My Little Pony: War is Chaos – Part 1 "Opposites Attract"

Chapter Two

The next morning comes with beams of sunlight riding over the horizon. Greenpool stirs only half awake, he sees Cel Shade sitting next to the fire smoking a pipe. “Good morning young assassin, one would think, somepony of your profession would have an earlier start to their day. Can't say I blame you though, yesterday was most definitely something else.” he puffs a large cloud of smoke, it takes the shape of two bear-like creature.

Greenpool jumps up, “What the hell is that?”

Cel squints his eyes and blows more smoke from his snout, “Something I didn't want to see youngin', let us gather the others and wake Mrs. Whooves!”

Greenpool wakes Derpy from her sleep, “Derpy, I need your help gathering the others, quickly!”

All three start tossing ponies on their backs, when a barrage of wind nearly throws them back, “Sure is breezy.” Derpy states casually.

“That, was no breeze...” Greenpool tries to hide his panic.

A low growl emanates from within the darkest part of the cave, it makes the earth tremble. From out of the shadows emerges an immense blue creature covered with stars.

“It's so shiny!”

Greenpool, awed by the size of it, “Ursa Minor, huh? Well, today's started out great!”

“Enough wisecracks kid. We can't outrun it so let's do our best to take it down!” Cel orders.

Greenpool puts Rainbow, Fluttershy and Rarity down, “Will do.” as if time had slowed down he zipped across the cave and hit every pressure point the the Ursa's legs. Greenpool gathers the ponies once more and the Ursa falls.

In confusion Cel asks, “Did you just kill it?”

“Of course not, no need to kill...this time.” he throws his hood over his head and they walk towards the other end of the cave. The three of them are halfway through the cave when a piercing screech echoes off the walls. What sounds like a stampede, second by second comes nearer.

“I think we pissed off something very large...” Greenpool catches the Ursa Major in his sights.

They run to the exit as quick their hooves can allow, Cel Shade throws a tripwire from his pack, it connects from one wall to the other.

“That won't slow it for long, I'm afraid.” Cel warns.

The Ursa Major comes at them crashing through it's home, saliva spraying as it howls.

“This will...” Greenpool stops, turns, reaches up and pulls his hooves down. A great wall of steel comes crashing through from the ceiling and the Ursa slams against it.

Cel smirks, “Well done Greenpool.” impressed with his abilities.

Derpy gets their attention, “Guys, there's a light over there!” they exit the cave and bare witness to twenty acres of rock fields. “Welcome to the Pie family's farm guys.” her hoof waves to the location of the farmhouse.

The trio find a clearing to sit for a minute to catch their breath. Cel crouches and puffs his pipe, staring at the sky, “Is everypony okay?”

“Yep!” Derpy chomps on a muffin.

Greenpool sharpens his blades, “Fine, but I'm worried about the Elements of Chaos. If they're as crazy as these fillies, then we're in real trouble.” he points out.

Cel exhales smoke from his snout, “Well, the way I figure it, these fillies aren't used to being this type of element, the ones we're after are. They'll be able to have more control.

With a mouth full of muffin Derpy cuts in,”Besides, each pony that meets their opposite will go back to normal. Can't be more than one Chaos Element of the same type in the same place.” she takes another mouthful of muffin. Greenpool and Cel exchange glances and shrug, “Makes sense to me.” speaking together.

Cel Shade gingerly rises to his hooves, “The void's growing larger, much more rapidly than I had expected. Let's be on our way, no dawdling now.” Derpy woofs down the rest of her muffin and the three carry the rest up to the farmhouse.

When they approach the fence Greenpool drops the ponies he's been carrying and grabs Screwball from Derpys back, “Hey, hey wake up!” he shakes her.

She stretches and yawns. Her eyes open, in a hoarse voice “Mmm, good morning, where we at?” she looks around.

“Don't worry about that, what you do need to worry about is getting these ponies under some control when they're awake. Because I swear, if I have to carry them a foot more, I'm gonna whip your flank until this thing is finished!” he threatens.

She smiles sleepily, “Don't go making promises you can't keep.” she giggles and licks his face.

He drops her and she skips off to the Mane6. His blood boils and face turns red, “Eh, why you little BIT-...” Greenpool started after her, but Cel held him back, “Settle down brother, it's not worth it.”

Screwball casts a spell that will not allow any of the Mane6 to travel away from the group. The sleep spell wears off and they all wake up. They look around, “Welcome everypony, to the Pie family farm!” she announces.

Pinkie slinks through the gate, “Oh...yay...” she groans.

Greenpool inquires “Pinkie, this is your family's farm?”

“Y-yes, but how did this happen?” she stammers.

The once picture perfect farmhouse is now in shambles, windows are shattered, their shudders torn off the hinges and all the roofs are riddled with holes, the entire place seems abandoned.

Screwball rubs her neck, “I think it's safe to say, that this place has been consumed by the Element of Sadness.”

“This is crazy, it's so pathetic.” Greenpool is struck by unbelief.

Cel Shade looks around, “Where is everypony?”

Fluttershy turns to Cel, “Maybe they're stuck up your ass! Why don't you look there?”

Applejack unclasps her lip, “Fluttershy, that wuz such 'ah nice thang ta say!...Wut, 'ah didn't say nothin'.” she quickly bites her lip again.

Greenpool smacks Fluttershy upside her head, “Shut your mouth, Flutter-bitch!”

Cel Shade shoots a stern gaze at both of them, “If you two don't have anything nice to say...” Derpy cuts him off, “Then don't say nuttin' at all, right, right?” Cel chuckles under his breath, “Yes, Mrs. Whooves...your right.”

Surprise, one of Pinkie's sisters steps out of the mostly nonexistent front door of the house, “Gone, they're all gone! All victims of my pranks.” there's a blank expression upon her face.

A equally blank Pinkie explains, “Yeah...I remember, I tried apologizing for something they thought I'd done but Surprise booby-trapped the whole thing and they kicked me out, that's when I moved in with the Cake's.”

Surprise placidly tilted her head, “Still mad huh? They ran out of sadness when you threw your stupid parties, I had to do something. Sadness makes me smile” she unsuccessfully tries raise the edges of her mouth.

Pinkie confronts her sister face to face, “There's nothing more you can ever do to make me sad ever again, the world is dying and I'm gonna help save it! Your gonna help too, even if I have to drag you kicking and screaming.” her color gradually returns.

The emotionless pony tilts her head the other way, “Why would I help you when there's so much unhappiness, this is...the best-possible-thing.”

Hearing those last words, Rarity charges Surprise, prying open her jaws, “My catchphrase, give it back, it's mine!” It takes Cel, Greenpool, and Twilight all just to pull Rarity off of her.

Out of breath, Twilight tries to calm Rarity down, “Here Rarity, I found Tom Jr.” Rarity snatches the little rock, “My little Tom Jr...” she begins to pet it.

Applejack suppresses a giggle, “Nah', that wuzn't funny, not one bit...”

“The heck it wasn't, best show ever!” Rainbow Dash comments sitting on top of a small cloud with Derpy.

Fed up, Pinkie turns around, “Guess she's happy just the way she is, let's go home.”

Surprise unexcitedly lifted her hoof, “w-wait...Pinkie, if-if you can make me laugh, I'll go with you. I haven't...laughed, in a very long time...but, if I make you cry, you stay with me.”

Pinkie raised her eyebrow, “Really...really, does this look like the face of a clown to you?!” she twists her face in a freakishly cute fashion. Both Applejack and Surprise bit their lips extremely hard holding their giggles in.

The gears in Pinkies head were turning at a rapid pace, “Surprise, I know you're not much for word games, so how about some slapstick?” Pinkies tail starts twitching and an anvil falls from the sky knocking Surprise out.

With widened eyes, Derpy shouts, “Hey I been lookin' all over for that one!”

  All the ponies but Applejack burst into laughter.

Greenpool wraps his arm around Applejack, “Come on, now that was funny!”

Applejack explodes with two seconds of laughter, then retracts her bottom lip, “No it wuzn't”

Pinkies tummy makes a loud grumbling sound, “I'm hungry...” Derpy then digs into her mailbag,  finds two cupcakes and shoves them in Pinkies mouth, “I was 'spose to deliver these last week, but they should still be good!”

Pinkie jitters and zips around from the sugar rush, then stops where Surprise still lies, “What are you still doing down there?”

Her sister unenthusiastically lifts her arms, “...sur-prise...”

Pinkie helps her sister out of the hole, “Silly little filly.”, she taps Surprise, “Wow, we're gonna have so much fun aren't we?!” Surprise drones, “...woo hoo...” Pinkie giggles and hugs her.

They make their way to the train station nearest the farm. Cel can see Greenpool was thinking, “What's on your mind young colt?”

Greenpool takes his hood off, “I was wondering where we go next, but I don't wanna ask Screwball man, she freaks me out!”

Cel shakes his head, “Well, since the next deals with Dishonesty, I imagine we head to the Crystal Empire. If the stories I hear from Ms. Apple Bloom are true then a pony named Trixie would be the best bet and I hear tale that she was performing there last.”

They stop in front of the train station, and Cel announces, “Mares, Gentlecolts and fillies of all ages...welcome to the Element Express. You youngsters get on, Twilight, you help feed the furnace.” Twilight Sparkle enters the engine and starts pouring the coal in.

Greenpool stops Cel in his tracks, “Whoa, who's gonna drive this heap, there's nopony here. They're still all on the platform except for us and few others. Now just because you're a relic doesn't mean you know how to work this one.” Cel Shade just smiles and says, “Hey, how hard can it be? Don't worry Greenpool, I'm a Jack of All Trades, there's nothing I can't do. Well, at least I'll try not to wreck too hard, ha ha ha!”

Fluttershy pokes her head out a window, “Nerd! Nerd alert, you're such a nerd!” Greenpool magically swipes a tablecloth from inside the train, wraps her up and ties it in a knot, “Now shut the fuck up! It's like babysitting a bunch of school fillies, I swear!”

They board the train, check all the instruments and all the ponies brace for the worst.

“Twilight dear, would you be kind enough to start us up?” Cel requests.

She lights the furnace with a flame of her dark magic. The furnace erupts with a black flame and the trains wheels peel-out making sparks fly everywhere. Not one pony on the train isn't holding on to something for dear life. The spinning wheels finally catch onto the tracks and barrels down the tracks. Everypony is tossed off their hooves and slammed against the wall behind them.

Greenpool screams out, “Cel Shade if we die, I'm going to kill you!” trying his best to move but fails.

Cel shouts back, “Oh come now, don't be a party pooper. Isn't this fun? Ha-ha ha ha ha!”

Pinkie is whooping and hollering, “WOOOOO! This is the best, right Surprise?” she turns to her sister, “...woo woo, chugga chugga...” is the only reply from Surprise.

The out of control train continues down the track at break-neck speed. Eighteen minutes go by and the train still hasn't slowed, the cars wobble back and forth from the unstable speed. The in a breath the whole train lifts off the tracks and spins through the air.

Greenpool screams, “Somepony remind me to kick Cels ass in the afterlife please!”

“At least I die with you Tom Jr.” Rarity cries.

“I wish we'd crash already, I got cool tricks to do, sheesh.” Rainbow Dash complains.

Suddenly, just before the train collides with the ground it froze, motionless in the air. Screwball holds her arms stretched  out, using her unusual powers to suspend everything, “If you ever say that I never did nothing nice, I'll eat you all...” she walks away, snaps her fingers and the train comes crashing down. The ponies all gather themselves to make sure no injuries had been afflicted.  They exit the cars and realize they've crashed just one mile from Crystal Empire. The crystals illuminate with such a brilliance that it's difficult to directly look at.

“Crystals, they all belong to me!” before Rarity could run off, Derpy grabs her by the coat.

“And there it is kids, I haven't been here since I was very small. It's just too bad I have return to it like this.” he looks out on the grand city longingly.