attack Discord. Discord lashed out against the police officers, defending the girl with blue skin who was still on the ground. After neutralizing the police officers, Discord helped Sonata get up but Sonata had a lot of pain in her left ankle. "Ouch!" Moaned Sonata. "My ankle hurts a lot." Discord quickly picked up Sonata in a nuptial way, they both noticed that there were more police officers running towards them in order to trap them. Discord looked all around him and noticed that they were near a bar, more like a nocturnal club for gentlemen, there were a lot of motorcycles parked outside. Quickly Discord took Sonata to one of the motorcycles and he placed her on it. Discord opened the front panel of the motorcycle and he began to connect cables. Police officers and patrol cars were getting closer. Quickly Discord managed to turn on the motorcycle somehow and then he got on it. "Hold on tight!" Said Discord. Sonata hugged Discord tightly. Immediately Discord started up the motorcycle and they managed to escape, the patrol cars began chasing the two. Daylight was beginning to break, the light of the sun was illuminating the city, most of it's inhabitants were beginning their day. Discord drove the motorcycle with great velocity, evading automobiles and pedestrians, the patrol cars continued to chase them. Discord tried to escape but the police cars continued the chase. In the meantime, on one of the streets of Manehattan, Luna had just exited her new apartment. She calmly walked to her grad school, when right next to her, Discord and Sonata passed by on the motorcycle. Luna could not believe what she had just seen. Discord continued to drive the motorcycle, when all of the sudden a patrol car appeared right in front of them trying to attack them. Discord could not evade it, and he was hit by the patrol car. Discord and Sonata went flying and they landed in a flower stall. They were covered by the flowers from the impact. Luna looked at the accident and with precaution she walked over to her old friend to make sure that he was alright. The patrol cars arrived at the scene, the police got out of their patrol cars and they went in search of the criminals. To their surprise they had disappeared, this also took Luna by surprise because she could not find Discord or Sonata either. Discord and Sonata escaped to the roof of a nearby building, they were both surprised, Discord suspected that it was thanks to his chaotic powers and that he had somehow activated them unconsciously. "Wow!" Said Discord, sweating. He observed that below there police officers that were angrily looking for them. "By some miracle we managed to escape." "Wow." Said Sonata rubbing her hurt ankle carefully. "You never fail to surprise me." "Being different has its advantages." Said Discord. "Discord." Said Sonata. "Thank you for helping me out." "It's no problem." Said Discord. "I wasn't about to let them hurt you." "I matter to you?" Asked Sonata a bit nervously. "But of course." Said Discord. "You're my friend and you matter to me." Sonata blushed a bit. "Great! Ha ha ha." Said Sonata, showing the bag full of the money. "And we managed to get away with the money." In that moment a woman with green hair and purple skin suddenly appeared and she snatched the loot from Sonata's hand. Sonata was shocked. "I'm really sorry." Said the woman with the purple skin as she began to flee, laughing like a maniac. "You snooze you loose!" "Hey!" Yelled Discord. Discord tackled the strange woman, the woman fought back and hit Discord in the face. Discord retreated but he did not give up. "Who are you?" Said Discord. "What does it matter to you?" Said the woman, threateningly. "I only took from you what is rightfully mine." "I won't allow it." Said Discord. They began to fight, Sonata could only watch the two enigmatic beings fight. Discord tried to contain her but the girl used weird weapons like hairspray, combs and pins, very weird but effective weapons. The hairspray made Discord's vision murky. The pins were like tiny knives and the combs were like clubs and she was also hitting Discord with her hair. Discord ended up on the ground, with some cuts and bruises, as the woman laughed in triumph. "Discord!" Yelled Sonata with worry. "Hahaha! Idiot!" Said the woman. "Did you think that you would win against Mane-iac? I am the most dangerous criminal in all of Equestria, you had no chance against me." Still on the ground, Discord began to get angry, he could not contain his aura. He lost control again. He grew horns and wings aside from having a dark aura; as soon as Mane-iac saw the strange succession she began retreating, Sonata could not believe that she was seeing his transformation again. "It's time to play!" Said Discord smiling maniacally. In fear Mane-iac began to run, Discord got to his feet and he snapped his fingers and transporting her in front of Discord. As soon as Mane-iac saw Discord's face she entered a state of panic and began to attack him. Discord didn't even bother to evade Mane-iacs attacks, they went through him as if he were a ghost. "What the hell are you?" Said Mane-iac. Discord snapped his fingers and Mane-iacs hair began to move on its own, it quickly wrapped itself around its owner completely covering her body with the exception of her face. "What?! My hair!" Said Mane-iac. Then from the desperation, Mane-iac began to laugh like a crazy person with a straight jacket. Discord smiled cruelly, he walked up to the vulnerable Mane-iac for the final attack. He lifted up his right hand as if forming a lion claw. In that moment, Sonata got in front of Discord, protecting Mane-iac. "Discord! Wait!" Said Sonata. "Don't do it!" "Hahaha!" Yelled Discord with euphoria. "What do you expect to do, siren?" Sonata stayed quiet. "Step aside!" Yelled Discord. "Or you will suffer as well!" "Discord!" Said Sonata. "You're not like this, please go back to being you my friend." Sonata hugged Discord trying to make him see reason. The warm hug from Sonata left Discord frozen. "We're friends?" Said Discord. "Of course we are!" Said Sonata. "Ever since you came here you, it has been very fun to be with you!" Upon hearing these words from Sonata, Discord felt his heart move, he began to feel a strong migraine. The horns, wings and dark aura disappeared. Discord returned to normal, Sonata felt relief. "Sonata." Said Discord, rubbing his forehead. "What happened?" Sonata stayed silent. Discord bitterly knew that he had once again lost control. "Please forgive me." Said Discord. "If I caused you any harm." "Don't worry about it draconequus!" Said Sonata smiling with humor. "Eh?" Said Discord confused. "Nothing." Said Sonata a bit embarrassed. "Thank you for helping me Sonata." Said Discord. "On the contrary," said Sonata getting closer to Discord's face. "I should be thanking you." They looked into each others eyes, their faces were very close to one another. "Hey lovebirds!" Said Mane-iac. "Take me with you!" "You're crazy." Said Discord. "You're a lunatic delinquent." "You can't judge me." Said Mane-iac. "We're not that different and you know it!" Discord stayed silent. "Please take me with you." Said Mane-iac. "I have nowhere to go and I only steal to live!" Discord remembered his dark past. "What do you think Discord?" Said Sonata. "Will you give her a chance?" "...ok." Said Discord. "Whatever help we can get is good." Discord and Sonata immediately helped free Mane-iac and the three carefully climbed down from the roof of the building and they blended in with the pedestrians. They walked to the abandoned building. In the meantime in the abandoned building, the group was in complete silence, they did not play their instruments, they were just sitting around without making a sound, they were very worried about Sonata and Discord. All of a sudden Discord opened the door. "Hello you sons of b*tches." Said Discord with a sense of humor. "Did you miss me?" Everyone was surprised, they could not believe that Discord was alright. "Discord! You bastard." Said Ahuizotl. "Quit playing around! You managed to escape?!" "Me too!" Said Sonata entering behind him. Everyone applauded happily. "Wow!" Said Sombra. "It must have been quite an adventure." "You have no idea." Said Sonata. "Guys." Said Discord a bit seriously. "We have a new integrant." Everyone looked confused. Mane-iac entered. "Hello guys!" Said Mane-iac. Everyone was left with their mouths agape. "Mane-iac!" Everyone yelled. "Wow!" Said Mane-iac, crossing her arms. "I have a good reputation!" "That girl is the devil." Said Ahuizotl. "Hey!" Said Mane-iac. "Calm down." Said Discord. "She can help us out." "With what?" Said Chrysalis. "To get crazier?" "Turns out I'm a genius." Said Mane-iac. "Oh really?" Said Adagio crossing her arms and smiling. "Prove it." Mane-iac quickly picked some loosed cables and materials that were lying around the attic of the building, where they had found the rotten rope, then she began to hammer a few things and screw in a few bolts. Everyone else was curious, what was she doing? Then, after a few minutes Mane-iac was finished. "Look guys." Said Mane-iac showing off her artifact. "This is a multifunctional speaker." They all looked at the artifact with incredulity. Ahuizotl connected his base with the artifact to teest it out, and he began to play, it sounded excellent. "Wow!" Said Ahuizotl. "I'm an expert in mechatronics, electricity and in al ot of disciplines." Said Mane-iac. "You see." Said Discord. "She shall be our audio technician." "Cool!" Said Ahuizotl. "Okay!" Said Sombra. "Sounds good to me!" Said Adagio smiling. TO BE CONTINUED > Chapter 10: Renegades > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A FEW MINUTES BEFORE.... After Discord and Sonata had fallen into the florist stand, Luna looked at the situation and wanted to look for her old friend knowing that he was alright. She looked through the rubble around the building and could not find any sign of Discord or Sonata. The police entered the scene, they made Luna and the rest of the curious people stand aside so that they could look for the criminals. The owner of the floral stand cried in anguish for his establishment. Luna watched the police from a distance, rope off the area and take samples. Luna impatiently looked up to the sky, by accident or fate, she noticed that Discord was on the roof of the building in front of her, accompanied by Sonata and a woman with green hair. Luna was surprised, she never thought she would find Discord in Manehattan; to find out more, she decided to conceal herself and not lose the chaotic boy from her sight. After a few minutes, she watched as Discord and his companions climbed off of the building and blend in with the passersby. Luna began to follow them stealthily like a professional spy. After a while of persecution, Discord and his friends entered a building that was in terrible condition. She watched them from a distance, hiding behind some bushes. The vice principal supposed that they lived there, she felt a bit of concern and pity for Discord's new lifestyle. Then Luna remembered that it was getting late, she had to go to school. She walked away, remembering the way to the building. As she walked to school, Luna took out her cellphone and called Celestia. Celestia answered the call, she was in her office at Canterlot High. "Hello Luna." Said Celestia happily. "How have you been?" "Hello sister." Said Luna. "I'm fine! I'm on my way to school." "I'm so happy." Said Celestia. "What can I help you with?" "Sister!" Said Luna. "I just saw Discord." "What?!" Said Celestia, flabbergasted. "It's true! He's here, in Manehattan." Said Luna. "And I saw him with one of the Dazzlings." "What?!" Said Celestia, flabbergasted and confused. "Are you serious?" "Yes sister." Said Luna. "I think I know where he lives." "Luna," Said Celestia. "Maybe it'd be better if you left it at that and not interfere." "But..." Said Luna. "Discord could be living with bad people, I saw police chasing after him and.." "Luna." Interrupted Celestia. "Please! Don't talk to him....you have to go to school, we can talk about this later when we're more calm...ok sister." "Ok sister." Said Luna. Then they both said their goodbyes, and Luna hung up. As she crossed the street, without noticing it, the traffic light had turned green. A car was going really fast towards Luna, he tried to stop and he honked his horn, Luna reacted and quickly got out of the way in time, jumping onto the sidewalk. After she had jumped she noticed that her cell phone had fallen to the ground and from the impact it fell down a sewer, where it was lost in the darkness. "No!" Said Luna peeking into the sewer. "My phone!" Luna put her hand into the sewer but it was futile, she had not only lost her cell phone but all of her numbers and contacts. Luna was very upset, but she could not waste anymore time. Luna frowned because she had no other option but to go to class. MEANWHILE IN THE ABANDONED BUILDING... Discord and Sonata were on the rooftop of the abandoned building, they were repairing the roof, they used spackle to prevent water from getting in so that it wouldn't affect their musical instruments; now that the rainy season was starting. As the prepared the spackle, they talked pleasantly, laughing and telling a few jokes. "To get to the other side." Said Discord, finishing his joke and containing his laughter. "Hahaha! I understood!" Said Sonata. laughing. "It was a good joke." "In all honesty, it's not my best joke." Said Discord as he began to spread the spackle onto the holes in the ceiling. "To be honest...you're very giggly." "Well, I don't know." Said Sonata. "I've always been like that, I like to be happy, not like Adagio and Aria who are so serious." "They're so bitter!" Said Discord in a joking manner. "Without a doubt!" Said Sonata, smiling. They both laughed happily. "Discord." Said Sonata a bit nervously. "To be honest, you're different from other people....you appreciate so much, and you're very fun and amusing." "Thank you Sonata." Said Discord happily. "You are also very amusing and pretty." "Oh...you think I'm pretty?" Asked Sonata, blushing a bit. "Yes." Said Discord nonchalantly. "Although, you're not as pretty as Aria." "What?!" Said Sonata, totally confused and surprised. "Her purple skin shines so lovely and I really like serious girls." Said Discord grinning happily. "I just love the way she looks at me with contempt." "Eh?!" Said Sonata, not believing what she was hearing. "The same goes for Adagio." Said Discord. "Her frizzy orange hair looks great, aside from her character being egoistic and solitary, I like her." "Whaaat?!" Said Sonata with a serious tone and she was starting to turn red from rage. "Although I admit that Chrysalis is very lovely." Said Discord. "Whaaaaat?!" Yelled Sonata trying to contain her anger, gritting her teeth. Sonata frowned, in anger, she had never let anyone see her so furious. In that moment, Discord began to laugh. "Hahaha!" Said Discord, laughing. "It was a joke Sonata." Sonata was confused. "Hahaha!" Said Discord without stopping his laughter. "You should have seen your face....it was so amusing.....hahaha!" Sonata frowned out of annoyance and she wanted revenge. "Oh yeah...." Said Sonata. "Well Ahuizotl is more pleasant than you! And I want to spend more time with him." "Sounds good to me." Said Discord nonchalantly. "Aside from that, I think you would make a great couple." "What? Why?" Said Sonata even more confused. "It's because you both like tacos." Said Discord with a sense of humor. "Aside from that, you're both blue." Sonata was even more confused. "Eh?" Said Sonata. "Why does this not bother you?" "I don't know....it could be because we're just friends." Said Discord. "Besides, you're obviously trying to make me mad!" Discord began to laugh mockingly. "Hey!" Said Sonata. "You're an idiot!" Sonata flung a bit of the spackle at Discord's face, Discord's face was stained, the chaotic boy reacted and did the same. Both of them started playing in between giggles and screams of laughter, attacking each other with the spackle as if it were a snowball fight. Meanwhile, in the attic of the building, Aria and Adagio heard Discord and Sonata's laughter. They were both disgusted that their sister was spending so much time with that bipolar creature, they completely hated humans. Suddenly, Mane-iac appeared. "Ok girls." Said Mane-iac seriously crossing her arms. "What did you want to talk to me about?" "We'll explain to you in just a moment."Said Adagio whispering. "We're only waiting for one more friend." In that moment Chrysalis showed up. "Well Chrysalis." Said Adagio. "Where is everyone else?" "Sombra and Ahuizotl went to go and get the drum set." Said Chrysalis. "Meanwhile your "goofy" sister and that horrible Discord are on the rooftop...they won't be able to hear us." "Perfect." Said Adagio. "What do you want, girl?" Asked Mane-iac, a bit desparate. "As we all know,v Said Adagio. "That boy...Discord....possesses a power that is out of the ordinary, his power goes far beyond the comprehension of this dumb planet, and with that being said he's only used 3 percent of his total magic." Aria, Chrysalis and Mane-iac payed attention. In that moment, Mane-iac remembered Discord in his chaotic form, it caused her to fear him but she was also curious. "Imagine if we could obtain his powers for ourselves." Said Adagio clenching her fists. "We could make this pathetic world adore us." Mane-iac smiled and Chrysalis looked at Adagio skeptically. "I understand perfectly well Adagio," Said Mane-iac. "But, how are we going to absorb such powers?" "Fortunately I know of magic." Said Chrysalis. "of light and dark magic." "For those reason I need you." Said Adagio taking the octagonal ruby from her pocket and a fragment of her red crystal. "Can you make the special properties of this fragment transfer to the octagonal ruby?" Mane-iac took the fragment and with a magnifying glass she began to examine it. The crazy girl noticed something strange about the red fragment. "This stone is not from here." Said Mane-iac a bit surprised. "Correct?" "You're right about that." Said Adagio. "But with the fragment....can you do it?" "We could fuse them together." Said Chrysalis. "Although it will take some time to get the necessary materials." "It could make the fragment increase it's power." Said Mane-iac. "After fusing the stones together." "I think it seems perfect." Said Adagio. The four girls joined their hands in a circle, as a sign of a group understanding. "Remember girls," Said Adagio. "We're together in this! No traitors!" "Don't worry about it." Said Chrysalis. "I'll support you with the hope that we can get revenge on Shining Armor and Cadence." "Very well....I also accept." Said Mane-iac. "Discord's powers are incredible, I wish to have them in my hands, so that no one can stop me." "Remember girls," Said Adagio. "This is a pact!" "A pact of bitches!" Yelled Chrysalis with pure evil. Everyone stayed silent, looking at Chrysalis with raised brows. "Oooops!" Said Chrysalis, smiling nervously. "I went a bit overboard." "Nobody else should know about this." Said Adagio. "This should stay between us." "I think I like you girls." Said Mane-iac. "This is the start of a new friendship." "The start of a world domination!" Said Chrysalis, smiling diabolically like a villain on a tv show. "Calm down Chrysalis." Said Adagio. "One thing at a time, aside from that we need this band to work...do you agree?" "Ok." They all said. In that moment Sonata appeared. Meanwhile, Discord was still on the rooftop. "Hello girls!" Said Sonata happily and covered in spackle. Everyone else stayed silent and happily greeted Sonata, faking a friendly smile. A few minutes later, Sombra and Ahuizotl arrived with the drum set, they installed it, then Discord with some drumsticks tested out the percussion ad the cymbals, it sounded incredible. It began to get dark, the sky got cloudy and it began to rain. Fortunately there were no leaks, but the chaotic group had another problem on their hands, they needed a drummer. "Adagio." Said Discord, playing his keyboard. "Do you want to be the drummer?" "No!" Said Adagio angrily. "I wanted to sing!" "Adagio...you more than anyone know that you sing very off-key.- Said Discord. -What about you Aria....what do you say?" "I say that it's stupid." Said Aria, mad and crossing her arms. Discord only frowned. "Come on girls." Said Ahuizotl. "We have little time left." "Stop being so stubborn." Said Sombra. "And someone should play the drum set." Aria and Adagio shared a look of annoyance. Discord gritted his teeth from frustration. In that moment they heard someone knocking on the door. "Who could that be?" Said Discord walking up to the door. Everyone remained silent, and they felt a bit nervous, they feared that it was the police. The person kept knocking on the door. "We don't want any hard bread!" Yelled Discord. The knocks on the door continued. The group was starting to feel worried. Discord, bothered by their persistence, opened the door in annoyance. To his surprise, and to the surprise of everyone else in the group, the person who was knocking on the door was a young woman with navy blue skin, she was completely soaked from the rain. "Luna?" Said Discord completely surprised. "Hello Discord!" Said Luna a bit uncomfortably and forcing a smile. The group curiously looked at the woman, everyone with the exception of Ahuizotl and Mane-iac knew perfectly well who she was. On her part, Luna recognized most of the group, she was not liking it one bit, but she was surprised to see Discord united with other undesirable people that came from Canterlot High. "It can't be!" Said Sombra in a low and barely audible voice. "Every time this happens it just gets weirder." Whispered Chrysalis. "Luna?" Said Adagio whispering to Sonata and Aria. "What is she doing here?" Luna heard the whispers from the group, but she decided to ignore them. "Can I come in?" Asked Luna. "Of course." Said Discord, letting in his old friend. Luna entered, she took a look around the place, she felt a bit upset to see the "humble" living conditions of these tenants. "You live here?" Asked Luna. "Yes." Said Discord a bit annoyed by Luna's question. "What happened Luna? What do I owe your visit? And how did you find me?" "That is not important Discord." Said Luna. "Friend....please...return to Canterlot High." Discord was being serious, he crossed his arms; meanwhile the group only observed the discussion, simply as an audience. "What for?" Said Discord. "So that they'll make fun of me? So that they'll break my heart?" "Discord...you're wrong." Said Luna. "We all miss you." "For me, everyone can go rot." Interrupted Discord. "I have a new life and new friends." "Discord." Said Luna. "Please let me explain what happened with Flutt..." "I'm begging you Luna," Said Discord newly interrupting Luna with a voice broken by a sob and drying a few tears. "Don't mention her....maybe it would be better if you left." Luna stayed silent for a moment, Discord was still hurt and sad from what happened with Fluttershy, Discord dried his tears, trying not to lose his composure. Meanwhile, the group kept on watching in silence the discussion between Luna and Discord, like as if it was a play. "This is getting good." Said Mane-iac in a low voice while she ate some popcorn. Meanwhile the group kept on watching, Sonata found that she had feelings for Discord, she felt sympathy knowing that he also had a hard time in Canterlot High. Seeing him dry his tears made her feel compassion for him and a great hate towards Canterlot High for hurting him. "Luna." Said Discord, opening the door for her to exit. "Thank you for worrying about me, but it would be best if you left and went your own way." Luna was sadly about to leave, until she took one more look around, she noticed their musical instruments. "Wow Discord!" Said Luna. "Can you at least tell me what you're doing?" "We're trying to be a musical band." Said Discord. "Although we lack a drummer." Luna raised a brow. "Seriously?" Said Luna. "Why do you ask?" Said Discord. "Purely by chance," Said Luna. "I know how to play the drums." Discord and the group were blown away. "What?" Said Discord. "I don't believe you." Luna walked up to the drum set and picked up the drum sticks. The chaotic group was still a bit skeptic, Chrysalis only laughed meanwhile Sombra gave a dry laugh. Taking everyone by surprise, Luna began to play the percussions in a very professional way. Everyone else's jaw dropped, they could not believe it, Luna was doing an incredible drum solo. Luna finished her solo hitting the cymbals in a spectacular way. "Oh." Was the only thing that Discord could manage to say. "That girl is badass." Said Ahuizotl. "Wow!" Said Sombra, not stopping from smiling. "Luna is incredible." Chrysalis looked at Sombra a bit seriously. Meanwhile, Luna observed the group. "What do you say?" Said Luna. "Am I in the band?" "Why of course!" Said Discord. "I can practice with you guys in the afternoons." Said Luna. "They are when I am free....alright?" The group was in agreement. "Finally, the group is complete." Said Sonata jumping for joy. "You're right Sonata." Said Discord. "Now we can practice with no delays." "Awesome!" Said Adagio winking an eye at her new alliances. "This is getting more and more...interesting." Adagio's alliances smiled maliciously. Luna was happy that she was now friends with her old enemies. But the real intentions of the vice principal were to watch over her friend Discord, to make sure that he wouldn't get into any problems and to make him see reason. "Very well guys." Said Discord preparing his keyboard. "It would be best of we started practicing right now." The group was very excited, they each immediately began preparing their own musical instruments with the exception of Adagio, Aria and Mane-iac. Luna took her seat next to the drum set. "Ready?!" Yelled Discord. "Ready!" Responded the group. "One....two..." Yelled Luna hitting the drumsticks. "Three!" The group began to practice. TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 11: The End Justifies The Means Part 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF THE FIRST WEEK. (CANTERLOT HIGH) Throughout the course of the week, Fluttershy had gone out with a lot of boys, obviously being obligated by her friends. There were many suitors, Fluttershy was very surprised, she did not think that so many boys were interested in her, many of those boys were very similar, but for Fluttershy it was the least they could do. She had gone on dates with Thunderlane, Braeburn, Butterscotch, among other boys, Fluttershy admitted that she was staring to like making new friends. She had enjoyed spending time with each one of those boys; but she wasn't interested in starting a new romantic relationship, she only wanted to make friends. Fluttershy was grateful that the mane 5 cared so much about her, but the girl with the butter colored skin told them that she wasn't interested and that it would be better to help her animal friends and to worry about her studies. The five girls accepted with no problem, now that Fluttershy seemed more calm and relaxed, making it seem like she had gotten over Discord. Although they were good friends, each one of them had their personal interests and personal relations, for that reason they weren't together all of the time, and each one had adventures that, shall we say are more their age". ~Pinkie Pie had made peace with Cheese Sandwich, but she preferred to go out with a boy named Red Shoes and together they planned fun events and entertainment in amazing parties, initiating a small business. ~Applejack still worked on her farm, but from a strange chance of fate Silver Shill asked her out. The country girl accepted his invitation. She was friends with Caramel and she was happy that he had a girlfriend. ~Rarity stopped talking to Blue Blood, she didn't answer his calls and she blocked him on social media sites. She maintained a romantic relationship with Fancy Pants, despite the differences in their ages. ~Rainbow Dash stayed lovingly restricted, she preferred to continue with sports and her music. She sometimes talked to Soarin, leaving the past behind. ~Sunset Shimmer had broken up with Flash Sentry a while ago. She knew that he was still interested in Twilight and she preferred to leave him alone peacefully before one of them got seriously hurt. She no longer walked the halls of Canterlot High, she asked Princess Twilight permission to go back to her respective "world" to apologize and to make peace with Princess Celestia. ~Twilight, apart from school and the library, was also spending time with Flash Sentry but only as friends to smooth things over and get to know each other better. Despite the fact that in the past Flash acted like a cretin, she gave him a new opportunity. .... At the end of the week, Fluttershy was in the park attending to her animal friends like she always has. She was happy to help out all of the animals, but despite all of that the lovely girl still missed her beloved Discord. Fluttershy could not stop thinking about him. She pretended to be happy, to not worry her friends but in reality, Fluttershy cried every night. Fluttershy remembered that Discord would always accompany her to take care of all of the animals including the help countless times with diverse creatures. For Fluttershy Discord was uncomparable despite the fact that others would say otherwise. Sitting in the grass, next to her animal friends she continued remembering the fun times they had on their secret picnics, the times that Discord would steal kisses and when he would fight with Angel bunny to get her attention. Fluttershy began to shed a few tears, she did not notice that she was being spied on by the Cutie Mark Crusaders who were behind some bushes. The four girls could not stand to see Fluttershy suffer, they decided to apologize. "We're really sorry Fluttershy!" Said Applebloom leaving her hiding spot. Fluttershy jumped a bit in shock and she turned to see the Cutie Mark Crusaders, when she noticed that she was being spied on, she looked at them with a legendary disgust. "To be honest Fluttershy," Said Sweetie Belle a bit sad. "We're really sorry for everything that happened!" "We hope to make up for our mistake." Said Scootaloo with repentance. Fluttershy calmed down and she looked at the girls understandingly and she payed more attention to their sincere apologies. "Maybe you'll never forgive us." Said Babs. "But we wanted to say how sorry we are." Fluttershy looked at them very seriously, but after seeing the repentance in the eyes of the young ones she was touched. Fluttershy walked up to the girls and hugged them affectionately. "I forgive you girls!" Said Fluttershy beginning to cry. "I know that was not your intention....but to be honest it really hurt me and I'm still hurting." "We're sorry!" Yelled the Crusaders, hugging Fluttershy, also crying. After their hug of reconciliation, they began to dry their tears. "We would like to fix the problem." Said Scootaloo. "If you want, we could start a search party to look for Discord." "Yeah!" They all yelled, with enthusiasm. "Oh Scootaloo! Girls....thanks...but no!" Said Fluttershy a bit sadly. "But not to worry....if Discord decided to leave, I will respect his decision...but...that doesn't mean that I won't miss him and won't stop loving him." The girls were surprised with Fluttershy, she truly loved Discord. It reminded them of the saying "If you love him, then let him go". The Cutie Mark Crusaders respected Fluttershy's decision. "Don't worry Fluttershy!" Said Sweetie Belle. "Discord will return soon for you, I assure you!" "Really?" Said Fluttershy smiling shyly. "But of course!" Said Applebloom optimistically. "You are the most beautiful and lovely girl in the world!" "Discord would be a fool not to come back!" Said Scootaloo. "No other girl could love him like you and he knows it...." "What girl could compare to you?" Intervened Babs. "Seriously, Discord only loves you and that should be reason enough for him to come back." "Thanks girls." Said Fluttershy smiling comprehensively. "Seriously...I really appreciate it." Once again, Fluttershy hugged the Crusaders, she hugged them as warmly as a mother would hug hug her kids. SUMMARY OF THE FIRST WEEK (MANEHATTAN) Meanwhile, in Manehattan. The elements of Caos practiced intensely, they had little time, the group first had to perfect their proper instruments, get to know their pitch, trebles and scales. They had to learn to play musical notes and how to read them. For the whole group the week had been stressful. On top of that there was some friction, discussions and fights among all; but Discord upon knowing more about "friendship" did all that was possible to make sure the group stayed calm and motivated. Discord was surprised of the quantity of individualism and lack of companionship from each one. Aside from that, the group was starting to cooperate. ~Luna practiced with the group at night, they all were fascinated by the talent of the ex vice principal and it motivated the group to better their playing to measure up to her skill, especially Sombra, ~Despite the fact that she did not really get along well with the group, Luna liked to be a part of this musical band. She began to feel a certain "familiarity" with them as if she knew them from somewhere else. ~In his free time, Ahuizotl tried to investigate the whereabouts of Daring Do but much to his disapointment, he couldn't find anything. Ahuizotl felt a great obsession for her but he knew that he had to overcome it, seeing as how she would never reciprocate the feelings. ~Adagio and the rest of the disastrous girls kept their plan a secret to regain the siren gem. ~Mane-iac and Chrysalis assaulted many laboratories to steal diverse utensils to fuse the gems of Aria, Sonata and Adagio. ~Completely ignoring the secret plan of her sisters, Sonata spent time with Discord in their free time they spent it together talking and laughing happily. .... Finally at the end of the week, they took a break from their intense practices. Discord and Sonata were at a Mexican food restaurant. They talked about random topics that made no sense to pass the time. "And that is why I think clouds should be pink." Said Discord. "Hahaha!" Said Sonata. "Great!" "Although..." Said Discord. "Your theory about how the universe is in the shape of a taco is very interesting Sonata, really believable." "Wow! Thank you!" Said Sonata. "You're the first person to say that." "Why is that?" Asked Discord, confused. "Everyone thinks I'm an airhead." Said Sonata a bit serious. "That I have no common sense." "Sonata." Said Discord. "What sense is there in making sense.....everything would be very boring." "You're right!" Said Sonata smiling optimistically. "You really understand me." Discord returned the smile. Then a waiter came to their table and droppe off an order of tacos that Sonata had ordered mintues before. Discord had not ordered anything. Sonata began to eat the tacos with great pleasure, Discord only watched her eat. "Do you want a taco?" Asked Sonata, taking notice that Discord was watching her. "No Sonata." Said Discord. "Thanks..but I'm not hungry." "Come on!" Said Sonata. "Eat a taco!" Sonata picked up one of the tacos and she moved it towards Discord's mouth, Discord did not move and only watched the taco getting closer. "Open your mouth!" Said Sonata, sweetly. "No Sonata." Said Discord. "I don't even like tacos!" "Oh come on!" Said Sonata, playing with the taco. "Here comes the train!" Sonata pretended to make train sounds, Discord enjoyed Sonata's playfullness. Then Sonata convinced Discord to open his mouth and Sonata let him take a bite of the taco. Discord enjoyed the taco but what he liked the most was that Sonata let him have a bite. Discord remembered that Fluttershy would do the same thing on their secret picnics. For a moment he thought that he was sitting in front of Fluttershy; but he shook his head when he remembered that it was Sonata. Discord could not deny it, he was still missing and loving Fluttershy intensly. TO BE CONTINUED. I hope you guys liked it. He wanted to write more but he did not have much time on his hands and people kept asking for the next chapter. He is truly sorry for not making this chapter logner. For that reason it is why this chapter is titled part 1. There is also another reason. In Season 5 there will be a controversial episode called "Make New Friends but Keep Discord" and he is curious to see if it will be canon to Fluttercord or anti Fluttercord. (Tbh Im also really excited to see this episode too bad it didn't air this week due to another shows special but am super excited to see it this upcoming weekend) But he would like to see it to make the fanfic more canon to the series despite the fact that it is an Equestria Girls story. What do you guys think? If you liked the fanfic, leave a comment, complaint, criticism, and advice. Please share it with your friends it would help us out a lot. Thank you for reading this fanfic. See you in the next chapter. > Chapter 12: The Ends Justifies The Means Part 2 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY OF THE SECOND WEEK (CANTERLOT HIGH) The girls continued with their lives and their personal situations. ~ Rarity kept on going out with Fancy Pants and they were officially boyfriend and girlfriend. After a few days, Fancy Pants introduced Rarity to his family, and the day was spectacular seeing that Rarity impressed the family of her dashing boyfriend. But there was a problem, Fancy Pants wanted to get to know Rarity's family. Rarity didn't want him to and she flatly refused. ~Applejack and Silver Shill kept going out but only as friends. Every time they did, their relationship got even more serious. Silver Shill was grateful to have reason with Flim and Flam. Every day he would help out Applejack on the apple farm so that Applejack would not feel alone, there was also a kiss. ~Pinkie Pie kept going out with Red Shoes, their party business was a complete success. Pinkie Pie liked to spend time with her fun boyfriend. She also happy that Cheese Sandwich was dating her sister Maud. ~Rainbow Dash kept up with her fitness routine, the youth olympics were over and she wanted to compete in all the disciplines. She also spent her free time with her guitar and her pet tortoise Tank. ~Twilight enjoyed her friendship with Flash Sentry. They both enjoyed being together but Flash wanted to take the next step with Twilight. Twilight only wanted to be friends, sending him to the "Friend Zone". Aside from that she kept on studying hard with the books from the school library along with books on magic to be up to date in case a new threat emerged. ~After taking the right steps with the Crusaders, Fluttershy spent more time with the four girls. They went camping together on special occasions. The Crusaders spent their time volunteering and helping Fluttershy to take care of the animals of the park and the refugees; perhaps to compensate for the pain. Fluttershy became friends with a girl named "Tree Hugger", a former drug addict. They both had a love for animals in common despite her stormy past, Fluttershy accepted her and they became great friends. SUMMARY OF THE SECOND WEEK (MANEHATTAN) With time being limited, the group practiced intensely, there was slight improvement but it was not enough. They managed to write four songs that they needed for the competition. Most of the time the group finished agitated, it was not easy to write songs, for which they had to clear their minds. ~Ahuizotl kept on looking for the girl with the gray scales hair but the only thing he managed to find was the latest issue of the Daring Do book series, published a few days back. He enjoyed reading it, he never got behind on her literary works, he liked how she mentioned him in all of her adventures despite the fact that some of the scenes in the book were true and others were completely false. ~The group began to socialize, Luna did too. She liked to coexist with her old enemies and for some reason she felt at home and was no longer excluded like in Canterlot High. ~Sombra tried to coexist more with Luna, at first his intentions were for Luna to tell him information about Celestia, but afterwards he understood that the ex vice principal was more pleasant. Meanwhile, Luna did whatever was possible to distance herself from Sombra, he was her sister's ex fiance, she knew he was bad, but for some reason she wanted to spend more time with Sombra. ~The evil girls managed to fuse and form a big siren gem, three times bigger than the original gems. Adagio would be the carrier, Mane-iac advised her that although it was a bigger and more powerful gem it required more of an energy charge and more magic, in the meantime it would not activate in the beginning. ~In the meantime, Sonata and Discord spent more time together, they were almost inseparable, Discord had not had this much fun since he broke up with Fluttershy; and Sonata had never had this much fun with a friend. .... On Friday morning, Sonata and Discord were on the roof of the building, it was their special place. They both conversed as they sipped their tea; they were also waiting for the sun to rise. "And for that reason," Said Discord, holding his cup of tea. "I named it Smooze!" "Hahaha!" Laughed Sonata also holding her cup of tea. "Oh Discord! You are so brilliant! No one has ever been as fun as you!" "Ha, thanks!" Said Discord. "But you are also very fun, very different from your sisters." "They are foolish!" Said Sonata after taking a sip of her tea. "Obsessed with being adored." "You don't like being adored?" Said Discord as he chewed on a cookie. "Sometimes I just want to be above all." "I mean," Said Sonata. "Taking over the world.....sounds awesome!" "Yes." Said Discord, jokingly. "I would like to be a dictator, make everyone do what I order them to.....to make a new world order." "I was thinking the same thing." Said Sonata. "You know.....after getting to know of tacos and your friendship, I feel a lot better...despite the fact that we have nothing, I feel like I have all that I need." Discord smiled, Sonata returned the smile. They stayed in silence. Minutes later, the sun was beginning to rise, they both observed the sky being illuminated by the sun. "Wow!" Said Sonata. "It's very beautiful." "Yes, what a beauty." Said Discord, looking at Sonata. Sonata looked at Discord tenderly, she began to feel emotions that she had never felt before, despite the fact that he was a very different boy, considered by humans to be ugly but for her he was very attractive. They could not stop looking each other in the eyes as if they were being hypnotized. On instinct they began to move their faces towards one another, they both closed their eyes and they let themselves be taken away by the impulse of the moment. When they were a few centimeters away from uniting their lips, Discord regained his reason for a moment, and he remembered Fluttershy, Discord still loved her. Discord retracted his face, evading Sonata's lips. Sonata also regained her reason, remembering that she was a siren, she was not of this world and she would be letting her sisters down, Sonata also kept away. They both laughed uncomfortably, they were blushing really hard. It was already dawn and Aria and Adagio walked out of the building to go search for their sister, they discovered her on the roof with Discord. "Sonata!" Yelled Adagio, annoyed. "Come down from there this instant!" "The competition is in a few hours." Yelled Aria. "Stop being stupid!" "I'm coming!" Yelled Sonata, irritated that her private moment with Discord had been interrupted. Sonata and Discord began to climb down from the roof. Sonata was very optimistic, she liked having human emotions despite that it was a mistake. She would liked to feel what a kiss was like. Meanwhile, Discord was worried. Sonata was a girl who was incredibly beautiful, intelligent and fun but he kept missing Fluttershy; he felt as if his heart had been divided in two. DAY OF THE COMPETITION (MANEHATTAN STADIUM) Finally, the day had arrived, and the competition was about to start. In the meantime, in the dressing rooms, Chrysalis in the prop closet pulled out different props and disguises for the group, to protect their identities and to evade any kind of problem. Ahuizotl was the only one who refused to disguise himself. = Sombra used a tiara that was very similar to a silver crown and a cape that was red with gray lining, he liked his outfit, it made him feel like a powerful king. = Mane-iac had to tie her hair back, she covered her face with a silk scarf. = Crysalis covered her face with a bridal veil. = Luna picked out a black helmet, to evade any other problem, but for some strange reason she decided to have her artist name be Nightmare Moon. = Sonata took off her violet coat, showing off a navy blue blouse. She undid her ponytail, letting her long hair hang down. Discord got a bit nervous from seeing Sonata's new look, she looked lovely. = Aria and Adagio, only doing the choreography, put on white dresses with sequins. The only bad part about it was the skirts for the dresses were rather short, the two sirens felt embarrassed but they had no other option. Meanwhile their male counterparts were enjoying the "panorama". = To hide his identity from the police, Discord put on a black fedora and big and dark sunglasses. The competition was starting, the elements of caos were tenth on the lise out of 25. The rules were simple, each group had to play a song, if the judges liked the song they went on to the next round. For the Dazzlings, it was a nostalgic situation. The group was very nervous, the other groups looked very prepared and their songs were incredible, it would be a tough competition. After some time, it was their turn. They all entered a state of panic, but they did what they could to remain calm. They got up on the stage, Discord walked up to the microphone. "Hello everyone." Said Discord nervously behind the microphone. "Eh...ah...we are the elements of caos....and....eh.....we are going to sing.....a song." The judges looked at the group seriously. "And one and Two," Said Luna hitting the drumsticks. "And three." The elements of caos began to play their instruments and Discord began to sing: You are dynamite babe Don't take it the wrong way But I wanted to cry Just to be by your side The group kept on singing, meanwhile Aria and Adagio tried to dance, they felt uncomfortable because of the short skirts. The group wasn't playing badly, the music was in tune but the judges did not think the same. "Very well." Said one of the judges. "That has been quite enough." "What?" Said Discord speaking on behalf of the group. "But....it was going to get better." "We're not saying that you perform badly." Interfered another of the judges. "But there are groups with more experience than you guys and it's quite obvious you are amateurs." "But..." Said Sombra. "Please just give us a chance." "We're sorry." Said te judge with the megaphone. "Have a good day,. Next!" The group walked off the stage feeling frustrated and furious. The other groups laughed at them, seeing as how they were the first group to not get to finish their song. It was downright humiliating. In the lobby, everyone with the exception of Luna who had gone home were annoyed. Their plan had not worked, so much practice and sacrifice in vain. "This stinks!" Said Mane-iac. "This was stupid." "Who are we trying to fool?" Said Sombra. "We're failures." Meanwhile, Adagio whispered with Crysalis. "What happened?" Asked Adagio. "Why didn't the gem activate?" "We already told you." Said Chrysalis. "It needs to absorb more energy and magic in order for it to work." The group were with their heads down. They felt defeated. "Who said that we had to play clean?" Said Discord. "What are you referring to my comrade?" Said Ahuizotl. "I won't allow them to humiliate us." Said Discord angrily. The group payed attention to the chaotic boy. "We're villains, right?" Said Discord. "I think we should start acting like it!" Discord showed them some papers, on them were the addresses of where some of the groups were staying. "Where did you get this?" Asked Aria. "I took it before we left from the judges." Said Discord. "Well....who's coming with me?" The group, angry from being embarrassed, accepted in accompanying Discord. In the middle of the night, the chaotic group went to some of the addresses of some of the groups. In each one they got inside and without thinking twice robbed or destroyed the musical instruments that they managed to find. For them, it was a fun night for they had finally got even. The next day they received a call on their new cellphone, that somehow most of the groups could not continue competing and that they were giving them a chance. They all celebrated. "This is awesome!" Said Luna happily, not knowing what her colleagues had done. "It's a miracle!" "This is only the beginning!" Said Discord with a bit a malice. Sonata looked at Discord with a bit of astonishment, letting out a sigh. Meanwhile, the rest of the girls smiled because they had a new opportunity and they were not going to waste it. TO BE CONTINUED > Chapter 13: He Who Does Not Cheat Does Not Advance > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The abandoned building was overflowing with joy. The group was content, they managed to get rid of some of the bands with the hopes of advancing to the next round. They felt proud, no shred of shame or remorse with the exception of Luna who thought that it had been from luck. None of her supposed friends would tell her the truth. The group celebrated with soda, Sombra began to make a toast. "I am happy for second chances!" Said Sombra, lifting up his soda cup. Immediately, everyone else lifted their cups up to the air. "Cheers!" Yelled everyone, colliding their cups of soda together. "We shall let this opportunity go to waste!" Said Luna with a big smile. "We should put forth our best effort!" "You're right my queen!" Said Ahuizotl "Those other groups are conceited, they do not know who they are messing with!" "We should practice so we can get better." Said Discord clenching his fists in glory. "Use all of our energy to win!" "Amen!" Yelled Mane-iac. Upon hearing those words from Discord, Adagio got really serious, she looked at the amulet, it could not absorb Discord's energy. There was something wrong with the jewel, although from the other side, thanks to the jewel, she could detect the energy and the essence of magic like the way she did before during the battle of the bands; but there was something weird, it wasn't just Discord, the rest of the group also has a strong essence of magical energy that was very different of that of ordinary humans especially Chrysalis and Sombra, but Adagio was determined to absorb the immense chaotic power of Discord. Adagio remembered what Chrysalis had said, the jewel needed to charge first, the siren girl understood that she needed to spend more time and have more physical contact with Discord in order to absorb his powers; she hated the idea of having to be close to that horrible boy, aside from being crazy it was not pleasant. Suddenly, she noticed that Sonata was looking at Discord with delight, and Discord as he practiced his keyboard returned the look to Sonata. Adagio had a plan, she smiled at her idea. As they continued to celebrate in the middle of the night, Adagio called Sonata over to talk to her in private, accompanied by Aria Blaze, they went to the roof of the building where it was still a bit dark. "What's going on Adagio?" Asked Sonata, confused. "Sonata.." Said Adagio. "I know more than anyone that you miss your siren amulet." Adagio took off her amulet and gave it to Sonata, Sonata took it and she began to observe it. "Wow! I had seen it around your neck." Said Sonata as she observed the amulet. "I thought that you had gotten into reggaeton!" Adagio gave a sideways look as a sign of annoyance. "This is serious, you fool!" Yelled Adagio, annoyed. "I am putting you in charge of an extremely important mission!" "What is it?" Asked Sonata innocently. "Fool! Pay attention!" Said Aria, intervening. "We want you to drain Discord's powers!" "What?!" Said Sonata, surprised. "Why?" "So we can go back to being what we are! Siren goddesses!" Said Adagio, grabbing Sonata by the neck of her shirt. "And better yet, to have control over this world and Equestria!" "But....but...." Said Sonata with a bit of fear. "Idiot!" Yelled Adagio, gripping her shirt with even more force. "Do you really want to spend the rest of your life with that horrible human! To suffer from hunger! From cold! To suffer that pain every month! You want those disgusting humans to try and hurt you or to abuse you!.....Is that what you want?" Adagio let go of Sonata. Sonata stayed silent, she looked at the ground, remembering the horrible experiences that she had to suffer, after being booed and humiliated at Canterlot High. "No." Said Sonata in a low voice. "Very well." Said Adagio letting go of Sonata. "So then you have to do what I order you to!" "But." Said Sonata. "Will Discord get hurt?! I don't want to hurt him." "I only want to absorb his magic." Said Adagio. "But that depends on you, you have to spend the most amount of time possible at his side, that way the amulet will be able to absorb his power." "Oh.....really?" Said Sonata, blushing a bit. "You will let me be close to Discord?" Aria suddenly got an idea. "To be honest," Said Aria. "If you help us to acquire his powers, and we go back to being sirens and have total control over the universe...and if the plan is successful....you could stay with Discord forever with no problems at all." Sonata opened her eyes and she blushed like a tomato. "What do you think Sonata?" Said Adagio, smiling. "Do you accept?" After she calmed down, she sighed and closed her eyes. "To be with Discord forever" thought Sonata to herself. Sonata smiled. "Ok." Said Sonata, putting on the siren necklace around her neck. "I accept." "Sounds perfect to me!" Said Adagio, smiling. "So then! Enjoy being with your boyfriend!" "Ok girls." Said Sonata climbing down from the roof happily. Adagio and Aria only saw her walking away, they both smiled, their plan was going to perfection. After the celebration it was time to sleep. Luna said her goodbyes and she walked out of the buildling and went to her apartment. Meanwhile, the rest were preparing to sleep in their respective areas on the floor and covering themselves with their respective sheets. A few minutes passed by and everyone slept peacefully, with the exception of Sonata, she felt "nervouscited" the siren knew that she had to help out her sisters in order to be with the only other person that cared about her. Sonata knew what she had to do. The girl got up without waking up her sisters, she got stealthily closer to where Discord was sleeping, very carefully she lie next to the chaotic boy, he was sleeping on his back, she covered the both of them with his sheet. Sonata nervously hugged Discord smoothly, she buried her face into his chest, she felt his sweaty aroma dirt and grime. For some reason she was not bothered in the least. Aside from that, when she was hugging Discord, she felt a great warmth, she felt safe, it made her remember when her mother would protect them and hug them, when the dazzlings were baby sirens. Sonata enjoyed the moment, she felt very comfortable, a few minutes later she went to sleep and she began to dream. (Sonata's dream) Sonata dreamed that she was a siren, she was in a marine abyss, fleeing from the "monster that ate sirens" One of the tentacles of the monster trapped Sonata, she was soon screaming for help because her magic was futile. Just as the monster was about to bite his strong teeth down on Sonata's soft skin, a light illuminated the abyss. A draconequus with immense power appeared, the draconoquus launched a ball of energy at the monster, the monster let go of Sonata and it fled from the place. The siren looked at the draconoquus, Sonata was used to the human aspect but upon seeing the draconoquus she noticed that he had an aspect very similar to her species, to her he was very handsome. "Thank you!" Said Sonata, blushing. "No problem, my princess." Said the draconoquus taking a real bow. "Discord?!" Said Sonata recognizing the voice. The draconoquus affirmed with a nod of his head. Sonata quickly swam towards Discord and she hugged him, thankful that he was there to save her. "Oh Discord! My hero!" Said Sonata. "I never want to leave you ever!" "Oh Sonata! I want to be with you!" Said Discord hugging her affectionately. "We have more in common that you think." Sonata hugged Discord tighter. "We have disharmony to create!" Said Sonata. "You have overlooked something my dear!" Said Discord, and with his magic he made a crown appear on Sonata's head. "Together nothing can stop us and if you wish it, the entire world will be at your feet or shoud I say your flippers." "Really?" Asked Sonata. "Of course!" Responded Discord. "My saltwater princess." "We'll rule the universe together?" Asked Sonata, honeyed. Discord made a plate of tacos, burritos and nachos appear, although they were in the ocean the food remained intact. "Forever." Said Discord. Then the draconoquus and the siren sat on two big thrones one next to the other, as they watched the world full of caos and disharmony, ponies that were enslaved and fighting amongst one another. The couple laughed with malice. ....... Sonata kept on enjoying her marvelous dream, meanwhile, the jewel continued to absorb Discord's magic and energy, without anyone noticing it. The next day the majority of the group woke up early, very optimistic and excited for the battle of the bands. Ahuizotl and Sombra were the first to wake up, they were also the first to notice that Sonata and Discord were sleeping together. "What?" Said Ahuizotl, trying to contain his laughter. "No way! You've got to be kidding me!" "It's noticeable that they did not make it to a hotel." Said Sombra taking a picture of the happy couple on his cellphone, that days ago he had "acquired". Chrysalis and Mane-iac also observed the "turtle doves" sleeping; Chrysalis did not care, meanwhile Mane-iac tried to stop from smiling, they both knew the reason why Sonata was so close to Discord. Adagio and Aria were the last ones to wake up, they also observed Sonata sleeping with Discord and hugging him. Despite the fact that it was draining his powers, the two sirens felt a bit offended, they were upset at the fact that their sister was with a human, but it was necessary, and the both of them just left them alone. In the back patio of the building, the group was eating canned sardines for breakfast, tuna and beans. Adagio and Aria chose the beans. Suddenly, Sonata appeared very happy and she was overflowing with energy. "Hello everyone." Said Sonata in a musical tone and giving a few twirls like a ballerina. "Good morning!" "Hello." Said everyone a bit uncomfortably. "Do you want to join us?" Asked Ahuizotl. "Thanks!" Said Sonata. "But I am not hungry, I feel fine!" Aria and Adagio knew that thanks to the jewel, Sonata had fed off of Discord's energy and magic as he slept. Effectively, Sonata had never felt so good ever since she absorbed the negative energy of the living beings that were on the other side of the mirror portal. She glowed with energy like a newly charged battery. With a bit of preoccupation, Adagio only hoped that Sonata had not absorbed all of the energy and hoped that Sonata had saved some energy in that big jewel.' Ten minutes later, Discord appeared. It was obvious that he looked tired, a bit pale and he had puffy bags under his eyes. "Good morning." Said Discord without much enthusiasm and giving off a big yawn. "Hello." Said the rest a bit surprised. "Are you alright, compadre?" Asked Ahuizotl with a raised eyebrow. "I'm not feeling so well." Said Discord. "I don't think I slept well." "It left you exhausted.." Said Sombra looking at Sonata. "Right?" Sonata was still happy, she enjoyed the beans. Meanwhile, Adagio and Aria face palmed with their hands, at the same time; annoyed by the ridiculous behavior of their younger sister. "Eh?" Said Discord not understanding anything and had trouble paying attention from the lack of sleep. "I just need a bit of chocolate milk." Discord took a seat and without any more resistance, he fell asleep and began to snore. Everyone looked at him with a bit of surprise. Sonata began to worry, something was not right. The girl with the blue skin thought the sirens could only absorb negative magic and energy but why was Discord so drained? Sonata felt regret, she comprehended that she should spend time with Discord in moderation, in order to not hurt him and to absorb enough energy. .... (IN THE MANEHATTAN STADIUM A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE COMPETITION) Discord was well rested and he had more energy, and the group was preparing for their turn. They already had a plan, to do whatever it took to win. To get rid of the other competitors in order to move on to the next round. Everyone knew what they had to do and they could not afford to make any mistakes. The bands began to play one by one, the elements of caos with precision and discretion ruined their performances. After cutting the bolts that held up part of the stage, ruining and breaking their musical instruments, including covering their guitar chords in honey and puring soda on their amps. The group was having fun ruining the rest of the performances, they started to take their villain roles more seriously. When it was their turn, the group played their songs with enthusiasm and passion, they did not want to be humiliated again. Obviously the group had passed on to the next round, for some reason this felt familiar to the dazzlings as if it were the "deja vu" of destiny, only it was in Manehattan instead of Canterlot High; and they would onlu be the choreography with the exception of Sonata who with the help of the jewel began to sing beautifully and sang a duet with Discord; benefitting the group. Some of the competing groups were against the elements of caos, they knew they were the cause of the ruins and they tried to inform the rest but the judges didn't do anything. Adagio obviously took some measures against them just like she did with Celestia and Luna; she asked to borrow Sonata's jewel, now charged with one of the most powerful magics in all of Equestria, but it was still limited. TO BE CONTINUED > Chapter 14: Hour of Vengeance > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANEHATTAN STADIUM, AFTER THE COMPETITION: They had done it, they passed the penultimate round, with total cheating and they were very proud of having done it, they were all happy for tomorrow was the final round. They exited the stadium and walked in the direction of their home (the abandoned building) Luna accompanied them. Luna looked at her new friends, they were so calm and so free from any penalties. The grad student girl was not stupid, she knew that her "supposed new friends" including Discord had ruined the rest of the bands and cheated, but for some strange reason, she didn't say anything, nor did she try to stop them or get their attention, she also felt like an accomplice. She liked that idea of being a villain, it was a part of her human nature, remembering her dark past. The group walked down the street, in the dark of the night, they talked pleasantly with the diverse members of the group. "You did a good job." Said Sombra a bit seductively. "Thanks." Said Adagio, not showing any emotion. "You also did good." "You dance spectacularly." Said Sombra. "I would like to see you sing." "You'll see soon enough." Said Adagio, smiling evilly. "I liked your bad girl character like on TV!" Said Sombra. "I hope to ask you out to dinner one of these days." Adagio looked at Sombra for a moment, she was a bit nervous, without knowing how to respond, she had never been in a close conversation with anyone but her sisters. "I would love to." Said Adagio, blushing a lot, not believing what she just said. Sombra smiled, Adagio returned the smile, Adagio regained her reason. Completely red from blushing and trembling, she walked away from Sombra, and she joined up with Mane-iac and Chrysalis. Sombra gave a dry smile, in that moment he walked over to Luna. "You do know that you're older than her, right?" Said Luna, annoyed. "What can I say Luna?" Said Sombra so sure of himself. "Have I ever told you that I go weak for....girls with green eyes." "But Adagio has eyes that are the color of...." "You know what I mean." Said Sombra, interrupting Luna. "You haven't changed." Said Luna, angered by his behavior and looking at Sombra with trepidation. "Your sister was the one who left me." Said Sombra directly and very offended. "I prefer her stupid students to a life of luxury and prosperity at my side." "My sister loved you." Said Luna, angrily. "That wasn't the only reason why she left you." "What?" Asked Sombra confused. "Don't be a jacka.." Said Luna. "She was spying on you while you were in one of the classrooms, trying to flirt with her student Twilight." Sombra stayed silent, he began to sweat, but Luna continued talking. "And her dog Spike attacked you, before you could put your hands on her..." "Hey!....But...." Said Sombra stammering. "It was all a big..." "You hurt my sister." Said Luna interrupting Sombra. "But I am not one to judge, aside from seeing your new lifestyle, I think you are paying your sentence." "And you also haven't changed." Said Sombra. "Always so insensitive, bitter and frustrating." "Thank you!" Said Luna. Sombra didn't say anything, Luna ignored him and continued walking. In the meantime, Ahuizotl and Aria were also talking as they walked. "This is cool." Said Ahuizotl. "The rest of the bands ate sweet potatoes, tomorrow we shall triumph, carnalita." "Well, I think so too." Said Aria, annoyed and crossing her arms. "What's wrong my friend?" Said Ahuizotl. "Why are you so serious and angry?" "I don't know!" Said Aria. "I hate everything and everyone, I hate the people, I hate cities...I hate the whole world!" "Even your friends?" Said Ahuizotl. "Including them!" Said Aria. "Adagio and her stupid ideas....and Sonata and her loathsome, disgusting, and undesirable tacos, burritos and nachos." Aria glared at Ahuizotl, Ahuizotl looked at Aria a bit sad and offended. Upon looking at Ahuizotl's face, Aria stopped being annoyed, she felt a bit guilty, she had taken notice that she had offended Ahuizotl in some way or form. "Eh..." Said Aria trying to be comprehensive. "Sorry, if I offended you." "Don't worry about it..." Said Ahuizotl, looking away. "I completely understand that my kind is not welcome in this part of Equestria....so it's normal for you to think that of me." "I wasn't trying to say that." Said Aria a bit worried. "Please, forgive me!" "Don't worry about it." Said Ahuizotl. "To be honest, my kind invented the tacos, the burritos and nachos...the weird part about it is we don't really eat it." "What?" Asked Aria, raising a brow. "Seriously?" "Of course we eat it." Said Ahuizotl jokingly. "I was only joking." Aria stayed silent. "But our real diet is to eat raw deer meat." Said Ahuizotl being very specific. "Accompanied by soaked beans, raw corn on the cob and a salsa made from pure grasshoppers." "Eh....wow!" Said Aria surprised. "Really?" "No!" Said Ahuizotl jokingly. "I was only joking." Aria looked away, with her hand she covered her mouth, she has a lingering smile from Ahuizotl's jokes. "What a strange sense of humor." Said Aria. "Very different from that of my sisters." "I'm different, I'm "sonatalicious"." Said Ahuizotl. "I'm like the cheap version of "Shakira"." Aria covered her mouth with both her hands, trying to contain her laughter. "Imagine Adagio dancing to "Waka waka."" Said Ahuizotl in a friendly tone. "Or trying to sing "She wolf"." Aria couldn't take it anymore and she began to laugh out loud, Ahuizotl laughed along with her. Afterwards they had to stop to catch some air. "I have never seen you laugh." Said Ahuizotl watching how calm Aria was. "To be honest you have a lovely smile." Aria looked at Ahuizotl and she smiled from the flattery, Ahuizotl returned the smile, immediately Aria regained her reason and she shyly walked away from Ahuizotl and regrouped with he sisters. "Ha! Just like Daring Do." Whispered Ahuizotl to himself sadly. In the meantime, Adagio whispered in Sonata's ear, possibly explaining the plan, Sonata accepted this with no problem and she confirmed by nodding her head, then she walked away from Adagio and walked over to Discord. "Good job Discord." Said Sonata, taking Discord by the arm. "Thanks." Said Discord being taken by surprise. "You also did a good job...." Without noticing at the time that she has contact with Discord, the jewel began to drain his energy. "I never imagined you to sing so well." Said Discord happily. "Lately, you have sung in a majestic way...seriously...wow!" "Thanks!" Said Sonata a bit shyly, for her it meant a lot to be valued and congratulated, something that her sisters never did. "Discord," Said Sonata. "Can I ask you for a favor?" "Of course me "taconequus"." Said Discord with his classic sense of humor. "Ok my "alebrije"." Said Sonata, smiling, both of them had given each other special nicknames. Sonata took out a slightly wrinkled piece of paper and she handed it to Discord. Discord took the piece of paper and began to look it over, to his surprise it was musical notes, under each note was a word, possibly being the words to a song. "My sister Adagio wanted to sing this tomorrow." Said Sonata a bit slowly, trying to get her words in the right order, seeing that she had a lot of trouble lying. "My sister is very shy and wanted me to tell you this...and she would really appreciate it....please!" Discord looked at the piece of paper once again. "The notes are simple." Said Discord. "And the lyrics look really interesting...but.....are you sure that Adagio should be singing this?" "Please.." Said Sonata clutching onto Discord and making puppy dog eyes, Discord could not resist that tender look. "Ok Sonata." Said Discord. "I'll do it for you, I will convince the rest to play this song and to let Adagio be the vocalist." "Ha!" Said Sonata laughing, resting her head on Discord's shoulder. "Oh Discord! You're so easily manipulated!" Discord was a bit bothered by this and he frowned. In that moment, Mane-iac appeared in between the couple and leaned on their arms. "What's up guys?" Said Mane-iac with enthusiasm and energy. "In the early morning we should totally assault the liquor store owned by the wealthy "Orange" just to celebrate." "Of course!" Said Discord with enthusiasm. "and on the way we should assault the grocery store owned by that grumpy old man..." "Sounds good to me!" Said Sonata supporting Discord. THE NEXT DAY, MANEHATTAN STADIUM. The final round had finally come, the stadium was full, the crowd was excited to see the new future stars, the chaotic group felt nervous seeing that the crowd was bigger than it had ever been before. The group "rebeldazos" was the first to perform, that group of young people played and sang phenomenally; this made the elements of caos tense, they weren't planning to cheat, they used up their energy robbing the liquor store and celebrating the rest of the night. For that reason some of the members of the group had a headache and migraines. While the competing group kept on playing, the elements of caos were preparing behind the scenes, they made sure they had their respective outfits and instruments. "Are you shi..ing me?" Asked Ahuizotl, tightening the cords on his base. "Discord..are you sure that we should be playing that song?" "I don't know." Said Discord. "But I trust Sonata and her weird sisters." "I don't know Discord." Said Luna looking over the paper. "This song does not give me a good feeling and especially the Dazzlings." "Do not worry." Said Discord. "You'll see that I'm right." "Whatever you say compadre." Said Ahuizotl. In the meantime, in the other area, the Dazzlings were talking. "Quickly Sonata." Said Adagio. "Give me the jewel!" "But." Said Sonata. "And if I..." "Don't be ridiculous and give it to me!" Said Adagio. "Or you can give it to me!" Said Aria making herself known. Adagio looked at Aria with a strong fury, upon noticing this Aria only walked away trying to save herself. Sonata doubted this for a bit but she knew she had no other choice, she took off the amulet and gave it to Adagio. Adagio put on the jewel and she felt fine, the magic and the energy collected from Discord was astonishing, it was only a matter of time before she would gain all of its power. The competing group had just finished, and it was their turn. The group of villains walked to the front of the stage, while they did it, Adagio and Aria were still uncomfortable with the miniskirts from their outfits and they tried to stretch them out a bit as they walked. Suddenly Adagio noticed a coin that rolled around on the ground by her feet, the coin ended up stopping right in front of her. Adagio bent down to pick up the coin, just as she bent down to pick it up she heard a sound similar to that of a camera and knew that someone had taken her photograph. Adagio turned around and noticed that it was Sombra who took the photo of her "rear" with his cellphone, meanwhile Ahuizotl was dying of laughter. "No fuc...g way man!" Said Ahuizotl. "I didn't think you were going to do it." "What can I say, my weakness is girls." Said Sombra looking at his cellphone, Ahuizotl looked at the photo and he blushed a bit. Aria tried to get up quickly, she had never felt so embarrassed in her life, her face got really red, from embarrassment and fury. Aria tried to contain her laughter, she knew that the boys had done a bad thing but she also wanted her older sister to feel humiliated, she deserved it because she was so antipathy and for making her follow orders. Adagio was furious with Sombra and Ahuizotl; she wanted to watch them burn, but she knew that they would play a major part in her plans. She had no other option than to turn the other cheek and walk to the stage. Quickly the group got ready, everyone with their respective instruments, waiting for their signal. Adagio took the microphone, the group was nervous, they knew that Adagio sang badly and they had not practiced enough, seeing as they had gone to "celebrate". But they trusted in Discord and if Discord convinced them that it was the right thing, then it was good enough for them. Mane-iac had prepared the modulators, the sound systems and the mixer. Adagio was in front of the crowd, the public screamed imploring that the music continue. Adagio was scared fearing the worst, she feared that the jewel would not work or that it would break, but remembering vaguely all of her experiences on stage, from the battle of the bands in Canterlot to the legendary musical battle against Starswirl the Bearded. As soon as she remembered it, it caused her to feel great valor and rage. Adagio took the gem in her left hand and the microphone in her right. Immediately Aria and Sonata also grabbed microphones and they were by Adagio's side just like old times. Upon having her sisters by her side Adagio felt safe and secure and they began to sing. The three initiated with their characteristic siren chorus, Aria and Sonata tried not to sing out of tune, meanwhile with the help of the jewel, Adagio was the only one who had the voice of an angel. The crowd and their friends could not believe what they were hearing, they all had their mouths open. After the angelic chorus, Sonata began to move her tambourine in tune to the rhythym. "We didn't know what uniting was And you don't know what we suffered We learn from our mistakes And now we will counterattack (Ahuizotl and Sombra woke up from their small trance and they began to play the guitar and the base) This is a new opportunity Now the losers will be you (Then Chrysalis gave out a smooth saxophone tone) Us VS you You VS us It won't be the same as yesterday (Then Luna accompanied them by playing the drum, and Discord began to play the keyboard) Revenge! We shall have it! Let there be revenge! We won't have compassion! Revenge! You don't know all that I have suffered! I want revenge! Revenge! Revenge! (The song sounded spectacular, the crowd went wild with the song although nobody noticed that Adagio was completing her objective, to absorb all the energy and to be in a place much better than Canterlot high. Adagio enjoyed the enormous amount of applause, including from the other members of the group, to think that from playing the music with great enthusiasm she was also absorbing their energy, the jewel had gained a huge amount of power, it was no longer necessary to be so close to Discord to drain his magic, Adagio smiled, she wouldn't have to share the jewel anymore) Us VS you You VS us It won't be the same as yesterday I want revenge! Revenge! Revenge! Let there be revenge!" Just as the song was about to end, Mane-iac pressed one of the buttons on her console and she activated fireworks. The public screamed and applauded furiously, the Dazzlings bowed to the audience, meanwhile the rest of the members of the group were not expecting it but for some reason, the song, was a lot better than they expected. Even though the group got off the stage the crowd kept on screaming and applauding, multiple shouts were heard and cheers for "the elements of caos" For Adagio, she felt marvelous, she could absorb their emotion, their excitation and the fury of the crowd even though it wasn't negative energy, from the looks of it. Chrysalis and Mane-iac did an amazing job modifying the powerful gem. Then some of the judges walked onto the stage to give the final verdict. "I think we all know who the winners are!" Said the judge looking at the caotic group The tension covered both of the groups, even more for the elements of caos, so hard that they all held hands to show that they were united. "Congratulations, Elements of Caos." Said the judge. They could not believe it, all of their jaws lowered in shock. The crowd cheered in excitement, as a sign to congratulate the winners. Meanwhile the rival group got sad and they left. "We won?!" Asked Adagio nervously and hyperactively. "We really won?!" The rest of the group stayed silent and raised a brow. "Eh...yes." Said Luna a bit confused. "Why do you doubt it?" "I don't know you guys." Said Adagio whispering. "But every time something good like this happens to me something or someone appears and ruins everything." Once again the group went silent, analyzing what Adagio just said. "I get you." Said Sombra remembering Twilight with hate, Cadence and a dog named Spike. "That has also happened to me." "And to me." Said Mane-iac sighing, remembering six strange heroins. "Same here." Reported Ahuizotl, remembering Daring Do and the six explorer girls. The rest of the group stayed silent, some of them diverting their gazes and others scratching their heads, as a signal that they had also experienced this strange "karma". "Well what did you expect?" Said Chrysalis with her arms crossed her arms, remembering Shining Armor and Cadence. "It's always the good guys, or the handsome boys and the pretty girls with the tendency to be the princesses in the story...it's always them who win and not people like us." "Well it's time to change that tradition." Said Discord tightening his fists. "Now it's our turn....." Everyone payed attention to Discord, and they agreed with him. In that moment the judge called the group to the stage to give them their medals and recognitions. The elements of caos walked up to the stage and the judges and members of the staff gave them their medallions, recognition and a check for 10,000 bits were given to them by a representative of the governor of Manehattan. Discord was the one who accepted the check. The crowd kept supporting the group, in the stadium it began to rain confetti and it was the first time that they looked so happy. Suddenly, in the middle of the celebration, a man with sunglasses and a formal suit walked up to Discord. "Pardon me." Said the unknown man tapping Discord on the shoulder. "Are you the leader of the group?" Discord turned around and looked at the unknown man, in that instant Ahuizotl and the rest got closer to Discord to know what was going on with their conversation. "Apologies." Said the man, taking out a card from his pocket. "My name is businessman, I am a representative of the juvenile group "Some Directions'. " The man gave the card to Discord, Discord looked at the card, he was confused as was the most of the rest of the group with the exception of Luna and Mane-iac who were huge fans of "Some Directions". "Oh, now I recognize you!" Said Luna happily. "What brings you here?" The man took a few steps back feeling uncomfortable from the attitude from Luna and Mane-iac. "My boys heard you singing on the radio." Said Businessman. "They sent me to ask you personally if you would like to open for us at our next concert next Saturday in Cloudsdale?" Mane-iac and Luna could not resist and they began to scream euphorically and jumped up and down as if they were Pinkie Pie. "Eh....I think that.." Said Discord, uninterested. "We accept!" Yelled Luna and Mane-iac. Sombra and Ahuizotl only rolled their eyes in annoyance, they both hated that juvenil group. Meanwhile, Adagio and her sisters talked in low voices. "This is turning out better than expected." Said Adagio looking down at her priceless jewel. "Between more energy, we should not hesitate to be the powerful sirens that we used to be." "Cloudsdale is a great opportunity." Said Aria. "Aside from that we need more draconequus magic." Said Adagio. Sonata didn't say anything, she only wanted everything to turn out alright, more for her sisters and the draconequus. "Soon." Said Adagio with anger. "Soon we shall have our revenge on those rainbow witches, for all the suffering and humiliation!" "Amen!" Yelled Aria. TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 15: Face to Face Part 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE NEXT MORNING, IN CANTERLOT HIGH. The school was more active than usual out of custom. The sporting events were a few days away from starting, to some they would be more boring extracurricular events and were worthless. But for others, they remembered their past successions, the bravery of Sunset Shimmer and of the mane 5 against the Shadowbolts, it would be a new adventure. On one of the sport fields of the school, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Twilight were making preparations for the games. Meanwhile they were listening to music on a portable radio belonging to Rainbow Dash. "I want revenge!" Sang Rainbow Dash to the rhythm of the song, as she put up some targets. "This song is so rhythmic...don't you think so girls?" "Whatever you say darling." Said Rarity putting some targets up delicately. "Although, doesn't the voice in the song sound familiar to you?" "What are you trying to say?" Asked Rainbow Dash. "This song is new...it's from the event yesterday in Manehattan." "It sounds a lot like the Dazzlings." Said Rarity. "The Dazzlings....those out of tune losers?" Said Rainbow Dash. "Haha! They no longer have powers, remember? They must be begging on the streets of Canterlot...besides, if it were them we would beat them with one hit.....isn't that right Twilight?" Twilight was reading a book, she had come to help out her friends, but the final exams were just a few days away and Twilight would not stop studying and reading books. "It doesn't sound like the Dazzlings." Said Twilight, without looking away from the book. "Their intonation of the vocalist is very balanced and better than that of Adagio. Meanwhile the chorus is very low and without style...the Dazzlings are not like that...besides the style of the song waas urban rock, very different from the "pop" of the sirens." "Wow!" Said Rainbow and Rarity, impressed. "What really surprised me," Continued Twilight. "The song sounds like a declaration of war, there is much resentment in the song." "Wow." Said Rainbow Dash sarcastically. "I didn't want to be the person who made them mad...but in the end who cares?.....the only thing that interests me is that soon we will kick the "Shadowbolts" butts." "Don't be so sure darling." Said Rarity, filing her nails. "And why not?" Said Rainbow Dash with great sovereignty. "We are the holders of the elements of harmony ...we have a great streak of victories, the same amount in victories in competitions and against different types of villains...accept it...we're almost unstoppable!" "As you say." Responded Rarity. ...... IN THE MEANTIME, IN ONE OF THE HALLWAYS OF THE SCHOOL. Fluttershy was talking with Tree Hugger as they walked from their respective classrooms. "Isn't it marvelous?!" Said Fluttershy. "Soon it will be the annual migration of the monarch butterflies." "That is so groovy." Said Tree Hugger. "That relaxes my chakras." In that moment, Big Mac approached them. "Em..." Said Big Mac a bit nervously. "Hello Fluttershy." Fluttershy was still annoyed with him, she looked at him with scorn. "What do you want Big Mac?" Asked Fluttershy in a serious tone. "Fluttershy." Said Big Mac. "I'm really sorry for what happened...but to be honest I really like you...." Fluttershy paid attention, crossing her arms and frowning her brows, meanwhile Tree Hugger stared at nothing. "I know I don't talk much." Said Big Mac. "So prepare yourself for this." Big Mac gulped. After gulping Snips and Snails appeared on the scene dressed in hawaiian shirts and Flash Sentry played the hawaiian ukulele. Big Mac began to sing: IIIIIII.......waaaaaant to beeeeeee......your booooyfrieeeeeend! I want to be your boyfriend! Your boyfriend (Yelled Snips and Snails in chorus) I want to be your boyfriend! Eeyup! Yoooooouuur......booooooyfrieeeeeeeeeeend! After that there was a display of lights that read: "I want to be your boyfriend". Big Mac got down on his knees, in front of Fluttershy, smiling desperately. "What do you think Fluttershy?" Said Big Mac with a look of hope. "Get away from me!" Said Fluttershy giving him the cold shoulder. "Wait Fluttershy." Said Big Mac, getting up and grabbing her arm. "Please hear me out!" "Leave me alone." Said Fluttershy, annoyed. "But...." Said Big Mac. In that moment, a boy took Big Mac by the arm. "You heard the lady." Said the mysterious boy. "Leave her alone!" Big Mac looked at the mysterious boy, he was a boy with sky blue skin, long, black hair and he had on big dark sunglasses. Big Mac knew who he was. With that he let go of Fluttershy's arm, and he simply stepped to the side, defeated for not winning Fluttershy's heart. Flash also walked away, meanwhile Snips and Snails were talking. "Well...that idea failed." Said Snips. "It failed for me too." Said Snails. "It was a stupid idea." "Ok." Said Snips. "Let's go talk to the Crusaders so that they can teach us how to make a love potion, to make Trixie fall in love with me." "Great!" Said Snails. "I want Sunset Shimmer to fall in love with me." "That's a great idea!" Yelled Snips. They high fived each other with great emotion and they left. "Cool!" Said Tree Hugger congratulating the two boys.- In the meantime, Fluttershy looked at her defendor. "Neon Light?" Asked Fluttershy, impressed. "Hello Fluttershy!" Said Neon Light. Fluttershy was still impressed and she blushed a bit. "Sorry for the question," Said Fluttershy. "But...what are you doing here?" "Hahaha!" Said Neon Light. "Your respectable principal gave us permission to visit your campus in order to get to know the zone where the games will be held." "Wow!" Said Fluttershy. "It's to smooth things over." Said Neon Light. "And to avoid whatever mishap should happen like the last time, if you remember it." Fluttershy vaguely remembered what happened during the last games. "Yes." Said Fluttershy. "I remember it." "Ok." Neon Light smiled. "My team mates and me will be here for a few days." Tree Hugger looked at the couple and smiled. "Very well." Said Tree Hugger with her sixties attitude. "I think I will leave you two alone." "What?" Asked Fluttershy, a bit red from blushing. "Wait Tree Hugger...where are you going?" "Don't worry my friend." Said Tree Hugger. "Remember that "Smooze" asked me out on a date and I don't want to be late...besides this way you can be with your new friend." "But...." Said Fluttershy. "Peace teacher!" Said Tree Hugger saying her goodbye to Fluttershy, leaving her with Neon Light. "Well." Said Neon Light a bit nervously. "You could give me a tour of the school." Fluttershy looked at the boy a bit nervously. "All right." Said Fluttershy almost trembling. .... (IF LIFE GIVES YOU CAOS, LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT AND USE THE CAOS IN YOUR FAVOR) In the meantime, on the bus on the way to Cloudsdale, the elements of Caos were in their seats, talking amongst themselves, trying not to get bored as they moved on with their long trip. "How exciting!" Yelled Luna. "We're going to meet "Some Directions"." "I know!" Said Mane-iac. "This is so awesome!" "Aaahhhh!" Yelled both women, the rest of the passengers covered their ears out of annoyance. "Very hot bro." Said Ahuizotl, sitting next to Sombra. "Listening to these ladylike screams makes them horny." "Hahahah!" Laughed Sombra. Meanwhile, Sonata and Discord were sitting together. Aria and Adagio were on the seats behind Sonata and Discord. Sonata observed that Discord was writing noted down in a notebook. "What are you doing Discord?" Asked Sonata. "I'm writing new songs." Said Discord. "To show off at the concert." "Wow!" Said Sonata. "It must be very difficult." "To be honest, not really." Said Discord. "This is very fun to me, it surprised me that a lot of composers get paid a lot to write one song." "You're so talented." Said Sonata. "Even Adagio took some time just to write one song!" "As a matter of fact," Said Discord. "Some of the experiences that you guys have told me have served as an inspiration." "Woooow!" Said Sonata, leaning on Discord's shoulder. "It sounds so....lovely...I hope that you can compose a song that is about tacos and fruit punch." "Ha!" Said Discord, laughing. "I'll do it Sonata!" Sonata smiled, then after a few seconds she fell asleep. She continued to lean against Discord's shoulder. Blushing, Discord continued writing and composing songs, writing down musical notes that he thought were correct. After some time, he felt calm and tranquil listening to Sonata's breathing; Discord began to feel sleepy, he put away his notebook and he decided to take a siesta. The bus continued on it's course, it began to get dark As some passengers slept, Sonata woke up. She was happy to be by Discord's side, she observed Discord sleep. Discord made some small snoring sounds that made Sonata giggle. "Oh Discord!" Said Sonata in a low voice to not wake up Discord. "You're so funny and amusing." Aria and Adagio heard their sister talking, without making a sound, they peeked over Sonata's seat and paid attention. "You have made me laugh during these times of pain and sorrow." Said Sonata. "Besides, I remember when you saved me from those depraved men and you helped me when I hurt my ankle." Sonata's voice began to break. "No one has ever worried about me before." Said Sonata. "Not even my sisters. Oh Discord! We're so alike.........two pariahs that the world had rejected....it must be destiny!....Our destiny is to face the world together...I hope you come to understand...Discord I love yo....." In that moment, Discord moved a little bit, he was still asleep. Then unconsciously he said in a low tone "Fluttershy" as he breathed. Sonata was a bit shaken by the words that Discord uttered unconsciously. Who was this Fluttershy? A family member? A friend? Or a girl? Millions of thoughts passed through the sirens mind, she didn't know what to do, she couldn't calm down. Aside from that what really worried her was the name "Fluttershy" she had heard it somewhere before. Sonata didn't know what to do, her chest hurt and her mind seethed with rage mixed with sadness, anger and heartache that she had never felt before. In that moment Adagio got close to the siren and she showed her the siren jewel. "Do you remember our deal?" Said Adagio slowly brushing the jewel with her fingers. Sonata looked at the jewel and impulsively snatched it from Adagio. She put it around her neck and she cuddled up to Discord hugging him with force. She tried to control her anger in order to not wake up Discord. "Excellent!" Said Adagio, as Aria stopped looking at the scene. For some reason she felt pity for her little sister. THE NEXT DAY IN THE CITY OF CLOUDSDALE The bus arrived at the station, the villains picked up their belongings and they got off with the crowd of passengers. Discord was the last one to get off the bus, he was haggard and pale, it took him a lot of energy to open his eyes. The boy with grey skin trembled with cold; Sonata gave the jewel to Adagio and she walked up to Discord. "Are you ok?" Asked Sonata. "I didn't sleep well." Said Discord with chills. "I think I slept crooked and I'm really cold." The rest of the group exchanged surprised glances. "He was cold on a warm day" "Do not worry." Said Sonata. "I will get you some chocolate milk." Then the girl hugged Discord. "I will hug you to warm you up." Said Sonata. "Thanks Sonata." Said Discord with fatigue. Then the group traveled to the stadium in cloudsdale. ..... NIGHT TIME IN THE CLOUDSDALE STADIUM The group had gotten to know the stadium and they prepared their instruments. They had come to an agreement with businessman that they were only going to play 4 songs to open the concert. With the help of some rest and large quantities of chocolate milk and cotton candy provided by Sonata, Discord regained his strength. He was ready to play. The stadium began to fill up, with kids, teenagers and adults that screamed in excitement. The elements of caos were "nervouscited" but they were not going to let this opportunity go to waste, especially the Dazzlings. The group walked onto the stage, and they picked up their instruments. The public yelled, pleading that "Some Directions" to sing getting on the nerve of the caotic group. "Calm down." Said Discord to his friends. "We have come from far away." "No need to back down." Said Ahuizotl. Everyone was in agreement and so they prepared. Adagio took the microphone and the rest began to play. Luna began to play the drums in rhythm, then Ahuizotl came in with the base, Sombra played his guitar and then Chrysalis joined in with her saxophone. Adagio began to sing. "In the streets of Manehattan You'll have to endure Poverty and discrimination But you always hear a voice HOLD ON! HOLD ON! AND FIGHT! AND FIGHT!" Chrysalis began to play a saxophone solo. As soon as the audience heard the music, some began to move to the rhythm of the song. When the song was over the crowd applauded with much enthusiasm. Adagio was enjoying the quantity of energy she was absorbing, but she wanted more. Then they played the next song: "I want revenge! Revenge! Revenge! The group played the song that was a success in Manehattan, the crowd began to get wild. Then the group began to play a new song. Sonata began to play her tambourine and Discord began to sing, meanwhile Adagio sang the chorus. "Her name is Rainbow Dash and she has a history. Although it's more like a mystery. It's a fanfic.... (Then Ahuizotl and Sombra began to play) Inside of a box, on a cold morning A pegasus, colored sky blue And then a boy found her and adopted her THE DREAM OF EVERY MAN! MY LITTLE DASHIE! MY PRETTY DASHIE Maybe a lot of people will like her story But what a joy it gives her to fly Just look at how sovereign is her ." The public began to scream in excitement and ecstasy, they were really liking the song. Backstage the members of the group "Some Directions" watched the group with surprise. Then they were onto the last song, they decided to let Ahuizotl sing. Ahuizotl started off with the base, then Discord switched from his keyboard to an accordion, then Luna accompanied them on her drums. "Having been born in Equestria is like a blessing. Land of beautiful landscapes that make my heart joyful Animals of a million colors; pretty girls and flowers To all the towns in Equestria I sing this song (Chrysalis played her saxophone) I'M FROM EQUESTRIA I'M FROM EQUESTRIA (Although he had an accent, the crowd was liking the rhythm of the song) Manehattan, Fillydelphia, Baltimare, Las Pegasus Appleoosa, Crystal Empire, Cloudsdale, Dodge City White Tail Woods, also Vanhoover Ponyville, Canterlot, and Tenochtitlan To all the towns in Equestria I sing to you this song I'M FROM EQUESTRIA! I'M FROM EQUESTRIA!" Ahuizotl finished, meanwhile Luna did a grand drum solo to close the debut of the elements of caos, hitting the cymbals and drums. After the drum solo, Mane-iac activated some flare lights, illuminating the stage. The crowd applauded with ecstasy, their debut at the concert was a success. The elements of caos exited the stage with standing ovations. The crowd got even more excited when they saw "Some Directions" Their enthusiasm was huge, obviously from seeing the main group. As the main group played, behind the scenes Mane-iac and Luna were enjoying seeing their favorite stars; the rest of the group only got bored. After some time, businessman talked with them. Everyone with the exception of Mane-iac and Luna payed attention. "Congratulations, elements of caos!" Said businessman. "You have come far." "Eh?" Said Discord. "And our pay?" "You'll get it." Said businessman. "But first let me tell you that "Taylor Sweety" wants you to open for her at her concert tomorrow in Fillydelphia." "Whaaaaaaat?!" Yelled everyone. In that moment, Mane-iac and Luna looked at businessman. "Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh!" Yelled Mane-iac and Luna yelled in excitement. "Yeeeessssss! We accept! We accept!" "Eh?" Said businessman. "Ok...I'll see you tomorrow at the stadium in Fillydelphia." Then businessman walked away. In return, the elements of caos were thunderstruck. "I seriously can't believe it." Said Sombra. "Seriously....wow!" "If Celestia could see me now." Said Luna. "Guys," Said Discord. "This is a new opportunity...we shouldn't let it go to waste....who is coming with me?" "You must be an idiot to ask that question." Said Chrysalis putting her saxophone away in its case. "Of course we will go with you!" "Of course!" Said Ahuizotl. "You're our compadre and we will always accompany you." Then Sonata hugged Discord. "I'll go with you until the end." Said Sonata "Very well my friends!" Said Discord. "Let's go there!" "Yeah!" Yelled everyone as they joined their hands. ... (Summary) As quickly as they could they took the first bus to Fillydelphia, just like before, Sonata sat next to Discord utilizing the siren jewel. Upon arriving to Fillydelphia, they immediately got to the stadium. Sonata took care of the fatigued Discord so that he could rest up before the concert. The person who would benefit the most was Adagio. But the two people the most excited was Luna and Mane-iac who conversed with Taylor Sweety after the concert. (End of summary) The next morning outside of the stadium in Fillydelphia, the group prepared to leave, with a good taste in their mouths despite not having gotten paid any money, they were happy to be wanted and admired even if it was for the moment. In that moment, appeared businessman. "Hello garageband." Said businessman applauding. "Lovely night." "Have you come to pay us or what?" Asked Discord in an annoyed tone of voice. "Do you always appear this way?" "I'm really sorry guys!......That you have played those two concerts for free." Said businessman. "But in exchange for that I'll give you something better." "I don't understand." Said Discord. "Due to the success of your songs." Said businessman. "You're going to have your own concert." The entire groups jaws dropped. "Seriously?" Said Discord. "Yes, it will be in two days." Said businessman. "If you are successful, you will sign a contract with my label; and in ten days you will have your first sale will be easy." Everyones eyes widened, for some their hearts beat wildly. "So....what do you think?" Said businessman. "Do you accept?" The group exchanged glances, this was seeming to be too good to be true; but it wasn't like they had anything to lose. "We accept." Said Discord shaking hands with businessman. "Of course." Intervened Chrysalis. "Where is this concert going to be?" "It shall be in Canterlot." Responded businessman. The group was in a state of shock, with the exception of Adagio and Aria Blaze who smiled through their teeth. TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 16: Face to Face Part 2 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The elements of caos were still outside of the stadium in Fillydelphia, in the dark of the night. The villains could not believe what businessman had just said : That their professional debut was going to be in Canterlot. "Seriously?" Said Discord a bit nervously, feeling chills. "Canterlot high?" "Eh?....I said at the stadium in Canterlot." Responded businessman. "Not at Canterlot school." "Um?" Said Discord confused, rubbing his eyes and smiling nervously. "What did I just say?" "You said Canterlot high." Intervened Ahuizotl. "You let it slip out...right?" "Oh.....yeeeeaaaaah." Said Discord. "Riiiigggght." "Guys, listen carefully." Said Businessman. "This is a unique opportunity. If you are successful in Canterlot, you will be successful in all parts of Equestria." "But." Said Discord seriously doubting this, nostalgically remembering Canterlot high and Fluttershy. "I don't think..." "What?!" Yelled everyone surprised by Discord's denial. "Why not?" Said Adagio furiously. "I don't think that..." Said Discord. "You see, what happened is..." In that moment a small group of teenagers, girls, kids and women walked up to the group. "Are you guys the elements of caos?" Asked one girl not much older than Applebloom. "Eh?" Said Ahuizotl. "Si?" The group of admirers screamed with excitement. "Will you give us your autographs?" Said one of the women of the group. "Please?" The group was a bit confused, but without hesitation they accepted. They began to give the group their autographs, some of them asking to take selfies with the members. "You're really good on the saxophone." Said one girl to Chrysalis when she handed her a piece of paper for her to sign. Chrysalis blushed a bit and she gave the girl a friendly smile. It was something that she had never done before in her life, she signed the autograph with no problem. "Will you give us your autograph?" Asked a group of girls to Sombra. "You're really handsome and we really liked it when you played the guitar." Sombra looked at the group of girls, with their miniskirts and innocent smiles. Sombra observed them in a slightly perverted way. "It would be my pleasure." Said Sombra smiling and signing autographs. All of the elements of caos were signing autographs. Ahuizotl was surprised that both guys and girls were asking for his autograph and to take photos with him despite their different cultures. As soon as she conversed with her fans Mane-iac was happy, remembering when she was admired for being a shampoo entrepreneur and was an expert at styling hair. "I admire you." Said one girl to Luna. "To me, you're my number one." Luna blushed, it was the first time that someone thought she was the best, Luna could not stop smiling and she let loose a few tears. On her autographs, Luna wrote: With Love, Nightmare Moon. Sonata signed some autographs with no problem and she smiled warmly at everybody. Adagio and Aria could not believe it, they had people that were admiring them and they didn't even need to activate the jewel at the time. It seemed like it was too good to be true, they still could not believe it. Taking into account what was going on, they both put aside their siren pride and faking happiness and even smiling a bit, they signed some autographs for their fans. Discord felt admired and he also signed some autographs. As soon as he was surrounded by teenagers, he began to remember his time at Canterlot High, male and female students asking him for advice, and turning in their homework at the last minute, they even praised him for his fun classes. After some time, the fans walked away feeling happy. This made the group feel happy, it was their first time interacting with fans, this gave them a strong feelings of happiness. Businessman smiled. "Well then," Said Businessman, starting to walk away, very sure of himself and smiling. "I'll see you in two days, have a nice trip." The Businessman walked away and the group looked at Discord. "Please don't abandon us." Said Sombra. "You started all of this." "But..." Said Discord, suffering in silence. "It's just that..." In that moment, Sonata took Discord by the hand. "I understand, they also hurt me in Canterlot, and it was very painful." Said Sonata smiling and looking at Discord comprehensively. "But...it's time to forget about it and move on." Discord looked at Sonata, then looked at his group which had looks of hope on their faces. Discord had no other option but to accept. During those late hours of night, the group stayed at a hotel. They rented two rooms one for the guys and one for the girls. Obviously in the late hours of the night some of the boys spied on the girls for a while. The next day, in the early morning with the money that was left from their prize, they rented a private bus with tinted windows; Sombra, Ahuizotl and Discord took turns driving seeing as the trip would be very long and they were tired of being passengers on a public bus. It was Ahuizotl's turn and they had made a stop in Manehattan to the old abandoned buidling, where the group picked up what little possessions they owned. Mane-iac took advantage of this when she brought onboard a small machine that she had left hidden in the building for fear of it being discovered. After picking up their belongings, the group looked at their old home one last time. They had mixed feelings, they were sad but they were happy that they "wouldn't have to return". Then it was Discord's turn to drive the bus, as they crossed the desert it began to get dark and they all began to feel overwhelmed from being on the bus in motion for so long. They made a stop in the middle of the desert and with no problem Luna put together a fire and the rest of the group brought over some pieces of wood. Discord and Sombra found some large rocks for them to use as seats around the fire. Meanwhile, after a few minutes Ahuizotl came back with two dead hares, after he had gone hunting. "I have our dinner." Said Ahuizotl. They set the hares on the fire and after some time the hares looked very appetising, even to the Dazzlings even though they were vegetarians. They could not resist the temptation. As they all sat around the fire, they began to eat and without saying a word. Then, later at night, after they were all satisfied, they kept gazing into the fire. Luna threw some firewood to revive the flames. "Believe it or not," Said Luna. "This has been a lot of fun." The rest payed attention. "I know that I have suspended my postgraduate studies," Continued Luna. "But it was worth it, I really do not regret any of it." "Seriously?" Asked Sombra. "I never thought I would get to meet "Some Directions" and "Taylor Sweety"." Said Luna with a sentimental smile. "Also....I never thought I would get to play in more than one concert...to be admired and respected..seriously...thank you my friends....this has been a great adventure..." "Well," Intervened Sombra. "I thought that when I lost everything my life was over...but now....I know that there are such things as second opportunities." "Same here compadre." Said Ahuizotl secretly glancing at a photo of Daring Do. "This is as corny as a novela." Said Mane-iac. "But.....I always thought that all my life I would be a criminal, but now I know that there are other things...wow...this has been really corny." "Believe it or not." Said Chrysalis. "I love having fans, it feels so good!" "Without a doubt!" Said Sombra. As the group continued talking, Discord had nothing to say. He looked out at the desert and despite his shadows, he remembered that just a few weeks ago he was going to say goodbye to his life in the desert, from Fluttershy's horrible betrayal, but by works of destiny, he was saved by Ahuizotl; provoking him to drastically change his life. Discord had noticed that he was sitting next to Sonata, they smiled at each other. (Discord's thoughts) Is Sonata right? Is it time to forget? But......I still love Fluttershy...more than anything in this world. I can't forget about her....I truly love her. I don't know what to do....damn emotions! (End of Discord's thoughts) In that moment Ahuizotl stood up. "Very well my northequestrian compadres." Said Ahuizotl stretching his arms. "We have to get back on the bus....tomorrow is going to be a very important day..." "Really boy, another cliche?" Said Mane-iac, with no emotion. They all accepted and they got up and boarded the bus. Everyone lay down on a double seat to be comfortable, Discord was getting comfy and ready to sleep, but before he could go to sleep, Sonata walked up to Discord. "Hello Discord." Said Sonata, hugging a small pillow that she had found. "What's up Sonata?" Asked Discord. "Can I sleep with you?" Asked Sonata, a bit sadly. "I get nightmares." Discord got really red, he could not believe it, he began to sweat nervously. "Eh?" Said Discord, getting extremely nervous. "It's just that..." "Please?" Said Sonata a bit desperately. "Ok." Said Discord shaking. They both agreed and Sonata lay her head on Discord's arm like a pillow. Discord was very red, he didn't know what to do, he was petrified even more when he felt Sonata's breathing and her body next to his. After some time, Discord looked at Sonata, she was asleep.... (Discord's thoughts) "Oh, my God! I have to admit that Sonata is really pretty If only I....." In that moment Discord shook his head. (In Discord's thoughts) "What am I thinking? Noooo.... Although I would like to know if she..." In that moment, Discord slapped himself (In Discord's thoughts) What is wrong with me? This isn't right! Stupid, crazy hormones! Besides (Discord gasped) I'm still hurting from what happened with Fluttershy. I can't overcome it...ok...I won't tell anyone about it.... But I'm really sensitive when it comes to sentimental terms... I try to be tough on the outside, but a lot of times I cry and I revel in my misery." (In that moment, Discord looked at Sonata) "Well... At least I have someone to protect (Discord caressed Sonata's hair) At least I have a reason to live, I don't know...maybe someday.... (End of Discord's thoughts) Discord kissed Sonata on the forehead, then Discord began to yawn in a short amount of time he was asleep. Sonata faked being asleep, and she felt very happy when she felt Discord's kiss and she tried to keep calm. (In Sonata's thoughts) Yes! I'm not wrong! We are destined to be together! Hee hee although I know that my mother would never accept him And my sisters loath him But....when I'm this close to him...I feel safe! I hate sleeping alone, I hate this world, I always have horrible nightmares...I really fear for my life! After we had lost the siren jewels.....we have been so vulnerable that....(Sonata let loose a tear remembering past experiences) I hate this place, I hate it so much! My sisters hate it just as much...I want to watch it burn... With Discord by my side...we will make the world shake. (End of Sonata's thoughts) Sonata began to close her eyes, then she went to sleep. Adagio and Aria looked at their little sister sleep with the chaotic boy. Adagio was very annoyed with this, not only was Sonata sleeping with Discord and not using the jewel but also that Sonata was in love with that horrible human, an act that was practically unforgivable among sirens. Aria was also annoyed but she was more understanding, she knew that they were unhappy in this world, and seeing Sonata being happy with Discord was like a light in the dark. With nothing more to do, they all went to sleep. The next day, it was Sombra's turn to drive the bus, they were a few kilometers away from Canterlot, the group was silent, meanwhile Sonata and Discord exchanged glances. As soon as they got to the city, Adagio put on the siren jewel and she began to sing next to Luna. A bright green light illuminated Luna's eyes and Luna got to her feet and walked over to Sombra. "I think that we should go to Canterlot High." Said Luna. "I want to say hi to my sister." "What?" Asked Sombra very confused. "But Luna I don't think that...." In that very moment, Adagio sang again like a real siren and Sombra's eyes had the same shade of green. "Ok Luna." Said Sombra as if he had been hypnotized. Sombra made a detour in the direction of Canterlot High. Aria walked up to Adagio. "What are you doing?" Asked Aria whispering into Adagio's ear. "We are going to get rid of those rainbow witches once and for all." Said Adagio. "But..." Said Aria bitterly. "First we should absorb the energy at our concert and then we should get our revenge on them." "No Aria," Said Adagio clenching her fists. "If they find out that we're here, they could possibly plan a way to get rid of us just like last time but this time we will take them by surprise, and we will get rid of them easily." "Ok." Said Aria sarcastically and crossing her arms. "As you say." Sombra drove the bus in the direction of Canterlot High, meanwhile the rest of the group had not even noticed. ...... Meanwhile in Canterlot High. In the hallway, Celestia was talking to Cadence and Shining Armor, congratulating them on a job well done at organizing the next friendship games between the two schools. In the hallways there was great peace and harmony, the students of Canterlot High and Crystal prep were conversing happily. Fluttershy and Neon Lights were no exception. As they walked they conversed and laughed. "I'm really impressed by the music you create." Said Fluttershy. "Check out my Facebook." Said Neon Lights. "I'm really popular." "I can believe that." Said Fluttershy, laughing shyly. In that moment they stopped walking and Neon Light took Fluttershy by the hand, Fluttershy blushed deeply but she let go of Neon Light's hand in a friendly way. "Neon." Said Fluttershy. "No." "Come on Fluttershy," Said Neon Lights."Give me a chance....please?" Fluttershy looked at the ground shyly. "I have to go." Said Fluttershy. Fluttershy started running. Neon Lights only smiled with no problem. He went to regroup with the shadowbolts. Fluttershy kept on running, then she stopped for a moment to observe the bulletin board of the school. There was a section that read: Fluttershy, is not the shy girl we all thought she was. Fluttershy looked at the section completely impacted, there were photographs of her with Discord and of her with Big Mac and of her with Neon Lights. Fluttershy was scared but she kept on reading: From the looks of it Fluttershy is worse that Sunset and the Sirens combined. What do you guys think? Fluttershy read through the comments, the majority of which were offensive. She could not contain her tears and she kept on running in search of her friends. Fluttershy found the mane 5 sitting outside on the school steps. Her faithful friends comforted her but what hurt the most wasn't the hurtful comments and the unfortunate events what hurt the most for Fluttershy was losing Discord, just remembering it was clawing at her soul. In that moment in time, the elements of harmony noticed that there was a big bus that had stopped in front of the school, this was confusing. .... Meanwhile, inside of the bus Discord and the rest of the group chatted happily. When they felt that the bus had stopped they were confused. "Are we there yet?" Asked Discord. As soon as he looked out the window and saw that they were at Canterlot High Discord's mouth fell open, same as Chrysalis. "Oooopssss." Said Sombra scratching his head, totally confused and scared. Adagio, Sonata and Aria smiled through their teeth. .... The mane 6 kept looking and the strange bus, then the door to the bus opened and out walked Luna. "Hello girls!" Said Luna happily to Twilight and the rest. "Vice Principal Luna!" Yelled the mane 6 in surprise. Other students had heard the girls scream, as soon as they saw the bus and vice principal Luna they immediately began talking about it throughout the school. Celestia, Cadence and Shining Armor also heard about it and they quickly went outside to look. The whole school had gathered to see what was going on, including the shadowbolts. Celestia walked out of the building to talk to her sister. "Luna!" Yelled Celestia happily. "Sister!" Yelled Luna. They hugged each other with much care and the students looked at the scene with joy and applauded. Meanwhile, the elements of caos limited themselves to watch the scene from inside the bus, without making noise, they were all very serious. Especially Discord, he could not take his gaze off of Fluttershy, she looked more beautiful than before. "Why haven't you called?" Asked Celestia. "It's a long story." Said Luna. "How have you been?" "I've been good little sister." Said Celestia. "Nice bus...is it yours?" "It belongs to my..." Said Luna a bit doubtingly and looking away. "Friends." "Really? Wow." Said Celestia. "I would like to meet them." "For real?" Said Luna. "Eh?" In that moment, Sombra got off the bus. "Hello Celestia," Said Sombra coldly. Everyone got quiet, especially Celestia, she had her eyes wide open from shock. "Sombra!" Said Shining Armor angrily and clenching his fists. "What the hell are you doing here?" "Don't take it so hard my dear Shining." Said Chrysalis climbing down from the bus. "Chrysalis!" Said Cadence. "Vixen!" Said Chrysalis angrily. Cadence got angry and she wanted to hit Chrysalis, and Chrysalis felt the same way. On the bus, Discord noticed that Chrysalis had a small knife hidden behind her right hand; this made him shudder. Chrysalis and Cadence got closer to one another, ready to attack the mane 6 held back Cadence meanwhile Discord got off the bus to hold back Chrysalis. "Chrysalis calm down!" Said Discord discretely taking the knife away from Chrysalis. "Are you crazy?" "Discord?" Said Fluttershy not believing what she was seeing. "Is that you?" "Eh?" Said Discord nervously. "Hi?" "What the hell is going on here?" Yelled Rainbow Dash in annoyance. "What's next?......Are the sirens here too?" "Of course," Said Adagio getting off the bus along with Aria and Sonata. "Rainbow witches.!" "Ah can't believe it." Said Applejack. "Same goes for me, darling." Said Rarity In that very moment, Sonata hugged Discord and kissed him on the cheek. "Is everything alright Discord?" Asked Sonata a bit worried. "Are these witches bothering you?" "Eh?" Said Discord. Fluttershy could not believe what she had just seen, Sonata hugging and kissing Discord. This made Fluttershy pissed. "Discord!" Said Fluttershy angrily. "What are you doing with Sonata?" "Eh?" Said Discord, sweating. "Ehhhmmm....eh....uh...." "Discord," Said Sonata. "Do you know these losers?" "Discord!" Yelled Fluttershy. "How could you do this to me?!" "What?" Asked Sonata angrily. "Discord....what is she talking about?" "Wait just a moment." Said Discord. "Even I don't know what's going on." In that moment Neon Lights walked up to Fluttershy and tenderly grabbed her by the shoulders. "Precious," Said Neon Lights. "Is everything alright? Are these people bothering you?" When Discord saw Fluttershy with the boy with sunglasses he began to get pissed. "What is this bullsh..?!" Yelled Discord. "Eh...." Said Fluttershy. "Discord it's not what you think." All of the students in the school were entertained with the spectacle. Meanwhile, outside of the bus, Mane-iac and Ahuizotl were watching while eating popcorn. "This has been very entertaining." Said Mane-iac. "You said it." Said Ahuizotl. "Although...." Said Mane-iac looking over the elements of harmony. "Those six girls look awfully familiar." Ahuizotl observed the six girls a bit seriously. "It can't be!" Said Ahuizotl. TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 17: Your Games Our Rules Part 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- At the entrance of Canterlot High, all of the students were enjoying the spectacle. To see their ex-professor and ex-vice-principal together with their enemies from the past, arguing with the mane 6, principal Celestia, Cadence, and Shining Armor, there was no doubt that they were all paying attention to the situation and they found it amusing but failed to notice that it would soon get worse. In the meantime, Ahuizotl observed the mane 6 with great detail. He was in shock; he could not believe that it was them. Ahuizotl gritted his teeth with rage; remembering that disastrous day. (Flashback told by Ahuizotl) I was a general in the jaguar wars, even though my father was the great Tlatoani from the grand empire of tenochtitlan. Up until now the only pueblo that had followed his worldview and had not adapted, had either submitted or had been corrupted by the modern world that surrounded all of Equestria. On that fateful day, we were going to have an important celebration for my pueblo, along with that there was going to be a human sacrifice, the victim was nothing more and nothing less than Daring Do, the female mercenary that for years had ransacked priceless historical treasures from my temples, and she always talked bad about my culture and dirtied it in her books. Two days before the celebration, I personally had caught and arrested Daring Do; for all of her crimes so her punishment was to be sacrificed to the gods. A few hours before the celebration, I was in custody of Daring Do's prison cell. As I walked up to her cell I gazed upon her beauty, I have never told anyone but for a long time I have been in love with her, I loved her so much that I intentionally let her escape, and she always got away with it....but she kept ransacking and attacking my pueblo, because of that I had no other choice. Daring Do begged me to let her go, I didn't want her to be sacrificed, so I discreetly opened her cell and let her escape through the catacombs and prayed that she not come back, she swore she wouldn't...I was such an idiot! Inside of the main temple, the celebration had started. The ritual of huitzilopochtlii, god of the sun and for that we needed the great and supreme amulet of gold, that was in the shape of a ring, located on the inside of the pyramid on top of a small column of gold; the ceremony was going to perfection so far, the whole pueblo was happy. Just before the start of the disaster, Daring Do managed to slink away to the center of the temple to steal the golden amulet. The pueblo was annoyed with this and my warriors decided to trap Daring Do but to our surprise she was not alone. Daring Do threw the amulet to a group of six intruders, from the looks of it these girls were dressed in explorer attire just like Daring Do. What was weird about them was that they had strange pointed ears, long hair extensions, some of them appeared to have wings and aside from that each one of them emitted a strange light. We considered those girls to be demons; saving the amulet was our top priority, so we attacked the girls but some of them managed to evade us by flying, others disappeared right in front of our eyes and reappeared in a different spot, aside from that they had a strange energy that could hurt us with physical contact. We kept on trying to trap them, but they managed to escape along with the precious amulet. The worst part of it all on one of the windows of the pyramid, Daring Do said farewell and was happy that she had managed to escape, the pueblo, my warriors and my father looked at me angrily and with great disgust. But the cherry on the cake was that Daring Do had hidden detonator bombs in one of the columns of the great pyramid, the instant she left she activated the bombs and they exploded the body of the pyramid resulting in it exploding into a thousand pieces, fortunately no one from my pueblo was gravely injured. Daring Do escaped with that priceless amulet and she destroyed the main temple, my father was so embarrassed of me because it was obvious that it was all my fault, I had dishonored my pueblo, my punishment was exile without an escort; the only way for me to return was to get back the amulet that she stole. And that is how my long search for the girl that I love and hate so much began. ( End of the Flashback) Ahuizotl grunted a bit inaudible, baring his fangs. "You!" Yelled Ahuizotl looking at the mane 6. The elements of harmony looked at Ahuizotl and their eyes went as wide as saucers, they hadn't noticed the aztec boy, up until that moment. "Ahuizotl?!" Asked Rainbow Dash, gulping. Ahuizotl got even more angry, he looked at the mane 6 menacingly. "Wow! You remember me!" Said Ahuizotl walking closer to the mane 6. In that moment, Twilight's pet dog Spike got out of Twilight's backpack and began to bark at Ahuizotl, to defend his owner, causing Ahuizotl to retreat back from Spike's surprise appearance. Twilight immediately grabbed Spike and held him in her arms. "Hey!" Said Mane-iac looking at Spike and Twilight. "Wait just a minute!" Mane-iac looked at the six girls and their dog, finally remembering who they were. (Flashback as told by Mane-iac) I wasn't always the criminal that everyone feared and hated, before that I was dedicated to selling beauty products. As it was expected I had an accident in my factory, electric cables and containers with chemical substances are a bad combination. That aftermath of the accident left physical and mental scars, that up until now I still have. Despite the fact that I have a screw loose I can not stop being me. I can't help but feel pleasure out of robbing and wrongdoing. Aside from wanting to take over the world and to do whatever to be on top of everything, the madness was inside of me. With the passing of time, my fame and respect in the dark world of organized crime gave me high status, I had a great number of followers, international fame, untold riches, cars of the year, and clothes that was in fashion; I was very popular seeing that a lot of businesses started making comics about me, including video games with my name on them where I was the super villan with powers, the terror of the fictional world. One day everything changed. My accomplices and I were robbing the main bank in Canterlot, everything was going to perfection but as soon as we were about to leave the bank before the police arrived and six strange girls got in our way. They were wearing ridiculous disguises, accompanied by a stupid puppy that was also in a disguise. It made my accomplices and me laugh seeing those girls dressed in those ridiculous super hero cosplays. We thought that it was a joke and that it wasn't anything serious. As soon as they got in my path we took care of them, giving them a small beating and leaving them on the ground...seeing that they were only simple girls. After giving them a beating, we prepared to escape, until that ridiculous dog bit my butt and stayed in place, I could not shake it off. A second later after the six girls recovered, but something was not right, each girl emitted a different colored light, their ears and hair changed, I had no idea what was going on. My accomplices decided to attack them once again, but to my surprise they were beaten and tied up. The situation got even more spooky and I tried to escape. That was futile, those strange powerb*tches managed to defeat me, they tied me up and they gagged me with my own hair, how I hate that they messed with my hair. Then the powerf*cks disappeared, and the police arrived and they arrested us. I was in a female maximum security prison for months, it was a horrible hell, after many failed attempts, after a few weeks I managed to escape from prison. All of this time I have been living as a fugitive, and from that I was able to pull of minor crimes, only without henchmen, with nothing. I also spent a lot of time analyzing that strange experience with those ridiculous super heroines and the strange energies that they emitted...if only I could use those to my favor.... Until I met Discord.... (End of Flashback) "It's you guys!" Yelled Mane-iac in a maniacal manner. "You damn f*cking b*t..." From the scream, the mane 6 looked at the crazy girl, impacted from this they began to walk back a few steps. "It can't be!" Said Twilight with a frightful look. "Mane-iac! You're also here?" "Stop with the stupid cliches!" Yelled Mane-iac angrily. "In this moment I am going to rip out your spinal column!" "I'm going to do it first!" Said Ahuizotl angrily, pushing Mane-iac aside and running towards the elements of harmony. In that moment Shining Armor got in his way, standing in front of his sister Twilight and her friends with the intention of protecting them. "Just a "tizoc" moment" Said Shining Armor menacingly. "First you will have to get through me before you put a hand on my sister and her friends." "Hahaha! That can be arranged!" Responded Ahuizotl extending the fingers on his hands, his nails looking like sharpened claws. "gringo" In that moment Discord intervened preventing Shining Armor and Ahuizotl from attacking each other. "Wait a moment Ahuizotl." Said Discord. "Relax!" "No!" Yelled Ahuizotl signaling to the mane 6. "Those damn girls ruined my life!" "He's right!" Intervened Chrysalis. "My life was horrible thanks to them!" Intervened Sombra. All of the villains looked at the mane 6 with an immense hate, meanwhile they looked back at them in fear; this situation had taken them by surprise. They never imagined that they would be seeing all of their enemies together. Meanwhile, Adagio was enjoying the negative energy that was intensely manifesting from the discussions between the two bands and it was making her happy. "Wait! Everyone calm down for just a minute!" Said Discord trying to be diplomatic and smiling nervously. "This can be fixed." "Forget it!" Yelled Mane-iac glaring at the mane 6. "I will slit your throats!" "No!" Said Discord putting himself in front of Mane-iac. "I won't let you!" The moment was so intense that the elements of caos and the elements of harmony stayes silent for a moment. They were surprised by Discord's behavior. "Discord! What's going on?" Asked Sonata, annoyed, although she was trying to be comprehensible. "Why are you defending these girls? Do you know them?" "Eh..." Said Discord without knowing what to say. "It's just that...." "Discord." Said Sonata with a sad look on her face. "Tell me the truth!" Discord let out an enormous sigh before responding. "It's because they are....-" Said Discord in defeat. "My best friends....and I care about them a lot." "Discord!" The mane 6 said in a low voice at the same time surprised and a bit happy. Meanwhile, the elements of caos were furious and crossed their arms and frowned, looking at Discord accusingly and wanting answers. "And...........one of them..." Said Discord looking at his beloved Fluttershy a bit sadly. "Was my girlfriend." The majority of the villains simply opened their eyes in surprise from Discord's confession, annoyed that Discord had kept this a secret. Meanwhile, Sonata was very shocked; she didn't know what to say or think, a million thoughts and emotions clouded her mind; immediately she noticed that Discord looked at the shy girl with butter colored skin and pink hair; for some weird reason she didn't understand but she began to profoundly hate the girl with the butter colored skin. "She must be that girl Fluttershy" thought Sonata looking at the girl with rage, remembering the battle of the bands when she attacked her with magical butterflies using her tambourine. Fluttershy felt hurt and annoyed that Discord had said "was my girlfriend" seeing that they had never officially ended. But it was obvious that due to the situations that had ocurred. Fluttershy noticed that Sonata was looking at her with hatred, she didn't back down and she returned the look to Sonata; she knew that she was going to try and manipulate Discord and that bothered her the most. Even though it was obvious that Fluttershy was feeling jealous. "So please my friends!" Said Discord. "Leave them alone!" "To hell with this modesty!" Said Mane-iac taking out a comb that was secretly a knife. "I will make you suffer the same way you made me suffer." In that moment arrows hit the knife Mane-iac was holding causing her to drop it. Mane-iac was puzzled and so were her friends. "Don't take one more step!" Yelled an energetic feminine voice. The elements of caos looked in the direction where the arrow was fired and where they had heard that feminine voice. The person who had launched the arrow was a girl with yellow skin similar to Adagio's with freckles on her face, violet colored hair and green locks, the girl was in the middle of a group of students, guys and girls, they all wore a green uniform. To the surprise of the elements of caos, all of the students that were wearing uniforms had bows and arrows pointed at them. "Thugs! Pay attention!" Said Neon Light who was in the middle of the group of students. "If you challenge the wonderbolts, then you're messing with the shadowbolts!" "Neon Light!" Said Fluttershy surprised from the warlike behavior of the shadowbolts. "We urge you to leave!" Said Neon Light looking at Discord defiantly. "Or you will face the consequences!" "Neon Light!" Said Fluttershy. "Stop!" "I will protect you Fluttershy." Said Neon Light. "At any cost! So make way, and we will take charge." The shadowbolts still had their arrows pointed towards the elements of caos. Ahuizotl picked up one of the arrows and he examined it. "Aww how cute!" Said Ahuizotl sarcastically, after breaking the arrow in half with one hand. Discord could not stop looking at Neon Light with hatred and his group of shadowbolts. "Wow!" Said Discord trying to provoke the shadowbolts. "You must feel so much more brave when you have weapons pointed at us!" "Discord!" Said Fluttershy as if she was scolding him. "What did you say?" Said Neon Light. "What you heard." Said Discord. They looked at each other with anger. "Wait a moment." Said Twilight in a high pitched voice. "Stop!...We don't have to go so far." "No." Said Discord annoyed. "We don't have to!" "Eh?" Said Twilight. "Elements of caos!" Said Discord. "Let's go!" "What?!" Said Adagio annoyed at being interrupted from enjoying her magic. "But it's just that...." "I said let's go!" Yelled Discord annoyed and with a tear falling from his right eye. Adagio knew that Discord was angry and that he still possessed magic, and she didn't want to make him mad so she only obeyed and the rest followed behind. With nothing more to do the caotic group boarded the bus. Meanwhile, Celestia and Luna were talking. "Luna." Said Celestia. "I can't believe what you have done." "Done what?" Asked Luna, a bit annoyed. "Make friends with those kinds of people." Said Celestia. "They are a bad influence." "How dare you talk about them like that!" Responded Luna annoyed. "They are my friends!" "Your friends?" Asked Celestia, in a serious tone. " Are you referring to Chrysalis, Sombra and the Dazzlings?" "Yes!" Responded Luna furiously. "So?" "Luna." Said Celestia. "Please.....listen to me!" "No Celestia!" Yelled Luna. "I will not allow you to insult them! You don't know them like I do!" "Luna!" Said Celestia. "Is it true...that you have given up on your studies?....for them?" "Yes sister." Said Luna. "And I don't regret it!" "Luna!" Said Celestia annoyed. "Why have you done this?" "Because they have done more for me than anything you have done for me." Responded Luna. "What?!" Asked Celestia, confused. "I have played the drum in concerts." Said Luna raising her voice. "I have gotten to meet famous artists, I have given autographs, and we are going to be signed to a record deal and record an album...all thanks to them! It was all thanks to my friends!" "Little sister.." Said Celestia. "However you.." Said Luna. "You locked me in that horrible internship for a whole year!" "But." Said Celestia. "I only..." "I will never be your Sombra!" Said Luna. "That is over!" "Luna!" Said Celestia. "Listen to me!" "That's Nightmare Moon to you!" Said Luna furiously. "I am an element of caos!" "Sister!" Said Celestia sadly. "Goodbye Celestia!" Said Luna giving her the cold shoulder and walking away. The elements of caos walked back to the bus, the big group of students only watched them. The shadowbolts put away their weapons. Meanwhile the elements of harmony watched as their old friends walked away. "That's right!" Said Rainbow Dash to the elements of caos. "Leave while you can!" "Rainbow Dash!" Said Twilight, scolding Rainbow. "What are you doing?" "You know that you can't beat us!" Said Rainbow Dash ignoring Twilight's reprimanding. All of the elements of caos kept walking towards the bus, trying to ignore the girl with the multicolor hair. "Aside from being losers..." Yelled Rainbow Dash. "You're all cowards!" Upon hearing these words from Rainbow Dash, all of the members of the group with no exception turned to look at the mane 6 with great hatred. This was the drop that broke the vase. "What did you say you F*cking little escuincla?" Said Ahuizotl annoyed. Rainbow Dash covered her mouth with both hands. Meanwhile the elements of caos slowly walked closer to the mane 6. "Who are you calling a coward?!" Said Adagio. After a few seconds of silence.. "You guys!" Said Rainbow Dash, emboldened. "We have beaten you before and we can do it again." "Oh yeah?!" Said Aria in a challenging tone. "Yes!" Responded the mane 6 at the same time. "How touching!" Said Chrysalis sarcastically. "And they're not alone!" Said Flash Sentry somewhere from the crowd. "You have us!" "Yeah!" Yelled the crowd of students with enthusiasm. "And you can count on us!" Said Neon Light from the center of the group of shadowbolts. The elements of caos looked at the immense group of students, they didn't even flinch. "Wow!" Said Adagio pretending to be a victim. "You guys always have to make confrontations so unequal." "What are you trying to say?" Asked Twilight. "From the little that I know about you." Said Adagio. "Is that you have always defeated us individually....now that we have allied...you need the whole school and the help of another school to fight against us, we're only nine, and aside from that you guys possess magic...how unfair!" "We don't need help from anyone." Said Rainbow Dash proudly. "Us rainbooms can kick your ass any day." "Oh really?" Said Adagio arrogantly. "So....when?" "How about today!" Said Rainbow Dash looking Adagio in the eyes. "The rainbooms against you guys....a battle of the bands just like last time." "Sounds good to me." Said Adagio smiling victoriously. "It will be in one hour in the school gymnasium." Said Rainbow Dash. "So be prepared!" "Hahaha!" Laughed Adagio. "Likewise!" "In the meantime." Intervened Luna. "Friends, you guys can explore the school completely!" "I have always wanted to get to know the school I always wanted to destroy!" Said Sombra jokingly. "Very well." Said Adagio. "Cover the whole school if you want to! We'll see you in one hour!" "Ok!" Yelled everyone. "In one hour we will have our revenge!" Said Adagio. The elements of caos smiled maliciously, meanwhile Discord shook his head silently. The bell rang and the group of students began to dissolve to continue with their affairs. "Let's go!" Said Rainbow Dash to her friends. "We should arrange the stage for the duel, today we are going to kick some villain butt!" "Rainbow Dash." Said Twilight. "You should have stayed quiet!" "Calm down egghead." Said Rainbow Dash. "We are the bearers of the elements, and we will finish off our enemies once and for all!" "I'm not sure about this sugar cube!" Said Applejack. "I agree with Applejack darling!" Said Rarity. Fluttershy only zoned out the discussion between her friends. For just a second, Fluttershy turned to look at Discord, curiously Discord did the same, they both exchanged a look for a second, but for them it felt like an eternity. After that each one of them returned to their group, preparing for the duel. No one had really noticed but on the roof of the building of Canterlot High, a girl with brown colored skin and hair with gray scales sat, she was observing the whole discussion, worried about what was to come. TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 18: Your Games Our Rules Part 2 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The elements of caos were free to roam the school as they pleased, so without hesitation they first walked to the school fields. As they walked, Discord turned his gaze towards Fluttershy although she was a short distance away. He noticed that the mane 6 were talking with the Shadowbolts, and that guy Neon Light was very close to Fluttershy, taking her by the shoulders and talking with her, to Discord it hurt and it angered him a lot, it made his blood boil from rage although he didn't show it. Meanwhile, Fluttershy talked with Neon Light, trying to keep her distance from the boy, she felt a little uncomfortable having his face so close to hers. As she listened to Neon Light, Fluttershy turned to look at Discord even though he was a short distance away; to her surprise she notices that Sonata got closer to Discord and she held his hand and together they walked hand in hand as if they were a couple, it hurt Fluttershy to look at this scene. Then, the elements of caos observed the events that were going on in astonishment, they looked like school olympic events, but for them they looked like a playground. "Wow!" Said Ahuizotl amazed to see the kids enter the archery area. "Yeah!" Said Sombra looking at the motorcycles. "Wow!" Mane-iac observed the obstacle course with interest. "Very well, guys!" Said Luna enthusiastically. "Thanks to Celestia you can participate in any event you choose while we wait for the hour to go by." "Sounds good to me!" Said Mane-iac maliciously. "Ditto for me." Said Chrysalis without interest. "One more thing." Said Luna. "Please, do not get yourselves into any trouble." "Don't worry lulu!" Said Sombra. "You stay calm and I'll be nervous!" Said Ahuizotl. "Ok friends." Said Luna. "Well then, have fun!" The group dispersed and went off to different activities that were going on. ..... Without a doubt, Sombra headed for the motorcycle races. Sombra walked up to the starting line, there were four competitors, he supposed that two of them were wondercolts and the other two were shadowbolts. To his horror one of the wondercolts was Rainbow Dash. "Hello!" Said Sombra very sure of himself. "Ladies." "Hello." They all said back except for Rainbow Dash. "Can I join you in one of the races?" Said Sombra. "Hahahahaha!" Laughed Rainbow Dash. "You can't beat us!" "Get lost weird boy!" Said one of the competitors that had dark blue skin and white and blue hair. "If you really think I'm a loser," Said Sombra. "Then you should have no problem if I compete against you guys." "Ha! Ok." Said Rainbow Dash, egocentrically. "Trixie, let him borrow your motorcycle." "What?!" Said Trixie annoyed. "The great and powerful Trixie will not let someone else borrow her motorcycle....." In that moment, Sombra smiled seductively and winked his eye, making Trixie blush. She wouldn't admit it out loud but Sombra was very attractive. "Ok." Said Trixie a bit nervously, climbing off her motorcycle. "Thank you!" Said Sombra, kissing Trixie's right hand like a true gentlemen. "Pretty lady." Trixie stayed silent, her heart beat rapidly; meanwhile on the bleachers Snails watched the whole scene, annoyed. "Can we start now?!" Asked Rainbow Dash very annoyed. Sombra climbed onto the motorcycle, he didn't want to use a helmet. "Very well." Said Rainbow Dash. "On the count of three..." Rainbow Dash winked an eye at the Shadowbolts, the Shadowbolts affirmed with a nod of their heads. "One!" Yelled Rainbow Dash. "Three!" Quickly, Rainbow Dash and the Shadowbolts took off, leaving Sombra behind and confused. Sombra knew that the girls had cheated, but it didn't bother him, on the contrary he smiled and accelerated the velocity on his motorcycle. The motocross arena had curves and some obstacles, Rainbow Dash was in the front and Sombra was in last place. Sombra smiled darkly and he accelerated the motorcycle and he skidded on the curves without losing velocity. Quickly, Sombra passed the Shadowbolts and then he passed Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash was shocked, she had practiced the course multiple times and she could not believe that Sombra had passed her so quickly, she noticed that Sombra was a daredevil to maneuver the motorcycle so radically, there was no doubt that that was the reason why Celestia was in love with him. Sombra was close to the finish line. Meanwhile at the finish line; the school marching band of Canterlot High were practicing their choreography and their music, the leader of the band, a girl with clear yellow skin, with light pink hair and lines of darker pink, she had two pigtails and her lovely school band uniform was blue and she had a white skirt. She was in front of the marching band with pride. Before Sombra got to the finish line he could not resist the temptation to see this girl, to see her smile her lovely green eyes, to see her march, to see her lovely light yellow legs; Sombra was totally alienated. Thanks to this Distraction, Sombra lost control of the motorcycle causing him to fall to the ground very brutally. Sombra remained on the ground, but the motorcycle kept going, and the friction caused it to launch through the air, and it flew through the air, it landed on top of Celestia's car, immediately causing the alarm to go off. Rainbow Dash and the Shadowbolts got to the finish line. Meanwhile Sombra remained face down in the dirt; the leader of the band noticed the accident and she quickly ran over to Sombra to help him. She immediately got down on her knees and she turned Sombra over so that he was face up, she quickly positioned Sombra on her lap to better check his vital signs. A few seconds later Sombra opened his eyes and looked at the beautiful girl. "Are you ok?" Asked the girl. "I am now." Said Sombra smiling. "I feel so much better now that you're here!" The girl only blushed and she hesitated to smile. From a distance, Adagio was watching the situation, she didn't understand why but she was a bit bothered to see Sombra lying across that girls lap. In the meantime inside of the school, watching from a window facing in that general direction, Celestia watched the scene furiously, not just because of what happened to her car but from the fact that Sombra was flirting with one of her students. "Sombra!" Said Celestia through clenched teeth. "Wow! Tia," Said Cadence from beside Celestia. "This is the second time that a guy that you liked has destroyed your car!" Celestia slowly turned to glare at Cadence, meanwhile Cadence only smiled nervously. ..... In the meantime in another zone the obstacle course was about to start, Mane-iac looked at all of the competitors, among them was Applejack. "Hello." Said Mane-iac in a friendly tone. "What are you about to do?" "Mane-iac!" Said Applejack trying to calm down and not be rude. "Ah!" Said Mane-iac, mocking Applejack. "You're the whore that gagged my minions." Applejack and the other girls' mouths opened in shock from how rude she was being. "By the way." Said Mane-iac. "What type of fabric was your outfit made of? Lycra? Spandex? Because it looked very uncomfortable when we last fought." Applejack was as red as a tomato, meanwhile the rest of the girls stayed silent. "Stop it!" Yelled Applejack. "This is an obstacle course, it would be better if you didn't interfere and just left." "Obstacle course......great!" Said Mane-iac. "I want to compete!" "You're crazy!" Yelled one of the Shadowbolts. "Occasionally." Responded Mane-iac. "You have no chance against us." Said Applejack. "If you're so good and professional," Said Mane-iac. "Then you shouldn't fear me!" "Fear you?!" Said Applejack annoyed. "I accept to compete against you!" "Us too!" Responded the rest of the competitors. "Let's make a bet. $500 bits each one of us." Said Mane-iac. "Or do you think you can't beat me?" "Deal!" Said Applejack furiously. Mane-iac walked up to the starting line, they were all ready. When they heard the starting gun go off they all ran quickly. Applejack dodged and ran through the obstacles, Mane-iac did the same, they both quickly left behind the rest of the competitors. Mane-iac quickly got past Applejack, Applejack was not happy with Mane-iac exceeding her, as she kept on running she got out a bottle of shampoo from her pocket, and she began to pour it onto the track, Applejack managed to avoid it the rest of the competitors were not as lucky and most of them slipped and fell to the ground. As a last resort, Mane-iac got out nail polish remover and she threw it at Applejack, the nail polish remover fell into her eyes and she couldn't keep running because her eyes burned too much. Mane-iac laughed and she got to the finish line. Applejack and the rest of the competitors got to the finish line and were very angry. "Yer a wretched person!" Said Applejack. "You cheated." "You should have thought of that before you made a deal." Said Mane-iac. "Speaking of deals you owe me $500 bits each." "What?!" Yelled Applejack. "Aren't you women of your word?" Said Mane-iac. "Where is your honesty?" Applejack was in shock, she was in indeed the element of honesty and the rest could not dishonor the Shadowbolts. A few minutes later they all paid up. "It was a pleasure doing business with you all." Said Mane-iac laughing and walking away from the place. .... With his backpack on his back, Ahuizotl walked to the archery area, he looked at the detail that everyone shot the arrows. Much to his surprise he found himself with the girl who had launched the arrow at Mane-iac and the girl with the butter colored skin and pink hair that had helped out Daring Do. Immediately everyone turned to look at Ahuizotl, and they stopped shooting their arrows. "Hahaha!" Said Ahuizotl to all those present. "You have nice arrows and targets." "What would you know about that aboriginal?" Said the girl with the yellow skin that was from the Shadowbolts. "You'd better go back to your pueblo!" "Yeah, leave!" Said the rest with the exception of Fluttershy who remained silent. "Outsider." "Go remove hearts or go sacrifice babies!" Said a boy within the crowd. "We no longer have need for more janitors." Said a girl from the crowd. "Or for street sweepers." "Go sleep next to a cactus." Said another person. "Or go drink tequila." Ahuizotl decided to ignore these comments, it was obvious that these kids had read the Daring Do books and had negative ideas about him. "You rookies barely know how to shoot a bow and arrow." Said Ahuizotl. "What are you trying to say?" Said one girl. "I'm the best in all of Equestria!" "I doubt it, my queen!" Said Ahuizotl. "I challenge you!" Said the girl angrily. "You and me!" "Ok." Said Ahuizotl. "Sounds good to me, biscuit." The rest of the competitors walked over to them to watch the event. "Wow!" Said a boy from amongst the crowd. "Sour Sweet is going against the Aztec boy." The rest of the crowd cheered with excitement, Fluttershy quickly walked stepped aside and walked away to avoid any problems aside from that she was really scared of Ahuizotl. "Sour Sweet?" Said Ahuizotl. "Lovely name!" "Whatever." Responded Sour Sweet reluctantly. "Choose your bow and arrows." "No thanks." Responded Ahuizotl lowering his backpack to the ground. "I have my own materials." Ahuizotl opened his backpack and he took out disassembled wood parts, Sour Sweet and the rest only observed what he was doing. Ahuizotl quickly put together his bow, it was a bow decorated with glyphs of high and low relief, it looked like an artisan piece. Then he took out his arrows, they were wooden sticks with a sharpened rock tip and feathers on the ends. "Wow!" Said Sour Sweet a bit impressed. "Rock tips?" "Obsidian to be exact." Responded Ahuizotl. "Ok!" Said Sour Sweet. "Watch this!" Immediately Sour Sweet pointed her arrows and fired three at the same time at one target, she did the same with three more; an arrow stayed in the center of each target. Her friends and fellow competitors applauded and they were astonished with Sour Sweet's demonstration. "Beat that native!" Said Sour Sweet. "I bet you can't shoot three arrows at the same time." "No, no I can't ." Said Ahuizotl looking at each target. "You'll see pretty girl, in my pueblo...." Ahuizotl walked around Sour Sweet, obviously maintaining his distance. Ahuizotl didn't stop looking her in the eyes. "In a battle," Said Ahuizotl preparing his bow and arrow. "You don't have the luxury to waste arrows so that is why we launch them one by one." Without breaking eye contact with Sour Sweet Ahuizotl launched the arrow into the center of the target. "Oooohhh!" Said the crowd without believing what they had just seen. "It's not just about learning to shoot." Said Ahuizotl preparing another arrow. "It's to memorize and familiarize yourself with the battle field." He launched another arrow at a target. "To learn where your enemy is going to move." Said Ahuizotl launching an arrow at a moving target. "To determine if there are going to be strong air currents." "Wooooow!" Yelled the crowd. Ahuizotl managed to shoot the rest of the targets without breaking his gaze from Sour Sweet; in turn Sour Sweet was impressed, she could not believe that he could hit the target without having to look at it in order to hit it. "I think I won." Said Ahuizotl imitating an Anglo-Saxon accent. "Señorita!" "How did you do it?" Asked Sour Sweet. "With training." Said Ahuizotl. "It's part of Tenochtitlan military training." "Woooow!" Said Sour Sweet with her mouth wide in surprise. "Seriously?" "Yes, it's always been that way." Said Ahuizotl. "We never liked to use new weapons and technology, we don't want to be like the rest....we love our roots that have formed our culture." "Oh!" Was the only word Sour Sweet said. "And when you try to force your ideas on us, you're very wrong." Said Ahuizotl. "INVESTIGATE BEFORE YOU JUDGE!" The crowd stayed silent, embarrassed. Then Ahuizotl threw his bow to Sour Sweet and she caught it. "Keep practicing, you're really good." Said Ahuizotl walking away without looking back. "You can keep it as a gift...I can easily make another one, a better one." "Wait!" Said Sour Sweet. "What's your name?" "Ahuizotl." Said Ahuizotl calmly walking away. Without noticing, all of the girls that were there, including Sour let out a dreamy sigh towards Ahuizotl. Aria looked at what was going on from a distance, for some weird reason that she could not understand, it annoyed her to see Ahuizotl acting that way towards other girls. "He never gave me any gifts..." Said Aria, annoyed and crossing her arms. "What?" Said Adagio surprised to hear Aria's opinion. "What did you just say Aria?" "Nothing." Said Aria, angry but blushing. ... Then the Dazzlings walked towards one of the terraces that was filled with students, perhaps it would be another opportunity to absorb energy. When they got there they noticed that a race was about to start, what surprised them the most was that it was a roller skating race, it displeased them to see one of the elements of harmony there about to compete, she had spongy pink hair and her skin was a lighter shade of pink. In that moment the girl looked at the Dazzlings, she smiled at them and skated towards them. "Hello, I'm Pinkie Pie!" Yelled the girl very peremptory in front of the sirens. "How exciting! My mortal enemies!" The Dazzlings stayed silent as they looked at Pinkie..Sonata smiled friendly. "Do you want to join in the competition?" Asked Pinkie. "It's gonna be lots of fun!" "I think that..." Said Adagio annoyed. "Yes!" Interrupted Sonata. "It'll be fun!" "Right?!" Yelled Pinkie. "Of course it will be!" Yelled Sonata. "How exciting!" Yelled Pinkie. "Totally!" Yelled Sonata. "I'm so happy!" Yelled Pinkie. "Me too!" Yelled Sonata. Aria and Adagio were annoyed from the chatter of these two idiots. "Do you want to compete?" Asked Adagio taking off the jewel and putting it around Sonata's neck. "Go on! But please shut your mouth!" Sonata got excited, Pinkie quickly gave her a pair of skates, a helmet and elbow and knee pads and Sonata put them on and skated over to the starting line with Pinkie. "The worse part about this is that this idiot doesn't know how to skate." Said Aria. "That's why I gave her the jewel." Said Adagio. "I want to see what else it can do!" The race, Pinkie Pie skated quickly, along with the rest of the competitors, meanwhile Sonata skated slowly, trying not to lose her balance. Pinkie was just about to reach the finish line; Sonata didn't want to lose, so the siren imagined Discord hugging her and congratulating her on her triumph. Sonata had more force and rage, the jewel activated and illuminated completely, the wheels on her skates began to skid and they suddenly moved her forward at a great velocity, taking it's owner who yelled and flailed to the finish line. Pinkie Pie could not believe it, she had lost against Sonata, but it didn't matter to her. What was important was that she tried her best and had fun. "I won?" Asked Sonata a bit confused, after having crossed the finish line. "I can't believe it." Said Aria, sitting on the bleachers. "I have managed to demonstrate what we could do with draconequus magic." Said Adagio. "This just keeps getting better." "Yes!" Yelled Sonata after removing her skates and safety gear. "I can't wait to tell Discord that I won!" Sonata began to run, while jumping little jumps as she walked towards the school to find the chaotic boy. .... Chrysalis leaned against a wall of the school. She observed from afar her supposed friends compete in those stupid games, to her they were just stupid. To her, everything made her nauseous and she didn't want to share with everyone everything that she had accomplished. Suddenly she began to hear some noises, weeping and laughter coming from the side of building. Chrysalis could care less but these noises were annoying her so she decided to investigate what was going on. As she got closer she noticed that it was a group of boys that were bothering a girl. "You're weird." Said one of the aggressors. "You're a phenomenon." Said another boy, laughing. "She looks like a deformed teddy bear!" Said another. When she saw what was going on, she couldn't help but intervene. "You inept guys!" Said Chrysalis. "Go off and bother someone else...you mother f**ers." Chrysalis pushed the boys, they didn't take her aggression seriously but walked away. "Let's leave these two crazies here!" Said one of the aggressors before he left. After they left Chrysalis looked at the girl that was the victim of these aggressors; she was still covering her face with her hands. "Hey you." Said Chrysalis sort of scolding her. "What the hell is wrong with you? Have a bit of dignity." The girl stopped covering her face with her hands and looked at her savior. Chrysalis looked at the girl, her hair was a light pink, her skin was a lighter pink, her eyes were jade, she was wearing a white sweater and a sky blue skirt. "At least say something!" Said Chrysalis annoyed. The girl did not stop looking at Chrysalis, Chrysalis was starting to get uncomfortable. "Eh?" Said Chrysalis taking a few steps back. "If you don't want to talk about it then don't tell me." The girl hopelessly kept looking at Chrysalis, the girl said nothing, she only stuck out the tip of her tongue. "You're weird." Said Chrysalis making a half turn to walk away. As Chrysalis walked she had the strange feeling that she was being followed. As she turned around, she noticed that the pink colored girl was following her. Chrysalis began to panic and she looked at the girl. "What?!" Yelled Chrysalis. "What do you want?" The pink colored girl once again stuck out the tip of her tongue and didn't stop looking at Chrysalis. Chrysalis could not believe what was going on. .... Discord walked through the hallways of the school, remembering old times. A few weeks had barely gone by since he left and it looked like nothing had changed. As he walked down the right corner of the hallway he found himself with no more and no less than with the girl that had stolen his heart. "Discord!" Said Fluttershy who was just was shocked as Discord. "Fluttershy!" Said Discord. They were both petrified, they didn't know what to do or say, then after a few seconds Discord broke the silence. "How are you?" Asked Discord a bit indifferently. "Good...I suppose." Said Fluttershy, shyly. "And you?" "Good." Said Discord. "I suppose you're now Neon Light's girlfriend." "Discord!" Said Fluttershy a bit annoyed. "Why are you asking me that?" "I saw that he wanted to impress you." Said Discord annoyed. "And what about you?" Said Fluttershy. "You're dating Sonata.......that girl is evil!" "She's not my girlfriend!" Said Discord. "And did that kiss on the cheek mean anything to you?" Accused Fluttershy. "Oh, you mean like when you kissed Big Mac?" Responded Discord. Fluttershy stayed silent, for a moment, looking at Discord sadly. "I'm sorry for bringing that up," Said Discord shedding tears. "To be honest it hurt me to the core when I saw you kissing another boy." "Discord!" Said Fluttershy crying profusely. "It was all a misunderstanding....please forgive me..." Without thinking about it, Discord hugged Fluttershy, Fluttershy stayed still, surprised from the hug. "To be honest, I missed you a lot." Said Discord without letting Fluttershy go, feeling the softness of her skin and smelling her sweet aroma. "Discord!" Said Fluttershy, not stopping from crying, but on the inside she was really happy to once again feel Discord's embrace. "Really, forgive me." "No Fluttershy....you have to forgive me." Said Discord, delicately touching Fluttershy's face. "I should have been a better boyfriend.....dedicated more time to you." "Discord...you're a good boyfriend." Said Fluttershy. "What really happened was...." "Fluttershy!" Said Discord interrupting Fluttershy. "I don't care about what happened...I don't care if you misunderstood or if I misunderstood, but these past few weeks I have realized that it doesn't matter how much I triumph...I can't live without you! You are my world!" "These weeks have been just horrible without you." Said Fluttershy. "To be honest I needed you! I'm so happy to see you again!" Fluttershy hugged Discord, profusely crying onto his shoulder. "I love you!" Said Fluttershy. "And I love you!" Said Discord In the meantime, Sonata was walking down the hallway in search of Discord, she heard a conversation on the other side of the hallway, Sonata decided to get closer to see who it was. When she got closer she could not believe what she was seeing, Discord hugging Fluttershy affectionately, Sonata's mouth opened in astonishment, she clung to the wall to try and contain her tears. Much to her misfortune, it was the heat of the moment when Fluttershy and Discord kissed passionately. The tears began to roll down Sonata's cheeks as she watched the boy she loved kiss someone else. TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 19: Chaos Vs Harmony > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seconds before: Fluttershy and Discord were embracing one another, and they both enjoyed this magical moment. "Oh my love!" Said Fluttershy. "I thought I had lost you completely when you became friends with Sombra and the Dazzlings and the rest..." "Do not worry Fluttershy!" Said Discord. "I would never go completely against you, or against your friends." "You were very brave to defend them." Said Fluttershy. "I didn't want them to break your spine." Said Discord in a joking tone. "Or for them to slit your throat." Then Discord nuzzled Fluttershy's nose. "Oh Fluttershy." Said Discord. "I want to start all over again with you." "No Discord!" Said Fluttershy, smiling. Discord was confused. "We never finished silly!" Fluttershy took out a golden ring from her pocket the one that Discord was going to give her for their anniversary. Discord was impressed, he could not believe that Fluttershy had kept the ring. "I never put it on." Said Fluttesshy. "I was waiting for you to give it to me." Discord took the ring and put it on Fluttershy's ring finger, Fluttershy contemplated on the ring on her finger. "I love you Fluttershy." Said Discord, moving his face closer to Fluttershy's. "And I love you Discord." Said Fluttershy closing her eyes and waiting for the contact of Discord's lips against hers. Both of them united their lips, and they both enjoyed the moment as if it was their first kiss from a few months back. In the meantime, Sonata observed the happy couple and she raised her right hand to her chest where her heart is, her heart hurt intensly, she could not stop silently crying, her mascara began to run over her cheeks from crying. She cried bitterly, but it didn't stop there, after the kiss Fluttershy and Discord continued talking, Sonata had to resist her urge to keep listening to their conversation. "You are so beautiful." Said Discord, holding Fluttershy by the hips. "I will never again let you go!" Discord once again kissed Fluttershy and Fluttershy recieved the kiss affectionatly. "But.......Discord." Said Fluttershy after the kiss. "What is going to happen with your friends?" Sonata payed attention, as she dried her tears. "With my group?" Said Discord. "Well......I'll leave them....they're very talented...they can triumph without me." Sonata clung onto the wall, she closed her eyes and she clenched her fists. She could not believe what she was hearing, Discord was abandonign the elements of caos for Fluttershy? Sonata was suffering internally, her pain was so strong that the jewel that she posessed was absorbing her negative magical energy. "Really?" Asked Fluttershy. "Yes, my beloved Fluttershy." Said Discord, caressing Fluttershy's lovely face. "Do not worry, I'll talk to them." Then, Fluttershy and Discord went off the find the Rainbooms, and they walked down the hallway holding hands. Sonata watched the happy couple feeling sad and hate towards them; Adagio and Aria appeared on the scene, and they found Sonata. The saw her crying and clinging to the wall, seeing that she didn't have a shoulder to cry on to help comfort her in her time of suffering. "Sonata!" Said Adagio, annoyed. "Who told you that you could take the jewel with you?" "Idiot!" Said Aria. "If those rainbow witches see the gem, they will know and everything will be ruined..." In that moment, Sonata looked at them with tears in her eyes and her mascara running from the tears. "Sister?" Said Aria. "Can you please let us know what is going on with you?" Sonata signaled to Discord and Fluttershy who were walking down the hallway, walking hand in hand, suddenly her sisters understood. "Oh wow." Said Aria. "I understand." Adagio didn't like to see Discord's magic escape her. But the gem had enough charge to let their revenge begin. Adagio and Aria caressed their younger sister's back, as a sign of comfort. "Follow my voice, Aria." Said Adagio as she began to sing to Sonata. Did you see that, little sisteeeeeer? Did you see what happened here? Love is for those who are weak it's for those with no ambition Do not waste your teeeaaars It shouldn't be this way" Listen well, because I only want what's best for you.... (Adagio and Aria together) "The time has come! Let's finish what we started here The bell has rung, the time has come Our revenge is about to start The time has come! It's time to reclaim what's ours All the power and control From this world and so much more With our magic we have to start We have to start Aria: They say that during a storm Lighting doesn't strike the same place twice It's nothing more than a lie how you can feel like that for a guy Don't be so naive The moment is almost here.... "But,." Said Sonata, who was still sad. "I still love Discord....despite everything........despite his betrayal...I LOVE HIM!" "Well then....listen will little sister." Said Adagio without losing the rythym of the song. Aria: "Well if you insist, you know you can't resist. Go to reclaim what is yours now!" "But if he rejects you again.." Said Aria. evilly. Adagio: "And now the lord of chaoooooooss Is about to discover That you shouldn't make a siren suffer All three of us agree on that and now it's time to start the chant Our own kingdom and our revenge will slowly but surely crush all of them...... (ALL OF THEM SINGING TOGEHTER WITH GREAT CONFIDENCE) It will fall on them! It will fall on them! It will fall on them! It will fall on theeeemm! The time has come! Let's finish what we started here The bell has rung the time has come Our revenge is about to start The moment is here We can achieve Prepare for your grand finale! The time has come!" "We will crush those rainbooms!" Said Sonata, drying her tears. "I want all of them to suffer! Especially that girl with the butterflies! I want them to dissapear forever!" "Yes, little sister!" Said Adagio, hugging Sonata. "And in return....if everything goes according to plan, because I am a good sister...after our revenge.........I will use the rest of the magic so that you can stay with that..."draconequus boy" forever." Without any doubts, Sonata nodded her head, she removed the jewel from her neck and she gave it back to Adagio. Sonata was not about to lose the only person from this repugnant, cruel and terrible world, who had truly worried about her and defended her, giving her security, happiness, and comfort despite the difficult situations; offering her the help and care that she truly needed. But on the other hand Sonata's mind also thought that Discord would not return her feelings, as bad as it sounded, he was also going to suffer the same destiny as any other person who dared to get in the way of her or her sisters, seeing that the heart and emotions of a siren were extremely important, that if anyone were to reject them or hurt them, there would be no forgiveness. "Well girls!"Said Adagio, placing the jewel around her neck. "We have to get ready....the time of truth has finally arrived! We have to let the others know of Discord's betrayal." Aria affirmed by nodding her head. Sonata stared at the ground. ... Minutes later, in the school's gymnasium, the dazzlings spoke to Chrysalis, Sombra, Ahuizotl and Mane-iac. Chrysalis had the strange girl with the pink skin at her side and this girl would not leave her. "What?!" Yelled the group, annoyed. "That's just the way it is, my friends." Said Adagio. "Discord is going to abandon us for those rainbow witches." "I can't believe it." Said Ahuizotl as he punched a wall. "It's those damn bad borns!" "Discord is going to abandon us...for six skirts." Said Sombra. "Well...I probably would have done the same." "This is serious Sombra." Said Adagio, annoyed by Sombra's comment. "The future of the band is at stake!" "What are you going to do about it?" Asked Chrysalis, trying to get away from the pink girl. "You'll see." Said Adagio, looking at the grand jewel. In that moment, Luna arrived. "Guys." Said Luna. "The battle is going to start soon....are you ready?" "Oh yes." Said Adagio, smiling evilly. A second later, Adagio began to sing a classic siren song. All who were present with the exception of Aria and Sonata were hypnotized by Adagio's song. "You." Ordered Adagio to Chrysalis's number one fan. "Leave!" The pink girl, completely hypnotized left with no problem, she looked like a marrionette. After the girl left, Adagio continued talking. "Act calm." Said Adagio. "In the battle I want you to play and sing with a lot of energy and strength like never before....understand?" The others whose eyes were illuminated by the color green nodded their heads. "Let us make this world suffer!" Yelled Adagio victoriously, as she pointed her clenched fist towards the sky. "But first....let's go see our ex-friend....and make him come around!" The elements of caos went off in search of Discord. ..... In the meantime, Discord and the elements of harmony were practicing in the music room. "Woooooow! Discord." Said Rainbow Dash. "You guys are a famous rock group!" "And you're going to give a concert!" Said Rarity, very surprised. "Tonight!" Said Pinkie Pie, excited. "And yer already successful." Said Applejack. "Are ya going to be famous?" "Yes." Said Discord. "Exactly!" "That is...." Said Rainbow Dash. "Awesome!" "No!" Said Discord. "Whaaat?!" Said all of the girls. "I will dessert them." Said Discord looking at Fluttershy lovingly and taking her by the hand. "For my beloved Fluttershy!" Fluttershy and Discord hugged affectionately. "Wow Discord!" Said Rainbow Dash. "You're an idiot! If I were you I wouldn..." The rest of the girls glared at Rainbow Dash before she could finish her sentence. "Ok, ok." Said Rainbow Dash, ashamed of what she was about to say. "I'm sorry." "Discord." Said Twilight. "By any chance...have you seen your new friends....they've been behaving strangely...." "You're going to have to be more specifiv Twilight." Said Discord. "I'm referring to..." Said Twilight, annoyed. "To the things that they did earlier....things out of the ordinary...they were supernatural?" Discord scratched his chin, remembering the good times he had with his friends. "No." Said Discord, so sure of himself. "Supernatural?" "Yes....but...really?" Asked Twilight. "Not even the Dazzlings or Mane-iac?" "Mmmm....no, Twilight." Said Discord. "Why do you ask?" "No reason Discord." Said Twilight, thinking that it was better to not say anything to Discord and cause more problems, meanwhile the rest of the girls remained silent. "You heard it rainbooms!" Said Rainbow Dash, playing her guitar with enthusiasm. "They are not a potential threat; this will be a piece of cake!" "Rainbow Dash is right!" Said Twilight. "I think that it would be best if we put an end to this before something bad happens." In that moment, Celestia opened the door to the classroom. "Girls!" Said Celestia, in a formal tone. "The battle of the bands is about to start....be ready." "Yes Principal Celestia!" Yelled the mane 6 at the same time. "And.....Discord." Said Celestia, giving him a small smile. "I'm very happy to see that you have returned." "I have missed you as well Trollestia." Said Discord, smiling and winking an eye. "Discord.....changing the topic." Said Celestia, sighing. "If it's possible...talk to my sister...please.....convince her to return to Canterlot High...." "I'll do it, princess." Said Discord, hugging and planting a kiss on Fluttershy's cheek. "Do not worry....I will talk to them....everything will turn out alright...besides, what could go wrong?" .... In the hallway of the school, Discord had found his group, they all looked calm, with a serious look towards Discord. "Hey." Said Discord, enthusiastically. "Hey guys! I've finally found you...you see I..." "We can't believe what you're doing." Said Chrysalis. "You're abandoning us for those assholes..." They all crossed their arms and stared at Discord sternly. "Eh?" Said Discord, confused. "Hey friends....what's going on?" "Are you deaf or what?" Asked Mane-iac. "Guys...but.." Said Discord, taking a few steps back. "You're a traitor." Said Sombra. "Leaving us for those sexy bitches!" "Hey!" Said Discord now angered. "Don't talk about them like that!" "Because of those damn girls.." Said Ahuizotl pointing the finger at Discord. "My life has been miserable! I hate them!" "You guys don't know them!" Said Discord, annoyed. "Oh of course we know them!" Said Aria, with a hipcrytical smile. "Lovely girls, who are rich, and spoiled, who have everything they could ever want in life...they don't know what it's like to live on the streets and suffer the cruel reality...." "They don't know what it's like to have to survive in a cold and cruel world that has no heart." Added Sonata as she walked towards Discord. "Do you understand our suffering?" Discord understood perfectly well, he clenched his fists, and he gritted his teeth and looked away; remembering his painful past. Adagio gave the great siren jewel to Sonata, the girl with the blue skin put it on immediately. "Discord!" Said Sonata, in a lovely tone in front of Discord. "We're not so different...and together we have managed to stay on top...and it can stay that way, we can do wat we want...what do you say? Will you join us?" Discord looked at Sonata in a merciful manner. "I'm sorry Sonata." Said Discord, sighing. "I'm sorry guys...but I can't." Everyone's eyes went wide; they were not expecting this result, Sonata was bit bothered by this. "That's what you think?" Said Sonata. "It doesn't have to be like this!" Then Sonata began to sing like a siren, Discord listened to the sound, he was paralyzed, his head began to hurt and his eyes began to turn a shade of green. Discord closed his eyes and gritted his teeth, trying to resist. "We could be happy." Said Sonata, in an angelical tone. "You and me.....we can live however you want....you and me, together forever..." Then Sonata whispered the last part with hatred. "For all of eternity." Discord listened to Sonata's sweet words, he began to give in and he felt Sonata invade his mind and his heart; but all of the sudden, he began to remember the lovely times he had at Canterlot High, remembering his unbeatable friends, but especially he remembered the timid girl who was sweet and had a big heart, remembering her calmed him down and made him regain his sanity. "No!" Said Discord stepping to the side of Sonata. "I won't do it!" "Oh!" Yelled Sonata, annoyed and pissed off . "But....what do you see in that girl? That girl is wimpy enough to wet her diapers!" "Don't talk about her like that!" Said Discord, angry. "Listen!....Maybe you should leave here or I'm not responding!" Sonata frowned her brow and with her fury a great quantity of green aura escaped from her eyes, Sonata lifted up her hand to signal to her friends. Immediately, Ahuizotl, Chrysalis, Sombra and Mane-iac surrounded Discord and they held him with great force. "You've left me with no other choice." Said Sonata. Quickly, Ahuizotl hit Discord in the stomach, and with a blade Chrysalis scratched Discord's right leg, Sombra punched him in the face. Discord ended up on his knees on the floor, the pain from the hits and the cut caused him to get angry. A dark aura began to come out of Discord, he had once again lost control, it was the opportunity that Sonata had been waiting for. Discord began to sprout horns, wings and a tail. Sombra, Ahuizotl, Mane-iac, and Chrysalis tried to detain him with all their strength, Discord was beginning to gain a superhuman force. Sonata walked up to Discord so that they were face to face, before Discord could finish his transformation and become a huge threat, Sonata did not hesitate to unite her lips with Discord's. In a certain way, Sonata was enjoying the kiss, meanwhile with each passing second, Discord began to feel more and more weak. Sonata was draining him of his magic at a fast velocity, and she was gaining his magic and draconequus powers thanks to the kiss. Discord began to stop fighting back, his hair and his skin became more opaque, Discord felt extremely tired. Then Sonata stopped kissing Discord. Discord no longer had the strength to stand up, he was being held up by the elements of caos. Immediately, the four members whipped Discord to the ground. Discord was on the ground, he couldn't move, he felt a lot of pain and cold throughout his body, he didn't have any energy, and he even had trouble breathing. "I used to love you." Said Sonata. "And you turned my love into hate!" Discord could only look at Sonata, he couldn't say anything. "I never want to see you again!" Said Sonata looking at Discord with repulsion, but with tears in her eyes. "If you try to get in our way again, you'll have the same fate as the rest of the people in this stinky world!" Sonata pulled off the jewel from around her neck and gave it to Adagio, then with seriousness they walked towards the gym, the rest of the elements followed with no problem, with the exception of Adagio who was standing in front of Discord, she had just put on the jewel. "I really appreciate it Discord." Said Adagio evilly. "My sister is no longer in love with you." Then Adagio picked up Discord by the neck lifting him off of the floor, and lifting him to his feet seeing that Discord couldn't hold himself up. He was being held up by Adagio's strength. "Also, thank you for the magic." Said Adagio, squeezing his neck. "Now...we'll make sure that the lives of your 6 friends are a living hell!" Discord could only blink in concern. Immediately, Adagio walked up to a random locker, she opened it forceully and shoved Discord inside. "To be honest." Said Adagio. "My strength is also thanks to you." Then Adagio closed the locker forcefully and walked towards the gymnasium to join the elements of caos. Inside of the locker, with the little energy he had left Discord tried to hit the door of the locker hoping someone would hear him, but nobody heard him. He tried to yell but his voice was weak. .... Inside of the school gymnasium. The battle of the bands was about to begin, on the stage the rainbooms were getting ready, meanwhile on the other side of the stage the elements of caos were also getting ready. Mane-iac prepared her machine, hiding it underneath the sound system. All of the students in the school and the teachers had gathered to watch this spectacle, including the shadowbolts. Immediately the elements of caos were ready, Fluttershy was concerned, Discord was not with the rival group or in the crowd, this worried her. "Don't get distracted Fluttershy." Said Rainbow Dash. "We have to focus on beating them once and for all." "But..." Said Fluttershy. "Discord..." "Yes, I also noticed that Discord is not with them." Said Twilight. "It will be much easier to beat them." "But..." Said Fluttershy. "Not to worry." Said Applejack. "Everything will be alright." In that moment, they were interrupted by Adagio. "Are you going to start to play?" Yelled Adagio. "Or are you going to keep chattering?" The rainbooms frowned at her comment. "If only.." Said Twilight a bit nervously. "Sunset Shimmer were here!" "Do not worry!" Yelled Rainbow Dash optimistically. "Let's hit it!" "Five, four, three, two," Said Pinkie as she hit the drums. TO BE CONTINUED. > Chapter 20: I Appreciate It > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seconds before... The battle of the bands was about to begin, each band prepared the last few details, Fluttershy looked all around her, to the rival group, the crowd and behind the scenes, there was not a shred of Discord. The shy girl began to get frightened. Suddenly, she noticed that Sonata was looking at her in a menacing way, gritting her teeth, she noticed that Sonata's eyes loooked a bit irritated and her mascara had run down her cheeks, signaling that she had been crying, she also noticed that the rest of the elements of caos were smiling maliciously like classic villains that always got away with it. Fluttershy shuddered, fearing that they had done somethign to Discord, she knew that they were a dangerous bunch. "Are you going to start to play?" Yelled Adagio. "Or are you going to keep chattering?" The rainbooms got annoyed and they got ready. "Hit it!" Yelled Rainbow Dash. "Girls!" Yelled Fluttershy in a trembling tone. "We should leave this place." They all assisted with their heads. "Five, four, three, two." Said Pinkie Pie as she hit the drums. The rainbooms began to play. In the meantime, Discord was still inisde of the locker, he heard music, he knew that the battle of the bands had started, he had to get out of there. Discord hit the door of the locker with as much force as he could muster. He tried to yell but he was still very weak and tired. "Hello!" Yelled Discord weakly, barely audible. "Get me out of here!" A few seconds later; in the same hallway of the school, three students were walking by, it was Big Mac who was accompanied by Marble Pie and Limestone Pie, sisters to Pinkie Pie; they were taking a small stroll around the school. Somehow, there was some chemistry between Big Mac and Marble Pie. As they walked and talked amongst themselves, Limestone heard the sound of Discord hitting the inside of the locker. The small group stopped, Limestone signaled to where she was hearing the hits, Big Mac and Marble also managed to hear the sounds, they all decided to open the locker to know what was causing those sounds. As Big Mac opened the locker, Marble Pie got scared and she hid behind her sister. When he completely opened the locker, Discord came out and ended face down on the ground while slowly moving. "Eh?" Said Pinkie's sisters in surprise. "Professor Discord?" "Help me!" Said Discord, weakly. Big Mac looked at Discord in annoyance, without moving from his spot. Upon knowing that it was Big Mac, Discord tried to drag himself across the ground, he tried to get as far away as possible while dragging himself like a turtle. "Where do you think yer going?" Asked Big Mac, putting his right foot on Discord's back, squishing him. Discord felt the pain from being squished by Big Mac. "Big Mac!" Said Marble with a bit of fear in her voice. "What are you doing?" "Do not worry." Said Big Mac. "Everything is under control." "Damn you!" Said Discord. "Listen to me!" "Nope!" Said Big Mac, taking his foot off of Discord and lifting up the chaotic boy by the neck and whipping him against the wall, Discord ended up sitting on the ground with his back to the wall. Limestone and Marble only watched the scene in fear. Big Mac began to get closer to Discord in a menacing manner; he was weak and very hurt, the chaotic boy only watched as Big Mac got closer. "Big Mac!" Yelled Marble. "I'm putting an end to him!" Said Big Mac preparing for the final blow. "Stop!" Yelled Neon Light, appearing on the scene. Big Mac stopped, Marble and Limestone looked at the boy with sunglasses, Discord was still on the ground but he did not look happy in the presence of Neon Light. "He's mine!" Yelled Neon Light with rage. "You'll pay heavily for this Discord!" Big Mac only raised an eyebrow; Marble and Limestone only stayed silent, Discord opened his eyes and in concern, squeezed his teeth, and he began to sweat. (In Discord's mind) Oh no First Big Mac and not Neon Light I don't have the energy to defend myself. What am I going to do? (End of Discord's thoughts) Neon Light was about to attack Discord when suddenly, the Pie sisters stepped in front of Discord in order to defend him. "Stop!" Said Limestone Pie. "What is wrong with you guys?" "He's a threat." Said Neon Light. "Can't you see that he's too weak to defend himself?" Said Limestone. "You....should leave him.......alone." Said Marble Pie, with much timidness. "But.." Said Big Mac. "You should be more compassionate." Said Marble Pie. Discord looked at Marble Pie confused, she was just as she as Fluttershy and just as brave. 'Could they be related?' Thought Discord. "Girls!" Said Discord with the little energy he had left. "Listen!" The girls with the gray skin payed attention to Discord. "The rainbooms are in grave danger!" Said Discord, weakly. "Whaaaat?!" They all said at the same time. "Pinkie and her friends are in danger?" Big Mac and Neon Light were a bit worried by this. "Please!" Said Discord. "We have to help them, take me to the gym!" "Big Mac!" Said Marble, very worried. "Help us take Discord to the gym." "Nope!" Said Big Mac, annoyed. "Applejack, Pinkie and the rest are in serious danger." Said Limestone angrily. "What are you waiting for?" Neon Light looked at Limestone, so serious, hard and beautiful like a precious rock; this really got his attention. "Please Big Mac." Said Marble. "Help us." Big Mac looked at Marble, the girl's stare convinced him. "Eeyup." Said Big Mac, whispering in defeat. "Ok." Said Neon Light, also in defeat. "We'll help you." Quickly Neon Light helped to lift Dicsord by the legs. Then Big Mac grabbed Discord by the arms. Suddenly Big Mac dropped Discord on the ground; Discord writhed in pain. Immediately Big Mac picked Discord up again. "Ah'm sorry." Said Big Mac with a smile. "You did that on purpose." Said Discord still mad from the pain from before. "Eeyup!" Said Big Mac. "I mean nope!" "Let's not lose anymore time." Said Limestone, annoyed. Quickly they began to run towards the gymnasium, Marble gave Discord a piece of rock candy hoping that the candy would give Discord some energy. ... In the meantime, the rainbooms started the battle by playing one of their most recent songs, Twilight was the vocalist meanwhile the rest played their instruments with feeling and energy: "We're here to protect our school That's what we have to do If darkness had arrived We'll light the fire inside Becaaaause friendship will triumph forever And it will confront the wrong Our melody represents The magic of friendshiiiiiiip You will never again fear tonight Together we can all unite Beeecauuuuse friendship will triumph forever And it will confront the wrong Our melody represents The magic of friendshiiiiiip." Suddenly, the mane 6 began to dazzle individually with the color of their element, they began to sprout ears and tails with long hair extensions; for Twilight, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash they sprouted wings. The public was impressed, especially the shadowbolts. Everyone enjoyed the music and danced to the rythym of the song. In the meantime, the elements of caos were a bit scared, with the exception of the Dazzlings, to face against the girls with the strange powers, it caused them to panic internally but they didn't show it. "Calm down!" Said Adagio, seriously while caressing the jewel around her neck. "You know what to do." The elements of caos began to sing, interrupting the rainbooms just as they had interrupted the Dazzlings some time ago. "Ha! Beat that Dazzlosers!" Said Rainbow Dash, very optimistically and without caring that they were just interrupted. "With pleasure." Whispered Adagio. She gave a signal to her sisters and to the other members of her group. The music began to increase in volume, then the Dazzlings began to sing: Adagio: "Let the show begin I am now the queeeen I don't want to braaaag but I'm telling the truth" Together:" You will feel our wrath Our revenge now begins I've waited for so long Now it's time to let it start...." Adagio began to elevate up into the air, dazzling with a dark aura, then Aria and Sonata grabbed Adagio's hands, both of them draining part of Adagio's dark magic. The Dazzlings began to transform, they grew, ears and tails but they looked very different, the wings were big and dark like those of a bat, they grew two horns that shot out of both of them, one was blue and the other was white like a deer horn; they also grew hair extensions and their hair got much darker, like they were darks. When Sonata felt the incredible power, she could not evade letting out a maniacal laugh: "I want to have all that I deserve I don't want to be all sad and lonely As revenge now begins. and also.....THE CHAOOOS!" The rainbooms watched the Dazzlings's tranformation, this disturbed them a lot, especially Fluttershy who recognized their horns. "Hahaha!" Laughed Sonata maniacally. "Now it is time for our revenge." The mane 6 only looked at the Dazzlings nervously. "But because we have new friends." Said Adagio. "It's time to share this power." The Dazzlings without hesitation launched a ray at the rest of the elements of caos. As soon as they were hit by the ray, Ahuizotl, Sombra, Mane-iac, Luna and Chrysalis began to transform. All of them grew extra ears and their hair extended, but each one had their own unique transformation. Sombra grew a horn and in his eyes was a green and purple aura. Ahuizotl, grew a tail with a hand at the end, Mane-iac could control her hair at will as if it was tentacles, Chrysalis grew insect wings and a disfigured horn, for Luna her hair and skin got darker, she grew a horn and wings, the helmet she was using covered her face. The crowd was stunned watching their behavior and transformation; among the crowd stood a girl who had her hood up but she had grey hair, she stopped observing. In that moment at the entrance of the gym, Big Mac kept on carrying Discord along with the Pie sisters and Neon Light. Discord began to regain his strength and with Big Mac's help he was able to stand on his feet, but he was still extremely tired. The group watched the situation that was ocurring in surprise. "Wow!" Said Neon Light. "This is crazy!" "Sonata!" Said Discord not believing what was about to happen to his friends. "Sister!" Said Marble Pie. Without hesitation the mane 6 kept on playing and activated their elements, a big white illumination covered the rainbooms causing a big and radiant light to come charging towards the elements of caos. In that moment, Mane-iac activated her light ray, that she had hidden and the ray of the light crashed into the ray of the rainbooms; neutralizing the attack. "What?!" Said Twilight. "Yes!" Yelled Mane-iac, laughing evilly. "Now it's our turn!" Yelled Adagio. "Ready!" The elements of caos concentrated, and a great ball of negative energy covered the group completely, they were about to attack. In that moment, Discord knew what his ex friends were about to do; ignoring the pain and fatigue, he walked toward the stage as quickly as he could. The Dazzlings acted as leaders, fired the powerful ray of negative energy at the mane 6. Discord climbed onto the stage, and he tackled Fluttershy knocking both of them to the ground. Then Discord covered Fluttershy by putting himself on top of her. The ray hit the remaining 5, because of the impact the girls went flying and they hit the wall of the school gym, because of the force of the hit, the wall collapsed on top of the girls of equestria. The crowd stayed silent and in a state of shock, it was a brutal attack. The battle had ended, the elements of caos had triumphed and the detransformed and returned to normal, each one of them fascinated with their new powers. Among the rubble Twilight managed to poke her head out, she could feel that her right arm was broken, Adagio walked up to her. "This is just a warning." Said Adagio to Twilight, they were face to face. "If you interfere again, you won't come out alive." Twilight was in too much pain to respond. "By the way...you were right." Said Adagio smiling. "Friendship is magic, thanks for teaching us that valuable lesson." Then Adagio walked over to her band. "Let's go!" Said Adagio. "We have a concert." "But...Adagio." Said Aria, annoyed. "Are you going to let them live?" "We're not murderers." Said Adagio. "Besides, if we absorb the energy from the crowd at the concert...we'll be totally invinsible." "I hope we won't regret it." Said Aria, crossing her arms. Without wasting more time, the elements of caos got their stuff and they walked away, the crowd could not move and they didn't say anything out of fear, Sonata looked at the mountain of rubble, hoping that Fluttershy was buried under there buried alive. Seconds after the elements of caos had left, the students got closer to the rubble to help out the rainbooms, among them were Fluttershy and Discord. They managed to get the girls out of the rubble, but they were unconscious and they quickly rushed them to the infirmary. ..... In the meantime, at the entrance of the school of Canterlot High at the mirror portal, Sunset Shimmer appeared with a straw hat and a suitcase in her left hand and a glass of lemonade in her right. Sunset enjoyed her lemonade and looked towards the school. "Have I missed something?" Asked Sunset to herself. TO BE CONTINUED > Chapter 21: Counterattack > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunset Shimmer completely passed through the mirror portal, enjoying her lemonade. She walked towards the entrance of the school, and she noticed that the sky was full of strange clouds and some lighting fell and thunder could be heard. Sunset was confused, there was no student or teacher in view, the place was silent and desolate. "Hey?!" Yelled Sunset Shimmer as she walked towards the entrance. "Is there anyone here?" "Twilight?...Girls?" Sunset Shimmer kept on yelling but she got no response. "Snails? Can anyone hear me?" As she walked up the steps, she felt a bad premonition creep up her spine, she heard laughter from the other side of the entrance. Suspecting the worst, she decided to hide behind some nearby bushes. A few seconds passed by, the main door opened and Sunset stayed silent and hidden. Sunset could not believe what she was seeing, it was the Dazzlings along with other people that exited the institution of Canterlot, the group laughed victoriously, laughing at the Rainbooms. Sunset's eyes widened like saucers, perhaps they had defeated the elements of harmony. "I would have liked to break their necks." Said Ahuizotl as he walked down the stairs of the entrance. "But I am satisfied with having humiliated them!" "And will out powers be permanent?" Said Mane-iac, as she carried her machine. "They will be very soon." Said Adagio, smiling evilly. The group walked towards the bus, Sunset was very scared, she only waited for them to board the bus and leave so that she could go to see if her friends were alright. As they walked towards the bus, Adagio stopped, she suspiciously looked at the statue in front of the Canterlot school, then she walked towards the statue, Sunset began to get even more worried. "What are you waiting for Adagio?" Yelled Aria as she got onto the bus, causing Adagio to not touch the portal. "Let's leave this filthy place!" Immediately, Adagio walked away from the statue and got onto the bus. Then the bus left the place and Sunset immediately entered the school in search of her friends. After entering and walking down a few hallways, she finally saw that in the main hallway, that five of her friends were unconscious and they were being carried in the arms of several students to the nurse's office. Outside of the hallway, large groups of students were talking amongst each other and they were worried. "Hey." Said Sunset watching as they carefully carried the mane 5 into the nurse's office. "Can someone tell me what's going on?" "Sunset!" Said Fluttershy quickly walking over to Sunset with tears in her eyes. "Fluttershy!" Said Sunset, worried. "What happened?" Fluttershy hugged Sunset Shimmer and kept on crying. Sunset noticed that standing a few meters away, Discord was looking at the ground, with a worried look in his eyes. Sunset suspected that he might be at fault. Due to the situation, classes were suspended, all of the students and the teachers continued waiting outside of the infirmary, waiting to find out of the rainbooms were alright. Minutes passed by, next to the infirmary, Fluttershy explained to Sunset what had hapened. Discord was by her side, with his hands he caressed Fluttershy's right hand as a sign of comfort but what it was really doing was heating up his hands seeing as he barely had any energy. "I don't understand!" Said Sunset. "How could they obtain so much power and transform?" They both looked at Discord who stayed silent. "Discord!" Said Sunset, a bit irritated. "What happened?" "Eh?" Said Discord, looking at Fluttershy. "Before the battle of the bands, Sonata absorbed all my strength, I stayed motionless and they shoved me into a locker." Fluttershy looked at Discord seriously as she raised an eyebrow. "Ummm." Said Sunset as she scratched her chin in thought. "How did she manage to drain your energy so quickly? And.....why haven't they done it before? And.......why Sonata?" Both girls looked at Discord as Discord looked away and he began to sweat and he blushed a bit, remembering the union of his lips with the sweet lips of Sonata. "Eh..." Said Discord stammering a bit. "I just remember that they made me angry.....and I lost control, yes that....and......and.....I regained consciousness on the ground and I was drained of my energy..that is all I remember." Discord smiled nervously, Fluttershy looked at Discord seriously, knowing that he was lying but she chose not to say anything about it. In that moment, the school nurse opened the door to the infirmary, all of the students including Fluttershy, Discord and Sunset got closer so that they could hear the nurse. "How are they?" Asked Principal Celestia. "The girls are alright!" Responded the medic. "But some of them have suffered fractures in different parts of their bodies, fortunately we managed to accommodate their fractures with plaster casts, what they need now is rest and relaxation." "Can we talk with them?" Asked Principal Celestia. "Yes principal." Responded the nurse. "But not too much people at once." Celestia, Sunset, Fluttershy and Discord entered the infirmary, meanwhile Luna, Cadence, Shining Armor and the rest of the students were limited to stay outside. The mane 5 were each on a bed, they were now awake and complaining about their injuries, Twilight Sparkle had fractured her right arm, Rainbow Dash had fractured her right leg, Applejack was in a neckbrace and Pinkie Pie had fractured a rib, the only one that hadn't fractured anything was Rarity. "What happened to me was the, worst, possible thing!" Said Rarity being a classic 'drama queen'. "There is a lot of debris in my beautiful just washed hair!" From their beds the rest looked at Rarity, annoyed. "What?!" Said Rarity "Hello girls." Said Fluttershy entering the room. "Fluttershy!" They said at the same time, with a bit of pain from their injuries. "Hello girls." Said Discord. "Hello Discord!" They said without much enthusiasm. "Are you alright?" Asked Sunset Shimmer. "Sunset Shimmer!" They yelled at the same time, happy to see their friend and they regained their happiness. "My friend." Said Twilight. "When did you get back?" "That's not what's important right now." Said Sunset, worried. "Fluttershy and Discord told me what had happened....we're in serious problems!" "They got really powerful." Said Twilight, with much seriousness in her tone. "Because of their actions, I suspect that Discord had something to do with it." They all looked at Discord in disbelief. "They absorbed my powers." Said Discord looking at the ground very embarassed. "And my strength." "Seriously?" Asked Rainbow Dash. To prove it, Sunset Shimmer grabbed Discord's hand and she squeezed it tightly; Discord could not stand the pain, he tried to break free but it was futile, Sunset wasn't even using a lot of force. Discord fell to his knees from the pain, the mane 6 and Celestia, saw the scene with surprise. "Let me go already" Pleaded Discord, not being able to stand the pain. "Ok.....they get it!" "He has the strength of a 5 year old child." Said Sunset, letting go of Discord's hand. "Is this a joke?" Asked Rainbow Dash. "No." Said Sunset seriously. Quickly, Rainbow Dash began to shriek with laughter, completely forgetting the pain of her injuries. "I can't believe it!" Said Rainbow Dash, drying a tear of laughter. "The unstoppable and strong Discord had the strength of a 5 year old child!" "Hey!" Said Discord, mad and rubbing his hand. "It's not funny!" "Yes it is!" Said Rainbow Dash. "And a lot." "Rainbow Dash!" Said Fluttershy a bit bothered by Rainbow's laughter. "This is serious!" "Girls!" Said Sunset. "Any idea how to defeat them?" "I don't know." Said Twilight. "They are very powerful and we're injuted....I don't have any ideas." "Ok..." Said Sunset. "Discord....you know them better than we do...any ideas?" "No!" Said Discord, scratching his head in desperation. "To be honest, I have no idea...I think that they also absorbed my intelligence.....it's taking me a lot just to think." Fluttershy looked at Discord compassionately meanwhile the rest only looked at him with uncertainty. "I have an idea!" Said one girl, who had a hood covering her face as she entered through the window. "You should attack them with all the power you have!" As soon as everyone saw the girl enter through the window they were petrified by her sudden apparation. The girl removed her cloak, showing her face and her hair with grey scales. "Daring Do!" Yelled the mane 6. Rainbow Dash had difficulty walking due to her injury but she walked up to Daring Do and she hugged her. "Oh Daring Do!" Said Rainbow Dash hugging her with force. "What brings you here?" "The problem is what ails you." Said Daring Do, pushing Rainbow Dash aside. "I don't understand." Said Sunset Shimmer. "How do you know about all of this?" "I know enough." Said Daring Do. "There's no time to lose, we have to stop them before they absorb enough power." "But....Ms. Do..." Said Rarity. "In case you haven't noticed they have given us a horrible beating." "Not if you count on this." Said Daring Do, showing them an enormous golden ring. The mane 6 looked at the ring with nostalgia. "That will help us?" Asked Twilight. "It's not just any amulet or priceless treasure." Said Daring Do. "This artifact has a type of power." Everyone in the room payed attention to Daring Do. "Aztec legend says that this relic was one of the many gifts that their god Quetzacoatl gave to their pueblo as a gift in order to face the gods of hel in order to save the world from destruction and from an unbreakable darkness." "And what does it do?" Asked Rainbow Dash. "In my fifteen years of investigation, the only thing that I could recover." Said Daring Do staring at the golden ring. "It's an amulet that can absorb negative energy....as if it were a water well with no end." "Woooow!" They all said with excitement. "One second!" Said Rainbow Dash. "Fifteen years of investiagtion.....well.....how old are you?" "I'm 30 years old." Responded Daring Do with no problem. "Well...I thought you were around my age." Said Rainbow Dash. "You thought that this was my natural hair color?" Daring Do motioned to her gray colored hair. "If you ask me...they're gray hairs!" "But.." Said Rarity. "How do you manage to look so young?" "I sleep well, I eat my vegetables, I don't smoke or drink alchohol and I go to the gym!" Said Daring Do, annoyed. "Now....if it's not too much trouble...we shouldn't waste any more time and we need to confront these threats." "One moment, archeologist." Said Applejack seriously. "Why haven't you helped us before?" "Because I didn't know what was going to happen." Said Daring Do. "Look...I passed by your school and I noticed that Ahuizotl was here....I suspected that there would be problems and for that I disguised myself to watch over him, but in the battle of the bands, upon seeing their transformations I didn't know what to do...up until now I remembered the gold ring...and to be honest I'm sorry for not helping you girls our sooner." "Disreguarding that Daring Do." Said Rainbow Dash, hugging Daring Do again. "Nobody's perfect." "Remember?" Said Daring Do showing Rainbow Dash a restraining order. Rainbow Dash sadly let go of Daring Do and took a few steps back. "We have to do a counterattack." Said Twilight getting up from her bed. "But we're not in good conditions...and we can't do this alone." "Perhaps we can be of some help." Said Flash Sentry who along with his friends entered the infirmary. "Flash!" Said Twilight, very impressed. In that moment, Trixie appeared. "The great and powerful Trixie shall also help!" Said Trixie with her magician outfit on. "Us too!" Said Lyra Heartstrings along with Bonbon. "And me!" Said Derpy. "The cutie mark crusaders too!" Yelled Applebloom along with her three friends. The mane 7 and Discord were surprised, all of the students of the school were gathered outside of the infirmary. "Twilight!" Said Flash Sentry. "We all know of the situation you are going through and we are available to help!" "Flash! Guys!" Said Twilight. "It's very nice of you, but this is very dangerous, besides...." "Perhaps, like your vice principal said a year ago." Said Sour Sweet interrupting, the shadowbolts were at her side. "Saving the world would benefit all of us! And that is what we want to do." "But..." Said Celestia a bit worried. "Guys..." "It concerns all of us." Said Neon Light. "The shadowbolts will help!" "Thanks guys!" Said Twilight. "What is your plan?" "I have an idea!" Said Discord squinting his eyes. "At least I think I do..." ... In the meantime in the stadium in Canterlot, in the dressing room where the elements of caos were. "This is fabulous." Said Ahuizotl opening a can of soda. "The good life." "Are you sure that these transformation are forever?" Asked Mane-iac transformed, using her hair to hold up several sliced of pizza. "Because I like this." "If the stadium is full." Said Adagio as she applied makeup. "The amulet will have enough energy so that our powers will last forever." "Sounds good to me." Said Chrysalis. "After this I would like to pay a visit to my friend Cadence." Meanwhile, Sonata was sitting in a corner, meditating over what had just happened. Discord had broken her heart, but she and her friends had hurt him back and they also hurt the mane 6. Despite all of circumstances, the siren admitted that she was deeply in love with Discord. She enjoyed having kissed him, but there was no going back, she also wanted his powers and to return to the land with equestrian ponies, she yearned to go back to that world, so she would support her sisters. "Guys" Said Adagio to the group. "Despite the circumstances and how successfully our plan is going...please....whatever happens....no treachery!" The group was a bit confused, but they were also surprised. "Adagio...you surprise me." Said Luna. "I gave up my sister for you guys." "Do not misunderstand me....what happens is that they always..." Said Adagio a bit sad. "the villains always lose and even more so when we stop being united." Sombra walked up to Adagio, got on his knees and took her hand. "I would never abandon you or betray you." Said Sombra. He then softly kissed Adagio's hand. "Also...I would take bullets for you." Adagio blushed from his comment. "You guys have been my best accomplices." Said Mane-iac. "And I wouldn't change a thing." "Ever since they banished me." Said Ahuizotl. "I'm being corny...but you guys have been like family..." "Ok, ok...I say the same." Said Chrysalis trying not to show emotions. "No treachery!" Yelled Aria, extending her arm in front of her. The rest of the group understood the signal, they walked up to Aria and made a circle and united their hands in a circle. "What are we?!" Yelled Adagio. "Villains!" Yelled the group at the same time. "And we'er proud of it!" In that moment, the door opened and businessman entered. "Guys!" Said Businessman. "Are you ready?- You have one minute to get to the stage." "Ok!" Said the elements of caos. "By the way." Said businessman. "Where is Discord?" "Him?" Asked Adagio a bit nervously, having forgotten that Discord was the leader of the band and he had signed the contract. "He couldn't be here....seeing as how...he had a small matter to attend to." Businessman raised an eyebrow. "But please respect his neglect." Said Adagio. "We will sing like we never have before!" "Ok." Said businessman. "There's no more time to waste, get to the stage, now." "Good!" Said the group. ... Immediately, the elements of caos got onto the stage, they could not believe it, the stadium was more full than they had expected, the crowd yelled with euphoria. The elements of caos climbed up on stage with confidence, Adagio adjusted the jewel around her neck and with no problem they began to sing. 30 minutes later, outside of the stadium. Discord, the mane 7 and the rest of the stuents were waiting by the entrance, Discord walked up to the security guards and he asked them to get businessman. Immediately, businessman was at the entrance. "Businessman." Said Discord. "I'm finally here!" "Discord?" Said Businessman. "They told me that you were inconveniant and Adagio took leadership of the group." "Yes, I know." Said Discord, improvising and trying not to show how nervous he was. "It's just that in reality I was preparing a surprise for the concert." "Surprise?" Asked businessman. The large group of students were wondercolts and shadowbolts appeared, they were all wearing clothing in the style of a tropical carnival. Upon seeing the large group of young people showing off a lot skin and with their sensual attire, businessman began to sweat. "Ok." Said businessman without a doubt and he began to dry his sweat with a napkin that he had. "You can pass....and give an incredible show; but it's obvious that your band mates will be giving an incredible concert already." "Ok...I'll keep that in mind." Said Discord, smiling. Immediately, Discord entered, then the students entered. Businessman was surprised, it was a lot of people, as if it were a whole school, but seeing as how most of them were girls, he had no other choice, maybe it would be one of those extravagant shows like those in "Las Pegasus". As they walked towards the stage, some of the students began to put on their clothes, in some cases they were uniforms. "I don't know if we're fortunate or unfortunate." Said Celestia a bit seriously. "The body of a woman can make any man bow down..." "Blessed sexism and blessed perversion!" Said Discord laughing like an idiot. Fluttershy looked at Discord annoyed, but she understood that Discord no longer posessed his usual intelligence and cohersion. Backstage, Twilight peeked out to see her opponents, she could not believe it, their songs were amazing and the crowd was going wild. She knew that Adagio's power was increased by the second and she could not waste any more time. Twilight and her friends could not play their instruments with the exception of Rarity and Fluttershy, and in that moment all of the students were preparing their instruments, meanwhile the shadowbolts were preparing their bows and arrows, just in case. Before they began the counterattack, Fluttershy walked over to Discord. "Discord?" Said Fluttershy. "You still don't have your strength right?" Discord was trying to beat Scootaloo at arm wrestling but Scootaloo beat him easily. "I guess not." Said Discord, rubbing his arm. "Not my strength, or my intelligence or my magic." "Oh Discord, I'm really sorry." Said Fluttershy sadly. In that moment, Sunset, Daring Do and Spitfire subjected, tied up and gagged Discord. "I'm really sorry Discord." Said Fluttershy. "But it's very dangerous and I don't want them to keep on hurting you." Discord could not say anything and he looked at Fluttershy in confusion. "Please forgive me!" Said Fluttershy. Daring Do quickly found a nearby room and stashed Discord in it. "Ready guys!" Said Sunset Shimmer. "Ready!" Yelled the group with force, they covered their ears, and were ready for battle. TO BE CONTINUED... > Chapter 22: Whose side are you on? > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 22 Whose side are you on? (The elements of Caos singing in rhythm) Hey, I am not like you! And we're the bad guys of this generation! Nothing's going to stop us And it's going to silence this heat wave! The young sound of evil! ...... In the meantime, behind the curtains. "Ready?" Yelled Sunset Shimmer. "Ready!" Yelled the group with great force, they all covered their ears and prepared for battle. Immediately, Indigo walked towards the electric generator, she lowered the switch and turned off the lights to the stage. Meanwhile, Lemon Zest was in the main building of the stadium and turned off the rest of the stage lights. Due to the blackout, the elements of Caos stopped playing their music, the crowd began to yell being discontented by the unexpected situation. The elements of Caos knew they were in trouble. To quickly continue the concert, Adagio snapped her fingers causing only the lights from the stage and the musical instruments to work, a sacrifice of magic and energy to continue with the absorption. Before the elements of Caos could continue with the concert, they were interrupted by Vinyl's car that appeared next to the stage somehow. The car quickly transformed and converted into a grand machine of lights and sounds. All of the members of the group were confused with the exception of the dazzlings; they could not believe that this was happening again. "They will not get away with this!" Yelled Twilight next to Vinyl's car, caressing her cast. Next to Twilight, appeared the elements of harmony, none of them had their musical instruments. "Damn you!" Yelled Adagio furiously. Upon seeing the rainbooms, the elements of caos put up their guard; to their surprise the rest of the students from Canterlot High and the shadowbolts appeared on one side of the stage, there were more of them than there were elements of caos, the villains had to retreat to one side of the stage, they tried to keep their distance from this new threat. In the meantime, the crowd looked at the scene with confusion, they heard some curious murmurs along the first row. In the VIP section was the juvenile group "some directions" also Teylor Sweety, assisting the concert as gratitude for having opened up their concerts. "What just happened?" Asked someone from among the crowd. "It must be a part of the show!" Said someone from amongst the crowd. "Ohhhh!" Yelled the majority of the public who were gullible to think that the situation on the stage was just simple acting. Meanwhile on the stage. The elements of Caos looked at the wonderbolts, shadowbolts and rainbooms furiously. "To shi*t with this!" Yelled Mane-iac preparing her ray gun and pointed it at the rainbooms. "I will finish you off!" Before she could fire the gun, Sour Sweet with an arrow shot it at the tip of the machine and it obstructed the end of the ray causing it to heat up somehow and making it short circuit and causing the device to explode. The elements of caos could not believe it, their best weapon was destroyed, Ahuizotl hated himself. The bow and arrows that he had given to Sour Sweet were what destroyed the machine; the truth being that he didn't see it coming. The group of furious villains combined their respective magical powers and transformed like the way they had in the battle before. The crowd ignored the situation but applauded and yelled, enjoying the spectacle. "Damn you!" Yelled Chrysalis. "We will finish you off! You will see!" "Yeah!" Said Sombra, radiating of dark energy. "They will be more...but they are simple adolescents...they have no chance against u....." "You're wrong!" Yelled Twilight, interrupting Sombra. "The magic of friendship is not only inside of the 7 of us." The elements of Caos looked at the rainbooms whilst gritting their teeth but they payed attention to Twilight's speech. "The magic of friendship is inside of every person." Said Twilight. "Providing help and support from our friends and those who are not....whatever symbol of help is something magical and while there is kindness, laughter, honesty, generosity, and loyalty there will always be magic there even though eyes cannot see it..." After that speech every one of the elements of harmony began to shine, the shine illuminated and reached the wondercolts and shadowbolts who felt the pleasant and delicious light caress their bodies. Then every one of the students began to shine with their own light in their own color, they immediately sprouted tails their hair got longer and some of them gained wings. "Oh no!" Said Adagio with her eyes wide open. "It can't be!" "No....please no!" Said Aria, mad but with a bit of a plea in her voice. "This cannot be happening!" The rest of the villains only stood there with their mouths open, they could not believe that now instead of six there was a whole army of magical beings. "And now we dance with the ugliest!" Said Ahuizotl trying to have a bit of humor, but on the inside he felt fear. "To h*ll with this!" Said Sombra. "It doesn't matter how many guys and girls there are here sailor moon style....let's finish them off!" "Yeah!" Yelled everyone. Without wasting more time all of the elements of caos concentrated on uniting their energies and with great power they launched a bolt of energy towards the rainbooms. Immediately, with her ears and pegasus wings, Daring Do flew at a great velocity towards the rainbooms, she got in front of them with the big golden ring and she used it like a shield. The ring's hole began to absorb the ball of energy as if it were a sewer draining water. The curious thing was, on the other side of the ring nothing came through, and this impressed everyone to see the strange ring being used like a black hole to another dimension. "Whaaaat?!" Yelled the elements of Caos in unison, seeing that their powerful attack was futile. "And that's not all!" Said Daring Do smiling. "Now that the ring has tasted your negative energy it will absorb it until there is nothing left." "WHAAAAAAAT?!" Yelled the elements of Caos. The quickly noticed that their powers were being absorbed little by little by the ring, in a few minutes they would be left without power! Ahuizotl could not believe it, the legend of his ancestors was true, the amulet was one of the gifts that the gods had given his ancestors had given him to be able to confront the men of hell. "Guys!" Said Ahuizotl a bit preoccupied. "This ring will be unstoppable! It doesn't matter how far we escape from it! It will absorb all of our powers completely!" The elements of Caos retreated a few steps back. "You miserable and wretched girls!" Yelled Adagio furiously; shedding tears. "You always have to beat us with advantages!" "This has nothing to do with what is fair, Adagio." Said Sunset Shimmer. "It has to do with bringing justice by whatever means!" Adagio dried her tears, but she was still mad. Immediately, the Wondercolts and Shadowbolts got in front of the Rainbooms, to defend them and to protect the ring. The elements of Caos were between a rock and a hard place. "The only way to confront you and for you to absorb the least amount of energy possible." Said Ahuizotl. "Is to fight body to body! Try not to shoot energy, that will make us weak." "Mmmm....body to body." Said Sombra, looking at the girl Shadowbolts. "I will take care of the girls in the beautiful uniforms." "Adagio, Aria and Sonata." Said Chrysalis. "Try to keep singing and absorbing energy, the rest of us will take care of this." "This is the last time you will ruin a dream of mine." Said Luna. -"You will see, you brats that are faithful to Celestia." "I don't want to go back to jail." Said Mane-iac. "I would rather die here before doing that." "It was a pleasure to have been with you." Said Adagio. "Let us show these a*sholes." Said Ahuizotl with a great battle cry. "What are we villains made of!.....F*ck this sh*t!" "Yeah!" They yelled. "Charge!" Without thinking, the elements of Caos ran towards the large group of students. "Rainbooms!" Said Flash Sentry. "Keep singing and generating more power! We'll take care of this!" Immediately, the big group of students pounced on the elements of Caos. Meanwhile the crowd watched with great excitement, the fierce fight that was taking place on the stage, as if they were watching an action movie. "Woooooooooow!" Said someone from amongst the crowd. "What great effects!" Said another. "What a great show!" Said Teylor Sweety from her seat, while she waas eating popcorn. "This is just like the Suley circus!" In the meantime, the Rainbooms were singing with enthusiasm, meanwhile Vinyl was in charge of the music and the melody. I will defeat! Yeeeeeaaaaaaaahhhhh! I will always triumph! I will not give up! No! For we will never be beat! The magic of the rainbooms grew, meanwhile the force from the elements of Caos was diminishing. Every one of the villains fought with force, they refused to give up despite the fact that there was a great difference in numbers. Each one of them faced a different group and was determined. Sombra fought against the shadowbolts, ignoring Ahuizotl's advice, he used his dark energy to attack, but much to his dismay, when the girls used magic to defend themselves, they were not easy rivals and Sobra began to feel exhaustion. Adagio faced off against a group consisting of Trixie, Derpy, Photo Finish and the Cutie Mark Crusaders, she didn't want to admit it but she was no match for them and she began to feel her energy become limited, she was surprised when they could attack her with magic just like the Rainbooms did during the battle of the bands. Adagio was surrounded. "You should not have messed with the Great and Powerful Trixie." Said Trixie. Adagio was getting tired and she was breathing heavily. For her to be humiliated by simple girls was humiliating, she did not know what else to do. As soon as Sombra saw this he shot a ray of dark energy at the Shadowbolts and without wasting time he went to go help out Adagio. "Bye bye, witch!" Said Trixie using her guitar to launch a ray of magic towards Adagio. Sombra appeared in front of adagio and despite his exhaustion, Sombra conjured up a shield that he used to protect Adagio from Trixie's attack. "Hey!" Said Adagio. "You shouldn't have Sombra....besides we are done for!" "I don't care!" Said Sombra trying to catch his breath. "Remember what I said...I wouldn't abandon you...also, I would take bullets for you." Adagio stayed quiet, she blushed a lot from Sombra's lovely words. It was the first time that someone had honestly promised to protect her. "I wasn't lying." Said Sombra closing his eyes, remembering his dead girlfriend "hope" with great pain. "I don't want to lose you either." They both wasted no time and continued with their battle. .... Meanwhile, Ahuizotl was in the crowd trying to reach Daring Do and trying to take back the relic but he was stopped by: Big Mac, Bulk Biceps, and Shining Armor, with whom he had problems with from much before but despite that he kept on fighting. Aria was surrounded by a group consisting of Flash Sentry, Lyra, Bonbon and Octavia, the exhaustion was imminent, her siren powers were futile. Due to the exhaustion, Aria ended up on her knees. Ahuizotl took notice of this and said to hell with trying to get back the ring, he went to go help Aria Blaze. The Aztec boy acted quickly and he quickly hit Flash in the jaw and knocked out his musical group, Lyra, Bonbon, Octavia and Vinyl retreated. "Are you ok?" Asked Ahuizotl. "Hey!" Said Aria a bit annoyed. "I'm not a damsel in distress!" "I never said that you were." Said Ahuizotl. "You are an incredible girl that needed a bit of help." "But Ahuizotl." Said Aria. "It's impossible to beat them. Every time their power increasing and ours is extinguishing." "If we fall!" Said Ahuizotl, extending his arm towards Aria. "Then we fall together!" Aria blushed and she took Ahuizotl's hand, he helped her to her feet. .... Nightmare moon was getting tired seeing as Celestia and her students were always ruining her plans. Using her wings she wanted to do an aerial attack on those loathsome Rainbooms. But she was intercepted by Celestia and Cadence who attacked back. "Stop it Luna!" Said Celestia. "Please aunt." Said Cadence. "Please be reasonable!" "I am so sick of you always trying to interfere in my life!" Yelled Nightmare Moon. "What are you talking about Luna?" Asked Celestia. "Everyone in Canterlot High wants you back." "So I can go back to always being your shadow?!" Yelled Nightmare Moon. "Never!" Nightmare Moon shot a beam at the rainbooms, where Sunset Shimmer was. Upon knowing about the attack, Snails came running towards Sunset. He pushed her out of the way, saving her and he received the attack from Nightmare Moon. "Snails!" Yelled Sunset Shimmer. Sunset immediately began to help out Snails. ... Chrysalis was just like her friends fighting with the intention of reaching the rainbooms and stopping their singing that was the reason why their powers were getting weaker. From amongst the crowd on the stage Chrysalis was shoving people aside and she was about to reach Twilight and her friends but before she got there someone got in her way. It was the girl with the pink skin and pink hair who got in front of her. "You?" Said Chrysalis. "Step aside!" The girl only stuck out her tongue. "Don't you get it?" Said Chrysalis. "Leave!" The girl got closer to Chrysalis, Chrysalis felt a little chill and she tried to get away from the girl, but the pink girl followed her. .... Mane-iac was having fun, she used her hair like superficial limbs; for her it was a pleasure to cause pain to her adversaries, despite the fact that she was exhausted, she was used to it because of her experiences in the past with being a criminal and her time in jail. In her madness, Mane-iac attacked Trixie, tying her up with her hair. "Prepare yourself for a great and powerful beating." Said Mane-iac. "Stupid girl." In the moment, Snips appeared with a pair of scissors and he cut Mane-iac's hair, rescuing Trixie who fell into his arms. "Snips." Said Trixie. "Thanks!" "It was nothing my Great and Powerful beauty!." Said Snips. ... Due to the situation, Sonata was sweating a lot. When she saw her friends and her sisters fighting she knew it was impossible to absorb energy, she was starting to feel exhaustion; that ring was causing huge problems. Seeing the Rainbooms sing, especially Fluttershy was making her furious, she didn't know what to do. She wished that Discord was there to help them out like he always had, but it was obvious that he would be helping that girl, Sonata could not contain it anymore and she began to let loose some tears. It was futile and a waste of time, not caring about the attempts, the elements of Caos refused to bow down to the Shadowbolts and Wondercolts. They understood that the power of the Shadowbolts and Wondercolts came from the Rainbooms and the elements of harmony that they represented. So the more power the rainbooms had the more power the students would have. The elements of Caos had to retreat and gasp for air. The rainbooms stopped singing, they had managed to activate their elements in the purest state; each one of them had a celestial glow; their bandages, plaster casts and collar cast had broke apart and they were miraculously healed from their wounds, the 7 girls looked like divine angels. "They are surrendering." Said Celestia Sunset Shimmer. "It is almost time for them to surrender!" "Hold on." Said Daring Do as she grasped the ring. "They don't have much energy left." "We will never give up!" Said Adagio clenching her fists as she stood next to her friends. "That's what we feared." Said Twilight sadly. "We're really sorry that we have to do this." "You don't regret anything you little b*tches!" Yelled Sombra. "Guys! One last attack!" "Yeah!" They all yelled. We are villains! We are not ashamed to be it! We will smite you! Or you will fall with us! .... Discord tried to get free, but it was futile, he was not strong enough. He heard noises coming from outside and he wanted to know what was going on. He suddenly remembered the knife that he took away from Chrysalis earlier when they were back in Canterlot high, he managed to get the knife from his pocket and managed to break the ropes that tied him up; then with the same knife he opened the door and got out. He quickly walked towards the stage. Discord peeked onto the stage, he was surprised. All of the students were transformed, the Rainbooms looked like angels and his old ex-friends were concentrating dark energy. "Wow!" Said Discord to himself. "I missed a lot." In the meantime, the elements of Caos concentrated with the little energy they had left, with anger they all launched one final attack. A great ray of dark negative energy flew towards the rainbooms, but Darin Do just like in the beginning got in from of them and used the ring to block the attack. The elements of Caos concentrated even more and they kept blasting dark energy despite the fact that they were in great pain and exhaustion. "Stop!" Said Daring Do. "You know that your attacks are futile!" The elements of Caos continued with their attack. "I said..." Said Daring Do looking at the ring with surprise. The ring began to break. "It can't be!" Said Daring Do. The elements of Caos stopped attacking, they were all tired and they were breathing quickly, as if they had just ran a marathon. The ring had broken into a million pieces in the hands of Daring Do. "No." Said Daring Do shaking her head. "Thanks Daring Do!" Said Rainbow Dash. "Now, we'll take it from here!" Ahuizotl and Sombra kept on their feet but with difficulty, meanwhile the girls ended up on the ground from exhaustion. "We're sorry about this." Said Sunset Shimmer. "But you are a great threat and you have left us with no other option." "We truly are sorry." Said Fluttershy, understanding. Despite her exhaustion, Sonata kept glaring at her with hatred. The mane 7 concentrated and extended their hands in the direction of the elements of Caos, meanwhile the villains did not move, they only looked at them with hatred and awaited their tragic outcome that awaited them. Discord looked at the situation and he didn't know what to do. He didn't want the elements of Caos to suffer like he did. Meanwhile the crowd was enjoying them "Putting on the scene". "That was fun!" Said someone from the crowd. "The effects reminded me of "Star Wars" or "Star Trek."" Said another. "I concur with you." Said another person. TO BE CONTINUED. Hope you guys liked it. We'll see you in the next chapter. > Chapter 23: At the end > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Without having seen Discord walking behind the stage and observing what was going on, in front of millions of people; both of his groups of friends the villains and the students that were transformed with luminous auras and their appearances were similar like that of Fluttershy and her friends when he lost control 6 months ago. But what impressed him the most was the appearance of the mane 7 who looked like angels with their white gowns, jewels of gold and diamonds aside from that the seven girls had wings that were completely luminous and radiant; Discord simply could not believe it and he continued observing. "We're really sorry about this." Said Sunset Shimmer piously. "But you are a great threat and you have left us with no other option." Discord was left speechless by Sunset's words, he suspected what was going to happen. "In all honesty we are really sorry!" Said Fluttershy in a sad and comprehensible tone. Discord began to get worried and he looked at his villain friends; they were on the ground, looking at the mane 7 with great hatred. The battle must have been very hard because they looked very tired. Discord noticed that their wings, tails and the dark aura that once surrounded the elements of caos was beginning to dissipate almost disappearing completely. The group of villains were once again human. "Damn it!" Said Adagio hitting the ground with her fist like she was having a tantrum. "No!" "What are you waiting for hell's angels?" Asked Sombra trying to stand up. "Stop all of this foolishness like a novela and just finish us off once and for all!" The mane 7 and the group of students were surprised by the villains' behavior. "It doesn't have to end like this!" Said Twilight. "Listen...We.." "Save your pity crap!" Said Ahuizotl. "You know damn well that we will not repent to anything! And...especially me....I wish to see you burn in hell!" "Guys!" Said Twilight trying to be reasonable. "Please listen to me!" "Go f*ck yourself!" Yelled Chrysalis on the ground. "Each and every one of you!" "I would rather die than go back to prison!" Yelled Mane-iac. "So then...what are you waiting for rainb*tches?" "You are all so rude!" Said Rarity. "Oh guys!" Said Twilight trying to be tolerable. "Pleas..." "Forget it Twilight." Said Applejack interrupting Twilight. "There is no point in you to even bother." "Applejack is right." Said Rainbow Dash. "We'd better teach these losers a real lesson!" "Wow! You're so ill-mannered!" Yelled Ahuizotl. "And these spoiled girls are supposed to be the good guys?" "You're a..." Said Rainbow Dash. "Just a moment Rainbow Dash." Said Sunset Shimmer, trying to calm down Rainbow Dash. "If that is your decision." Said Sunset Shimmer to the elements of Caos. "Then in reality I hope that you forgive us! May Celestia have pity on your souls!" The elements of Caos were more confused than they were scared by the last sentence that Sunset just said. "What the f*cking sh*t did she just say?" Asked Sombra. "What is up with that hag?" Said Ahuizotl with a bit of humor. "Is she drunk or is she like that because it's her style?" The elements of Caos gave a dry laugh for an intimate moment before they had to taste the bitter taste of defeat. The mane 7 held hands; the colorful lights of each one of them emitted had turned into a white color and it began to shimmer as if it were a sun. The small laugh from the elements of Caos had become absolute horror. All of the villains, especially the Dazzlings knew or suspected what was about to happen; everything was totally against them and with their end nearing; they knew that there was nothing they could do, they were tired, very badly injured, surrounded and there was no place for them to escape and if they did escape they would be left with the terrible taste of defeat and the terrible humiliation of knowing that they had once again lost to these girls. "I don't know about you guys but I'm not going to stick around to see my defeat." Said Chrysalis standing up with much difficulty. "I will try to give Twilight a good beating before her and her stupid friends turn is to ashes!" "Even if it's just a hit!" Said Mane-iac also getting to her feet. "I have been wanting to hit Sunset right in the face!" Said Adagio getting up with Sombra's help. "We have to attack them once again!" Said Ahuizotl wiping the drops of blood from his mouth. "What do we have to lose?!" Despite their fatigue and discomfort, the villains joined hands like a great group. "We're villains and we're proud of it!" They all yelled in unison. "Charge!" The elements of Caos ran in the direction of the group. "Wow!" Said someone from the crowd. "What bravery!" Yelled someone else from the crowd. "This has been the best live show." Said another. (-+) Discord observed his ex-friends running towards the students and the rainbooms, all of the Wondercolts and the Shadowbolts were waiting for them in their respective transformations, meanwhile the Rainbooms were preparing their defense attack. In that, Discord began to notice everything like a slow camera and he began to understand with more clarity. For a moment he looked at the elements of Caos, despite the fact that they were no longer transformed, with their injuries, their fatigue, and their disadvantage in numbers, they wanted ot keep on fighting; there was no doubt that they were just like him, they hated defeat. Even though he was defeated by them he did not have any sort of hatred towards them, in fact he felt pity, because just like him, they were alone and the whole world was against them. The mane 7 had explained to him that the people that he had made friends with were people that bad people, they were pure evil.....but they had asked...why? He remembered when each and every one of them their terrible past; having been exiled, put in prison, or had their heart broken, any of that would be enough to make someone become a villain. Being ignored, having lost everything or having been humiliated by the whole school, and because of the fault of the heroines, it would make anyone want revenge. And now, that they had the opportunity to triumph and to better their lives, they were going to be defeated by the same people that caused the hardships in the past. Then he looked at the Rainbooms and all of the students, there was no doubt that they were good people, happy and friendly. Canterlot High was a place that was peaceful and enjoyable. But it was very obvious; they were all students of a high class, they had it all, with all their dances, parties and extracurricular events..including, he remembered briefly a party that he went to four months ago, when Fluttershy and her friends arrived to the party in a limousine....A BIG LIMOUSINE, meanwhile Discord had to borrow money from Celestia to buy proper attire for the party. He once again looked over to the elements of Caos, remembering all of the adventure he had with them in Manehattan, although they lived in poverty, they were happy and it never bothered Discord even though in his dark past he lived in solitude. The chaotic boy noticed that he had more in common with the elements of Caos than he did with the Rainbooms. Discord began to remember the beautiful moments he had shared with the Rainbooms, especially with the girl that he loved the most in life. But he also remembered the emotional moments, the criminal acts, the traps, especially the adventures he had with the elements of Caos. He also remembered the sweet moments he had with Sonata. The mind of the chaotic boy began to get cloudy, he tried to figure out what he had to do. Immediately he had an idea that he didn't like but it would possibly stop all of this. The Rainbooms sang: "No matter what the problem Harmony will lift you up." With those last words, the energy of the mane 7 intensely illuminated them and then a great ray was shot towards the elements of Caos. The ground began to tremble and there were strong gusts of wind, the elements of Caos stopped running, they were completely paralyzed with fear, due to the large amount of energy that was about to hit them. Discord quickly got in front of the villains, he extended his arms and legs, trying to occupy space. Immediately, Discord was hit with the luminous ray from the mane 7, Discord began to scream. The elements of Caos and the Mane 7 could not believe what they were seeing. "DISCORD!" Yelled Sonata and Fluttershy at the same time. Due to Discord's actions, the mane 7 quickly stopped their attack and they stopped the ray and they became human once again. The students went back to normal as well. The elements of Caos had to watch with misfortune from up close how their great friend fell to the ground. But they all witnessed Discord fall to the ground after having been turned to stone. Everyone was silent, the whole stadium was completely quiet. Quickly, Sonata and Fluttershy ran towards Discord to help him. They both ignored their differences and got closer to Discord. "Discord!" Yelled Fluttershy sobbing intensely as she got on her knees next to stone Discord. "Oh Discord!" Said Sonata beginning to shed tears. "Why? You shouldn't have!" Then the elements of Caos ran towards Discord, meanwhile the mane 7 and the rest of the students only stayed silent. Twilight and the rest sadly looked at what a great mistake they had made. "Discord, my friend!" Said Ahuizotl, sadly. "You took the attack...for us." "Despite everything that we put him through." Said Sombra very worried. "Nobody ever sacrificed himself for me." Said Chrysalis beginning to sob. Meanwhile, Aria and Adagio didn't say anything and they only looked away, feeling guilty. Fluttershy and Sonata could not stop crying. Suddenly Sonata had an idea and she ran towards her sisters. "Adagio!" Said Sonata. "Give me the jewel!" "What?" Asked Adagio a bit annoyed. "But why..?" "Just give it to me!" Yelled Sonata in desperation. Adagio squeezed the jewel in her hand, not wanting to give it to her. "Adagio!" Said Sonata, not stopping from crying. "He saved your life! Without him we wouldn't be anything!" Aria only stopped looking at Adagio to not show any emotion. Adagio was annoyed, but she could not do anything and the other members of the group looked at her seriously, with much difficulty she handed the jewel over to Sonata. Sonata took the jewel and she walked over to Discord. Fluttershy stayed by his side when Sonata came with the jewel; then she tried to concentrate, then she hit the jewel against stone Discord's chest. "What are you doing?" Asked Fluttershy, very scared. "The jewel still contains a bit of draconequus power." Said Sonata. "If I break the jewel then the power of the draconequus will return to him and it will possibly break the curse." Fluttershy just stayed silent, immediately, Sonata managed to break the jewel on top of Discord. Then a dark ball came out of the remains of the jewel went back into the body of stone Discord; but despite all that happened, Discord was still like a statue. Fluttershy, Sonata and the rest of the elements of Caos began to worry. Then the mane 7 walked over carefully, trying to maintain some distance between their friends. "Hold on." Said Twilight a bit seriously. "We will take care of it." The elements of Caos frowned, but they backed off to give the Rainbooms some room. The mane 7 surrounded Discord and they concentrated, activating their respective elements, every one of them launched magic towards Discord, it caused a reaction, the statue began to crack until it broke and Discord was free. Discord began to move and cough, trying to get some air. "Discord!" Yelled the villains and heroes in unison, surprised that Discord went back to normal. "Listen.." Said Discord breathing agitatedly. "I was suffocating...what the hell just happened?" In that moment, Fluttershy hugged Discord. "Discord!" Said Fluttershy crying oceans. "I thought I had lost you!" The elements of Caos calmed down when they saw that their friend was alright and the mane 7 breathed a sigh of relief. Meanwhile, Sonata contemplated on Discord and Fluttershy, hugging and with nothing more to say, Sonata simply left; crying in silence. The crowd believed that this was still a part of the show, and they began to cheer. They heard ovations and applause from the huge crowd. "Bravo!" Said Businessman applauding and walking onto the stage. "That was good show, the crowd is going wild!" Everyone in the crowd payed attention to Businessman. "Seriously you guys have a lot of talent!" Said Businessman. "Seriously, I wasn't expecting much and I want to sign a contract with you guys." "I knew it." Said Rainbow Dash very arrogantly. "I'm really sorry, chaotics!" Then Rainbow Dash walked up to Businessman. "The Rainbooms gladly accept your proposal sir." Said Rainbow Dash vainly. "It was my great talent that.." "Not you!" Said Businessman shoving Rainbow Dash aside. "The elements of Caos!" "What?!" Yelled everyone. "Listen." Said Businessman. "To be good, to sing your little songs about flowers, butterflies and all pink and girly things is so out of style...what's in now is to be a villain...to rebel, to be a criminal, to be against society, against the world...that is what is in this season." The elements of Caos looked on and they were surprised, meanwhile the Rainbooms were left with their mouths open, especially Rainbow Dash. "Elements of Caos." Said Businessman. "My label wants a contract with you." "Eh...ok." Said Discord, raising an eyebrow, totally not believing it. "On one condition." Said Businessman. "Don't you ever do this theater with lights, fights and transformations...just sing....and try not to destroy the stage." "Ehhhm...ok..." Said all of the elements of Caos at the same time. "Very well, I'll see you in Las Pegasus." Said Businessman walking away. "I'll call you tomorrow in the morning." Then the public began to walk away, so did some of the Wondercolts and the Shadowbolts due to the fact that the villains and the heroes were no longer fighting anymore. They were simply on the stage trying to redirect the situation. "Seriously?" Said Adagio with a shine in her eyes. "So what you're saying is that...we won?" "It looks like it." Said Sombra. "Apparently, we're going to rich and famous like you always wanted..." "Although..." Said Adagio picking up a fragment of the jewel from the ground. "I hate being human again and to not have my powers." Adagio began to cry silently, she suffered knowing that she would no longer be a siren and that she could never return to her world. "I know that this won't make up for the situation." Said Sombra taking Adagio by the hand. "But I will never abandon you and I will wait for you, if you will let me." Adagio looked at Sombra.... Meanwhile, Ahuizotl walked over to the fragments of what was left of the golden ring. He dropped to his knees and began to cry. "I don't think I will ever be able to go home." Said Ahuizotl to himself, as he shed tears over the fragments. "I know what it feels like." Said Aria sitting next to Ahuizotl and leaning on his shoulder. Daring Do watched Ahuizotl and Aria from afar, she walked away with discretion. "I'm really sorry Ahuizotl." Said Daring Do almost inaudible, she quickly escaped from the place... Chrysalis only crossed her arms, she hated seeing these scenes that her friends were having that were like a novela. Suddenly the girl with the pink skin clung onto her and took her by the hand, Chrysalis thought for a moment that and returned the hug to the girl. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad, thought Chrysalis. Meanwhile, Celestia walked up to Luna. Luna was annoyed and gave her back to Celestia. "Luna." Said Celestia. "Please listen to me! I'm sorry about everything that happened and you're right..I should not have gotten involved in your life...and if this is your path..I will respect it and....I'm very proud of you....I love you sister." Luna turned around to look at Celestia. "I'm very sorry for my bipolarity." Said Luna. "Forgive me...I too love you sister." They hugged each other, because it didn't make any sense for them to keep fighting. ..... "Rejoice elements of Caos!" Yelled Mane-iac. "We'll be rich and famous! Celebrities and important people!" The group of villains began to celebrate, completely ignoring the Rainbooms. The Rainbooms simply looked at the elements of Caos, even they were surprised that they were no longer trying to attack them or get revenge. "And now what Twilight?" Asked Sunset Shimmer. "Without that jewel." Said Twilight. "They will go back to being normal beings...they won't be a threat." "We're letting them go?" Asked Rainbow Dash. "Just like that?" "Let's go." Said Discord, hugging Fluttershy. "It's for the best." Discord and the Rainbooms left. Discord observed his ex-friends who were happy on the stage as they continued their celebration. The next day, at the entrance of Canterlot High. "I have to go." Said Twilight. "Sunset returned so now it's my turn to go back." "Seriously Twilight?" Asked Pinkie Pie who was sad. "It's not goodbye." Said Twilight. "It's just a see you later." "We're sure gonna miss you sugar cube." Said Applejack. "Take care." Said Twilight. "I'll be back soon." Twilight looked at Discord. "Goodbye Discord." Said Twilight. "And please...behave yourself!" "I'll do it!" Said Discord taking Fluttershy by the hand. "For Fluttershy!" Twilight simply smiled and with no problem she entered the portal. The mane 6 and Discord contemplated on the magic mirror portal. Seconds later, the bus of the elements of Caos appeared. They all got off the bus and they walked up to the Rainbooms. "What are you doing here?" Asked Rainbow Dash, defensively. "Calm down." Said Discord. "What's going on my friends?" "We only came to say goodbye mi amigo." Said Ahuizotl. "Thank you for having helped us." Discord and the Rainbooms were surprised. "No resentment Rainwitches." Said Mane-iac. "I mean Rainbooms." "Are you serious?" Asked Sunset Shimmer. "You're not convincing me." "To be honest." Said Adagio. "We hate you...a lot...I would like to dance on your graves....but we understand that it's not worth wasting our time on you guys...now that we're going to be famous...it's better to leave the past behind and think about the future." "Eh?" Said Rarity. "What Adagio wanted to saw was that we're really sorry." Said Aria, not showing emotion. "Forgive us, Discord." Said Chrysalis, holding the hand of her number one fan. "It's all ok my friends." Said Discord smiling. "We're villains...it's a part of us being so." "Are you sure that you don't want to come along?" Asked Luna. "Be a star!" "No my friends. I have all that I need right here." Said Discord looking at Fluttershy. Fluttershy blushed. "Fluttershy." Said Sonata. "You're very lucky...Discord is a great guy." "Thanks Sonata." Said Discord. "You yourself are a great girl!" Sonata without a doubt hugged Discord and Discord returned the hug. "I'll give Fluttershy a good reason not to leave you." Said Sonata not stopping hugging Discord. "Eh?" Said Discord. Sonata stole a passionate kiss from Discord, Discord was left petrified. The Rainbooms and the elements of Caos looked at the kiss in surprise, especially Fluttershy. "Goodbye Discord." Said Sonata letting go of Discord and climbing back onto the bus. Discord stopped being petrified and his face was all red. "Wow, compadre." Said Ahuizotl. "She really was in love with you." "We have to go." Said Mane-iac a bit irritated. "Well my friend." Said Ahuizotl a bit sentimental. "This is goodbye." "Goodbye my friends." Said Discord returning his calm. "Take care and try not to cause any problems." "I'm not promising anything." Said Chrysalis as she carried the pink girl up the steps of the bus in a nuptial way that was very romantic. "We're villains and we're going to behave badly." Said Sombra. "That's our slogan." "Goodbye." Said Aria, seriously. "Good luck." Said Adagio with no emotion and without looking back, she was the last one to get on the bus. "And I'm sorry." The elements of Caos started up the bus and they drove off. Discord observed the bus drive away, smiling he let go of the hassle of saying goodbye and apologizing. Discord understood that they were truly his friends. "Goodbye my friends." Said Discord in a low voice. Fluttershy walked over to Discord. "And that kiss?" Asked Fluttershy frowning. "Eh?" Said Discord. "You're such a damn hypocrite!" Said Fluttershy, angry. Discord smiled and hugged Fluttershy lovingly. "Let me go!" Said Fluttershy trying to push him off. "You're a.." Discord kissed Fluttershy, the kiss made Fluttershy stop fighting him and they both kissed each other passionately. The mane 6 simply looked at them and smiled knowing that everything was going to be back to normal. "Fluttershy, I love you!" Said Discord after kissing her. "And that was the best kiss I've had all day." Fluttershy simply smiled with disconcern. "Or was it?" Thought Discord for a moment. Without taking importance to his thought, Discord once again kissed Fluttershy. The Rainbooms looked at the sky and thought about what was going to happen later. What obstacles, they would face in the future. THE END. His second fanfic finished, hurrah! Hope you guys liked it. He's sorry that it ended like this, it was now or never my friends. Thank you for reading this fanfic and for your patience. Thank you to everyone. 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BIG HUG TO EVERYONE. > Alternate Ending > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Without having seen Discord walking behind the stage and observing what was going on, in front of millions of people; both of his groups of friends the villains and the students that were transformed with luminous auras and their appearances were similar like that of Fluttershy and her friends when he lost control 6 months ago. But what impressed him the most was the appearance of the mane 7 who looked like angels with their white gowns, jewels of gold and diamonds aside from that the seven girls had wings that were completely luminous and radiant; Discord simply could not believe it and he continued observing. "We're really sorry about this." Said Sunset Shimmer piously. "But you are a great threat and you have left us with no other option." Discord was left speechless by Sunset's words, he suspected what was going to happen. "In all honesty we are really sorry!" Said Fluttershy in a sad and comprehensible tone. Discord began to get worried and he looked at his villain friends; they were on the ground, looking at the mane 7 with great hatred. The battle must have been very hard because they looked very tired. Discord noticed that their wings, tails and the dark aura that once surrounded the elements of caos was beginning to dissipate almost disappearing completely. The group of villains were once again human. "Damn it!" Said Adagio hitting the ground with her fist like she was having a tantrum. "No!" "What are you waiting for hell's angels?" Asked Sombra trying to stand up. "Stop all of this foolishness like a novela and just finish us off once and for all!" The mane 7 and the group of students were surprised by the villains' behavior. "It doesn't have to end like this!" Said Twilight. "Listen...We.." "Save your pity crap!" Said Ahuizotl. "You know damn well that we will not repent to anything! And...especially me....I wish to see you burn in hell!" "Guys!" Said Twilight trying to be reasonable. "Please listen to me!" "Go f*ck yourself!" Yelled Chrysalis on the ground. "Each and every one of you!" "I would rather die than go back to prison!" Yelled Mane-iac. "So then...what are you waiting for rainb*tches?" "You are all so rude!" Said Rarity. "Oh guys!" Said Twilight trying to be tolerable. "Pleas..." "Forget it Twilight." Said Applejack interrupting Twilight. "There is no point in you to even bother." "Applejack is right." Said Rainbow Dash. "We'd better teach these losers a real lesson!" "Wow! You're so ill-mannered!" Yelled Ahuizotl. "And these spoiled girls are supposed to be the good guys?" "You're a..." Said Rainbow Dash. "Just a moment Rainbow Dash." Said Sunset Shimmer, trying to calm down Rainbow Dash. "If that is your decision." Said Sunset Shimmer to the elements of Caos. "Then in reality I hope that you forgive us! May Celestia have pity on your souls!" The elements of Caos were more confused than they were scared by the last sentence that Sunset just said. "What the f*cking sh*t did she just say?" Asked Sombra. "What is up with that hag?" Said Ahuizotl with a bit of humor. "Is she drunk or is she like that because it's her style?" The elements of Caos gave a dry laugh for an intimate moment before they had to taste the bitter taste of defeat. The mane 7 held hands; the colorful lights of each one of them emitted had turned into a white color and it began to shimmer as if it were a sun. The small laugh from the elements of Caos had become absolute horror. All of the villains, especially the Dazzlings knew or suspected what was about to happen; everything was totally against them and with their end nearing; they knew that there was nothing they could do, they were tired, very badly injured, surrounded and there was no place for them to escape and if they did escape they would be left with the terrible taste of defeat and the terrible humiliation of knowing that they had once again lost to these girls. "I don't know about you guys but I'm not going to stick around to see my defeat." Said Chrysalis standing up with much difficulty. "I will try to give Twilight a good beating before her and her stupid friends turn is to ashes!" "Even if it's just a hit!" Said Mane-iac also getting to her feet. "I have been wanting to hit Sunset right in the face!" Said Adagio getting up with Sombra's help. "We have to attack them once again!" Said Ahuizotl wiping the drops of blood from his mouth. "What do we have to lose?!" Despite their fatigue and discomfort, the villains joined hands like a great group. "We're villains and we're proud of it!" They all yelled in unison. "Charge!" The elements of Caos ran in the direction of the group. "Wow!" Said someone from the crowd. "What bravery!" Yelled someone else from the crowd. "This has been the best live show." Said another. (+-) Discord observed his ex-friends running towards the students and the rainbooms, all of the Wondercolts and the Shadowbolts were waiting for them in their respective transformations, meanwhile the Rainbooms were preparing their defense attack. In that, Discord began to notice everything like a slow camera and he began to understand with more clarity. For a moment he looked at the elements of Caos, despite the fact that they were no longer transformed, with their injuries, their fatigue, and their disadvantage in numbers, they wanted ot keep on fighting; there was no doubt that they were just like him, they hated defeat. Even though he was defeated by them he did not have any sort of hatred towards them, in fact he felt pity, because just like him, they were alone and the whole world was against them. The mane 7 had explained to him that the people that he had made friends with were people that bad people, they were pure evil.....but they had asked...why? He remembered when each and every one of them their terrible past; having been exiled, put in prison, or had their heart broken, any of that would be enough to make someone become a villain. Being ignored, having lost everything or having been humiliated by the whole school, and because of the fault of the heroines, it would make anyone want revenge. And now, that they had the opportunity to triumph and to better their lives, they were going to be defeated by the same people that caused the hardships in the past. Then he looked at the Rainbooms and all of the students, there was no doubt that they were good people, happy and friendly. Canterlot High was a place that was peaceful and enjoyable. But it was very obvious; they were all students of a high class, they had it all, with all their dances, parties and extracurricular events..including, he remembered briefly a party that he went to four months ago, when Fluttershy and her friends arrived to the party in a limousine....A BIG LIMOUSINE, meanwhile Discord had to borrow money from Celestia to buy proper attire for the party. He once again looked over to the elements of Caos, remembering all of the adventure he had with them in Manehattan, although they lived in poverty, they were happy and it never bothered Discord even though in his dark past he lived in solitude. The chaotic boy noticed that he had more in common with the elements of Caos than he did with the Rainbooms. Discord began to remember the beautiful moments he had shared with the Rainbooms, especially with the girl that he loved the most in life. But he also remembered the emotional moments, the criminal acts, the traps, especially the adventures he had with the elements of Caos. He also remembered the sweet moments he had with Sonata. The mind of the chaotic boy began to get cloudy, he tried to figure out what he had to do. Immediately he had an idea that he didn't like but it would possibly stop all of this. The Rainbooms sang: "No matter what the problem Harmony will lift you up." With those last words, the energy of the mane 7 intensely illuminated them and then a great ray was shot towards the elements of Caos. The ground began to tremble and there were strong gusts of wind, the elements of Caos stopped running, they were completely paralyzed with fear, due to the large amount of energy that was about to hit them. Discord quickly got in front of the villains, he extended his arms and legs, trying to occupy space. (+-) Sonata quickly observed what Discord was trying to do; despite the fact that she had betrayed him, he was willing to protect her; Sonata could not allow that. Immediately, Sonata shoved Discord aside, he ended up on the ground, then the ray hit Sonata. Sonata screamed in pain. Discord and the elements of Caos watched in horror as Sonata fell to the ground, having been turned to stone. "Sonata!" Yelled Discord trying not to break down. "Sister!" Yelled the Dazzlings not believing what they had just seen. The mane 7 saw what had happened and immediately stopped their attack and they returned to their human form causing the rest of the students and the Shadowbolts to return to normal. Discord immediately ran towards Sonata, he got on his knees to help her out, but it was futile because Sonata was a stone cold statue. "Sonata!" Yelled Discord without being able to hold back his tears. "No! Why did you do this?" Aria and Adagio walked over to se their sister with great worry. Despite the fact that they were always serious, cold and they hated everything; to see their little sister turned to stone, they could not resist the pain. "Idiot!" Yelled Adagio crying bitterly. "Yo shouldn't have done that!" "Fool!" Yelled Aria crying and covering her face. "You're always so impulsive." Quickly, the rest of the elements of Caos surrounded the body of Sonata. Ahuizotl walked over to Aria and put a hand on her shoulder as a sign of his comfort; Without giving it much thought, Aria hugged Ahizotl and kept on crying onto the shoulder of the Aztec boy, trying to calm herself down. Sombra hugged Adagio and Adagio just kept on crying. "Why could it have been me?!"Yelled Discord, as he hit the ground with his fist, he was crying oceans. "Damnit! It should have been me!" The rest of the villains were standing with their heads down and crying silently. The mane 7 and the rest of the students simply looked at the situation, feeling guilty. Adagio took off the jewel and began to hit it against the statue of Sonata. "What are you doing?" Asked Aria. "There should be magic in it." Said Adagio desperately. "Perhaps it will help to free our sister." Aria was surprised, Adagio truly wanted to help out Sonata, besides Adagio never before had referred to Sonata as 'our sister'. Even though Aria was also sad because her sister was turned to stone. Adagio broke the jewel, a small ball of energy flew towards Discord and entered through his chest. Adagio was annoyed, the draconequus magic returned to Discord and it did not help Sonata at all. "Damn it all!" Yelled Adagio. In that moment, the mane 7 walked over cautiously. "Adagio." Said Sunset Shimmer. "Perhaps, we could help you out." Adagio glared at the mane 7 furiously. "You damn f*ckers!" Yelled Adagio walking over to the mane 7, but she was held back by Sombra. "Don't come any closer!" "Calm down!" Said Twilight. "We only want to help you." "With what? The elements of harmony? No?" Said Aria with rage, she was held back by Ahuizotl. "Yes of course....yeah right....f*ck you!" "Disreguard." Said Twilight. "We'll take care of this." The elements of Caos frowned but they stepped aside; giving the rainbooms some space. The mane 7 surrounded Sonata and they began to concentrate to activate their respective elements, each one of them launched a beam of magic towards Sonata, and it caused a reaction. The statue began to crack and break, freeing Sonata. Everyone calmed down for a moment, but something was wrong, Sonata was still on the ground but she was not moving. Discord got scared and he quickly placed his ear on Sonata's chest, then he checked her breathing, she wasn't breathing. Discord began to get realyl worried. Immediately, Discord began to give her mouth to mouth. Everyone only watched without making a sound; so did the mane 7. Fluttershy watched the act with much seriousness. After a few minutes, Sonata began to cough and move. She began to breath again, Discord and the rest of the villains sighed with relief, but Sonata was still unconscious. Discord immediately and carefully carried Sonata to take her to the hospital, the rest of the elements accompanied him, completely ignoring the mane 7 and their army of students. After the villains had left, the students and the shadowbolts knew that the problem was solved so they began to leave, the crowd knew that the concert was over so they began to leave. The mane 7 stayed behind the curtain, trying to digest the situation. "Ah was not expecting that finale." Said Applejack. "I can't believe it." Said Twilight. "So when we turned Sonata to stone, she was about to die from being asphyxiated. "So what you're saying.." Said Pinkie, with a bit of enthusiasm. "Is that if we had turned Discord to stone 6 months ago, he wouldn't have any air and...oh I get it!" "How horrible!" Said Rarity. "We should and see if Sonata is alright." Said Fluttershy a bit serious walking towards the exit. The mane 6 upon seeing how serious Fluttershy was knew that she was feeling down from seeing Discord give Sonata mouth to mouth, they didn't say anything and accompanied Fluttershy. In the hospital... Sonata was on a bed for a resting patient, meanwhile Discord and the rest of the villains were waiting in the waiting area. The mane 7 arrived and some of the students accompanied them. Fluttershy noticed that Discord was very worried, he wasn't paying any attention to anyone. In that moment the doctor came out of Sonata's room, Discord was the first to get up and walk over to the doctor. "Doctor!" Said Discord, worried. "How is she?" "Fortunately, she is alright." Said the doctor. "If you had waited just a little bit longer this girl would have had some permanent problems...but luckily she awoke and she is stable now." "Can we enter to see her?" Asked Discord. "Yes." Said the doctor. "But only one person." The elements of Caos looked at Discord. "I think that you should enter." Said Adagio. "Me?" Said Discord. "It will make her happy to see you." Said Aria, pushing Discord towards the door. "Don't keep her waiting..." Discord entered Sonata's room, Fluttershy was dissatisfied and she walked over to the door and opened it a bit. "What are you doing?" Asked Adagio. Fluttershy ignored her and payed attention inside. In that moment, Businessman arrived. "Hello, elements of Caos." Said Businessman. "How is that girl doing?" "Fortunately, she is doing fine." Said Sombra, trying to fake it. "Unfortunately...eh...uh...the show was pretty bad." "Yeah, that's it." Said Mane-iac, playing along. "I'm sorry." Said Businessman. "But I have some news.....the people loved your music so much that my record label wants to sign you guys!" The elements of Caos opened their mouths in surprise, and so did the mane 7 and everyone else present. "But on the condition that you no longer put on any weird shows." Said Businessman. "Ok I have things to do...." Businessman began to walk away. "I'll see you in las pegasus....I'll call you tomorrow." Said Businessman, saying his goodbyes.. "And take care...I'll take care of the hospital bill....see you!" Everyone was surprised by this news. Meanwhile, Fluttershy was paying attention to the conversation between Discord and Sonata. Meanwhile, inside of the room.. Discord looked at Sonata as she lay there. Sonata opened her eyes and she looked at Discord and smiled. "Hello Sonata." Said Discord. "Are you alright?" "Hello Discord." Said Sonata. "How is everyone else? "Worried about you." Said Discord. "Especially me." "I didn't want anything to happen to you." Said Sonata sadly. "Especially after all that we did to you." "Hey." Said Discord. "Nothing too bad happened...I don't hate you." "I'm really sorry Discord." Said Sonata sadly. "No sonatadelicious." :/ Said Discord. "I'm the one that..." "No Discord." Said Sonata interrupting him. "It was my fault...jealousy took control of me." "Jealousy?" Asked Discord. "Discord.." Said Sonata. "I'm in love with you!" Discord stayed silent. Fluttershy kept on listening. "I really do love you!" Said Sonata crying intensely. "Never before have I felt this kind of love for someone." "Sonata." Said Discord. "To be honest...I never really knew...I'm so stupid...I'm also very new to this kind of love." "When I found out that you were going to abandon us.." Said Sonata. "It tore up my heart." "Sonata, I really am sorry." Said Discord. "To be honest, I don't know what to say but...Why do you love me? I'm not a gentleman...or a knight in shining armor." "You gave us your friendship." Said Sonata. "You saved my life...you made living in this horrible world a great adventure...you cared about me and gave me what I wanted the most in life...." "Oh Sonata." Said Discord sighing in frustration. Fluttershy was surprised, Discord had saved their lives, he helped them and supported them...just like he had supported her and her freinds. Fluttershy began to feel empathy for her and the elements of Caos; having left the sirens unlucky without their magic was a very cruel act, and it was also cruel what they did to the other villains. Finally, Fluttershy understood, she knew what she had to do. Fluttershy walked over to Applebloom and the Crusaders who had accompanied them to the hospital. "Applebloom." Said Fluttershy. "By chance, do you still have the formula that you used on me?" "Say what?" Said Applebloom surprised. "Eh...yes...Snips and Snails had asked me for it to make Sunset and Trixie fall in love with them...but due to their heroic actions back at the stadium, I don't think they will need it...why do you ask?" "Will you give it to me?" Asked Fluttershy. ...... Seconds later, Fluttershy entered the room where Discord and Sonata were still talking. "Am I interrupting?" Asked Fluttershy as she walked in with two cups filled with 'grape juice. "No Fluttershy." Said Discord smiling. "Everything is just fine." Sonata simply looked at Fluttershy. "I have brought you some grape juice." Said Fluttershy sadly and trying to fake a smile. "To quench your thirst." "Thank you Fluttershy." Said Discord drinking from one of the cups. Then Discord handed a cup to Sonata. Without saying another word, Fluttershy left the room. Outside of the room, her friends had seen what Fluttershy had done. "Fluttershy!" Said Rainbow Dash. "What the hell?" "It's for the best." Said Fluttershy beginning to cry. Everyone including the elements of Caos did not comprehend what Fluttershy was trying to do. "I just wish everything was different." Said Sonata sadly, contemplating on the cup of juice. "Do not worry Sonata." Said Discord. "Life is full of surprises." Then Discord drank the juice and so did Sonata. Then they both looked each other in the eyes, their eyes changed color for a moment, they both smiled in a very adorable manner. "All this time I have been blind." Said Discord. "You are such a wonderful and lovely girl!" "There is no more doubt in my heart." Said Sonata. "I have always been in love with you Discord. Discord took Sonata by the hands. "Sonata." Said Discord. "I love you too!" Sonata began to cry but from happiness. "Really?" Asked Sonata. "Yes." Said Discord. "I will never let you go." "Oh Discord." Said Sonata. "I love you!" "And I, you." Said Discord. Without a doubt Discord and Sonata united their lips, in a passionate kiss. Fluttershy watched them kiss, with her heart now broken she dried her tears. "Let's go." Said Fluttershy walking away. The rainbooms and the rest of the students left the hospital, meanwhile the elements of Caos stayed. The next day at the entrance of the school at Canterlot high. The Mane 7 stood in front of the statue. "You know what girls." Said Twilight. "After everything that happened...it would be best if I stayed for a bit longer." Everyone celebrated Twilight's decision. "That. Is. AWESOME!" Said Rainbow Dash. "Let's have a party to celebrate Twilight staying with us!" Yelled Pinkie. Twilight smiled, but in reality she was only staying to help Fluttershy cope with the pain. Although Fluttershy didn't show it on the outside, she was broken on the inside. "Well girls." Said Fluttershy. "Life is short and we're still young! Let's go have fun!" "Fluttershy?" Said Rainbow Dash. "Are you ok?" "Girls!" Said Fluttershy as she caressed a bird that had landed in her hand. "I understood that life is too short to hold grudges, to suffer and to hold onto negative emotions." "You're totally right Fluttershy." Said Sunset Shimmer. "So.." Said Fluttershy causing the bird to go flying. "Let's enjoy all the time that we have in this school until we graduate." "Sounds good to me Fluttershy." Said Rarity. "You can count on me sugarcube." Said Applejack. "Who wants to come investigate this Saturday what is in everfree?" Asked Fluttershy with her fists in the air. "Me!" Yelled the group with enthusiasm. The group of friends walked towards the school, happy that Fluttershy was taking this well. Before they entered the school Fluttershy looked up to the sky sadly. "Goodbye Discord." Said Fluttershy almost inaudible. "And....good luck." Fluttershy shed a tear and without looking back she entered the school. (Summary of the elements of Caos) The elements of Caos signed the contract with Businessman and his record label. They had a grand show in las pegasus. After the concert, Sonata and Discord took advantage of the fact that they were in las pegasus and escpaed for a moment to get married in a little chapel. They enjoyed their honeymoon in not one but several hotels that night. Despite the fact that the effects of the potion had worn off, Discord did not hesitate to say yes to Sonata at the altar. Some time passed and the elements of Caos were a huge success, they sold a lot of albums and some of their albums went platinum. Aria got married to Ahuizotl and Adagio with Sombra. For a long time they were the it couples in news reports and such; but they could not compare to the relationship of Chrysalis and Flufflepuff. Every villain lived well and enjoyed their fame and fortune, but even though they were still villains. THEY WERE NOT STUPID. Sombra went back into business and invested in the groups earnings. Luna opened a school for artistic talent and Mane-iac started a cosmetic company. Ahuizotl with his small fortune financially supported tenochtitlan even though he could never return due to their rules. Some time went by and Discord and Sonata had two daughters. Eris Music and Pandora Sounds, forming a family that they both loved. The draconequues and the siren lived happily in love for the rest of their lives. THE END.