> The Wrath of Chaos > by Mayhem Darkshadow > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Wrath of Chaos > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Wrath of Chaos Part I: It’s Starting Mayhem woke up with a yawn and stretched. Last night had been some party, Pinkie Pie outdid herself. Last night was New Years Eve and they had all been up all night. It looked like her was the first one up. The house was a wreak and everybody had just decided to crash in random places on the floor. He looked around and smiled and went to the bathroom. The house was dark. He remembered he shut all the blinds to keep the light out so they could all sleep. He walked into the guest bathroom and shut the door. He turned on the light and looked in the mirror. He splashed some water in his eyes and then looked at them. They had more red tinge to them then last week. “It’s getting worse with each passing week,” he said to himself quietly. It had been a month since his last outburst, and each week after that he felt his alternate personality taking over. He had not told his older sister, Princess Celestia, yet. In fact he was keeping it secret from everyone. He really didn’t want to scare anybody else, a lot of Ponyville was already afraid of him. Mayhem started making breakfast and one by one all his friends came into the kitchen. He used magic to expand the kitchen and the table to fit everyone. Rainbow Dash came into the kitchen with Scootaloo half asleep on her back and gave him a kiss. He sent food to the table as he cooked. Everybody was a mess. They all had bloodshot eyes and messy manes. Pinkie had put something in the punch she called her special energy booster. That turned out to be liquid caffeine. They were all bouncing off the walls until they all finally crashed. “Okay next year Pinkie Pie is not allowed to handle the punch,” said Twilight. Mayhem was the worst. He had turned the legal drinking age that day and cracked open the Applejack Daniel’s and hard cider. He had a massive hangover and that combined with the punch meant he didn’t remember the night at all. Yet despite this he was still cooking for all of them. Everyone was pretty quiet, talking slightly amongst themselves. Even Pinkie was quiet, this was a first for her. “Oh, what happened last night?” asked Twilight. She was clutching her head, and she looked sick. Mayhem looked over at here and made a second cup of the drink he was mixing. “You know Twi you don’t really look that good,” said Applejack. Mayhem brought the cup over to her. “What is this?” she asked. “Just drink it, you’ll feel better. An don’t ask what’s in it because if I tell you then you won’t drink it,” said Mayhem. Twilight looked at him and took a sip of it and then looked like she was going to throw up. “Drink it, if you spit any of it out it won’t work,” said Mayhem. She got tears in her eyes and swallowed. “Awe what was that?” she asked. Mayhem but down his own cup of the substance and looked at her. “Drink it and I’ll tell you,” said Mayhem. Everyone was looking back and forth between Mayhem and Twilight. She frowned at him and kept drinking until it was gone. “Okay I’m done and I don’t feel better,” she complained, “now tell me what is wrong with me?” “Give it time it has to settle in your stomach. An you have a hangover,” said Mayhem. Now everybody was looking at him. “What? She does. I have one to that’s why I’m drinking the same stuff. You must have accidently drank some of my spiked cider Twilight,” said Mayhem. Everyone was quiet and then Pinkie Pie burst into laughter. Everyone else follow. Twilight even started laughing. “Wow, I do feel better, what was that?” she asked. “A special concoction your brother, some of our friends, and I created when we were teenagers. It took a year to perfect but it clears a hangover from the body. This is how we would prevent Celestia from finding out we were fighting hangovers after we spent nights drinking. Guess the secrets out now,” he told them. They all looked at him and then laughed. After breakfast everyone made their way back to their own houses. Rainbow Dash decided to stay and help clean up, as did Fluttershy. Midnight and Scootaloo had fallen back asleep and Annabell put them both to bed up in Midnight’s room and then came and helped with the cleaning. “Some party last night,” said Annabell. They all agreed. “Well a new year then. Anybody have a new year’s resolution?” asked Fluttershy. They all thought about it. “Spend more time cuddling you to death,” said Annabell. Fluttershy blushed and giggled. “Not really into that thing,” said Rainbow Dash. They looked at Mayhem. Oh he had one alright; figure out what was wrong with him. He had been doing a lot of research and had found no traces of ponies donning an alternate personality due to the body alteration spell. For years he had thought this was what had caused his problem, but now he was starting to think it may be something else. “Umm, well I suppose either get Vinyl to list to classical or get Octavia to listen to techno,” laughed Mayhem. This wasn’t his resolution, but he didn’t want to tell them the other thing. What he told them would be impossible anyway. After they cleaned up Annabell and Fluttershy went off to Fluttershy’s cottage. Scootaloo was still asleep so Rainbow Dash stayed with Mayhem in the house. They cuddled up on the couch together. “I wish we could have more of this kind of time. Neither of us working, just sitting and cuddling. Not having to worry about what crazy thing our sister’s are doing and what not,” said Rainbow Dash. Mayhem smiled and kissed her. “I wish for the same thing,” said Mayhem. She smiled at him and then moved closer to his body. She must have been tired because she was asleep in a few minutes. Mayhem sat there, looking around. He kept hearing whispers, but there were coming from nowhere. He was starting to wonder if he was going mad, and then he heard a loud and prominent growl, almost animalistic. He looked around, nothing was there. He focused some magic on his eyes and went through his different kind of sights. Nothing at all, nobody was hidden; nothing was standing behind a corner. Now he really though he was going mad. He moved slightly and Rainbow Dash moved around. He shook his head; it was probably the lack of sleep. He closed his eyes and tried to catch some sleep. When Rainbow Dash woke up she decided to take Scootaloo back home. The little girls where still asleep so she picked Scootaloo up and placed her on her back. “I’ll see you later baby,” said Rainbow Dash. Mayhem let them out and then looked around and thought about what he was going to do. He needed to figure this out, and he knew one pony that could help him out. He had ideas, but he needed to do research. Midnight was still asleep when he went upstairs and checked on her. He left a note on the door and then the same note near the front door for Annabell when she decided to come home. He shut the door and then locked it with a spell. Annabell would know what to do when she realized her key wouldn’t work. Mayhem then took a deep breath and walked into the center of town towards the library. Twilight was awake when he got there. “Hey Mayhem, do you need something?” she asked him. She let him in. “Yeah I need you to help me do research on something,” he told her. She looked at him puzzled. “Okay, well we can do that,” she said. “But I want to do it in secret, just the two of us,” he told her quietly. “Spike isn’t here, he is helping Rarity with something,” said Twilight. “Okay, shut the door and the blinds,” said Mayhem. She looked at him weird again and did it. “We can’t answer the door; I don’t want anybody but you to know this. Do not tell our friends; do not tell any of my sisters, not even Celestia,” said Mayhem. “Mayhem what is this all about? You are scaring me,” she told him. Mayhem looked around. “I don’t think I have an alternate personality, I think it may be something else,” said Mayhem. They spent hours poring through books about magic and spells. Luckily nobody bothered them all. “This is everything I have hear Mayhem, and there is no record of anybody creating an alternate personality or having one created as a side effect from using the body alteration spell,” said Twilight. They had made a large mess so they decided to start putting everything away. The two of them using magic made quick work of it. “We need to do more research; I need to figure out what this is Twilight. I think tomorrow we need to venture to the Canterlot libraries,” said Mayhem. Twilight looked at him. “You don’t have what I’m looking for here, but the Canterlot library should,” said Mayhem. Twilight was starting to wonder if Mayhem was losing his mind. “Okay we can do that I guess. When should I meet you at the train station?” asked Twilight. “Just meet me at my house tomorrow at eight,” said Mayhem. Twilight was right on time, just like he thought she would be. Mayhem left a note for Annabell on where he was. “Morning,” he said. She yawned. “Morning, so how are we getting there?” she asked Twilight. “I think you’ll enjoy it. Just stand here next to me,” said Mayhem. Twilight stepped closer to Mayhem and then a ring of fire formed around them and began to spiral upwards into a reverse tornado. There was a burst of fire and then they were at the Canterlot library. “How…how did…did we just teleport?” asked Twilight. Mayhem nodded his head. “What you just witnessed is the world’s most powerful teleportation spell. I’m the only person to date who can use it since its creator. I’ll I have to do is picture where I want to go and I can be there in a snap,” said Mayhem. Twilight was amazed, stupefied almost. They walked to the front door of the Royal library. The guards saluted and bowed to both of them and then let them in. Mayhem told them not to alter Celestia that they were here. They ventured into the older parts of the library. “Mayhem, your leading us to the section about spirits and demons,” said Twilight. “Yes, this is the first place I want to start, but I don’t believe this is going to give me the answer,” said Mayhem. He was right, after poring through the books for three hours they found nothing. “Exactly as I thought,” said Mayhem. Twilight put her book down. “You honestly thought you were possessed?” asked Twilight. “Oh no I’m pretty sure I’m possessed, but not by a spirit,” said Mayhem. Twilight looked at him funny. “What else could be possessing you?” asked Twilight. “I don’t know,” said Mayhem. Twilight looked at him and then noticed his eyes flashed bright red and then back to their normal purple. “Your eyes just changed color, they turned red,” said Twilight. Mayhem looked at her. “I think it’s time we head back to Ponyville,” said Mayhem. Mayhem said that they didn’t need to get together at all anymore, he had an idea. He did ask her to research something for him and let him know what she found in her spare time. Whatever was controlling him was getting stronger. He still didn’t know what it was but he could feel it. His eyes were redder every day, and he found that he got angry real easy, not at his friends, but at things that were pointless at getting angry at. Nobody except Twilight knew what was going on and she had kept her promise and not told anybody. He could hide it forever though and eventually Rainbow Dash noticed something was up. When they were having their weekly lunch date she brought it up. “Are you okay, you’ve been very off lately? Also your eyes look like they’re turning red,” said Rainbow Dash. “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” said Mayhem. “Well Vinyl says you stopped dealing with customers because you keep getting agitated,” said Rainbow Dash. “Dashie I’m fine,” he told her. He knew that he wasn’t, and he was trying real hard not to snap at her. “I also noticed you’ve been spending a lot of time with Twilight,” said Rainbow Dash. “Oh we’re just working on a project together. She’s been needing help with certain spells and I’ve been giving her a hand,” said Mayhem. He smiled at her, and hoped she was buying it. “Well okay then,” said Rainbow Dash. They finished lunch and then she went back to work. Mayhem was just finishing up when Twilight ran up to him. “I found something,” said Twilight. “This is fantastic Twilight,” said Mayhem. She had found the answer, or perhaps maybe a solution to the answer. Twilight found a scroll that told the story of the Order of the Hidden Shadow. “Maybe they could help out,” said Twilight. Mayhem shook his head. “That order existed thousands of years ago and was destroyed around the time of the founding of Equestria,” said Mayhem. Twilight looked at Mayhem funny; he seemed to know a lot about the order. “It’s said that they may still exist,” said Twilight. “I don’t think so Twi, they were irradiated by my parents,” said Mayhem. Mayhem didn’t want to tell Twilight anything. “Okay well I see the note of that so you’re probably right,” said Twilight. Part II: Chaos Rises For the next few weeks Twilight kept sending information about the Order to Mayhem. He read all of it but he felt most of it would not help him solve his problem. In fact he had already concocted a plan, and not a day to soon. His eyes were almost completely red; his excuse he told everyone was he was preparing for a concert. Twilight was the only one that knew what was going on, but even she didn’t know everything. One morning Mayhem woke up early to go into the store and work on something. When he went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror he swore he saw something else besides himself looking at him in the mirror. He closed his eyes and shook his head. When he opened them back up he was looking at himself again. He didn’t think twice about it and made his was from the house to the store. Ponyville was dead quiet. He made his way to the store and opened the door with magic. Vinyl and Octavia would be in till later. He had taken shipment of some very expensive electric guitars and wanted to make sure that the display for them was properly sealed and protected with magic. He also had a large order of instruments he needed to wrap up for a music school in Canterlot. It was busy work and he didn’t really mind that much. He got the display case taken care of quickly with no problems. It was when he was wrapping up instruments that he heard a low and evil laughter. He looked around and used his different forms of vision, nothing but himself was in the store. He went back to work and then heard the laughter again. “Hello is someone in here?” he yelled through the store. No answer. He went back to work and the laughter did not happen again. Now he was starting to get worried. In the store was the only time Mayhem had heard the laugh. However other strange things began to happen. He constantly kept waking up in the back yard of the house or somewhere around the town. At first he thought he was sleep walking but after a while he began to believe it was something else. He also had a hard time sleeping on other days; sometimes he wouldn’t get any at all. Things were starting to get weird. He wanted to tell Celestia, but he really just wanted to figure this out for himself. The figuring things out for himself part wasn’t working; he couldn’t come up with a solution. He kept racking his brain to come up with the correct answer for what was going on. Finally he could take it anymore; he needed to talk to someone. But not Celestia, he decided instead to talk to Luna. He went to Canterlot as soon as he could get away from work. When he got to the castle Luna’s guards led him to her room. “I think she may be asleep though Prince Mayhem, but if it is urgent then I don’t think the Princess will mind,” said her head guard. They left him at the end of the hallway and he walked down to the door. He was about to knock on it when it opened on its own. He entered the room and found Luna lying in her bed. “I felt you coming brother,” said Luna. He shut the door. “Sorry I hope I didn’t wake you,” he told her. She smiled at him. “I had gotten up to go to the bathroom when I felt you enter Canterlot. Your aura has become increasingly stronger since last month. Is this what you came to talk to me about?” asked Luna. Mayhem shook his head and Luna turned the lights on to get a better look at him. “Oh my god Mayhem, what is wrong with you?” asked Luna. Mayhem didn’t know what she was talking about and then he looked into the mirror. His eyes and turned into the red dragon ones that haunted him at night. Luna jumped out of bed. “What is happening?” asked Luna. Mayhem took a deep breath and sighed. “I didn’t want to talk to Celestia about this, you’d probably know better. Luna, how did you know when you started to become twisted into Nightmare Moon?” asked Mayhem. Luna got a shocked look on her face and then a confused on. “Well I don’t really remember because it was so long ago. I could kind of feel the personality coming out. It all started when I started to get angry at the ponies of Equestria and Tia. I had lots of sudden burst of anger and then eventually I became completely engulfed in my anger,” said Luna. Mayhem looked at her; she didn’t realize she was explaining exactly what was happening to him. “Did you ever notice any change in your appearance?” asked Mayhem. “Well now that you mention it Tia said as I got worse I started to look more and more like Nightmare Moon,” said Luna. Luna was starting to get scared. Mayhem began to paced, thinking to himself. “Mayhem you’re scaring me, what’s wrong. Do I need to get Tia?” asked Luna. “No, no don’t get Tia I’m fine,” he said. He didn’t realize he was yelling out loud. He looked at Luna and then in the mirror, and a light bulb clicked inside his head. “Yes that might be it. Thanks for your help Luna,” said Mayhem. He ran for the window and jumped out of it and flew back to Ponyville, he had something that he need to look at. Mayhem locked himself in his room and shut all the blinds. He began pouring over the notes and scrolls that Twilight had sent him. They all made sense now, everything that he was reading. He made one stop at the library to get a book from Twilight and then locked himself back in his room. It contained exactly what he was looking for. He now knew everything; everything made complete sense to him. Unfortunately he believed it was too late, he had to get back to Canterlot and warn Celestia. He rushed out of his room and found Annabell sitting down in the living room with Rainbow Dash. “You missed our lunch date,” said Rainbow Dash. She didn’t sound mad, just confused. They both looked at him; he must have looked a mess. “May, are you okay?” asked Annabell. “Yeah, I’m okay I just gotta get to Canterlot right now,” said Mayhem. He rushed for the door but they cut him off. “Mayhem you’ve been acting weird for weeks now,” said Annabell. “You’ve also been spending all your time alone or with Twilight,” said Rainbow Dash. Mayhem was starting to get annoyed, but for his sake he kept his cool. “I’m okay, I need to get to Canterlot but I’ll be back soon,” he said. He ran out the door and then teleported straight to Canterlot, he just hoped he wasn’t too late. When Mayhem got to Canterlot the guards told him Celestia and Luna were conversing in the throne room. He ran for it, and the pain in his head became worse with each step. He didn’t even wait for the guards to open the door and burst right through it. Celestia and Luna where looking at him. “Mayhem, Luna was just,” said Celestia. But Mayhem cut her off. “Tia we don’t have time. I’ve got about a minute left maybe before I lose control. You need to evacuate all of Canterlot to Ponyville immediately. When you get there go to Twilight. Make sure Shining Armor is with you. You, Luna, Shining Armor, and Twilight need to work together and cast the Barrier Ultimata around Ponyville. The radius needs to be ten miles, which means it should even Sweet Apple Acers. Afterwards you need to talk with Twilight; she knows everything and has been working with me on a plan. Now go quickly I’ve almost lost it,” said Mayhem. Celestia and Luna looked at him. “Mayhem,” said Celestia. “Tia I love you, and now I’m telling you to GO NOW!!!” shouted Mayhem. The listened to him and ran for the door. Mayhem shut it and locked it with magic. The pain split right down his head and he yelled in agony. His body began to change. He became taller, even taller than Celestia. His mane and tail burst into ever-burning flame. Finally his wings transformed into dragon wings. The creature that stood in the middle of the room looked into the glass. This form had great beauty, more so then Nightmare Moon ever had. “This is going to work out well,” said the creature in a low and evil voice. The creature’s horn glowed and all the glass in the windows burst. The wind outside began to blow, the sky turned from blue to deep red. Lightning began to flash. After over three thousand years of moving from body to body and gaining power, Chaos had finally re-risen. The Barrier Ultimata had been cast over Ponyville. It took a lot of effort but it was done. All of Canterlot had been evacuated thanks to Mayhem using magic to create more trains and tracks to Ponyville. Celestia cut her flow of magic and turned to her Faithful Student. “Mayhem said you knew what had been going on this entire time?” asked Celestia. “Yes Princess, and at his request he told me not to tell anybody,” said Twilight. “Twili I think maybe you should have told someone about this,” said Shining Armor. “No, no I respect her promise to Mayhem. Now he said you and him had worked on a plan,” said Celestia. “Yes, we need to gather up my friends and meet in the library,” said Twilight. They all crammed into the main floor of the library and Twilight addressed them all. “Mayhem sent me a plan just before he left. He said he found evidence finally that many years ago the Order of the Hidden Shadow put a Taboo on the body alteration spell. This is what caused the personality change. He said that the magic of the Royal family, meaning Princess Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Annabell, plus my brother would be able to destroy the creature he would become without harming his own mind,” said Twilight. “Well that sounds good, but what about the Elements of Harmony?” asked Rainbow Dash. Twilight looked at them all. “He said do not use them unless the creature is to powerful. He stated it would not do great damage but that he could be harmed if they were used,” said Twilight. They all looked around at each other. “We will do as he requests,” said Celestia, “But I brought the elements just in case.” Two guards brought the box in and Twilight and he friends took the elements. “When do we strike?” asked Applejack. “Mayhem said as soon as possible. With each growing second he said he will become more powerful,” said Twilight. “Then we must make haste,” said Celestia. They took one of the trains back up to Canterlot. Using magic they sped it up to four times its speed. When they arrived in the city they found it deserted. They walked through the streets, no sound what so ever. There was a small yelp, but it just came from Fluttershy. Then out of nowhere two entities of pure fire appeared. Luna and Celestia jumped in front of them and destroyed them with a blast of magic. “Not really a means of slowing us down,” said Luna. They continued to the castle without and hindrance. They cautiously made their way to the throne room. When they got to the doors they burst open by magic. “I felt you coming from a mile away,” said Chaos. He was sitting on Celestia’s throne, looking at a map of Equestria. They walked into the room and the Royal family and Shining Armor stepped forward. Chaos looked up from his map and snickered at them. “So this is what Equestria has to offer as salvation. A corrupt family of alicorns and some pathetic ponies from a dinky little town,” said Chaos. Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash had to grab Rarity. “Dinky, pathetic, how dare you,” she yelled. Chaos laughed and got up from the throne. He was much taller than they thought. “Come at me then,” said Chaos. A combined blast of magic was shot at Chaos. He offered back a blast that overpowered the other blast easily. Chaos laughed. “Your feeble attempts are amusing. This vessel is more powerful then all of you put together just on its own,” said Chaos. They had no idea what the creature was talking about. Chaos walked towards them while deflecting magic blasts. When he got close he used magic to push everyone but Celestia out of the way. He then picked her up with magic and looked into her eyes. They had an almost whimpering looking to them. “To think you thought yourself so powerful,” said Chaos. He threw Celestia at the wall with blinding speed. She crashed into the wall and rubble fell onto her. She picked herself up but then fell back down; the pain was too much so she tried to numb it with magic. “Really I was hoping for a better display,” said Chaos. He closed his eyes and laughed and Luna and Annabell got him with a surprise blast. He flew across the room and crashed into the throne. He got back up and chuckled. “That’s more like it,” laughed Chaos. Celestia had managed to get back up. “This isn’t working,” she said. Chaos walked towards them slowly, and then stopped. He closed his eyes, Mayhem was coming back up. They all watch the creature rive around. When it opened its eyes back up they were purple. “I don’t have much time,” said Mayhem, “You need to use the Elements of Harmony to end this.” Twilight stepped forward. “Why did you ask me to tell everyone not use them unless necessary?” asked Twilight. Mayhem closed his eyes. “Because of what will happen. The elements will work, but at a grave consequence. They will separate the evil from me, but it will also destroy me at the same time,” said Mayhem. “NO!!!” Both Rainbow Dash and Celestia had yelled no. “It is what it has to be,” said Mayhem. Rainbow Dash ran forward. “We can figure out another way,” said Rainbow Dash with tears in her eyes. “There is no other way. I’ve separated enough of my mind to have time to say my goodbyes,” said Mayhem. He turned to Twilight and the rest of the girls. “You all are amazing ponies. I’m glad I am able to call all of you my friends,” said Mayhem. He then turned to Cadence and Shining armor. “Cadence, we grew up together and had lots of fun times. I wish I could have been there for some other fun times but what we had I will cherish. Shinning Armor, you have been my best friend since we were colts. Sometimes the President and his Right Hand Man aren’t always together in person, but they are in spirit,” said Mayhem. He turned to Annabell. “I’ve always known from the day you were born you would create greatness for yourself, and I was right. Please be sure to explain to Midnight why I am gone and make sure she understands,” said Mayhem. Annabell nodded with tears in her eyes. Mayhem turned to Luna. “Luna, you were always there for me when I needed someone to talk to. Even though you weren’t there for awhile when I was first getting started in life I still knew that I could talk to you in spirit,” said Mayhem. Luna was almost to the point of balling. He turned to Celestia. “Tia, I know sometimes we didn’t get along and our relationship was strained for many years. Know, however, that I never stopped loving my big sister,” said Mayhem. Celestia nodded, her eyes sparkling with tears. Finally Mayhem turned to Rainbow Dash. “Dashie, I love you with all my heart. It is cruel that we only got to spend a small amount of time with each other. I had hoped that it would have been for the rest of our lives. Just remember that no matter what I will always be with you and that I will always love you. I’m glad that I asked to go to lunch with me that first day,” said Mayhem. He walked forwards and kissed her, just briefly, but it was the best kiss he had ever given her. He then stepped back into the center of the room. “Now do it quick before I lose control,” said Mayhem. The girls all lined up and then the power of the elements came to life. “I love you,” said Rainbow Dash. “I love you to Dashie,” said Mayhem. A great burst of energy was shot straight at Mayhem. Just before it hit he closed his eyes. When they reopened Chaos had resurfaced, and the first and last thing he saw was the blast from the elements. “No!!!” he yelled. The piercing shriek filled the entire room. His body was lifted up into the air and then rammed into the ceiling. The ceiling then crack and Chaos, along with tons of rubble, fell to the ground. It was done. When the dust cleared everyone walked slowly to the massive pile of rubble. Everyone had tears in their eyes. They all worked together and within half an hour they had cleared the rubble. Lying in the middle of all of it was the body of a black alicorn with a purple mane. They all moved slowly towards it. When they got to it they found the body cold. There was no movement from the body, no sign of breathing. Even though there had been a few tons of rubble piled on top of it the body was quite peaceful looking. Mayhem was dead; he had sacrificed his own life to save Equestria. Rainbow Dash fell down next to the body and began to cry over it. Princess Celestia sat on the grown next to Rainbow Dash and put her hoof around her. She cried as she stroked Mayhem’s main. They had all thought Mayhem would appear at some point, thinking that an escape route would have been in his plan and that this body was a dummy of some sort. But the body was his and only his, and he was never coming back to them. Part III: A Shock at the Funeral The funeral for Mayhem had been planned for a week after his death. Everyone was in mourning. Celestia had the guards in Ponyville bring Midnight, as well as Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Sweetie Belle, to Canterlot. When Midnight found out Mayhem was dead she spent she spent a whole day crying in her room. Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Annabell took turns comforting her. Shining Armor was taking it hard to; he had lost his best friend, a friend he had had for seventeen years. The weather everyday was grey and dismal, and it rained every other day. Mayhem’s body was being kept in the library in an open casket. Rainbow Dash slept in the library every night, and Celestia made sure that the guards looking over the body took care of her. She got to the point where she refused to leave the casket, and the cooks brought her all her meals, but she was barely eating at all. The day of the funeral the weather could not have been more perfect. Not a cloud in the sky, the sun shining bright. Princess Celestia had put in a request with Cloudsdale for this weather. All of Canterlot and Ponyville were in attendance, and yet the magnificent gardens were more than big enough for everyone there. Those had witness the death had been given seats in the front row. Celestia started off the ceremony with thanking everyone for coming. That was followed by a tribute song from Mayhem’s band lead by a duet sung by Vinyl and Octavia. After the song certain people gave speeches. Shining Armor was the first to the podium. “Most of the older generation of Canterlot can remember me and Mayhem as colts, back when we first became the President and his Right Hand Man. I’m sure many could remember some of the chaos we caused around Canterlot. Mayhem was like a brother to me, and I’m glad we were best friends for the time we had together,” said Shining Armor. Annabell was next after Shining Armor. “My brother was always there for me, whenever I needed him. I loved him so much and I know he will always be with me. One of my favorite saying makes me know this is true. Death leaves a heartache that no one can heal. Love leaves a memory that no one can steal.” Annabell teared up after she said this and Cadence took over. “It’s always been strange to have an uncle that was the same age as you. It’s even weirder when you got to grow up with that uncle as kids, teenagers, and adults. Mayhem never liked it when I called him uncle but he always thought it was funny. Mayhem was an uncle and a best friend and I will miss him every day for the rest of my life,” said Cadence. Rainbow Dash followed. “I only knew Mayhem for a short period of time, but he was the most amazing pony I have ever met. He was a gentleman, he was a friend, and he was a love at first sight. We had always hoped to be together forever. I know he is gone but he will still always be with me,” said Rainbow Dash. Celestia was the last one to speak. “My brother and I were not always on the best of terms sometimes. I was the only sister he ever argued with. I made the worst mistake of banishing him when he needed my help. Every day I wish I never made that choice. I loved him so much and now he is gone from me. I know I shouldn’t blame myself but.” But Celestia stopped speaking and looked up at the sky; in fact many ponies in audience were looking. The sky had turned grey with clouds, and right above them the clouds were starting to swirl around. Then a single bolt of lightning crashed to the ground, right in the middle of the aisle that separated the crowds. A pony appeared before them. It was wearing shining black armor and was cover in a cloak and hood. The sky turned back to normal and the pony that appeared before them took its hood off. The whole crowd gasped, all in disbelief. Mayhem was standing before them. He didn’t say a word; he just walked forward towards the casket. Then there was a shriek and Rainbow Dash ran at him crying. He put a hoof out and stopped her. “Not now, I have something I must take care of first.” He walked past her to where the casket was. Celestia got a good look at the armor he was wearing and gasped. “But…that…it can’t mean…is that what I think it is?” stuttered Celestia. There was another burst of talking. “You neglected to tell me this Mayhem,” yelled Twilight. Mayhem raised his hoof to silence everyone. “Some things are best kept secret until the time is necessary, as it is written in the code of the Order of the Hidden Shadow,” said Mayhem. More gasps throughout the audience. “Wait, but if you’re here, then who is in the casket?” asked Shining Armor. Not a second after he said that the casket burst open. Mayhem pushed Celestia towards the crowd and then put up a barrier so powerful it protected the entire crowd from the blast. “Very good Mayhem, very good,” said the dark an evil voice of Chaos. The creature that they all had associated with as Mayhem’s alter ego appeared out of the casket. “We could have used a pony such as you in the war between the order and the league,” said Chaos. “But I thought the order was evil?” asked Twilight. Chaos laughed. “Of course not, the order placed that information in the libraries across Equestria to hide what you all should have feared all along. The League of Chaos,” shouted Chaos so the entire crowd could hear. Chaos laughed. “I still don’t get it,” said Luna, “Who is this creature?” Chaos turned at looked at Luna. “Oh Luna, you don’t remember me, maybe this will remind you.” Chaos cleared his throat and then spoke in the voice of Nightmare Moon. Many in the audience screamed. Luna looked positively frightened. “Mayhem was the only pony that ever caught on,” said Chaos. Everyone in the crowd was still confused. “I’ll explain,” said Mayhem. “The Order of the Hidden Shadow was never the enemy. The order was all about peace and traveled around assisting ponies in need, yet never clued them in as to who was helping them. We are known for being able to transform into shadows and control people for brief periods of time. But there was one member that sought to use this power past its limit and control other ponies as a way to gain immortality. That pony was Chaos and it was he who formed the league, the orders mortal enemy. A great war waged and ended with the order demolishing the league and Chaos escaping capture. The order placed information throughout Equestria to prevent the world from finding out about the league and Chaos, and they changed their goal to one thing, finding Chaos and destroying him. Over the years Chaos controlled many ponies but eventually they would pass and he would have to move to another body. Then he found Luna. Her mind was weak and he took control of her and created the persona Nightmare Moon. But then the elements were used against Nightmare Moon it separated Chaos from Luna and had gravely weakened him. The elements couldn’t stop him, but they could be employed to separate him from his vessel. I found this out while reading some notes Twilight had sent to me. Of course she couldn’t see what was hidden in them, only a member of the order can see was is actually written in the scrolls we placed around Equestria. It was then I finally realized Chaos was who was controlling me and that the outbursts I had were signs that he was gaining power, seeing as he feeds on anger. When the blast from the elements hit us it weakened him. I was able to trap him in a cocoon in the shape of my body. I knew it wouldn’t hold forever and waited for my moment to strike. It just happens to be a coincidence that it was at the funeral.” Chaos laughed. “The masters teach their members well. But I find it funny that of all the members that could have found me a mere boy found me,” said Chaos. Mayhem threw his cloak off. “And the last thing that you are going to know is that you were destroyed by a boy,” said Mayhem. Chaos growled and charged at Mayhem. They crossed horns and sparks flew all over the place. Celestia and Luna moved to help Mayhem, but he stopped them. “No he is mine, only a member of the order can finish this,” yelled Mayhem. He blasted Chaos back with a blast of magic and it knocked Chaos to the ground. For the first time in his life Chaos felt fear, and he didn’t like it. “Give it up, I’m more powerful then you are,” said Mayhem. Chaos snarled and then laughed. “You think I’m giving it my all, now you will witness my full power,” said Chaos. The fire that was his mane grew larger and he yelled with enough force to knock people in the crowd over. Mayhem then laughed. “And now let me show you my true power,” said Mayhem. He closed his eyes and when he opened them they were glowing purple. He spread his wings out and the ground began to tremble. A purple aura surrounded his body and the energy coming off his body was creating a crater in the ground around him. Chaos charged Mayhem and when he ran into him Mayhem burst and Chaos was ensnared in a magical trap. Mayhem had used a clone made of magic. A purple mist floated up from the ground and Mayhem reappeared. Chaos was in full fledged panic. Mayhem walked towards him, his horn glowing. “And now I end this,” shouted Mayhem. The ground shook and they were moved away from the crowd of people. Twelve lines of purple colored energy descended from the re clouded sky. They formed a large circle around Chaos and began to circle him, moving closer with each passing second. “By the power of the Order of the Hidden Shadow, I fulfill my duty given to me by the head masters of the Order, and hereby destroy the enemy Chaos into oblivion,” shouted Mayhem. Everyone in the crowd look at a distance as the twelve beams became one. “COME TO ME SKYBEAM!!!” shouted Mayhem. A bright flash of light blinded everyone, and then a giant beam of pure energy descended onto Chaos. The shadow of his body could be seen as it was ripped to shreds by the blast. The blast was so powerful it destroyed every pane of glass from Canterlot to Manehatten. Chaos shrieked at he was ripped apart by Mayhem’s blast, until he was gone completely. Everyone in the crowd couldn’t believe what they had just witnessed. Anybody who thought Celestia was the most powerful pony in Equestria was now thinking otherwise. The blast had left a huge scar on the land. The scar was smoldering and throwing smoke into the air and from the smoke Mayhem appeared. Before he reached the crowd the day instantly became dark and three ancient ponies appeared before them. He bowed and they commanded him to stand. “You have done well Mayhem Darkshadow,” said the first of the ancients. “You have defeated Chaos and save the world from his wrath,” said the second. “And now we offer you the ultimate gift, a seat as the newest Master of the Order of the Hidden Shadow,” said the third. “My masters I am honored to have this offer, but I wish to decline it,” said Mayhem. All the ancients looked at each other. “We understand, and you have lost no respect from us and the rest of the order. We look to you if you are ever needed,” said all three ancients. They disappeared and the sky became day again. Celestia, Luna, Annabell, and Midnight were waiting for him. He walked up to him and they all embraced him. They spoke no words; all his sisters just cried tears of joy. When they were finished Celestia smiled at Mayhem and stepped aside. Rainbow Dash was waiting for him. She was crying and smiling at him. They looked at each other for a long time and then they embraced. “I told you that I would never leave you,” said Mayhem. Rainbow Dash nodded and kept smiling at him. He wiped the tears from her eyes and then they kissed, not caring that thousands of ponies were watching them.