Order, Harmony, and Chaos,
Chapter 2: Strange allies
(Authors note: Whew, starting second chapter! now, to say some stuff to you guys:
To disneyprincess: Yes, read more of it...THE PUPPET BUNNY COMMANDS YOU! *waves puppet around*
To Kowalistair Fanatic, Order is a bad thing. He's not really harmonious, like Celestia, just think of someguy who would want to have everyone breathe in a regulated pattern because "it's orderly."
To Sturm and drang: THE PUPPET BUNNY COMMANDS YOU TO READ!)
Celestia protectively put Luna behind her, as if that alone could protect her from what was coming. Her mind was racing, she didn't have her usual orderly stream of thoughts.
Orderly...
order...
No. It couldn't be true.
"Why should I trust you!" spat Celestia .
"You've betrayed me and my sister too many times to count! You-"
"Were the one that saved you, Equestria, your sister, and everpony else when he tried to take over. Hear me out Celestia, I'm not here to spread chaos-" He then stopped midsentence, stroked his goat beard comtemplantively.
"Well, maybe I should, she did imprison me and all, what should I do for her?" He asked himself, and much to Celestia's suprise, a tiny version of Discord, dressed as an angel, appeared on his shoulder.
"Don't do it! It's for the greater good! And if Order is released, then you won't be able too anyways!" The tiny thing squeaked.
"Are you my good side?" asked Discord. "I expected you to be a lot smaller."
"Why does everyone always say that?" The angel squeaked indigniatly.
"Whatever. I want to hear what the other guy has to say." A little devil appeared on the other shoulder, twice as large as the other one. He was holding a can of beer, and was staggering about.
"DUUUUDE!" He said. "Like, you should just spread chaos. It'll be fun. So don't listen to mister girly dress butterfly over there."
"IT. IS. A. FREAKING. TUNIC. YOU. ASSHOLE." The angel screamed at him through clenched teeth.
Luna had stuck her head out behind Celestia to see what was going on. When she saw the three Discords, she quickly went back again.
"Whoa-Whoa- " Said the devil. "I thought you angels had Clean mouths!"
"I AM SO FREAKING TIRED OF YOU!" Yelled the angel. He then looked up and Discord.
"HEY, THE DEVIL IS MADE OF SUGAR!"
Discord immediately ate the devil, much to Celestia's suprise and horror. He swallowed, grimaced, and snapped his fingers, making the angel dissapear.
"Yeah, so, I'm not here to cause chaos. I care as much as you do about keeping him out of Equestria. His rule is even worse than your stupid harmonic rule. And, He smells."
"My common sense says that I shouldn't believe you." Said Celestia, Her head rising.
"But just this one time-" Discord's face lit up. "Under a few conditions," His face fell, this probably wasn't good, Celestia had never really liked the chaos he spread when they were children.
"No chaos reigning, that means no chocolate rain, replacing objects with soap, etc., You let me make the calls, and my guards get to follow you." Discord sighed.
"Fine, Celestia, whatever you say," He said, "I'll stay within your boundaries. But just too tell you, with Order out and about now, I can't even do more than the most rudimentary magic. and I think that we should gather the Elements of Harmony before making a move on Order."
"That seems strangely...logical for you, Discord," Said Celestia.
"I'm forced into thinking in new ways when some event like this comes up. Luckily, this doesn't happen often. And without doing something like this once in awhile, I wouldn't be chaotic and random anymore, would I?"
"I guess you are right," Said Celestia. "I will call the Elements now. We should face Order prepared."
"Going by train will take hours, Order will already be out and at full power at that time."
"I don't intend to use the train, Discord. I will gather them using other means,"
"Your magic, Celestia? I didn't know that you Alicorns had power enough to do something like that."
"I don't. Thats why you are going to help me."
"Moi?" asked Discord "What could I do? Those ponies would run away from me as soon as they see me."
"They won't. I'll make sure of it."
"Ugh, fine."
"Now, I am going to send a letter to tell them to gather in the library. Do you remember that place?"
"How can I forget? I was sealed in stone for the second time outside that wretched place."
"What should I do?" asked Luna.
"Gather the guards, surround Order's prison and make sure nothing comes out or goes in." Luna nodded, and trotted to the guards stables.
"Now, excuse me Discord, There is a letter I need to write."
XXX
Spike was sleeping, resting quietly in his basket, dreaming about his two favorite things. Rarity, and icecream. But sudenly, He woke up, spewing fire all over the room, launching a scroll at Twilight Sparkle's bed.
"Ah! Spike!" she cried, the letter hitting her right between the eyes.
"What's this?" asked Twilight, opening the scroll. Her eyes widened.
"Spike! we need to gather everyone! Immediately!"
"What could be so important at this time of the night?"
"I don't really know, but it's bigger than the battle we had with Nightmare Moon or Discord!"
XXX
Soon, they had gathered everyone in the room. And Spike.
"Why are we waiting around like this?" asked Rainbow Dash, yawning the words out angrily.
"Yes, I'm missing my beauty sleep, what is this about?" asked Rarity. Twilight Sparkle gave a sigh.
"Look, it's very important! Celestia needs us to do this!"
"What 'ah want to know is why we're not taking the train, and just hanging out around here!" Asked Applejack.
"Look! This is just what Celestia instructed me to do! Do you have a problem with that?" The group fell silent. They waited for awhile. Rainbow Dash sighed.
"So when is Celestia is gonna come I-" Two large objects crashed through the roof, Making a large splintering noise, Which startled Fluttershy so badly she jumped into the air, latching on to what fell through, her eyes squeezed shut. She carefully opened one eye, and found herself staring into one, yellow, iris, with a red pupil, staring straight into her eye. She looked up his face.
"Dis-squeak-cord!" She said, freezing up, and falling back over, her eyes stuck wide.
"Told you I'd be popular." He said sarcastically, turning to Celestia.
"HEY YOU! BIG GUY!" Yelled Rainbow Dash getting up into the air. Discord turned around.
"Oh, you." He said, unimpressed.
"YEAH, ME!" She yelled. "AND HERE I AM!" she said, karate kicking him right in the chin, knocking him down, and a loud crack was heard. Just as she was about to go down for another attack, Celestia quickley slid in front of her, and flared her wings, stopping Dash's next attack.
"WHAT, SO NOW PRINCESS CELESTIA IS UNDER MIND CONTROL?' she yelled, "YOU SUCK, DISCORD!" Just as she was about to go for another attack, Celestia stopped her.
"No, Rainbow Dash, It's not what it seems! This will sound strange, but discord is on our side now, there is an even greater evil about."
"Greater evil?" Asked Rainbow Dash. "Than Discord? You're bucking insane." Twilight Sparkle gasped. noone would ever have the gall to tell an all powerful ruler that-except, of course, Rainbow Dash.
"Yeah, It's true," said Discord, staggering to his feet. He sighed. "There is a greater evil out there. And please, trust me, if anypony is being controlled by anypony, it's me. Celestia has me on a tight leash." He sat down in a pile of fallen books, and turned to Celestia. The entire group still glared at him angrily.
"I think it would only be proper to tell them the full story, before we expect them to believe us." Said Discord.
"Yes," Said Celestia. "Once, a long time ago, when Equestria was blossoming..."