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Chapter Four

"The Return of Harmony (Part 2)"

"Princess Celestia, we came as fast as we could." Twilight shouted as the group came bursting through the palace door. "Thank you, Twilight. Thank you all." She looked down at me and smiled. "You must be Butterscotch, Twilight's told me so much about you." Huh? She knew me? I looked at her with aspiring eyes. She looked very regal indeed looking the part of her 'princess' title. She was a lot different from the ponies I had encountered up until now. The thing that stood out the most was her flowing multicolored mane and extreme height.

"I'm aware of your predicament and I think I might be able to lend you some assistance, but first we need to solve the problem at hand." Twilight perked up once again. "Is this about the weather? And the animals' weird behavior? What's happening out there? Why isn't my magic working? Is there-" Princess Celestia held up her hoof and Twilight stopped talking. "Follow me." I guess everything would be explained in due time as she took us into a hall full of stained glass windows. I looked through them some contained Princess Celestia and another dark colored pony and there was even one that had Twilight and her friends using some strange beam to defeat the same dark colored pony that was in one of the windows with Celestia. What on Earth had happened in this world! "I've called you here for a matter of great importance. It seems and old foe of mine, somepony I thought I had defeated long ago, has returned. His name…is Discord."

I heard a small frightened squeal from the yellow colored pony. Discord? What in Equestria is going on. Why did that name seem so familiar. "Discord is the mischievous spirit of disharmony. Before my sister and I stood up to him, he ruled Equestria in an eternal state of unrest and unhappiness. " Princess Celestia explained. "Luna and I saw how miserable life was for Earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns alike, so after discovering the Elements of Harmony, we combined our powers and rose up against him, turning him to stone. The story only got stranger and stranger as she went on .What were the Elements of Harmony and why exactly was Discord such a familiar name to me? "All right, Princess!" Rainbow said breaking me from my thoughts. "I thought the spell we cast would keep him contained forever, but since Luna and I are no longer connected to the elements, the spell has been broken. "No longer connected?" Twilight asked. I wondered if this had anything to do with me and I was also eager for an answer. Princess Celestia led us to a door with a small hole in it. Was it made for a key, no, it wasn't the right shape. Then what was made to go in there? "This is Canterlot Tower, where the Elements are kept inside since all of you recovered them. I need you to wield the Elements of Harmony once again and stop Discord before he thrusts all of Equestria into eternal chaos.

A shocked look overtook Twilight's face. "But why us? Why don't you-" "Hey, look! We're famous!" The pink pony pointed out the stained glass that contained them blasting a dark colored pony with a strange beam. I guess that was the power of the Elements of Harmony. Whatever they were, I guess they must be sacred and very powerful artifacts. "You siz showed the full potential of the elements by harnessing the magic of your friendship to beat a mighty foe. Although Luna and I once wielded the elements, it is you who now control their power, and it is you who must defeat Discord. Twilight looked down with a worried look on her face, but quickly looked back up with confidence. She was ready. "Princess Celestia, you can count on-" "Hold on a second!" It was that pink pony again. "Eternal chaos comes with chocolate rain, you guys. Chocolate rain!" I chuckled. Well I guess in some ways that was a sound argument. Twilight rolled her eyes. "Don't listen to her, Princess. We'd be honored to use the Elements of Harmony again. My previous question was answered as Princess Celestia stuck her horn inside the door's hole which caused a small burst of light to emit from it and finally open to reveal a case encrusted in different colored gems. "Ooh. You can keep the Elements. I'll take that case!" I watched the white pony stare with want in her eyes at the case. Jeez, eternal chaos and all these girls could think about were their wants. First chocolate rain, now gem encrusted cases. What was next? "Have no fear, ponies. I have total confidence that you will be able to defeat Discord, with these!" She opened the case and everyone, save for me, gasped in shock as the case fell to the floor. What had happened? I thought that the elements of harmony would be in that case?

"Oh, well. If anypony needs me, I'll be outside in the chocolate puddles with a giant swizzle straw." It was my turn to roll my eyes. Did that pony ever take anything seriously?

"The elements! They're gone!" Twilight said, eyes still glued on the case. "That chamber was protected by a powerful spell that only I can break! This doesn't make any sense!" I felt a shiver run up my spine once Princess Celestia finished her sentence and a maniacal laugh rang throughout the hallway. "Make sense? Oh, what fun is there in making sense? " "Discord…" Princess Celestia rose up to full height, as if preparing for battle. "Show yourself!" I watched as a serpent like creature appeared within the confines of the stain glass art. Was this some sort of magic to? "Did you miss me, Celestia? I missed you. It's quite lonely being encased in stone, but you wouldn't know that, would you, because I don't turn ponies into stone." He said with emphases. On turning him into stone. Now that I thought about it, that seemed kind of harsh…for a peace loving princess. "Enough!" Princess Celestia said not skipping a beat. "What have you done with Elements of Harmony?" "Oh, I just borrowed them for a teensy little while." He said jokingly. "You'll never get away with this, Discord!" She said angrily. "Oh, I'd forgotten how grim you can be, Celestia. It's really quite boring." "Hey! Nopony insults the Princess!" Rainbow perked up at Discord's insult towards the Princess and began speeding towards the stain glassed Discord only to be stopped by Applejack. "Oh, you must be Rainbow Dash. Famed for her loyalty, the Element of Harmony you represent. "That's right! I'll always be loyal to the Princess!" Discord gave a crooked smile. "We'll see about that." "I can't believe we're wasting out time talking to a tacky window." The white pony said. "The beautiful Rarity, representing the element of generosity, if I'm not mistaken?" Applejack spoke up. "So you know who we are, big deal." "Oh, I know much more than that, honest Applejack." Discord said, moving between the different stained glass panels. "You seem to know our strengths, too?' Twilight asked half-heartedly. "Yes, Twilight Sparkle, and yours is the most powerful and elusive element, magic. Fluttershy's is kindness and Pinkie Pie's is a personal favorite of mine - laughter" He finally said chucking loudly. It wasn't how I expected to learn everypony's name, but guess I finally knew them all now. Pinkie Pie snickered a bit, watching Discord dance ridiculously on the stain glassed Twilight's head. "Pinkie!" Twilight scolded. Pinkie Pie laughed again. "He's standing on your head!" "Well, well, well. Who do we have here? A new pony?" I backed away from the stained glass window. For some reason I got a bad feeling from this guy, like he brought up something from deep within me that was supposed to stay were it was. "You leave Butterscotch alone!" Twilight said running to defend me. A hand reached out from the stain glassed windows behind us and grabbed me. I suddenly felt nauseous, and a strange feeling erupted in my mind. The stain glassed hall way around me melted and I was now In a black world. I heard voices, they sounded like Twilight and he friends. I wasn't sure what to make of it all, but before I could think about what I just heard I was brought back to my world. Twilight bucked the lions paw making it cringe in pain and retreat back into the stained glass. "I said leave him alone! He's got nothing to do with this!" "Oh, but he's got everything to do with this Twilight Sparkle, which you will certainly find out soon enough" "Stop stalling, Discord! What have you done with the Elements of Harmony?" Princess Celestia said speaking up again. Although she was put on a tough façade, I could tell she was just as confused at Discord's words about me as everypony else. "Oh, so boring, Celestia. Really? Fine, I'll tell you, but I'll only tell you my way." The stained glass Discord grew large, and only his face could be seen. "To retrieve your missing elements just make sense of this change of events. Twists and turns are my master plan. Then find the elements back where you began." With that he disappeared and quickly as he appeared with laughter following him.

Everypony let go of their tension. "Can we go home now?" Fluttershy said. She was one scared pony, I thought. "What do you reckon he meant? Twists and turns and ending back where we started?" Applejack asked. "Then there was that stuff about Butterscotch having something to do with what's happening." Darn, I was hoping nopony remembered. Twilight Sparkle looked at me and so did everypony else with judgmental eyes. "Who are you anyway?" Rainbow Dash said reacting first. "Are you a spy?" She pushed her nose against mine, squinting her eyes trying to intimidate me until Twilight came between us. "He's not a spy!" "Then he's somepony that this Discord guy knows?" Rarity said. "No, Butterscotch doesn't know Discord at all. He just got here!" "Then who is he!" Twilight's friends yelled in confusion. Princess Celestia walked over and stood above Twilight and I. "I think it's time you explained things to all your friends." That's exactly what she did. She told them about how she found me laying near that dark wooded area called the Everfree Forest, and how I told her I was human. Even how I was from some other world and I had lost my memory. She told them everything that had happened up until this point. Save for how I thought she wanted to touch my butt, when she was really only looking for my cutie mark. "…And that's pretty much everything up until now." Twilight said. The girls gave a heavy sigh, soaking in everything they just heard. "So, he's something called a human…" Applejack said. "…And he's not from Equestria, or even from this world?" Rarity said. "And you found him near the Everfree forest…?" Fluttershy said. "Without any memory as to who he was or from where he came? Pinkie Pie said. "Wowee wow! That sounds incredible!" "Yeah, an incredible load of hooey." Rainbow Dash said. I guess she still didn't trust me after what Discord had said about me, but then again who could plan her? The five ponies looked at me suspiciously and I returned a look of sadness. I had never meant for any of this to happen if I was somehow the cause of it. I still wasn't sure how I got to this world in the first place, or even why I was transformed. I was as clueless as the rest of the ponies and I knew what they now knew, nothing more. "It seems there might be more to you then I previously thought." Princess Celestia said, Twilight gasped. "Not you to, Princess!" "I'm sorry Twilight Sparkle, but we can't simply let what Discord say about your friend go. If he is indeed somehow the cause of what helped Discord get free then, we may have to do something to stop him." That was the first time I saw a look of sadness upon the Princess' face. I could tell that she was conflicted between her duties as Twilight's close friend and her duties as a princess. "But he…" Twilight trailed off. I didn't want their words to get to her, but what could I say? There was no way I could prove Discord's words wrong, but I had to do something to try and restore Twilight's faith in me. "I whipped around, now face to face with her and I gave her a confident smile to which she quickly returned. "…Your right, Butterscotch. I'm sorry I lost faith in you. I promise it won't happen again." She lifted her head higher and looked at all her friends with the same confident look she gave me. "I'll prove to you all that Butterscotch has nothing to do with this. He's kind hearted and gentle and would never have anything to do with the likes of Discord."

There was silence. "I sure hope yer' right, sugarcube." Applejack said. "If not, I dunno what might happen." She moved over to Twilight's side of the hallway. "I have complete faith in you darling, and so…" Rarity also joined Twilight's side. "I'll stick with you as well as Butterscotch." Soon after Pinkie Pie and even Fluttershy came over to our side. Only Rainbow Dash was left, sitting under our expecting gazes. "Huh, what?" She said as if she had no idea what she was supposed to do. "You want me trust that pony?" We all looked at her, our gazes letting her know what she needed to do. "Ugh, alright, fine." She said lightly flying over to our side. "But if you try anything, I'll get you." She pointed a suspicious glare at me and I could only frown. I wish she wasn't so suspicious of me…I would have really liked to be friends with her as well as all of Twilights friends.

"Good luck, my little ponies. The fate of Equestria is your hooves. Yours as well, Butterscotch. I shook my head confidently. "Thanks, Princess. We won't let you down!" There was another sinister laugh as we all left in full force, ready to begin our mission.