Chapter 25: Element of Hope

Pure Hope was in her room, her face in the pillow, tears running down her cheeks. 'Sweet heart, may I come in?' Said a voice from behind the door, it was Princess Celestia. Pure Hope got up from her bed and opened the door. Celestia gasped, 'Pure Hope, what happened to you?' Celestia then bent down to dry Pure Hope's eyes.

'Mum, please. I don't want to think about it.' Pure Hope sighed, walking back to her bed and sat on it. 'This is all my fault, if I didn't get in that argument with Discord, then Rainbow Dash wouldn't be getting married to him.' Pure Hope began to cry again, Celestia hugged her daughter when a sky blue Pegasus walked in.

'Pure...Hope...' the Pegasus said, walking up to Pure Hope. Celestia left Pure Hope's bedroom and shut the door.

'Rainbow!' Pure Hope cried, jumping inRainbow Dash's direction. 'So, is the wedding still on?'

'Yes...and...I...am...happy...with...my...love...Discord' Rainbow Dash replied, Pure Hope then moved away from Rainbow.

'Wait? I'm not sure if that's you.' Pure Hope soon realised that Rainbow's eyes were blank. She gasped, 'Rainbow Dash! Wake up, please! You need to wake up!' Pure Hope screamed. Just then, Rainbow Dash's blank eyes turned back into her normal eyes.

'Pure Hope, help me...' Rainbow whispered, just as Discord opened the door.

'Oh, Dashie. I'm ready..oh, hey Pure Hope.' he said, glaring at Pure Hope when he saw her.

'Oh, hey Discord.' Pure Hope replied, soon after she said that, Rainbow Dash left the room. The door shut right in Pure Hope's face and Luna entered though the window. 'Hello Luna, wedding ready?' Pure Hope sighed, sitting in a corner in the room.

'Well, yes. But I have something for you.' Luna replied, giving Pure Hope a familiar box. It had the Elements of Harmony in it.

'The Elements? Why are you giving me these?' Pure Hope asked, once she saw the contents of the box.

Luna picked the elements up and hovered them around Pure Hope. The Element of Loyalty on her hair, the Element of Magic on her head, the Element of Generosity around her neck, the Element of Kindness on her wings and the last two elements on her nose. Luna began to perform a spell and the elements began to glow. Pure Hope could feel something happening to her hooves, they were disappearing. 'Don't worry,' Luna said, putting her hoof on Pure Hope. As much as she could with half of Pure Hope was already missing. 'There's a good reason why I'm doing this.'

Pure Hope then found herself at a tree, with shapes on it. 'Luna, where am I?'

'Oh, this is a place only me, Celestia and Discord know about...' Luna said with a smile, hugging Pure Hope. 'This is the Tree of Harmony.'

'Tree of Harmony, really? That's what you called it? Why not call me the princess of harmony?'

'Look!' Luna pointed at the tree, it was glowing white and the same white glow went around Pure Hope.

'Luna! Help me!' Pure Hope cried as she was lifted up in the air. But, she soon calmed down and she felt the elements coming off her apart from Twilight's crown. When she landed back on the ground, she soon saw Twilight's crown on the ground and a new crown on her head. 'My...my...Element.'

'The Element of Hope, just as important as all the other elements put together.' Luna said with the biggest smile, she then teleported them back to Pure Hope's bedroom.

When they got there, they found the rest of the main six waiting for them. 'Pure Hope, that element sure suits you.' Rarity said with a smile.

'Yay!' Fluttershy cheered, hugging Pure Hope. 'Now, Discord will be stopped and Equestria can go back to normal!' Pure Hope smiled.

'So, what's the plan?' Twilight asked Pure Hope.

'Well, who is Rainbow Dash's bridesmaids?'

'Me, you and Rarity.' Twilight sighed, Pure Hope also sighed.

'In that order?'

'No, you'll be the closest to Rainbow Dash.'

'Ok, so I will hide Rainbow's element in here.' Pure Hope replied, tucking it under her wing. 'Everypony, put your elements on.' Pure Hope told her friends. Once they were on, Pure Hope smiled. 'Rainbow Dash is being possessed by Discord...I think. So, we need to think of a way to release her. My guess is to put her Element of Harmony on and she's be saved.'

'It's worth a try.' Applejack said, shrugging.

'Luna, bridegirls, the wedding is about to start!' Celestia shouted from across the hall. Pure Hope smiled as they left.

'It's time to crash a wedding!'