The mane six and Discord walked down the long narrow hallways of Celestia and Luna's castle. They were in a narrow hallway lined with glass windows, looking over the castle labyrinth and Canterlot beyond it, and the other side being lined with bedrooms. Suddenly Discord stopped and started wiggling, and soon after shivered, as if a dog were getting water off its pelt.

"What's wrong?" Flutter Shy said, walking up to him.

"There's a magical imbalance…" He replied vaguely. He glanced around. The mane six looked around in confusion, too. Just then they all heard hoof steps pounding and echoing through the hallways.

"Halt! Who goes there! Get the others, sir hoof! Flash, come with me!" A royal guard yelled.

"I see what you mean, Discord," said Twilight, "Let's go!" They all ran, making their hoof steps echoing, assuring the guards that they were there indeed. Slowly the guards hoof steps became softer and softer, until they weren't heard. They all stopped and looked back.

"I think we lost those dreadful ruffians, whatever made them do such a thing? Do they think we're intruders?" Rarity said, flipping her mane with her hoof. They looked around to see that they were at a dead end of the hallway, and pushed through the doors in front of them to be in the big throne room. Just then Applejack perked her ears as they entered, walking to the middle of the room.

"Do ya'll hear that?" She asked. The mane six all shook no, and Discord said, "Yes. I do believe we are being spied on. It is rather faint, but it is a 'whoosh' noise…" They all looked around, but saw nothing but stained glass windows and a long red carpet leading up to empty thrones.

"Wait a second!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed as she pointed her pink hoof towards the throne. "Where are the Princesses?" Just then they heard the flapping of wings, and a voice shouted, "NOW!" and Celestia's Pegasus guards dropped from the ceiling, their invisibility spell wearing off, and landed atop of all 7 creatures, wrestling with them until they were all gagged, and put the mane six in rusty silver chains. The Unicorn guards then walked in and levitated the chained unconscious ponies for the Pegasi, and slowly walked out followed by the Pegasi guards, and slammed the wooden doors to the throne room behind them. Discord looked down from his perch, as he was the only one who had escaped, slightly shocked from the guards, but fuming, as realization hit him. They had taken Celestia and Luna, he figured, and now the mane six, including poor Fluttershy!