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"Little time for what?" I heard my daughter's voice sound off as Starswirl continued his struggle with the zipper over his mouth.
"Discord, spirit of chaos and disharmony is becoming dangerously close to being released again" Princess Luna piped up before her sister could open her mouth. "After the elements of harmony lost their ties to this world, the spell has been growing weaker and weaker"
I looked back to the group, all of them wearing faces of shock, save my daughter who knew nothing as I did. "So you're sain' that we need ta' use these, Elements of Harmony, and put Discord back in stone?" Applebuck asked.
Celestia nodded and her horn started glowing. A flash of light and a group of stone spheres, all etched with a different shaped gem, appeared on the floor in front of us.
Well these seem bucking useless. 'Oh! Lets play marbles with the evil spirit! Maybe he'll change his ways!' I heard Ralph's sarcastic voice in the back of my head making both of the princesses' eyes dart in my direction as I mumbled quiet threats to him.
"Your majesties" I heard my daughter's voice break the odd silence that had enveloped the room. "Where are the elements if we need to defeat 'Discord'" She said in uncertainty. "These seem to only be rather large decorative stones"
As her companions gawked at her I noticed the older of the princesses trying her best to hold back her giggles. "Well my little pony" She started. "These are what the elements of Harmony turn to after their users either lose connection with them or... pass away" The alicorn's face fell as she said the last part followed quickly by many of the ponies.
The princess quickly regained her composure and sat back up. "We have invited you all here that way we could see if your friendship is strong enough" she said.
"Of corse it is princess! We'll take down this Discord guy and be home in time for dinner!" Rainrunner almost shouted.
"Now hold on ther' sugar..." Applebuck said, stepping next to his wife. "We don't even know if we're compata'ble"
"A very valid point Applebuck, but there can't be any harm in trying" Zenran said stepping forward.
I watched as each pony, or zebra, went up and picked up a sphere, examining it. They all looked at one another unknowing of what to do.
Maybe you need some kind of magic word... like, abracadabra! Ralph's voice sounded again making me snicker this time.
Silence was dominating the room as the five ponies, and zebra, looked at the respective orbs.
"Well... my mother would tell me about how she had said how the elements went with her respective friends..." Blue Balloon said making everyone look at the stallion. "she told me that's how they defeated Nightmare Moon"
I noticed Luna's eye twitch at the name, but the small group agreed. "What were they again?" I heard Rainrunner ask.
Starswirl started waving his hooves around madly along with hopping motioning to me for the zipper over his mouth. I rolled my eyes and the hindrance to his talkativeness vanished.
"Oh! Oh! It was Honesty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty, and Magic!" he said clapping his hooves together.
'Sounds about right' I thought. As the group got to describing how their friends had the previously stated traits.
"Well, I've never heard Applebuck say anything besides the truth" Rainrunner said with a smile, motioning towards her mate.
The stallion chuckled and pulled his mother's stetson lower onto his head. "Well, Blue Balloon here's been known to be just as kind as kind can be"
Blue Balloon smiled at the complement, "Well I've always know Zenra to help those in need"
The zebra chuckled, "Well Starswirl's always been one to cheer everypony up!" he said knocking hooves with the overexcited unicorn.
"Well Rainrunner's never been one to let anypony down!" Starswirl said bouncing in place.
I looked to the back of my daughter's head and chuckled. 'How appropriate...' I though eyes glancing to the five sided star on her flank which was connected to two others forming a small triangle. 'Well if she is the element of magic then she'll at least know what she's doing'
A few minutes passed, nothing happening, before Starswirl started tossing his orb up into the air like a ball. "I've got nooothhhing!" he said.
"This is a rather unfortunate turn of events" Princess Celestia said making all of the ponies, and the zebra, turn to look at her.
I looked between the princess and the group holding the elements of harmony. "Then how're we supposed to defeat this Discord character?" I asked eyes falling upon the element in my daughter's hooves. "Must we find who it is that represent these elements?" I said looking back up at the princess.
A worried look came across the alicorn's face. "I fear we may. Though unfortunately True friendship is hard to find. We were lucky to have Twilight and her companions when we needed them, but..." she trailed off looking at the elements.
"I fear we may find them too late..."
Immediately after hearing the princess saying that, a loud laugh was heard though the chamber. "Oh come now Celestia, you of all ponies were never one of give up hope!" a voice said.
The princesses looked around in worry before realization hit them. "Discord" Celestia said making her sister look at her worriedly.
"My my my! It's only been one hundred fifty six days Celestia!" a large snakelike creature said appearing behind the princess. "Where are our little Elements of Harmony?" The odd creature picked up Celestia's throne as if it was nothing and looked under it, only for the throne to stay where he had lifted it to when he let go of it.
"Oh my!" it said looking over at the younger of the sisters who was now standing in front of her throne. "If it isn't little Luna! Have we come out to play this time?" the creature said hopping onto the mare's back and wrapping his hands around her neck.
Well I can say I quite like this fellow! I heard Ralph's voice, but I ignored it.
"Oh and who all be?" The creature said hovering over to the group who were holding the Elements of Harmony only for me to step in front of them.
I looked up at the being for a moment but he just smiled down at me before disappearing. "Wow, I never would've thought there was someone as insane as I am here" I heard behind me as I felt something play with one of my wings.
I looked around to see the creature was upside down playing with it much like a child would. Almost involuntarily I started to laugh as the creature continued, stopping almost as soon as he let go.
I shook my head and put a hoof up to it trying to figure out what just happened.
Oh I like this guy! What was his name? Discord or something like that? He's very amusing! Ralph's voice echoed in my head again.
"And look what we have here!" Discord said as all of the stone spheres floated towards him, including the one that my daughter still had a hold of. "All of the Elements of Harmony, and... Another alicorn?" he questioned looking at Marrisa then to me, and at the two Princesses. "My my my! Where did you find these two? Get a few more and we could have a party!"
"Enough toying Discord" Celestia said, looking not amused in the slightest. "What do you want this time?"
The being disappeared again only to appear on the princess' back. "Oh come now Celestia, you're no fun! Enjoy yourself a little!" Discord said starting to play with the alicorn's hair.
"HEY! Nopony insults the Princess!" I heard Rainrunner's voice sound making Discord look over the princess' head and over at her before appearing right next to the pegasus.
"Hmm, you remind me a lot of another rainbow pegasus" he said looking over the mare. "What was her name again...? Ah yes! Rainbow Dash" he said getting very close to the pegasus' face.
The mare looked rather stunned, but stood her ground. "What? Are you going to start bad-mouthing my mother now too?!" Rainrunner practically yelled in the spirit's face.
Discord leaned back, not wanting to be spat on as it appeared, before the maniacal returned to his face. "Oh calm yourself Rainrunner" He said surprising all of us. "I've only come to cause chaos!" he said raising his arms into the air before laughing and disappearing in a flash of light.
'You're right, he's not that bad' I thought.