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Twilight Sparkle, stumbled out of bed, her mane a complete fashion disaster. Groaning, she walked to her vanity, and grabbed a brush with her magic, and began combing the tangled mess.
Once she finished the daunting task, she trotted downstairs, intent on having breakfast, and catching up on some studying. As she passed one of her many bookshelves, a particular book caught her eye. The unicorn stopped suddenly, feeling like her heart had just broken in two. The book was under the "D" section.
Discord…the draconequus that had driven Twilight's friends away, until she used a memory spell on them. Discord…the name that haunted her dreams. The simple question that had appeared so many times in her mind. What if?
Upon using the Elements of Harmony on the draconequus, she had thought they would free him of his chaos loving self, much like they did to Nightmare Moon. Twilight did not think that the Elements would turn him back into stone.
The look upon Discord's face that was now frozen permanently in place was a look that haunted Twilight's every thought. It was something she had never thought she would see on the fun-loving, chaos-creating creature. It was fear. Plain fear.
When she saw that look on his face as the rainbow sped towards him, she wanted to stop the attack. But it was too late.
On a whim, Twilight decided to skip breakfast. "Spike!" she called. Her dragon assistant came running to her. "Yes?" he asked. "I…I'm going out. I need you to watch over the library for me, OK?" she asked, faking a smile.
Spike cocked his head, slightly resembling a dog. "Um…Ok?" "Thanks." Twilight replied, glad her assistant didn't ask for details. She opened the door, and trotted outside. Yawning, she looked up at the palace mounted on the cliff face. "Canterlot…here I come." She said, and with a flash of blinding white light, the purple unicorn disappeared without a trace.
Another flash, and Twilight arrived in Canterlot's statue garden. Ignoring the statues of the famous ponies, she briefly stopped to examine six statues of her an her friends wearing the Elements of Harmony. She smiled slightly, onto to have it fade into a disappointed frown. It seemed that life was determined to make her feel bad about Discord.
Steeling herself, she continued down the path, until she reached a single statue. The face was frozen in a look that was a mixture of shock and horror. The mismatched creature was not necessarily evil…he just really, really liked disharmony. Maybe a little too much, but we all have our faults right?
"Discord…" Twilight began softly, before casting a look around to make sure no other ponies were taking a stroll in the statue gardens. Looking up and staring into the stone eyes of the draconequus.
"If you knew I was here, you'd probably think that I miss you. And you'd be right. I honestly don't know why I do. Maybe it's because you were so funny. You were never phased, until we finally arrived with the Elements of Harmony." A pause from the lavender unicorn.
"But…I think you thought that the world revolved around chaos. I want you to know that it doesn't. You can always have a little chaos, but you need harmony to balance it out too. If Ponyville was indeed the Chaos Capital of the world…would you finally be happy? I mean, if we hadn't arrived to stop you…would you really be happy?"
Twilight didn't realize that tears had sprung into her eyes, until one hit her hoof. "No." a voice from behind her said. She whipped around, heart pounding, horn glowing. One glance at the voice's owner and her jaw hit the ground. Standing in front of her in all his glory, was Discord, the spirit of chaos.
"H...how?" Twilight choked out, shocked. Discord looked at her, an unusually serious frown on his face. "I wouldn't be happy." "W..why?" Princess Celestia's student, momentarily forgetting her initial shock.
"Because I care about your well-being. I would gladly fly to the ends of the Earth for you Twilight Sparkle." Twilight's brain was having trouble processing the new information. She was barely aware of seven anxious/angry voices shouting her name, before her vision became blurry.
Swaying, she collapsed onto the ground, letting the darkness take her.