Celestia and Shining Armor finished their short meeting, and spoke nothing of Luna. Luna's body had been buried deep in the heart of the maze. She would be safe there, and no pony would know of the whereabouts of Princess Luna, guardian of the night, bringer of the moon.
"So we're sending Discord, a once chaotic being, to help the girls out. But now that I think about it…where is Discord?"
Meanwhile in the Canterlot Palace kitchen…
"Oh, that's hilarious! Ha, ha! You really thought I was going to throw it at you, ha, ha! Oh, this is too funny," Discord, once master of chaos was playing around with one of the chefs, and had him on a roulette. He had just thrown butter knives at the poor chef, putting him in fright.
"C-can you let me go now?"
"No!"
"Is it because I didn't make the chocolate milk right?"
"Yes,"
"But can't you make your own?"
"I would, but that's too much work. Ain't nobody got time for that," Discord said as he snapped his claw. The chef fell to the floor, and the butter knives made their way back to the drawer. "Now make me my chocolate milk, or else we're going to have a problem," Discord said as he walked to the table.
He set out an Italian restaurant tablecloth patterned with white boxes and red lines. He snapped his fingers again, and a spaghetti and meatball meal appeared on a plate in front of him.
"Well this looks delicious," Discord said as he slurped up the plate, and not the food. He snapped his fingers, and from his lap appeared a napkin that he used to wipe his lips. "Ah, delicious! Now where's my chocolate milk?" Discord chuckled. The chef came quickly and gave him the glass of chocolate milk.
Discord swiped it from the platter. The chef nervously watched on as Discord took a sip from the cup. After he took the sip, he wiped the milk moustache off and looked at the cup with inquisition.
"Mr. Chef,"
"W-what is it?" The chef shuddered, sweat trickling down his forehead.
"It's perfect! Well, it always was, I just can't get over you ponies in a struggle,"
"B-but I thought you changed,"
"I did. Who says a pony can't have pleasure?" Discord chuckled. "Now take it and leave. I think Princess Celestia is calling. Literally," He said as he used his magic to summon a banana on a stand. It shook and he picked it up.
"Discord, head to the circle immediately,"
"Oh, I just love your telepathy, princess. How do you do it?" He chuckled again. The voice was really in his head, but he stuck his tongue out, trying to hold out an explosion of laughter.
"I'm being serious, Discord. Luna has been murdered, and Mystic might be next," Discord gasped. Mystic? The little mare pony who walked about the halls of the castle like she didn't have a care in the world? Celestia's daughter? Discord thought she wasn't let outside palace walls. Discord's face turned to a serious one, for he knew Mystic well. It had been a few months, but he got Celestia's daughter to laugh a lot.
"I'm on my way," Discord says as he slammed the banana on the stand. It vanished and he transported from the kitchen to the new palace room, the circle of friendships. It was a brand-new room with blank windows with new stories waiting to be told. Celestia and Shining Armor stood at the other end of the room, as Discord walked closer to them.
"Remember I need space," Celestia said. Discord smirked at the princess.
"Oh, my bad. Is this good for you?" He said as he transported right in front of her. His face was on Celestia's. Celestia blushed thickly.
"I told you not to do this when ponies are around," Celestia said with a small smile. Discord looked to Shining Armor blankly.
"Okay, sweetie, whatever," Discord said as he transported back a few steps. He sat down on one of the mats, and made it float so he could be at level with the ponies in front of him.
"S-sweetie?" Shining Armor said as he turned to Celestia, who looked back and forth nervously.
"D-don't tell Twilight, please? Discord has actually been the gentlepony with me since he arrived in Canterlot. But, ahem, back to the matter at hoof,"
Shining Armor still had a confused look on his face. Celestia and Discord? Those two were totally unexpected.
"Lecture me, Sweetlestia,"
"M-Mystic was sent by Luna to stop an uprising chaos. Apparently this new chaos is so powerful, it blocked Luna from insight to her dream. So Luna decided to talk to Mystic. And after a long talk, it was only right to decide that to save the Elements of Harmony, and stop the disbelief in friendship, we needed a pony who could put faith and belief in others. And who better than Mystic herself for the job? So after Mystic arrived at Ponyville, and apparently fainted, Luna was killed by something. That shows that whatever this new chaos is, it's dangerous and has no mercy. So I wrote back to Mystic, and I had no time to answer her questions. I know she must be gravely upset at me, but Luna's death was…was the only thing I could tell her about," Tears rolled down Celestia's eyes and her voice began to break.
"It is okay, Celestia. Continue speaking," Discord said encouragingly, a wide smile on his face.
"I'm sorry…that's all I can say besides this," Celestia wiped her wet eyes and cheeks, and sniffled softly. "Protect Mystic Sunshine. These past few months you've been like a father to her, and that's what she needs. So I ask one question,"
"Yes?"
"Protect her with your life. And if you die for her, I won't be upset. Although losing something that is quite precious to me is saddening, but I know you'll pull through. After all, you know powerful magic that is very useful. So go now, and I deem you a goodbye," Celestia said with a smile. Discord got up and went to Celestia, picked up her chin.
"In case I don't come back,"
"You…you will…" Celestia said before they kissed. Shining Armor gagged and tried to hold himself. Twily was definitely going to know about this. But not just yet. When everything was over, then Celestia's biggest secret would have been told to her own student, Twilight Sparkle.
"Goodbye Discord,"
"And to you, my princess," Discord said as he bowed. Discord waved goodbye and jumped into the air, teleporting right before he hit the ceiling.
"Good luck. You better come back," Celestia said. "So now, Shining Armor, I suggest that you leave with one half of my militia. That's roughly fifteen thousand, so good luck. Don't waste the gift of defense I've given you,"
"Yes, your highness," Shining Armor said as he made his way out the room. The new war was coming. A war that would rage between good and evil. Celestia could feel it coursing through her veins. And this…this was just the tip of the iceberg.
