Three days have passed since the events at Foal Mountain, and almost the whole world was swept by another incredible wave of new news, the newspapers were ahead of each other in writing new articles about an extraordinary creature and his even more extraordinary deeds that were terrible, terrifying and giving new hope to everyone.

The very power that the man represented was something terrible for everyone, but after these few weeks since the man fought the scarlet legions fighting only with evil, the ponies began to realize that the mysterious individual is more their ally and defenders who do not need to be afraid, and if there was any fear it is only related to misunderstanding and fear which turned out to be superfluous.

Someone of indescribable power, someone who was not a pony but a being from another world and had immeasurable powers will always cause fear, but on that day the ponies and beings of the world seemed to fear no man for the first time, of course many asked the same question asked also through the newspapers, come on, there were really many questions, only one was asked the most often.

Nobody from all over the world knew why a man collects tears and why he keeps his distance from everyone, appearing only where he was actually needed and after all he quickly disappeared, was it the natural role of a hero, a way of being a man who in his world never found it what in the pony world, or just being human, he wanted to isolate himself from the pure world so as not to defile him with his humanity, there were many answers and the latter sounded the most true of all.

Meanwhile, the train going to Appleloos, the ponies riding it, each of the two wagons was full of talks, gossip and discussions, and the riding ponies whispered, talked, debated loudly about the current state of affairs and about the man, the same topic was heard everywhere, and newspapers writing about The events at Foal Mountain, about the attempted imprisonment of the princesses, were almost snatched from each other by the ponies talking about the current situation.

In the second car, where one of the lively conversations was taking place, there were five friends who also talked about the events of three days ago and their mission related to Appleloos was dictated more by personal wishes than by an order from the capital, in the third row sat a cream pegasus mare accompanied by her pink animated earth pony mates Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie, both accompanied their best friends' sisters, Scootaloo the yellow pegasus mare, Sweetie Belle a light gray unicorn mare with a lilac pink mane and Apple Bloom a bright yellow earth pony mare with a red mane and tail.

Their main goal in Appleloosa was not related to anything about fighting or war, on the contrary, as the world gained new hope and peace that had been uninterrupted for three days, the people of Appleloosa who had not yet experienced the dangers of the scarlet legions wanted to celebrate the annual day of reconciliation of buffaloes and ponies in an unprecedented form, it was not supposed to be an ordinary party, which Pinkie Pie regretted very much, there was not to be any games or meals, it was supposed to be what unites all peoples the most.

There is nothing better than uniting the two sides as a common enemy and preparation for a possible fight, for this the people of Appleloosa are blowing on the ground, preparing for the fight by reinforcements, setting up fences and digging a series of trenches surrounding almost the entire city, and the mission of friends coming from Ponyville was more related to the surprise than to the current state of affairs.

It was about Bearburn and his house where Cousin Applejack was due to return tomorrow with his new fianc e Miss Cheerilee, and CMC stains focused on getting Bearburn's house ready for the new guest, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom came up with an ambitious idea to make a surprise for cousin Apple Bloom, and as they used to, three friends did not tell anyone about their plan, in particular their sisters, except for talking to Fluttershy who, knowing about the danger that loomed over the world, had to do everything to protect the sisters of her best friends in the world and together with Pinkie Pie, whom she also talked to, was going from CMC to Appleloosa.

- you know Apple Bloom, I hope your sister won't be mad at me that I didn't tell her anything. Fluttershy said, tilting her head.

- it won't, plus we're doing this for our cousin, can't wait for Braeburn to see his new home, it's gonna be so amazing. Apple Bloom said, pausing briefly from reading the newspaper.

- and he will start his new life alongside his beloved, it must be said that the world has really changed a lot since man appeared in our world. Pinkie Pie said as she peeked at the paper the CMC reads together.

- you have to admit that a man really does a lot, a lot, doing what none of us or even princesses would ever do, it is really a destiny. Sweetie Belle said as she read the headline in the newspaper.

- or on the contrary. Scootaloo said.

- what do you mean. Apple Bloom asked quickly.

- you know, this man, Alex said many times that destiny is the greatest evil that destroys the world, this force has perverted the lord of the elements, Akeron is pure destruction and indescribable evil, Akeron will either rule the world or destroy it by the will of destiny, and the world of people is said to be it is full of wars and conflicts. She told Scootaloo at which each of the passengers in the compartment looked at each other as the memories of the man's words returned.

- well, we heard it ourselves, man said that you know, he says that destiny and his work of nothingness are responsible for all the evil that mankind does, so what made Alex appear right now, what force. Sweetie Belle asked.

- he said, it was he who made him in our world to fight fate because he himself shapes his fate with his own willpower and probably also ours, because I do not know how many times a tragedy would have happened if it were not for him. Fluttershy said sounding confident with a little regret.

- I can only hope that man will continue to protect us when the next threat comes. Fluttershy added, looking out the window at an image of a city surrounded by a fence and a trench.

- I hope so too. Apple Bloom said.

- me too. Sweetie Belle said.

- and I. Scootaloo said.

- I, too, would like to have a party for this man someday, I would like to. Pinkie Pie screamed happily.

The train finally stopped at the station, everyone started to leave the train, but the sight they encountered was rather strange and frightening at the station, as it turned out there was an earth pony with a dark brown mane, mustache and a blue shirt in the company of four other ponies, it was Sheriff Silwerstar, accompanied by four of his deputies.

- others, I thought my letter had already arrived in Ponyville and no one else would send trains here.

- Silwerstar, what's going on here or something wrong. Fluttershy asked looking at the almost empty streets of Appleloos along which single ponies and buffaloes marched.

- Miss Fluttershy.

- not miss anymore. Fluttershy whispered with a slight blush as they remembered the day she and Discord became closest.

- yes, then to the point, something terrible happened and a lot, not far from here the appearance of scarlet veins and terrible monsters resembling serpents have been noticed from inside them, now these beasts are gathering near our city, something is waiting in the desert. Said Silwerstar.

- What. All the ponies screamed at the same moment.

- what are you going to do then. Apple Bloom asked quickly.

- in fact, we had a plan to defend the city, we managed to gather everyone from the surrounding area, buffaloes and ponies, we were supposed to defend ourselves until the support from the capital, our plan will have to change. The sheriff said, shaking his mustache as he looked at the carriages of trains that would never carry everyone by themselves.

- you want to use the train to evacuate some of the inhabitants of the city. Scootaloo asked.

- yes, and it will not be an easy decision. Sheriff Silwerstar said.

- oh no, you want to decide who should be helped first. Pinkie Pie asked, terrified of the same vision.

- how can you decide who to help first and who not, I wouldn't be able to. He added a pink ponytail.

- mainly women and children. Sheriff Silwerstar said.

- but there will not be enough room for everyone. Fluttershy asked, looking regretfully at the sheriff as you were growing, his pain continued.

- unfortunately, yes, and I have to decide who to help first.

- Sheriff. Everything was interrupted by the scream of a dark brown buffalo with a yellow mane, running at high speed, accompanied by another brown color and a green mane.

- Little Strongheart and Gah Handston. Apple Bloom said seeing her nervous friend and her husband.

- what happened. The sheriff asked quickly.

- Oh, hi. Little Strongheart said, greeting her friends in a hurry.

- in the forehead, it's a pity that in such a situation, but what to do. Gah Handston also says hello to the Ponyville guys and she quickly delivered the bad news to the sheriff.

- this thing moved, it goes straight to the city, I saw scarlet, centaurs, snakes and vultures flying in the sky, in less than twenty minutes they will hit the city!. Gah Handston shouted.

- it's impossible, get the women and children quickly, you have to start evacuation. Sheriff Silwerstar shouted.

It was all happening so fast, Pinkie Pie, Futtershy, and CMC were enjoying the day, their plan to make Braeburn and his future wife happy, and now they were experiencing panic, danger and worse, the forced election of Sheriff Silwerstar in the hoofs.

- oh why did this day have to start so bad and it's all because of me, again. Apple Bloom said staring down at the ground with a guilty gaze.

- Apple Bloom is not your fault, no one could really know that the attack was going to happen right here. Scootaloo said comforting her friend by rubbing her back together with Sweetie Belle.

- you feel it right away. Little Strongheart said as the ground began to tremble slightly.

- attention. Gah Handston shouted as he also felt the tremor of the ground coupled with that of Pinki Pie, which meant all the worst.

Suddenly everything started to crack, the end of the wagons started to rise, everyone rushed to run and behind the backs of the escaping ponies and buffalo another scarlet monolith appeared, emitting terrible power and throwing out a host of scarlet snake archers.

- run this way, quick. Little Strongheart shouted. Leading the escape deep into the city.

- sound the alarm, we have to evacuate the city, this something will break our dam in a moment, the city will collapse in a moment. Sheriff Silwerstar shouted to his deputies.

Three deputies ran around the city, but none of them ever reached the prepared alarm bells, when they were suddenly hit by ice arrows and fell to the ground half frozen, and scarlet veins began to crawl towards them from the core of the great fifty meter monolith.

- please, not this one. Silwerstar shouted looking at the tragedy that happened before his eyes.

- I'll take care of it and you run away, you hear me. Sweetie Belle shouted, activating the power of her horn.

- we won't leave you, not me!, you hear. Apple Bloom shouted, stopping as each of her friends.

- none of us. Scootaloo added.

- even more so, we have our obligations towards you!. She said Fluttershy which for everyone her raised confident voice was rather a surprise to everyone.

- we just won't leave you alone!, we are with you. Pinkie Pie said, waving her front hooves warily.

- if you want to stay here and fight, I will not leave you alone, we will fight together, come my dad, he will definitely not like it. Little Strongheart said as she stood in front of the ponies as the Sheriff and Gah Handston were dragging three deputies with them, holding them by the shirt and dragging them into the living room where a couple of buffaloes were hiding.

- Eh, I knew but well, note in a moment. Said Sweetie Belle, directing her attention to magic power and focusing on the three alarm bells.

Each of the three bells began to slowly rang set in motion by a light gray unicorn mare, and the sound of the alarm spread throughout the city, ponies and buffalo led by a plume of brown buffalo from the building, house, lounge, cellars.

Chief Thunderhooves quickly ran to his daughter, son-in-law and the approaching sheriff.

- what's up, what's up, what, what is it for everything that my eyes have not seen. Thunderhooves said, looking at the giant scarlet monolith destroying the stations and the only train that could help the escape.

- unfortunately it's bad, the enemy is coming from the west side, and this monolith is giving birth to more scarlet legions, we have to evacuate the city!. Sheriff Silwersar shouted.

- we must act quickly and now, while it is not too late. Gah Handston said, shaking his green mane in sheer fear.

- evacuate the city! so are we lost?. Thunderhooves asked, embracing his daughter Little Strongheart.

- not until we have a chance to leave the city on time, I know for many of you it is difficult, there is no time to take anything with us but we cannot do anything else. Sheriff Silwerstar said.

- Sheriff, Sheriff!. Screamed the golden buffalo running from the eastern side.

- what's going on. Silwerstar asked quickly.

- the enemies are attacking from the eastern side, the city is full, surrounded, I saw the leader of this army, this is Tirek, the evil centaur. The buffalo said.

- Tirek. Pinkie Pie irritated.

- so he came after us all and we have no second escape. Fluttershy said as she tried to hide between the buffalo chief and the sheriff.

- what we do, we have to do something. Apple Bloom said to everyone.

- we will not sell our skin for free, let them come here and they will get a good spanking from us, not girls. Scootaloo said waving her front hooves in a boxing fashion.

- We cannot surrender without a fight, we cannot succumb to fear, we have to defend ourselves, quickly set up cars, whatever obstructs the main and only street leading to the destroyed station and the advancing legions, take your deputies from the street, light a fire, it will help them free themselves from the power of ice. She told Sweetie Belle by organizing the city's defenses about having surprised the sheriff.

- Hey, it's my duty, you heard, collect carts, everything that can help us move. Sheriff Silwerstar said.

- you heard the sheriff and let's get to work with this brave mare, the enemy is gathering his strength for now, we have some time to prepare the defense, collect carts, tables, prepare weapons, sticks, clubs, everything that can be thrown and hit. Thunderhooves said.

All the ponies and buffalo ran into the city collecting everything they could from junk, tables, chairs to carts, positioning them under the main road leading straight to the dilapidated railway station and emanating from the power of a scarlet monolith. Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom were taking two chairs out of the living room, placing them together with the buffalo, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy along with Little Strongheart and Gah Handston pushed another car, pushing it onto the reinforced barricade with more tables and chairs.

- I never thought that we would be in such a terrible position again. Little Strongheart said pushing a heavy cart against the barricade, pushing it with her head.

- no one expected it that our dawn would suffer an indescribable terror again, but the most important thing is that we are here together and together we will face the enemy. Fluttershy said, wanting to sound confident with all her might while doing it for all her relatives and friends.

- yes together, we'll do it together, we'll fight together. Gah Handston said.

- and when we win, we will have a nice party, as if I already have a few cookies. Pinkie Pie said as she pulled the shortbread cookies out of her mane.

- great Pinkie you are reliable you have ammunition with you. Thunderhooves said, taking twenty cupcakes from a surprised pink pony and handing them over to Silwerstar who had prepared a modest fire.

- hey wait. Pinkie Pie said.

In the meantime, Silwerstar watched as his three deputies at that time hit by an ice arrow and the frozen ones began to slowly return to normal, the permafrost began to leave their bodies, the deputies stood up and brushed off the last visible fragments of the gray glacier, in the meantime, outside the city, the situation was getting worse and worse there were more and more scarlet legions, the whole city was surrounded by an impenetrable line, and the scarlet veins slowly crept until they stopped like each legionnaire awaiting the command of their commander.

The scarlet centaurs formed the first row raising their massive shields to form a defensive formation, behind the row of centaurs stood a legion of snake archers waiting for the commander's command, behind the rear there were squadrons of scarlet vultures sharpening their fiery claws, and successive troops emerged from the crimson city like a scarlet monolith. the endless flood wave until Tirek emerged from the ranks of his legions, then the monolith ceased to bear new legionnaires and all the scarlet veins retreated to the monolith itself.

Tirek looked around his legions, the evil centaur rubbed his hands, wanting to give the order to the battle as soon as possible, but he wanted to enjoy his victory and revenge on Twilight before the fight, because he knew perfectly well that Appleloosa was home to her friends personally responsible for his defeat and fall.

- everything perfectly in my hands. Tirek said, looking forward to this moment.

In fact, Tirek was so busy with thoughts of the coming revenge that he stopped thinking about anything else, even about a human, and yet three days ago the same man had buried his ally Chrysalis' plans, Tirek was not thinking about the human at the moment and didn't want to think.

In the meantime, the whole city was tightly fortified by piles of tall piles, carts, furniture, chairs, everything that could be used for defense, various items were also collected that could be used by the defenders as weapons, Thunderhooves, Gah Handston and Sheriff Silwerstar, holding massive sticks, prepared their to the coming battle, buffalo and ponies listened to the words of their leaders, come everyone had fear in their eyes, their cooperation and unity gave them new strength and courage. It doesn't change one obvious thing Sweetie Belle saw standing in the middle of town.

- we can't. Sweetie Belle whispered.

- quieter Sweetie Belle, don't say that, we can win. Scootaloo said, waving the heavy stick of her torn leg off the table.

- as long as we're here together, nothing can beat us. Little Strongheart said, come on, even a little fear was heard in her voice, but everyone in the crowd preferred to fight rather than surrender.

- together we will accomplish the impossible. Gah Handston said, standing by Little Strongheart, giving her and everyone to be sure, come on, his reasonable mind told him that they had no chance, he did not want to be overcome by negative thoughts.

- surely none of us will leave you. Fluttershy said with a slight tremor.

- maybe we have something up our sleeve, as some ace up the sleeve say, apart from the human. Pinkie Pie said.

- human!. Fluttershy shouted.

- if someone can save us now, it is only him, unless he is busy with something more important and if he really wants to help us. Fluttershy added, breaking her own momentary hopes.

- there is another way, if a man does not help us, someone else will do it. Said Sweetie Belle using the magic of her horn using a spell Twilight had taught her.

- pen, sheet, quick. Sweetie Belle added.

- you heard it move. Sheriff Silwerstar said.

One of the deputies ran into the hardware store, the other into the post office, after a while both deputies brought the necessary items to the young unicorn mare.

- Sweetie Belle, what are you up to. Pinkie Pie asked. Looking with everyone at the light gray unicorn.

Sweetie Belle quickly wrote a letter and, using the power of her horn, sent it out into the unknown.

- I sent a letter to Twilight, she should come to the rescue soon, now we just have to wait for the rescue and hope that our barricades will last long enough to stop the enemy. Sweetie Belle said.

The words and plan of the bright gray unicorn gave everyone new courage, the vision of the upcoming relief and help from the princesses and the army from the capital gave everyone new strength, the only task left to fulfill is to hold the enemy as long as possible.

- hey ponies, buffaloes you hear me. The whole city was shaken by the voice of an evil centaur, summoning the defenders to meet.

Sweetie Belle looked at them all and went first, which surprised even the sheriff and the buffalo chief.

- hey wait, don't go there alone. Sheriff said.

- don't even think to fight him alone. Said the buffalo chief, together with his daughter and son-in-law, reaching the brave filly.

- don't forget about us. Apple Bloom said as she drove Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy behind her.

Everyone walked under one of the main barricades to look at the enormity of the great army and the evil centaur leading them standing victoriously at the head of his legions, and his diabolical smile widened as soon as he saw Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy huddling behind her, the defenders looked at the enormity of the great army also felt a shock of sheer fear staring into the jaws of doom, and the legions made the first loud movement, the centaurs stamped alternately causing the shock, and the snakes pulled the ice arrows on the chord, each scarlet legionary screamed loudly so that each building shook in its foundations like each defender.

- what we do. Little Strongheart asked, hugging her trembling father.

- no, no, we can't relent, we have to hold on to it until the relief comes, oh man, where are you?. Sweetie Belle said.

- finally, you hear me there. Tirek said loudly.

- yes, we hear you, you spoil, day after day you spoil my days, you spoil everything I had in my plans, because of you all my plans went to the trash. Pinkie Pie said, throwing one of her cupcakes at the evil centaur.

- really a child, this is how you want to fight me, well, it is important what I come with. Tirek said smugly as he crushed Pinkie's cupcake, tapping the ground with his hoof.

- So what do you come with, you want to surrender, you want to lay down your arms. Scootaloo said provocatively, waving a heavy stick.

- just if you want to give up quickly because we won't have time in a moment. Fluttershy said, threatening with her hoof, which shocked everyone, even confident Tirek was not ready to see the pegasus, who is usually the most fearful, and today she had the courage to threaten him.

- you ?, you really want to challenge me. Tirek asked.

- we've already done it. Gah Handston shouted. Waving a heavy stick like everyone who encouraged the most fearful pegasus mare.

Everyone grabbed weapons, heavy sticks, stones, everything that served them as weapons, threatening and summoning the evil centaur to surrender or fight, which for a tyrant to boast of his victory was almost unacceptable. Tirek screamed to his legions pointing to the encircled city.

- cut them all out. Tirek shouted, and the ground began to tremble.

First, the army of centaurs moved, which was already surprising, the centaurs began to wave their maces of thunder and the first of them hit the barriers and the buildings themselves, but the defenders did everything to defend the city by showering the enemy with a barrage of throwing objects from stones to chairs, nothing could stop the pressure of scarlet shields and clubs, centaurs rushed at such a speed that they did not even brake, the first two ranks deliberately fell into deep pits to form a bridge out of their own bodies, the third and fourth ranks struck centrally on the barriers of the reinforced buildings, causing powerful explosions of power as they broke into hundreds of pieces.

The defenders behind the fortifications were deeply shocked to see the enemy rushing on to the fortifications at the expense of their own existence, the scarlet steel soulless legions were designed like robots for one purpose, destroying the world and blindly following the orders of their creator and commanding the army general.

- I did not expect this. Sweetie Belle said, watching the dam almost burst from the first blow.

- even I am in shock. Said Sheriff Silwerstar, picking her up from the ground.

- it's probably not the end. Chief Thunderhooves said.

- watch out for heads!. Gah Handston shouted as he saw the first shadows in the sky.

Everyone looked at the sky covered by the first dense volley of hundreds of ice missiles.

- hiding yourself!. Scootaloo shouted.

The city's defenders, seeing the incoming arrows, quickly began to hide under tables and chairs and to flee to intact buildings, those who did not manage to escape were hit, frozen and paralyzed, two out of three arrows hit the sheriff and the buffalo chief.

- Dad!. Screamed Little Strongheart and, despite the hitting arrows, she reached her father.

Suddenly the sky turned black again as squadrons of scarlet vultures struck from the skies, the vultures raised open fiery claws hitting everything they found in their way, half-destroyed barricades and buildings, everything that was made of wood by the power of fiery claws quickly began to catch a living fire, a crazy fire engulfed the entire city in less than a minute, the remaining panicked defenders began to retreat to the very center of the city into the open space, few defenders remained in front of the burning barricade, including the terrified Little Strongheart, standing by her Gah Handston, and her friends from Ponyville.

- what we do!, what we do!. Pinkie Pie screamed as she tried to drag the great unconscious buffalo bound by the power of the ice.

- not wine, I really don't know. Fluttershy said while helping her pink friend and Little Strongheart by shoving her father into town.

- we can only wait and hope that the relief will arrive on time. Said Apple Bloom, who was dragging the unconscious chilled sheriff along with Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle.

Suddenly, all the barricades broke and the endless troops of centaurs, supported by incoming squadrons of scarlet vultures, screamed horribly, began to burst into the city. Seeing this, Sweetie Belle closed her eyes knowing she had let everyone down.

BETWEEN TIME, PONYVILLE.

That day, for two hours, the whole city was struggling with the problem of appearing banana peels, which caused quite a lot of chaos and problems, every minute there were ten accidents usually ending with a tipping, flipping and a collision of ponies, which resulted in the appearance of bumps on the head, and the whole city remained turned upside down in a comical and disruptive way.

Many saw the deed of a joker they knew, but no one could find it, let alone look for it around the city without risking unnecessary accident due to the lingering and appearing out of nowhere peel from the eaten bananas, except for one pony who, using his power Alicorn, cleared the way of eaten bananas. Bananas looking for the joker to turn the city upside down, Twilight Sparkle walked through the city with an active Seek spell, wandering all over Ponyville with the perpetrator of all the commotion on the move.

Twilight, clearing her way of banana peels, led her loud-talking friends, Applejack, Rarity and Rainbow Dash, and the dragon Spike, Spike looked with a slight smile at funny-looking ponies that either twisted a few turns on the skins left behind or collided with each other and lay on the ground.

- Spike, please, this isn't funny really. Twilight Sparkle said as she scoured the city.

- I know, but what can I do with it, it's so funny, besides, no one gets hurt. Spike said, covering his mouth as another pony rolled right on his stomach.

- It's not funny when it comes to me, oh what would happen if I fell facedown in the mud. Rarity said twirling her purple mane in front of the infatuated dragon which caused Spike to step out of the safe path and encounter a slippery crust himself and collapse to the ground.

- Spike honey, it's alright. Rarity said as she and the other girls chuckled at the sight of the fallen dragon now lying face down.

- of that, yes, it's all right, actually it's not funny. Spike said, spitting a large amount of dirt from his mouth.

- Twilight how do you know it's him and how you want to find him. Applejack asked, stepping closer to her purple friend.

- I am sure of it, no one else would be able to cause such a confusion, besides I know this kind of power, it is certainly our friend Discord, it causes chaos in our world again and I thought that after these ten years of peace he is already polite and let it go type of practice, and here it is again in such dramatic times, why does he do it!. Twilight said as she turned her attention to an orange earth pony mare with a cowboy hat on her head, losing all attention to what she had in front of her hoof.

One skin was enough for Alicorn to lose her balance and fall on her head with a bang.

- Twilight is fine. Rainbow Dash asked.

- let me just get him. Twilight Sparkle said looking at her blue friend as she got up from the ground with a scowl on her face.

Twilight got up from the ground and activated her skin clearing spell and the targeting spell in search of the guilty prankster again, determined to lead everyone to the Cakes state store where Discord had come out, a cross between many different beings known all over the world as the spirit of chaos. As it turned out, Discord was just finishing eating another banana, throwing a peel that divided into five, and as if nothing had happened, he was jumping through the city, jumping between the dangerous traps he set for the inhabitants of Ponyville.

- Discord!. Twilight Sparkle screamed furiously, her lump clearly visible on her forehead.

- what happened, just don't tell me what is boring and obvious, please come surprise me once. Discord sneered.

- You have something to explain to us, right. Rarity said, sounding equally annoyed with the whole situation.

- oh yeah, I mean, what do I have to explain to you, huh? It's not me, I wasn't there, really. Discord said, hovering over a surprised white unicorn, prompting a quick response from the ever-protective dragon.

- Give her a break, you hear. Spike said, stepping between the spirit of chaos and Rarity.

- oh that knight in shining scales again, how boring it is, like everything that's happening to me now except one. Discord said changing the subject again.

- enough!, I know what you want to do Discord, you want to change the subject again, I know you're responsible for this banana peel plague and please don't lie to you, I know it's you, I recognize your power here, so you have to stop either. Twilight Sparkle said.

- well, as usual, the same, I have to brake and the world is either trembling or looking with hope at this man, who brings more chaos into the world than me, no one remembers about me anymore!, what can I do, only man and man, everywhere the same, newspapers, conversations, whispers, even my beloved Fluttershy stopped paying attention to me and went somewhere and today we were supposed to take the animals out together, instead she left me a note because, as she wrote, she must take care of something very important, all because of this man, but if you want it, go ahead. Discord said, then he snapped his fingers and all the skins found in Ponyville are gone once and for all.

- I didn't know, but you have to understand, this thing with the man changed a lot. Twilight Sparkle said, sounding soft this time.

- well, so much has changed and it was because of him. Discord said without hiding his dislike of man.

- and it seems to me that you are angry that the man, Alex is much more powerful than you and even your power of chaos has no influence on him. Rainbow Dash said, smiling between the words.

- better and stronger ?, certainly faster than you, my rainbow snail. He told Discord to which Rainbow Dash hissed, unable to accept that someone was actually faster than her.

- Discord, enough of this spite please. Applejack said, standing between the spirit of chaos and the nervous blue pegasus mare.

- what malice for malice. Discord added.

- ok, okay, let's say that it was a symptom related to a man, but I have to admit that a lot has changed since man took its toll on us. Rarity said recalling the awareness of the previous days which made the white unicorn smile wide.

- what makes you so funny, Rarity. Spike asked.

- and this is how our friend reacts after meeting a man, you know Tempest Shadow, you know that for the first time I saw her at the beautician, and then at my store, she took off that black tassel for the first time and tried on dresses since she regained your magic rug is different, it is dressing up, I wonder for whom.

- hey maybe for a man, you know, Starlight Glimmer told me that Tempest Shadow was the first one to kiss a man three days ago. Applejack said between giggles.

- lucky and that's it. Twilight Sparkle said, sounding more derisive than the spirit of chaos which focused everyone's eyes on her.

- come on. Twilight Sparkle said, muttering to herself.

- but you have to admit that Alex is cute in his own way, no. Rarity said, teasing not only her dragon lover who reacted with a grunt but also watching her friend's reactions, which she quickly picked up when Twilight crossed her eyebrows in a gesture of irritation.

Fortunately for Twilight herself, all this discussion was interrupted by Discord stamping his feet in a gesture of irritation.

- well, that's what I was talking about, everything is focused on him again, this whole Alex, I'm almost imperceptible because of him. Discord said, folding his hands in front of him.

- no Discord is wrong, it. Applejack said as she tried to explain herself and her friends and her dragon friend to her luck, everything was interrupted by the sudden cough of the dragon who coughed up a magic letter.

Twilight Sparkle, expecting problems, quickly took the letter and, after reading it, looked at everyone with a grave expression on her face.

- what happened Twilight tell us quickly. Rainbow Dash said.

- this is Appleloosa, has just been attacked by the Scarlet Legions, Tirek is leading them, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom are in the city. She told Twilight what caused a sudden shock to her friends and sisters trapped ponies in Appleloosa.

- What!. Rarity shouted.

- but what are they doing there, unruly girls. Applejack said, trembling at the thought of what was going on in Appleloosa.

- no matter what they are doing there, Discord you can take us there and now, quickly, please. Rainbow Dash said.

- oh again, I must obey your commands, orders and prohibitions. Discord said as he stamped his foot with his arms crossed.

- Discord please, they need us and not only they, from what Sweetie Belle wrote to us, went there to prepare a surprise for Braeburn and Miss Cheerilee and they are not alone there, they are accompanied by Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. Twilight Sparke said, causing the greatest shock to the heart of the spirit of chaos as soon as he heard that his sweetheart was in danger.

- Fluttershy?, so that's why she left me alone today, that's why I had to take care of her animals alone, I will take you there in a moment. Discord said in preparation for a quick teleportation.

- we'll see who will be there first, us or Alex. Spike said.

- wait for me. Everyone heard the voice of Tempest Shadow approaching.

Seeing a maroon unicorn mare with a red mane in a black outfit approaching, Twilight immediately shook the spirit of chaos a few times.

- faster Discord, quickly take us to Appleloos and don't ask why.

- You are more chaotic today than I am, but okay, take care. Discord said and snapped his fingers taking Twilight, Spike, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Applejack with him.

Tempest Shadow stopped outside the Cakes state shop looking at the empty seat.

- so that's how you play with me, wait, I'll show you. Tempest Shadow said between the grinds of teeth, knowing the informal race had begun.

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the enemy is in front of the ponies all the time, all the time he hits accurately and ruthlessly, as always, at the most sensitive point, which is how it should be, the question of whether there is an increasing number of ponies is not more and more naive, but time will tell.