Equestrian Chaos

Three creatures were moving amongst the trees filled with apples. Neither of them were the same as each other, for one had a horn, one did not, and the last was not even a pony. The unicorn had a purple skin tone and a purple mane with a strip of pink in it. Twilight loved using magic, as represented by an emblem on her side, known as a "Cutie Mark", which was a purple-pink star surrounded by a few other white stars. The hornless pony had an orange coat with a pale-grayish olive colored mane. Applejack's love for the country was represented well by her cutie mark, three red apples, and her stetson hat she always wears. The last worker was much smaller than the other two ponies, for he was a baby dragon. Spike had a rough purple skin with gleaming green scales on his head and back.

"Well, thanks again for helping me with the apples today." said the earth pony.

"It's no problem, Spike and I finished what we were supposed to do today yesterday, so we thought to come down to Sweet Apple Acres and help out."

"It's about three in the afternoon, want to do anything for the rest of the day?"

"Maybe we could-," Spike paused. Twilight and Applejack looked at him and saw he was holding his mouth. Then, he belched a letter from the Princess.

"Oh, a letter from Princess Celestia? What would she want?"

"It's probably important; why don't you read it first," Spike said. Twilight read the letter and remained quiet throughout the reading. Finally, after a minute of silence, Twilight said sternly, "Applejack find Pinkie and Rarity, and Spike, find Rainbow and Fluttershy, tell them to meet at the library in an hour." Without any explanation, Twilight instantly ran off, taking the letter with her.

An hour later, the ponies found Twilight pacing around the library.

"What's wrong? What did the Princess say?" asked a light-blue pony. Rainbow Dash's love for flying is expressed by her cutie mark, a cloud with a rainbow lightning bolt, and her large wings that were keeping her afloat. She was hovering next to the other pegasus in the room, a very shy and quiet one. This pegasus, named Fluttershy, had a yellow skin-tone and a light pink mane. She achieved her cutie mark, three butterflies, by understanding her love for animals. Although she was very shy, she still had one very close friend other from the group currently present. Her friend was another unicorn, with a white coat and a deep purple mane. Rarity's cutie mark represented her love for fashion and rare items, for her cutie mark is three gems.

"It's Discord, he came back." Everypony gasped in the room, but Twilight further explained, "Celestia says she has him in the castle and that he's stuck there, but something doesn't seem right about that."

"What's wrong; can't we just go and turn Discord into stone again?" asked a pink pony. This pony, named Pinkie Pie, was pink, as her name described. Her mane was a darker pink while her coat was less intense. Her cutie mark, three balloons, represented her love for parties.

"We can, and that is what Celestia wants us to do, but Discord does not seem like a creature to be captured easily. Anyways, we need to go to Canterlot right now.

The castle is known as the largest structure in Equestria, and also the most beautiful. The walls rose high above the plateau Canterlot rested on, and it reflected the sunlight beautifully, but today it didn't. The walls had an eerie sense of coldness, like nothing was happy. No pony could tell where the feeling was coming from, but they still felt it as they entered the castle. The ponies met Celestia and Luna in the entry hall . They had been in this room before, but it seemed larger than when they first came here because it was during the Grand Galloping Gala, but now, they only saw the two princesses. "Oh good, you've arrived, we have Discord in the basement, but I'm not sure how long my spell can keep him there." stated the larger of the two. This pony has an irovy-coat, and her mane, although being rainbow-like, was much lighter than a rainbow and did not have all the necessary colors. Celestia is the ruler of all of Equestria. Even with a sister, she held most of the power. Her sister is quite the opposite of Celestia. Her coat is a very deep blue, with a dark cobalt mane. Luna's cutie mark is a cresent moon with darker skin surrounding it, which is the opposite of her sister's, which is the sun in its full glory

Twilight asked, "So you cast a spell to trap him in the room?"

"Yes"

"Okay then, do you have the elements?"

"Luna has them, right?"

"Yes sister, but do I really need to go down there, I am very frightened of him."

"Oh don't be silly Luna, We turned him into stone twice already, we can do it again."

The royal party left the entry hall, but as they walked, Celestia looked behind the six ponies. Seeing nothing, they continued into the basement area. The room seemed vast in size, but it was actually pretty minuscule. Everything had been cleared from the room to make way for the lord of Chaos. The only aspect that remained was the dull gray color of the walls. They found Discord sitting in the his room, facing the opposite wall. He is a mix of many different creatures: having a gray pony-like head, a deer antler on one side of his head, a goat horn on the other, a snake tongue, the right arm of a lion, the left of an eagle, the right leg of a lizard, while the left is a goat's. He finishes his chaotic design with a single bat wing, a single pegasus wing, and the tail of a snake.

"Well, hello there Twilight, has life been boring without me?"

"That doesn't matter Discord, we're here to trap you, but can I ask a question before we do so?"

"Go ahead."

"How did you get captured, you are very cunning and can easily escape."

Discord gave a little giggle before replying, "I did not expect a simple little unicorn to be wiser than the great princess of Equestria."

"What do you mean, Discord?" questioned Celestia.

Now, he rose from the floor and faced him, both Fluttershy and Luna cowered a little when he did so. "Did you honestly think you were strong enough to capture me without me wanting to, all I really want is to speak with Luna, I haven't seen her in so long."

"What does Luna matter to you?"

"So, she never told you, Celestia?"

The everyone in the room turned towards Luna, who only cowered more in panic.

Discord made his move, he snapped his fingers and teleported Luna to right in front of him, and tapped her horn with his finger. Instantly, Luna fell to the floor and started sobbing.

"What did you do to her, Discord?" snarled Celestia, as she was about to use a spell.

"Leave" said a voice, it was not Discord's, but Luna's, "You have to leave right now"

"What is going on Luna?"

"Oh you alicorns are so different from the rest of ponykind," stated Discord, "You are affected differently by most things." As he spoke, Luna started to darken, starting with her horn and working its way across her skin, she repeated, "Leave!"

Celestia asked, "What does our difference have to do with Luna's problem?"

"Did you honestly think that jealousy is enough to transform an alicorn into an evil spirit?"

"What do you mean, you were not around when Luna turned into Nightmare Moon, you were in stone many years before that event occurred." Another shout came from Luna, "Just leave me, you need to leave now!" Her wings broadened, her horn lengthened, and her mane darkened.

"Ahh, but that is were your alicorn powers come into play, she is a very strong alicorn, she survived a long time, but no pony ever has resisted my touch, it brings disharmony upon whomever I touch. I gave her a parting gift right before you turned me into stone."

Everyone in the room stared at Luna, something shiny appeared around her head. "Just leave me, GO!" but this did not sound like Luna, the voice became deeper. Luna struggled for another moment, then stopped moving and started laughing. "Ah, it is good to be back in control, Luna is too kind of a pony. So, we meet at last Discord."

"Indeed so Nightmare Moon, I wondered what you would be like."

"What happened to Luna?" shouted Celestia.

"Oh Luna is safe, but stuck within me, as I was stuck within her for the past few years." answered Nightmare Moon as she stood up. She was now as tall as Celestia, but seemed short next to Discord. "Well Discord, shall we cover Equestria in dark chaos for eternity, it will be easier together than when we tried to do it alone."

"Of course Nightmare, lets go." With that, Nightmare Moon and Discord vanished from the room.

Everypony left in the room was stunned and could not think of what to do. Finally, Pinkie Pie broke the silence, "What in the world just happened?"

"I'm not sure, but we have to keep the elements safe, Luna dropped them when Discord moved her." answered Celestia, "I believe she may have gone back to the Ancient Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters, where you saved her from Nightmare Moon. Go there and see what you can find, I'll be looking for Discord."

The ponies arrived at the edge of the dark, damp forest "Why do we always go into the Everfree Forest?" whined Rarity, "Can't we ever go somewhere else?"

"At least we know how to get there now," answered Twilight, "We're not walking aimlessly with a very vague idea of the path."

As they traveled through the forest, thoughts of what was going to happen to Equestria raced through the ponies' heads. No pony wanted to speak of their worries though, for fear of frightening their friends. The dark forest, filled with mysterious creatures and sights, did not help alleviate the group of their fears. The ponies finally reached the the castle, but they did not see any sign of Nightmare Moon, so they decided to search in the castle. The dull gray ruins of the area brought back memories of when they first arrived there. It appeared to have never been touched since their fight with Nightmare Moon, which puzzled them, but they continued on further. They found the throne room, but no sign of Nightmare Moon. Although, Twilight did find a mysterious note sitting on top of the throne. She read it silently, and afterwards, tears came to her eyes and she dropped the note.

"What does it say?" asked Fluttershy. Applejack picked up the note and read it out loud,

My Faithful Student Twilight,

If you are reading this, then I sent this letter to my old castle just after you left me in Canterlot. I fear Discord and Nightmare Moon together are too powerful. You need to keep the elements safe, you must leave Equestria, find a safe place to live until Discord and Nightmare Moon are weakened. Do not try to find me, just leave. I know somepony who may help us outside of Equestria. I plan on finding you when I can, but I do not guarantee I will.

Your Teacher and Friend,

Princess Celestia

Twilight's cries became heavier after Applejack read the letter aloud.

"What should we do?" asked Rainbow Dash, "Should we follow the Princess's orders?"

"No!" shouted Twilight, "We cannot leave Equestria like this."

"But the Celestia said-"

"Forget what Celestia said, we need to find her, she is powerful and we might be able to stop Nightmare Moon and Discord together."

"I'm not sure Twilight," replied Applejack, "Maybe the Princess is right..."

"I'm going back to Canterlot, alone if necessary, what are you five going to do?"

"We are all coming with you, friends don't leave other friends alone."

"Alright then, lets go."

Upon arriving at Canterlot, no pony was in sight, it appeared to be a ghost town. Fluttershy said, "I hope Celestia is alright."

"We all hope so." replied Applejack, glancing at Twilight, who still had red eyes from her crying. As they walked through Canterlot, Rarity thought she saw a faint flash of light coming from a room in the castle, but she did not want to worry Twilight anymore, so she remained silent. They entered the castle, and found it empty as well. They decided to go to the throne room, for they had heard sounds coming from that area. They looked into the room, and saw Celestia in there facing her golden throne, but no one was near it. Twilight ran in the room and said, "Why did you tell us to leave Equestria, Celestia?"

"Oh, did Celestia say that, it seems like her character to try to save her students." said Celestia, but it didn't sound like her, the voice was much deeper. Celestia turned to face Twilight and her friends, and they all gasped at her appearance. Her eyes burned red with fire, her armor shone brightly and radiated heat. Her skin, although staying the same color, almost blinded the six ponies. "You are not very bright for disobeying your Princess's command, you would have been safe." Fluttershy tried to run away, but Celestia closed the door. Twilight shouted, "What happened to Celestia?"

"The same thing that happened to Luna," she replied with a grin, "I am Solar Flare. I was so relieved when Discord brought me out of my imprisonment within Celestia. Thanks again, by the way."

"It was no problem at all. Now, we have to deal with these six ponies." said Discord as he came out from behind the throne with Nightmare Moon. Instantly, Twilight's horn started glowing. Discord shouted NO, but he was too late, a bright flash of light came from her horn and engulfed the room. When Discord, Nightmare Moon, and Solar Flare could see again, the six ponies had disappeared.