And we are back from my Haitus! Dang writers block, I had a basic idea of what to put for this story, but I just couldn't write it down. I think I have it now, and just in time for summer too! And it is totally not because I am being held at hoof-point by Rainbow Dash to write this story...no no no, not at all!
Oh Please God no, Not the Face!
Celestia was sitting in the throne room, enjoying her usual glass of tea. She always had the guards make some for her in the afternoon, once she had finished with her Day Court duties, and this afternoon was no different. She took another sip from her glass, looking out the window. Her sister was still asleep, but would be waking up soon to have some Dinner with her, before Luna took her own duties of raising the Moon, and taking the task of Night Court. Of course, this was just only the normal schedule followed, and after Dinner was eaten, Celestia would enjoy her few hours of Personal Time, occasionally including Luna, who always loved to Prance around her room, teasing at Celestia for the most silliest of things, annoying her to no end.
Celestia softly smiled. It was Luna afterall, and she could never stay mad at her own Sister...the last time she did that, she spent the next 300 years regretting the decision day after day, wishing that she could just take back the Punishment, and apologize, Maybe then would those thousand years wouldn't had been so long-
'Pop'. Celestia jumped from her thoughts, almost spilling her tea. She felt the presense of something in her room, and after hearing the sound of a teleportiation pop, she only figured it was Luna. She sighed, giving a playful smile. "Luna, how many times have I told you about teleport-" She stopped when she looked to where the pop came from, and this time, she actually dropped the cup of tea she was holding.
"Dearest 'Tia, what is the matter? Aren't you glad to see me again?" The familiar voice of Discord rang through the halls. Celestia began to shout for the Guards, before Discord snapped his fingers, all the doors dissapearing, being replaced by walls. "Now Now Celestia, I bring no harm. I only wanted to talk with you. Catch up on 'Old Times'" Discord said, snapping his fingers, causing a long table filled with food to appear infront of them. Discord was also in a seat, with a towel bib around his neck, and an apple in his hand. "Come now Celestia, sit and eat."
Celestia hesitated, before sitting down and staring at the food. Discord popped the apple in his mouth before smiling at Celestia. "What? Don't like the meal?" He asked, reaching up and grabbing some hay fries. "You know, I may not be a Pony...but these Hay Fries sure are something." He said, popping a few into his mouth.
"I don't trust you Discord, how should I know you haven't done something to this food?" She asked, prodding at the pile of fruit infront of her.
Discord brought a hand to his chest. "Celestia, that hurts! You would honestly believe I would...poison your food? I am highly offended. I am a god of Chaos, not some deranged lunatic!" He said, with a hurtful expression on his face.
Celestia still glared at him. "Not exactly Poison, more so along the lines of like...'Sleep Powder', or Something to knock me out...so you can get the Elements." Celestia said, shooting her magic at the door to the Elements, causing it to shut, and Discord to adjust in his seat. Discord smiled, standing up. "Oh come now Celestia, I wouldn't stoop that low" He said, floating over to her. "I mean afterall, if I wanted the Elements, I would have come in her and took them by force. Even I know you would never...hand them over." Discord said, his tail moving again, attempting to open the vault. Celestia looked at him, glaring. "So what do you want Discord. I know you didn't come here just to enjoy my company." She said.
Discord smiled. " 'Tia, 'Tia, 'Tia...you never changed. Always straightforward. Guess that's why I've always liked Luna better. She knows how to have fun." Discord said, glancing at Celestia, smiling as he sees her reaction.
"...liked Luna better, What is that supposed to mean!?" Celestia blurted, obviously mad for some reason. Discord only laughed. "Lighten up Celestia, you need to learn how to have fun, not everything is about Politics." He said, floating around. Celstia only huffed. "Then its obvious you don't know me very well, I always have fun." Discord popped back next to Celestia, eyebrows raised. "Celestia, having fun? Gasp...What is the world coming too?" He asked, going around the room, an almost sincere smile on his face.
"...And when I say fun, I don't mean having you or your pony servants TURNING ME INTO STONE!" Discord retorted, immediately angry. He had stalled long enough, as the door was finally open for him. He snapped his fingers, the elements dissapearing, and Celestia suddenly tied up, hanging upside down. "Which is why, I am taking these." He said, holding the Elements in his hand out, looking at them. Celestia growled. "Discord, return those at once!" She said, pointing her horn towards Discord. Discord immediately dropped to the ground. "Oh No, Please don't hurt me Celestia, please...stop!" He cried out in agony. If someone was listening, they would have almost bought it.
Celestia's face contorted into confusion. "What the heck, Why isn't my magic working?" She asked, glaring at Discord. "What have you done with my magic?" She questioned again, this time a little more angry.
"Oh, its only a temporary magic disruption spell. It will wear off once I leave." Discord said, looking back to the Elements. "Now lest see, Honesty, Kindness, Generosity, Laughter, Loyalty, Magic...oh and look at this." Discord held up the final necklace, with a black opal gem on it, in the shape of a drumset. "...Determination. That is a new one" He said, He set it next to the Loyalty necklace, and smiled. "You know...Black and Red is a really good combination, they just seem to go together, hand in hand." He said smiling.
Celestia glared at Discord. "What are you getting at?" She asked. Discord smiled, before snapping his fingers, all the elements but Loyalty and Determination dissapeared. "Well, Black and Red is a good combination, and it is also coincidental that these two particular elements...are in love. You should know what love is, Celestia. If I recall, you experienced it some before you petrified him." He said, glaring at her.
"That was a long time ago Discord, before I knew what you really were." She said. Discord only glared back. "Right well, I tried to separate these two already." Discord said, throwing Determination across the room. "...But they seem to be bound by love..." He said, as the element returned. "So instead, I am going to try something different..." Discord continued, holding the necklaces up. "Instead of separating them, I will Break them instead." Discord finally finished, closing his palm, making the last two elements disappear.
"You fool, you told me the plan. It will never work!" Celestia called out.
Discord laughed. "Oh but you forgot one thing dearest 'Tia...you will vaugley remember this meeting." He said, floating up and tapping her head. He then snapped his fingers, disappearing, and the room looking all normal, Celestia had a cup of tea in her magical field, and she was in mid sentence. "-ing in rooms around the Castle?" Celestia asked, looking at Luna, very confused.
"What is wrong Sister?" Luna was totally past the scolding she was receiving, and was instead filled with concern for her sister. Celestia blinked. "I just had the strangest vision..." She finally said, looking to Luna.
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I had taken note of my surroundings for the umpteenth time today. Being lost in a forest really makes you do that, I tell you what. It didn't help that I was being hunted either, and I just knew Dash was aching to fly as well. I looked over to her, just watching as she restrained herself from flying into the air at full speed. It amazed me at times, She was just born to be in the sky. Sometimes I am surprised if she isnt asleep somewhere in that big open field.
But this time was different, this time we was being hunted by our enemy, this was one of those days when walking, meant we would survive for another 5 minutes...even though we was deep in the Everfree forest. So deep infact, I have my own reason to believe it isn't even mapped. Last time I was out here, I was flying blindly, and somehow made it to the Canterlot mountains, but this time...I have no way of knowing where we are.
Dash sighed, causing me to look to my right. She looked up into the tree tops, her wings starting to spread. I knew what she was thinking. "Just a little bit longer Dash, just until I am sure we are clear from the Changelings and that Castle" I said, placing my hoof on her back. She looked to me, sighing once more.
"I know...I just don't like this. We are in the middle of the Everfree, far from Ponyville, with no sense of direction except the few openings in the treetops. I'm not sure how long I can go like this..." She said.
I nodded in agreement. "Yes, I know Dash. Here, lets just walk this way for a couple more minutes, then we will dart into the sky, get a quick sense of direction, and fly in said direction as fast as we can." I suggested, getting infront of her and placing my hooves on her shoulders. "No stopping, no turning back, just all out speed flying until we find Civilization..." I added, looking into her eyes.
Dash stared back, before nodding. "Alright, its a plan. I'm tired of this forest anyways." She said, a determined smile on her face. I returned the smile as we both returned to walking deeper into the forest.
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The wind, the bright sky, oh how I missed you. I did a quick barrel roll as I followed behind Dash. Although the situation didnt call for a barrel roll, I just had to do one. All that walking and not being able to fly just bothered me, I think Rainbow Dash is rubbing off of me.
So after we had gathered our surroundings, and the sky seemed clear, so we blasted off towards the mountain range. We was only 10 minutes in for flying when I began to recognize our direction, and after a small case of the DeJaVus, We adjusted our path and made way for Ponyville, unsure of what could already be happening and waiting for us when we got there.
can only hope we just aren't too late.
So sorry for the short chapter guys, Like I said, getting off a haitus is hard to do, and I'm still working on it. If you have any ideas you would like to share with me for anything to do with Discord's 'evil' plan, just shoot me a PM...I will be more than willing to look at them.
So till next time, I'll see you guys soon. Keep an eye out, because my Self Insert story will be getting updated as well...maybe more often than this, since its inserting into the MLP storyline, oh but I am rambling on...
Till then, MPFan100 out~
