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Chapter 36: Investigation

"Just get used to it."

Billy fought the urge to sigh in frustration as he looked around at the gathering ponies. Princess Celestia was close to him as was Spike. The baby dragon was coming along to learn more about the lands outside of Equestria and had a radio on him to summon the Dragon Jet if needed. Of course, one of the problems with Billy coming along was that no other ponies knew he wasn't equine in nature. That was when Celestia had conferred with both unicorns to come up with a temporary shape-shifting spell. A strangely surreal chase scene later and he had been cornered by three glowing horns. A burst of magic later and he had been transformed…into a royal blue unicorn.

He snorted in mild annoyance as he looked at his newly furry body. Although the fur covering his body wasn't long or shaggy, it still itched in places he couldn't scratch. Throwing his head back, he blinked in resignation as his dirty blonde mane fell over his eyes for the umpteenth time. He wondered how in the world the Rangers were able to style their manes so well but he supposed they had their manes all their lives…and weren't used to having hands. The most surprising thing was his field of vision wasn't compromised by the silver horn protruding from his forehead. He could see it, but it lost its novelty value after the first few times he ran into the wall. At least he still had his Morpher with him; the octagonal device had been strapped around one of his front legs so he could still morph if necessary.

The Rangers wouldn't be left high and dry either as he had instructed Princess Luna on how to use the controls to communicate with the Rangers as well as fire the Emergency Zord Deploy Cannon. The defences would all be on automatic, which meant teleportation was the only way anyone could come in or out of the Command Tower. As Luna could raise and lower the Moon from inside; she had volunteered to stay 'on watch' in the Command Tower for the duration of the trip. To assist with her comfort, Billy had pointed out where the living quarters were as well as where the food replicators were.

As the small group of guards assembled nearby, Billy felt his nervousness grow tenfold. Due to the distance of Deinos Terra Firma, travelling by Pegasus chariot wasn't an option. Princess Celestia had instead opted to teleport them directly to the location, although that had its risks as well. Carefully twisting his head around to look at his hind legs, he allowed a faint smile to cross his face as he saw his Cutie Mark: a stylised representation of his original Triceratops Power Coin. Unfortunately, most of the ponies around him thought that his special talent involved finances and investments and had been asking him about good investment properties and business deals. Truly, it was astounding how many ponies didn't know how to save and look for good investments in Equestria.

"Attention, we will be leaving in a few minutes. Please hold on while the teleportation is in effect."

Billy sighed and flicked his tail nervously before attempting to use his magic once more. As a unicorn had access to innate magical talents, he was interested what talents he had. Fortunately, he had tested this out in the Training Room and was infinitely grateful for strengthening the walls. While he could use the magic as a sort of telekinesis, the bulk of his magic ability allowed him to shoot out azure magic bolts at high speed with varying explosive results. As he had energy scans running on himself, he was eager to see how the magic bolts compared with the Morphin Energy fired from his Blade Blaster as well as the energy released by the Orange Ranger's Raptor Laser. If Twilight Sparkle, Rarity and the two Princesses could also shoot the energy bolts, it would increase their arsenal by a considerable amount.

As he mused on the thought, he didn't notice the soft golden glow appear on his body or the tingles that ran across his skin. However, he did notice the bright flash that came soon after; as well as the sudden increase in temperature and the sudden roughness of the ground below. Shaking his head to clear the cobwebs, he noted that the air had become significantly drier and the sun beat down harsher. Looking around, his jaw dropped as he took in the savannahs of Deinos Terra Firma and saw the zebras roaming freely. Trotting up to the Princess, his voice was low and conveyed a sense of wonderment.

"The place…it looks just like Africa does on Earth. Amazing…"

Celestia nodded once to the transformed human and plucked Spike off her back. The young Dragon nodded once and sniffed the air for the scent of destruction. Although Discord had been freed for a few weeks; his scent still hung fresh in the air. Following his sensitive nose, the baby Dragon led the group of ponies across the plains to a large red stain on the ground. Waving away the flies that swarmed around the stain, Billy bent down and looked closer at the patch. Whatever happened here, it was brutal. Something had been ripped away or out of something or someone travelling at high speeds. Small slivers of bone were dotted around the area; as was a strange fine dust that smelled rather…organic. Lifting his head, he looked at the Princess and nodded once.

There was no doubt about it; Discord had been here. Billy imagined what the scene would have looked like with Discord facing off against Lord Zedd in a battle for control. A humanoid alicorn fighting against the self proclaimed Emperor of Evil…he didn't have to be psychic to know how that had turned out. Judging from the shattered spear nearby, Discord had fought with all of his might but still had been defeated. Celestia closed her eyes for one moment before speaking.

"Ground unicorn horn…it is as I feared. Although Discord has lost his horn, he is no less dangerous."

"Princess…up ahead."

Nodding at the guard, the Princess lifted her head to see the imposing Tomb of Discord a short distance away. Even from this distance she could see the thick walls had been blasted away by extremely powerful magic. Closing her eyes, she shook her head again.

"Let us see how Discord lived for all this time…"

TBC…