My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Season 2

Discord continues to laugh wickedly and mockingly as he falls to the ground in laughter. Zach Lanson and Twilight Sparkle couldn't believe that Discord had already beaten them in his game.

"And what are you laughing at?" a changed grumpy Pinkie Pie asked.

"Ho, you ponies are just the most fun I've had in aeons." Discord said wiping a tear from his eye.

"Well, quit it! You'd better think before you laugh at the Pink...ie Pie!"

"Oh, yeah? Well ha, ha." a changed mean Fluttershy mocked.

"Quit it!" Pinkie ordered.

"No. Ha, ha."

"Quit it!"

"No. Ha ha-ha ha ha."

"Uh...Rarity? This here diamond of yours? Twilight said we should split it six ways since we, uh, found it together." a lying Applejack said but an ungenorous Rarity was not going to fall for it that easily as she kicks Applejack away from her diamond shaped boulder.

"Try it, punk. He's mine. All mine!" Rarity warned keeping Applejack away from the boulder as much as possible.

"Girls, why are you all acting like this? We need to stick together." Twilight urged but the rest of the group ignored her.

"It's no use, Twilight. They're completely changed from whom they once were." Zach said.

"He's right you know. [laughter] It's just too entertaining." Discord chuckled while sitting on movie theater seats and eating a popcorn earning glares from Zach and Twilight.

"Stop it, Discord. You're not playing fair." Twilight ordered.

"I'm not playing fair? Perhaps we haven't met. I'm Discord, spirit of chaos and disharmony. Hello?" Discord said.

"You skinny deformed jerk! When I get my hooves on you I'll-" Zach was ready to shoot an energy beam at Discord until he snapped his claws revealing a mirror.

"Ah, ah, ah, Zach. Don't want your magic reflecting to any of your friends, right?" Discord asked and Zach halted his actions seeing his point while keeping his glare.

"But how are we supposed to find the Elements of Harmony when you took away the labyrinth before we could get to the end?" Twilight asked angrily.

"Oh, wait, did you...? [laughter] How funny! You thought the Elements were in the labyrinth?" Discord asked and the three vanished with a flash. When the two ponies opened their eyes they were stunned to see themselves and their friends in Canterlot castle witnessing the moment where Discord gave them his riddle again.

"H-how did you-?" Zach couldn't finish for he was too surprise by what Discord did.

"Twists and turns are my master plan. Then find the Elements back where you began." the Discord from the past said before the present Discord returned them back to their original time.

"I never said they were in the labyrinth." Discord explained.

"But...but..." Twilight stuttered in disbelief.

"Keep trying, Zach Lanson and Twilight Sparkle. Maybe the magic of friendship can help you. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some chaos to wreak." Discord said and with a snap of his paws he disappeared.

"That was my move. That was my memory ability! How did he do that?!" Zach asked in total disbelief. Just then they heard thunder and saw cotton candy clouds form above them and started pouring chocolate milk rain on them.

"Chocolate milk? I hate chocolate milk!" Pinkie scolded.

"[grunt] Think, Twilight, think! 'Find the Elements back where you began.' Back where you began." Twilight groaned trying to solve the riddle.

"Don't touch my gem!" Rarity ordered as Applejack was on the boulder she's carrying.

"I'm touching your gem, Rarity. Ha, ha." Fluttershy mocked placing her hoof on the boulder.

"What 'chu laughin' at?" Pinkie asked irritatedly.

"Ugh. I just want to go home." Twilight groaned.

"You and me bo- Wait... what did you say?" Zach asked with widened eyes.

"I want to go home... Wait a minute...home! 'Back where you began!' The Elements must be in Ponyville!" Twilight exclaimed looking at the chaotic Ponyville.

"Pretty clever Discord, but also foolish." Zach smirked victoriously.

"Come on, girls. We're certain this is what Discord's riddle really meant. If we get back to the library, I have a book that I just know could give us a clue." Twilight said as she and Zach trot thier way to Ponyville with the others following. On the way Zach quickly stopped Twilight surprising her and casted a sheild around them just as a stampede of long-legged bunnies come charging down the path going around the barrier. As the stampede ceases Zach lowered the sheild.

"Good boy, Angel. Mama's so proud." Fluttershy commented smugly. The sun just went down in an instant raising the moon into darkness.

"Wow, I can see so much better now." Applejack said sarcastically. Without noticing the ground turned into soap which made her start slipping and bumping into the others before stopping near Zach and Twilight.

"I meant to do that." Applejack fibbed.

"Of course you did." Zach said annoyingly as he and Twilight tried to walk but end up slipping down. The sun then reappeared in the sky and revealed the slippery substance on the road.

"Discord's turned our dirt roads into soap." Twilight pointed out annoyingly.

"Speak of the devil." Zach muttered looking back with an angry look. Discord skates his way by them.

"Beautiful, isn't it? This is the new and improved Ponyville, and these are only my first of changes." Discord said. Zach and Twilight then noticed Pinkie skating nearby.

"This may look like fun, but it's not." Pinkie assured negatively which made Zach and Twilight groan.

"Picture it: The chaos capital of the world." Discord said picking up the two and showed them Ponyville but the moon reappeared in the sky taking out the light again.

"I can't picture anything. It's too dark." Twilight retorted.

"I don't even want to picture it." Zach joined and Discord let the two go letting them land back on the soap.

"Well, wait a few minutes and you'll see it in the beautiful light of day. Or not." Discord said before vanishing again.

"Ponyville, the chaos capital of the world? Not if I have anything to say about it." Twilight said confidently.

"Don't worry, you won't. [laughter]" Fluttershy mocked and Zach and Twilight groaned again. They later managed to make it back to the library with the sun back up which is one of the only places left unchanged. The rest of the new chaotic Ponyville had a checkered ground, most of it is sloped, and most of it is floating in the air.

"[sigh] Okay, we're here. Everyone please, please, please just go inside, please?" Twilight begged.

"And don't make this any harder than it already has been." Zach added.

"I absolutely refuse." Applejack obviously lied as she makes her way in the library turning even grayer than before which also gives Zach a sharp pain.

"With pleasure." Fluttershy said while stomping on some of their flowers and turned grayer as well giving Zach another sharp pain.

"I hate libraries!" Pinkie stated unpleasantly going grayer too with Zach going in pain once again with a grunt.

"Are you okay?" Twilight asked worriedly.

"I'm fine. The pain is not as worse as before, but still. Where's Rarity?" Zach asked and they heard grunting from behind and see Rarity trying to push the giant rock.

"Pleeeease, we've gotta hurry!" Twilight urged desperately.

"Forget it, Zach and Twilight. I know what you're up to. The second I go in, you'll have your little minion Spike come and take Tom!" Rarity said.

"Tom?" Zach and Twilight questioned in unsion.

"Well, it's not going to work." Rarity said and turned to a darker shade of gray while nuzzling the rock with Zach grunting from another pain he's witnessing. Twilight knew they have to hurry.

"You're not going in without him, are you?" Twilight asked annoyingly.

"Mm-mm." Rarity shook her head defiantly and Zach used his magic on the boulder grunting tiredly.

"Fine!" Zach snorted and struggles to hold up the rock while heading towards the library.

"Do you need any help?" Twilight asked.

"No, I'm fine!" Zach grunted while moving slowly. Inside Spike sleeps on the ground after mopping the ground all day unaware of the outside conditions. Fluttershy grabs the bucket full of water and dumps it on poor Spike waking him up in shear surprise with a shout. He shakes the soaking water off him like a dog.

"What did you do that for, Fluttershy?" Spike asked.

"'Cause you just looked so peaceful." Fluttershy answered suductively.

"I...uh...huh?" Spike questioned confusingly after twisting the water out of his tail. A loud crashing then occured and Spike sees a large hole in the wall with a boulder in the library.

"Careful, Zach! You'll ruin his beautiful finish." Rarity urged rubbing the boulder delicately.

"Oh, for the love of..." Twilight moaned.

"Zach, Twilight, what's going on? Why does everybody look so...gray?" Spike asked.

"Don't ask. We need you to help me find something." Twilight instructed.

"Hey, Twilight, what's soaking wet and clueless?" Fluttershy asked.

"Fluttershy, I've had just about enough-" Twilight was cut off after Fluttershy dumped the remaing water from the bucket on Twilight getting her soaking wet as well.

"Your face!" Fluttershy said rudely and slammed the buck on Twilight's head.

"Hey! I'll get you soaking wet and clueless if you don't knock it off!" Zach ordered strictly while taking the bucket off Twilight as Fluttershy sticked her tongue out at him.

"What's happened to everypony?" Spike asked.

"I guess you just bring out the worst in us, Spike." Applejack answered harshly.

"Ugh. No time to explain. We've got to find the reference guide to the Elements of Harmony before somepony does something she'll regret." Twilight growled.

"The Elements of Harmony? Oh, I know exactly where that book is. Found it!" Spike called finding the book but was knocked off his claws as Fluttershy wacked his claw with a scroll and caught it.

"Hah!" Fluttershy laughed rudely.

"Fluttershy, you'd better give me that book!" Twilight ordered.

"Keep away!" Fluttershy shouted in a singing tone and tossed it to Applejack where she caught it on her nose.

"Hey! Applejack, give me that book!" Twilight demanded.

"I don't have any book." Applejack stated after throwing the book to Pinkie just before Zach leaped for it where she purposely bounced it off her back to Fluttershy again.

"Pinkie! You guys! Stop it right now!" Twilight ordered while chasing the group in a circle repeatedly until Spike jumped and pushed Fluttershy before she could catch it. Twilight was about to pick it up until it was surrounded by a blue aurora.

"Mine!" Rarity called stealing the book while running.

"Hey, do you even know what you just stole?" Twilight asked while chasing Rarity.

"No, but if you want it, I want it!" Rarity said while Twilight dove for her but evaded her. Twilight was getting extremely furiated by the others actions.

"GIVE ME THAT BOOK!" Twilight screamed as she starts chasing Rarity again. Rarity hops on the center table in the room and kicks the horse statue off to hold off Twilight but she jumps over it as she chases her. Fluttershy then flew in and grabbed Rarity flying her up with Twilight heading right into Rarity's boulder but before she could collide with it Zach casted a cushion in front of Twilight and made her hit a soft mattress. He then had enough of the rash behaviors from the others and decided to take matters into his own hooves as he uses his magic and yanks the book away from Rarity which surprised her and Fluttershy. Zach gives the book to Twilight as he casts a force field spell around them as the others approached cautiously trying to reclaim the book.

"Get back! All of you! This is my book. And I'm going to READ IT!" Twilight shouts.

"And don't be trying to get in! It's impenetrable!" Zach warned but the arrogant Fluttershy wouldn't listen as she charges for the shield. As she comes into contact she only smashes into a rock hard force as she slides down from the green barrier to the ground painfully.

"I warned you." Zach muttered. Twilight then opens the book and flips the pages to try to find an answer until she spotted a sight that made her gasp.

"What?" Zach asked turning his attention to her and soon gasped as well after seeing the glorious sight. It was all seven Elements of Harmony in an open space in the book all aligned in single vertical line on both sides.

"The Elements! They were here all along!" Twilight said happily.

"This is great! Now you guys can defeat Discord and put everything back to normal!" Spike said cheerfully.

"Pretty foolish of you, Discord!" Zach shouted victoriously.

"See girls? We did it! We found the Elements of Harmony! Together!" Twilight announced but the girls had very uninterested looks on them as they sit about in the library without a care in the world.

"You don't even care, do you?" Twilight asked annoyingly.

"No!" the group said in unison.

"[sigh] I never thought it would happen. Our friends... have turned into complete JERKS!" Twilight declared angrily and started snapping the necklaces on the others necks.

"Necklace! Necklace! Necklace! Necklace! ...Big crown thingy!" Twilight said putting on her tiara element.

"And bracelet things! Come on everypony, let's go!" Zach ordered in his alicorn form with his eight bracelets on as he and Twilight march outside.

"But guys, aren't you missing somepony?" Spike asked.

"Nope. We've got the liar, the grump, the hoarder and the brute. That just about covers it." Twilight said irritatedly.

"But what about Rainbow Dash?" Spike mentioned.

"Oh yeah, the backstabber. Okay, I guess we need somepony who's loyal. But who?" Zach asked placing a hoof on his chin just as Twilight had an idea.

"Congratulations Spike, you're the new Rainbow Dash. Now let's go!" Twilight ordered impatiently as she and Zach resume their way out after putting on Rainbow Dash's necklace on Spike.

"Me? B-b-but what if she finds out I've been impersonating her? [moan] That won't end well." Spike muttered fearfully.

"Too bad, you're Rainbow Dash. Now let's go defeat Discord so we don't ever have to talk to each other again!" Twilight announced and the others started cheering and running for outside as well stampeding over Spike in the process. As for Rarity she wouldn't dare leave her precious boulder behind as she slowly moves it out.

"Move!" Twilight urged and started levitating the giant rock.

"Look out, here comes Tom!" Twilight warned and crashed the rock through the balcony window letting it land with a loud thud.

"Well, well, well, I see you've found the Elements of Harmony. How terrifying!" Discord arrived and mocked with the changed ponies producing shameful looks.

"Discord! We've figured out your lame riddle. You're in for it now!" Twilight declared.

"You better be ready! Because this mistake was your downfall!" Zach joined.

"I certainly am. You've clearly out-dueled me, and now it's time to meet my fate. I'm prepared to be defeated now, ladies. Fire when ready." Discord said after putting on some sunglasses and summoned a target on his chest which made Zach raise his eyebrow curiously.

"Formation, now!" Twilight ordered and the group except for Spike formed up with an uninterested grunts.

"Rainbow Dash, get over here." Twilight called and Spike comes out from Rarity's boulder and joins the group fearfully around Discord.

"All right, let's get this over with." Twilight said and they all closed their eyes as a wind starts blowing and their elements start glowing. They soon start floating in the air and opened their eyes as raidiant glowing white lights and their elements start glowing brighter. The others also have a glow surrounding them as well with their elements joining in the light. This was starting to intrigue Discord as he watches in facination and a bit of fear. As it looks like they were about to finish it once and for all the light suddenly stopped and the group were sent falling back to the ground.

"What's going on?" Twilight asked confusingly.

"Mine's workin'. There must be somethin' wrong with yours." Applejack said.

"I HATE the Elements of Harmony!" Pinkie declared angrily.

"Hmph! Garbage." Fluttershy said and threw her necklace away a couple feet.

"MINE!" Rarity shouted and took Fluttershy's necklace.

"Sorry, Twilight. I guess I'd better get back upstairs and clean up the library. Good luck with all this- whoa!" Spike was going back to the library until he was pushed in the back by Fluttershy putting him in a daze on the ground.

"Oops, sorry, Rainbow Crash. [chuckle]" Fluttershy chuckled mockingly.

"But I don't get it. We found the elements and we're together, why did- Ooooooh!" Zach muttered in realization.

"What?" Twilight asked.

"I think I discovered two reasons why it didn't work. One, the others are completely the opposite of their destined element and probably affected the elements as well. And two, we're missing one of the ponies that their element is destined to... and it only works for her." Zach explained defeatedly.

"Bravo, ponies, bravo! Harmony in Equestria is officially dead. Discord rules, Celestia drools. [laughter]" Discord clapped and earned some threatening growls from Zach and Twilight as he skates away in a path of soap laughing victoriously.

"It's your fault it didn't work." Pinkie shouted at blank space.

"Who are you talking to?" Twilight asked confusingly.

"Any of you! To ALL OF YOU! I'm outta here!" Pinkie announced and hopped away.

"I better go, too. I've got new better friends waiting for me at the farm." Applejack said bitterly as she trots to her farm while Rarity struggles to push her boulder 'Tom' to her boutique.

"Yeah! I'm sick of you losers." Fluttershy stated rudley as she flew away to her cottage.

"FINE! Leave! See if we care! We don't need you guys either! With friends like you, who needs...enemies...?" Twilight lowered her head in sadness and soon started to lose herself as she turns completely gray putting Zach in pain again. She then cried a single tear and it dropped to the ground with a broken heart shape.

"No. No, Please! Twilight!" Zach begged through the pain as the half purple area turns to gray leaving only the light gray half of the circle in the center of his star cutie mark. Twilight then started roaming about in the now chaotic Ponyville with Zach following trying to convince her to come back and a cotton candy chocolate rain cloud above her getting her wet but she didn't care. There was long legged stampeding rabbits charging, dancing buffalo in ballerina outfits, ponies walking in above thin air... or something, floating pies, and a lunatic pony flying about and Twilight still didn't care. Zach can't stand this sight it's making him crumble apart inside.

"Twilight please, you can't do this. Not now." Zach pleaded.

"[laughing] Oh, my stomach! Zach, Twilight, you've got to see what I just did." Discord appeared and pointed at Ponyville as a giant pepper shaker floated above a stray pony and made her sneeze which made the building around her fall as just stage standouts.

"It's priceless! [laughing]" Discord laughed and it was starting to get on Zach's nerves.

"DISCORD! You will end this RIGHT NOW!" Zach ordered as his horn glows dimly charging for an attack.

"Oh, [laughing] do you honestly think that I would just give up this? And let a little threat get the best of me? I don't think so, boy. Even if you do attack me, what good would it do? You've gotten so weak that your horn is barely glowing. I'll just disappear, or turn it into bananas, or even send it flying into space. Your call, but it'll be worthless." Discord said and seeing his point he lowered his guard and halted his glowing horn.

"Come now, Zach Lanson and Twilight Sparkle. You've got to get into the spirit of things! After all, this is your new home." Discord said excitingly as he took the cotton candy cloud from above Twilight and eats it. Twilight looks back at the destructed Ponyville and made up her mind.

"Not anymore..." Twilight said depressingly and started walking away. Zach couldn't let this happen he had to keep trying.

"Twilight, stop, please! You can't give up now! I'm begging you, I can't do this alone. I need you. If you leave me, we lose everything! ...Please." Zach begged desperately as he starts breaking down crying emotional tears.

"...He already has. I'm sorry..." Twilight declared and resumed walking away. Zach couldn't believe what he just heard as he continues to cry. He was on his own now.

"YES!" Discord cheered triumphantly.

"D-don't celebrate just yet! I'm still here!" Zach challenged wiping away his tears.

"Oh Zach, Zach, Zach. Stubborn to accept the truth, the situation you're in. Don't you get it? It's over. You lost and there's nothing you can do about it. You even said it yourself, you can't do it alone."

"There are still ways to do it alone! It can be done!"

"True, true. But let me ask you something. Are you doing this for all living things... or are you doing it for your secret love?"

"Don't you dare bring my relationship with Twilight into this. Don't you dare! Every sacrifice, every effort is for everypony, especially her!"

"Is that so? If that is the case, then why try so hard and yet so little for her?"

"What do you mean?"

"Think about this for a second. You say you will confess your love to her someday, but when will someday be? If you truly love her, you would have asked her out, or you would've given her something special, but you let the fact you're different species get to you. Heck, your dragon assistant Spike, is in love with Rarity and they're both different species as well and we both know this relationship can't work either. But you and Twilight don't have the guts to tell him that such a relationship can't possibly happen. In fact, I find it quite selfish of you to try and admit your feelings to Twilight.

"How does that make me selfish?!"

"Think about it for a second. If everypony knew that you had a crush on her, she would probably be embarrassed and disgusted by you and she would be humilated for the rest of her life. And you wouldn't want that, do you?"

"I... no I don't." Zach admitted gloomily.

"But it doesn't have to be that way. All you have to do is leave forever, and Twilight can live out the rest of her life without any humilation." Discord instructed.

"...You know what... that's what I'll do." Zach declared and he soon began turning completely gray with a depressed expression on him. Then the light gray area on his cutie mark finally turned dark turning his element star cutie mark completely dark. He felt pain as he changed but emotionally which was the most painful he felt out of all. He started walking away leaving Discord with a devious smile on him.

"Checkmate." Discord said and snapped his claws which produced a throne behind him and sat down resting his head on his claw and paw with a victorious grin. Zach depressingly roamed through the streets of a chaotic Ponyville without a care. He was completely dead inside. He came across a grounded boulder in the middle of town and slammed his hoof on it with an anger scream. Then he collapsed on it breaking down the hardest he's done in a long time. After moments of crying several heartbroken tears he raised his head with his eyes reddened.

"I'm sorry guys. I'm sorry everyone. I'm sorry Princess... I'm sorry Twilight." Zach whispered grievingly. He then got back up and resumed walking through town. Later he arrived at his destination in the middle of town. He stands on the spot where Celestia opened a portal leading back to his home world Earth and returned. It's the spot where he's going back to Earth... permanently. He casts the portal spell a couple feet away from him and it opens with a swirling blue and green aurora with a bright light in the middle. He starts approaching it ready to return to his home world. But before he could enter he stops right in front of it and looks back the same way he did the first time when he first arrived in Equestria but this time nopony's there to say farewell.

"Goodbye." Zach whispered and turned back to the portal. But something odd happened. The light in the portal seems to be getting brighter sending Zach into a state of confusion.

"What?" Zach uttered confusingly just as the radiant light became so bright that Zach shielded his eyes and soon went into a state of unconsciousness. Time went by and he soon started to regain consciousness slowly opening his eyes. As they were fully opened he saw... nothing. Just complete whiteness all around him. He slowly gets back up on his hooves and he realized he was back in his brown colored fur. He looked around trying to find any sign of life.

"Hello? Is anypony there?" Zach called as his voice echoed everywhere but got no response. Until...

"Look how much our little boy has grown. Time flies by so fast." a very familiar motherly female voice said that Zach thought he would never hear again nor found it possible. He turned around to meet with two presences that widened his eyes in shear disbelief. It could be an illusion or a trick playing with his mind. It just couldn't be. Standing right there a few feet away from him... are two humans... his parents. His father stands on the left reaching to about 5'11, has well combed short black hair, with green eyes, wearing a light blue casual shirt with a black tie, tan pants with a belt, and black dress shoes. His mother on the right was about three inches shorter, has medium length brownish hair, brown eyes, a pearl necklace, a tan sundress, and white high heels.

"...Mom... Dad? Is... is that you?" Zach asked with a hint of denial.

"Yes, son. It's us." his father answered with a smile.

"But... but how is this... possible? Wait, if you're here, then am I-" Zach began to ask in worry.

"No. Don't worry, you're alright. You've just been summoned outside from the world of the living." his father assured.

"Then where am I?" Zach asked.

"You're in the Alchorim, sweetie." Zach's mother answered with a smile.

"The what?" Zach asked in confusion.

"It's a very special place where families and friends reunite with passed away loved ones in times of need." his mother explained.

"Okay, then why am I here?"

"You were in so much pain, so much grief. You were losing your will on friendship. You were ready to abandon your family and friends. We brought you here to prevent you from making a grave mistake."

"But what can I do now? My friends are corrupted, the world is in complete chaos, and Discord has already won. I've failed." Zach said lowering his head.

"But sweetheart, it isn't over yet." his mother reassured raising his head up with her hand on his equine chin.

"He only tricked you into turning away from the most important thing that could stop him, your bond with your friends. He made you forget the values of that bond. Even persuading you into abandoning your crush." Zach's father added which made Zach blush.

"Oh... you know about that, huh? I guess you're pretty disgusted by that, huh?" Zach asked shamefully.

"Oh, Zach. We would never think that about you." Zach's mother said soothingly while hugging him.

"R...really?"

"Really. You're our son, and we love you no matter what. Even when you have hooves to walk on or have an admiration for a lovely unicorn." Zach's father said and Zach produced a relieved smile with tears flowing from his eyes not in sadness but happiness this time.

"We're so proud of you, Zach. You have come so far." his mother said and hugged him again with his father joining which he happily returned. For the first time in over 5 years he was hugging his parents again. He never wanted to let go. Sadly though the hug had to be broken and Zach wiped away his tears with a smile which his parents returned.

"Be strong, Zach. Be brave. And remember, we'll always be with you and love you eternally. Don't ever forget that." Zach's father said and Zach nodded with a smile as he and his mother back away.

"Remember, Zach. Remember." was the last words Zach heard from his mother before seeing a blinding light produce from them and sent him into another state of unconsciousness. Moments later he wakes up back in Ponyville. As he stands back up he was actually back in his brown coat. He also noticed the half light gray area in the center of of his cutie mark was back in it's color too. He looked up in the sky with a happy smile.

"I will Mom and Dad. I'll always remember... Wait... remember. Remember! REMEMBER, THAT'S IT!" Zach shouts in elated realization as he hops up and down while laughing gleefully.

"Oh. Twilight." Zach uttered in realization and knew what he had to do as he rushes to the library. Meanwhile Twilight returns to the library just as the sun sets and moon rises immediately.

"Pack your things, Spike, we're leaving." Twilight ordered as Spike lies on the ground groaning while clenching his stomach next to a pile of scrolls.

"Don't ask where we're going, 'cause I don't know yet. Just not here." Twilight said as she levitates a briefcase to her bed packing books and needed necessities and puts her element tiara into a nearby trash can.

"Can't...move. The princess...has been sending these...since I came back upstairs. [belch] Make it stop!" Spike begged after belching another scroll to the pile.

"These are all the letters me and Zach wrote to the princess since we've lived in Ponyville. But why would she send them back?" Twilight asked while reading several of the scrolls just as Spike bursts out another belch.

"'Real friends don't care what your cover is... Friendship is a wondrous and powerful thing... And like the path cut through the orchard, there will always be a way through... The best thing to do is stay true to yourself... Everypony has a special magical connection with her friends... Maybe even before she's met them.'" Twilight read nearly every letter she and Zach had ever wrote and started feeling herself return to normal as her lavender color returns.

"Spike! Spike, it's all so clear! Can't you see? Discord's trying to distract us from what's important. He knows how powerful our friendships are, and he's trying to keep us from seeing it. Do you remember what I said the first day we arrived in Ponyville? I told you that the future of Equestria didn't rest on me making friends. But the opposite is true! The friendships I've made since I've been here are what saved Equestria from Nightmare Moon. And now they need to save it from Discord!" Twilight said with a returned confident attitude after levitating Spike around gleefully and placed him on his bed. Spike groans in pain from belching out so many notes.

"You're right, Spike. I've got to fight for my friendships. For them. For me. For Equestria!" Twilight declared. She then notices Spike's condition.

"Oh...uh...why don't you just stay here and rest? I'll take care of the whole fighting for friendship thing myself. But first, I've got to find Zach." Twilight said and heads for downstairs as Spike continues to groan on his bed and belches uncontrollably again.

"Now, I got to find Zach, get him to help me find our friends, and-" Twilight heads for the door but as soon as she opens it she was met by a surprising visitor. Zach.

"Zach!" Twilight exclaimed excitingly.

"Twilight!" Zach exclaimed back.

"I've discovered how to defeat Discord!"

"Me too!"

"You do?! This is great! Hey, you're back to normal!"

"You too! And look, cutie mark is coming back to normal and I feel like I'm coming back to normal!"

"So do I!"

"That's great!" the two elated ponies said to each other just after each sentence they speak and they laugh and hugged each other in glee.

"We got work to do." Zach stated.

"Right." Twilight nodded and the two were off to find their friends. At Sweet Apple Acres everything was a mess. All of the houses around them float in the air, there are pigs flying around with wings, and even Applejack's family completely changed. Big Macintosh was now like a dog as he digs underground and comes back up into the surface with a corn stalk on top of him. Granny Smith was now a tap dancer while Applejack relaxes against the barn while eating an apple in reverse.

"And so I tried to defeat Discord, but none of my so-called 'friends' would lift a hoof to help me." Applejack stated to Granny Smith.

"Applejack, we're here to fight for our friendship." Twilight stated with Zach by her side. Big Macintosh suddenly came out from underneath the ground next to Twilight and licked her face like a dog would and returned to underground.

"Did... he just-" Zach had a disturbed look on him.

"Yes, he did. Let's get back on track." Twilight said trying to move on from the moment.

"Oh, now you want to fight. Where you went when I was battlin' Discord?" Applejack asked while doing some boxing moves. The two had enough of her lying so they tackled to the ground and held her in place.

"Snap out of it. This isn't you! You're not a liar." Twilight said while Applejack struggles to free herself. Twilight however placed her horn on Applejack's forehead and casts a memory spell on her. She then saw memories flooding back to her. From helping her on applebuck season, from Zach and Twilight staying in Ponyville, helping Twilight on the cliff in the Everfree Forest, winter wrap up, and the falling of the leaves festival. Seeing all of these images in her head made her remember the important moments of their friendship and started feeling herself come back to normal as her orange color returns. Even the green side of Zach's cutie mark returns.

"Wh-what happened? Zach, Twilight! [sigh] I saw a vision of us feudin' and fightin'. I couldn't face the truth, so I started tellin' lies. Can you ever forgive me?" Applejack asked worriedly with her hat in front of her face.

"We already have. Come on!" Twilight ordered as she and Zach runs with Applejack following. After long periods of time and struggling to get the brute Fluttershy to cooperate they finally tied her up from the hooves and casts the memory spell on her making her remember their good times. Soon her yellow color comes back and her gentle senses return.

"Oh no! Zach, Twilight, Applejack, I just had the worst dream!" Fluttershy squealed in horror. Just then the yellow side of Zach's cutie mark comes back. They then head to Carousel Boutique where Rarity still loves on 'Tom'.

"What do you think you're doing? Get away from my gem! Get away-!" Rarity was cut off by a light and is back to normal after casting the memory spell on her. They then explained the silly events she had with a boulder. She realizes this and pushes the rock out of her boutique with her beautiful white coat.

"Let us never speak of this again." Rarity said.

"Done." Zach agreed and the white section of his star mark shines back. They managed to change Pinkie back while Applejack carries her from an apple cart as she laughs joyfully.

"And I-I turned gray! [giggle] Can you believe it?!" Pinkie asked gleefully.

"Oh, I miss that laugh." Zach sighed and the blue area of his mark also returns. They went to find Dash at her cloud home but Fluttershy checked to see no sign of her.

"Uh? She's not here." Fluttershy said raising her hooves.

"Darn it." Zach kicked the ground in disappointment.

"Without Rainbow Dash, we can't use the Elements." Twilight pointed out.

"She could be anywhere by now! We're never gonna find her." Applejack stated.

"Yeah, we will, 'cause she's right there!" Pinkie pointed at a cloud a few yards high in the sky and it so happens that Dash was relaxing on it.

"Oh. That was fast." Zach said.

"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight called.

"Hey guys!" Dash replied.

"We've been looking everywhere for you!" Twilight said.

"That's nice." Dash said in a very uninterested tone.

"Discord's still on the loose! We need you to help us defeat him with your element, Loyalty!"

"Pfft. Loyalty, schmoyalty! Have you guys seen Ponyville? It's a disaster! I'm staying here in Cloudsdale where everything's awesome."

"How in Equestria can she think that tiny patch of cloud is Cloudsdale?" Rarity asked confusingly.

"The same way he got you to think that cheap rock was a bona fide diamond." Applejack said slyly.

"I thought we agreed never to speak of that again." Rarity whispered irritatedly.

"Time for Plan B." Twilight said.

"Already on it." Zach said on his way to retrieve something. Later Dash naps on the cloud snoring while Zach got the hot air balloon and hovered it with Applejack on top and the rest of the girls inside the basket above Dash.

"Okay, Fluttershy, you grab Rainbow Dash and hold her down. Applejack will lower me down from this rope so we can cast the memory spell on her." Twilight whispered.

"Got it!" Fluttershy saluted confidently and flies down towards Dash looking like she was about to grab her. But of course being her naive self she taps Dash awake.

"Um...I'm just wondering if it's okay if I hold you down against your will for a little bit?" Fluttershy asked and the group groaned annoyingly with Twilight slapping her hoof on her forehead and Zach slamming his head on the side of the basket.

"Nice try! Ponyville's your problem, not mine." Dash scoffed and got on her cloud and started flying away in fast speeds.

"Come on, Fluttershy, we've got to catch her. Hyah!" Twilight shouted as she tosses a rope to Fluttershy and she pulls the balloon like a carriage with Zach keeping it in control. In a daring move Dash made a u-turn towards the balloon and started flying circles around it trying to confuse the group.

"Applejack!" Twilight called and tosses up rope to Applejack and catches it. Dash passes by and Applejack found the chance to toss the lasso to her and catches her putting Dash into a state of confusions as she sees the rope around her. But without noticing Rarity's hind hooves were in the rope connected to Dash as it tightens around her hooves.

"Rarity, look out!" Zach warned but the rope pulls Rarity out after grabbing Pinkie with her as they scream in horror.

"PINKIE! You were supposed to secure the ROPE!" Rarity shrieked.

"Oops." Pinkie said sheepishly. However their weight was pulling Dash off her cloud and decreases her speed.

"Rarity, Pinkie, hold on! Y'all are slowing her down!" Applejack shouted.

"Oh, Fluttershy, would you be a dear and FLY FASTER, please?" Rarity demanded impatiently.

"I can't!" Fluttershy whimpered.

"If you can't catch her, Discord wins!" Twilight warned which widened Fluttershy's eyes in realization.

"That... big...dumb...MEANIE!" Fluttershy screams furiatedly and starts flying even faster which made Zach shout in surprise. They get nearer and nearer to Dash as she struggles to keep maintain her altitude.

"Okay, Applejack, last rope! Make it count!" Twilight warned and tosses Applejack another rope. Applejack took her time with her second lasso and tosses it to Dash for a clutch catch stopping her in her tracks.

"Bulls eye!" Zach cheered and they lowered to balloon returning to the earth with Dash struggling to get free. When they touched the ground the four held on to her with ropes holding her like a rampaging bull.

"Lemme go! I don't need you guys! Leave me alone!" Dash ordered angrily.

"But we need you." Zach calmly said and he and Twilight lowered their horns to Dash's head as she puffs steam out of her nostrils. As they cast the spell Dash began to calm down and her cyan blue color coat and rainbow mane and tail was coming back along with her memories. Thus returning the red color back to Zach's cutie mark finally restoring his cutie mark whole again. He felt whole again as well.

"Wh-what happened? [gasp] How's Ponyville? Where are the Elements?! Did we stop Discord?" Dash asked worriedly pumbling Applejack to the ground. The group couldn't help but hug Dash and each other cheering in celebration as their friendship was back to normal. They then noticed ballerina buffalo pass by remembering the world is still in peril.

"Maybe it's a little early for a group hug." Twilight said.

"Agreed. Maybe we should get going." Zach advised with the others giving agreeing nods. At Ponyville it was just as chaotic as before. There were card castles, long-legged stampeding bunnies, and ballerina buffalo going about. Discord laughs maniacally on his throne on a large slope as raining pies come down and a cotton candy chocolate milk raining cloud comes by. He summons a glass under it and it fills up from top to bottom.

"Chaos is a wonderful, wonderful thing." Discord stated proudly as he was about to take a drink.

"Not as wonderful as friendship." Twilight said confidently and Discord sees the group with their elements on with confident smiles on them.

"Give it up, Discord! You lost!" Zach declared boldly.

"Oh, this again?" Discord asked smugly and drinks his beverage but instead of the liquid he drinks the glass. As he sees the glass gone he tosses the chocolate milk away and made an explosion on impact.

"That's right. You couldn't break apart our friendship for long." Applejack said.

"Oh, Applejack, don't lie to me. I'm the one who made you a liar." Discord reminded and levitates Applejack by the necklace with a yellow glow and his claw glows with an insane smile. Zach and Twilight see the others being forced towards Discord by their necklace as they struggle to get away.

"Will you ever learn?" Discord asked. Zach and Twilight focused their magic and transported near the group producing a large bubble around them slightly surprising Discord in the process after releasing his grip from them. They levitate away from Discord and landed back where they were as the ground the bubble touches changes back to grass.

"I'll tell you what we've learned Discord. We've learned that friendship isn't always easy. But there's no doubt it's worth fighting for." Twilight said.

"And no one, not even you can break it. Not now, not ever." Zach joined.

"Ugh, gag. Fine, go ahead, try and use your little Elements. Frenemies. Just make it quick. [flash] I'm missing some excellent chaos here." Discord said with a smirk.

"All right, ladies, let's show him what friendship can do!" Zach said with a confident smile.

"Wait-wait-wait!" Pinkie halted their actions as they see her under a cotton candy cloud drinking all the chocolate milk from it like a pig earning annoyed glares from the group. She then came back satisfied and growled fiercely at Discord as a light glowed apon the group. Discord put out a bored yawn not expecting on what's coming. The elements then began to light up in their shape sending sound waves of it. It then began shooting out beams of the shapes which caught Discords eye and manages to dodge one from hitting him in the head.

"Huh. What's this?" Discord questioned confusingly and started to realize what's happening.

"No." Discord mumbled in denial as Zach and Twilight's eyes turn into a white glow again while the group float in the air just as a rainbow energy beam shoots out of them and heads for Discord.

"NO!" Discord screams out as the beam collides with him. From his feet he begins turning to stone as he tries to block the beam from him but it was futile as he was finally enshrouded into stone entirely with a terrified look on him. The arching rainbow beam then split surrounding the whole town in a bright radiant bubble. Everything was back to normal and he group landed back on the ground and watch the statue of Discord land on the ground with a loud thud.

"YIPEEE! We did it!" Pinkie cheered gleefully.

"Take that, Discord!" Dash joined.

"It's over. It's finally over." Twilight sighed and smiled softly at Zach which he returned.

"We should start cleaning up and-" Zach suddenly paused after sensing something horrifying which widened his eyes.

"Zach? Zach, what is it?" Twilight asked and then heard evil chuckling.

"No." Zach uttered in horror. He looks back at the statue as the laugh gets louder and more evil. A bright light then appears next to the statue and what they see makes their eyes widened and their mouths agape in disbelief... Discord. He was in a spirit like form as he continues to laugh.

"Again, you should see the looks on your faces! It's incredibly priceless. It never gets old." Discord said smugly.

"No. B- bu- bu- but how?! We turned you into stone!" Zach pointed out in denial.

"Yes, you did. But at the same time you didn't. You see, I knew you were going to return to your senses and figure out my real plan. So, in order for me to avoid being rock again I had to think of a long term plan. First step was to change you all to the opposites of who you are while I charge up." Discord began explaining.

"Charge up?" Twilight questioned.

"I was charging up to separate my spirit from my body and set a trap. The only way I can do this is simply by wreaking havoc all over the land. But only one problem, you. In order to buy me some time I had to make you turn against each other. I would've gone for Zach and Twilight first but their will on friendship is strong, so I had to go for the other five first. Second step after that is use the chaotic energy I have gathered and form it into my spirit so I will be able to separate from my body. In the statue body you see is the elemental energy you shot to me and trapped it within. With the remaining chaotic energy I have left, I shall revert the harmony energy into chaotic energy. What you see on the ground is nothing but a shell of me, a shell waiting to crack open and reveal my true form." Discord explained.

"True form?!" the ponies exclaimed in unison.

"Yes! In this shell is a form more powerful than what you are witnessing. In fact, did your princess warned you about it?" Discord asked. Zach thought for a moment until the memories came flowing back to him.

"Beware... of the tyrannical form." Princess Celestia warned in his flashback. Zach only froze in disbelief. He didn't take the warning seriously.

"Ah. So she did. Well, that's a shame. Now you will be the first to witness the resurrection of my tyrannical form!" Discord announced and shot a dark beam at the statue and exploded open revealing a ball of rainbow energy. He shoots it again and it turns completely dark. And finally in a daring move he leaps into it as the the ball of energy became lighter. They witness the horrifying moment with Discord laughing evilly as they see his appearance change as his claw and paw grow more muscular, growing sharper claws out of them, his goat leg and dragon claws also grow more muscular, his snake tail grows even thicker with the furry tail end turning into spikes, his body grows more bolder, his bat and pegasus wings grow larger with his bat wing turning into a dragon wing, his horns grow sharper, his red pupils readjust in size, and finally his other fang grows. His terrifying transformation is completed and he laughs wickedly with his voice deepened.

"Oh, it is so good to be back again! I've missed this form so much. It's a power I've almost forgotten. Now, I can finally reclaim Equestria and rule it as I had 1000 years ago!" Discord said as he looks at his new features.

"No! We won't let you!" Zach challenged.

"Oh, but I'm afraid it's already happened." Discord assured.

"What?" Zach asked in surprise.

"My army is already raiding the capital as we speak."

"Army?!" the group exclaimed in unison. They then see Canterlot smoking in the distance with orange glows on the buildings and explosions. The gang couldn't believe their eyes.

"What did you think those other statues in the gardens were? Did you honestly think I would want this pathetic town when I can have it all? And speaking of my army, here's some of my troops now." Discord said looking above. Suddenly the group were surrounded by vicious looking creatures with characteristics similar to Discord which made the group jump in fear especially Fluttershy who was hiding behind the group with a squeal.

"Fascinating, are they not? You can keep the town for all I care. Canterlot is the real prize I'm after. Enjoy the last free moments you have of it, because there will be no more of that when I reclaim the throne. Be ready for manual labour, subjects!" Discord announced as he flaps his massive wings and flies for Canterlot with the minions following but he stopped near one of his soldiers.

"Make sure they do not escape." Discord ordered quietly and the minion nodded as Discord resumed his way to Canterlot. All the group can do is stand and watch.

"We can't let this happen! There's got to be a way to stop him!" Dash said.

"What is there to do? Maybe we should go home and prepare for the new law. Yes, let's do that." Fluttershy said fearfully and was ready to rush for her cottage but Rarity used her magic on her and prevented her from going.

"But if we do that, your animal critters won't even last a day in this new dreadful law." Rarity said and Fluttershy saw where she was going and stayed.

"What... have I done? This is all my fault. I should've taken the Princess' warning more seriously. I'm so sorry girls. It's over." Zach moped.

"What?! Zach, we can't give up now! Equestria is in danger! We have to order him and his meanie army to go away!" Pinkie protested.

"Oh, that's a great idea. Let's go tell them that." Twilight said sarcastically pointing at the flying minions. They growl threatingly to a couple of onlookers scaring them away.

"On second thought, let's not." Pinkie said sheepishly.

"Zach, we can't stop now. We came too far to give up." Twilight said.

"But Twilight, there's only seven of us, and a whole army of those things. We don't stand a chance." Zach declared lowering her head. But Twilight raised it back up with her hoof on his chin.

"Hey, chin up. There's still hope left, even if everything does look bleak. You told me something that your father would say all the time when things look bleak. What was it again?" Twilight asked.

"'Never give up hope. Because if you do, you already lost.'" Zach said and shortly opened his eyes in realization.

"That's it. Let's not give up now. There is still hope left. It's small, but it just might be enough to stop Discord." Twilight said.

"She's right ya'll! There's still a chance to save Equestria from tyranny and chaos!" Applejack joined.

"Yeah! Nothing can stop us when we put our faith into each other!" Dash added.

"You're right! There is still faith and hope that our friendship will prevail! Everypony is counting on us and we can't let them down!" Zach declared with a changed confident tone.

"YEAH!" the group cheered and clapped their hooves together in the air with a more stronger confidence.

"Now, here's what we're going to do." Zach whispered as the group huddled up as Zach explains the plan. In Canterlot the whole city was in flames. Discords army captures every rebelling citizen and soldier who are loyal to the princess and lock them up in cages. As for the Celestia she too tried to stand her ground but she too got captured and was being sentenced to the most cruelest punishment yet... death. Discord watches his minions escort her to the city square from Canterlot tower where a statue of Discord was instantly made to honor him and where Celestia is to be executed.

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"My dear Celestia

You know I am a righteous being

Of my virtue I am justly proud

My dear Celestia

You know I'm so much better than

The common folk, a weakling such as you

Then tell me, Celestia

Why do you keep opposing me

Why do your smold'ring eyes still scorch my soul

I feel her, I see her

The sun caught in her dawning hair

Is blazing in me out of all control

Like fire

Sunfire

This fire in my skin

This burning

Desire

Is turning me to peace

It's not my fault

I'm not to blame

It is the princess

The threat who sent this flame

It's not my fault

If in her plan

She made her order so much stronger than chaos

Protect me, my chaos

Don't let her cast her spell again

Don't let her fire sear my flesh and bone

Destroy Celestia

And let her taste the fires of tyranny

Or else let her be mine and mine alone

Just then Discord heard the main door knocking and it opens revealing one of his minions.

"My lord, the seven element bearers had escaped." the minion announced.

"What?" Discord asked in confusion.

"They're nowhere in the town. They're gone."

"But how I... Nevermind. Get out you idiot! No matter. Their princess will be dead before they even get to her!" Discord stated boldly.

Sunfire

Dark fire

Now Princess, it's your turn

Choose me or

Your duty

Be mine or you will die

Let there be mercy on her

Let there be mercy on me

But she will be mine or

She will die!" Discord makes his way out of the room and clenched his paw in the air which made the doors magically shut with a loud thud. At the square everypony was gathered to witness the end of their beloved ruler. On a wooden stage Celestia's hooves were tied on two separate poles with each pair of hooves tied to them and cut sticks and wood surround her with Discord reading a scroll that he himself made.

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"The defendant, Princess Celestia, has been found guilty for the crime of rebellion." Discord announced as several of his soldiers bang on the drums in a ceremonial rhythm.

"The sentence... Death!" Discord declared which made the citizens that weren't in cages angry and tried to fight their way through to save the princess but it was no good as the soldiers fight them back. All the ones in cages can do nothing but watch. Even the guards that have not been captured yet who planned a surprised attack eventually get captured. A fireball was then ignited in Discords paw as he approaches Celestia.

"The time has come, Celestia. You stand on the brink of the afterlife. But yet now it is not too late. You still have the chance to rule by my side, and be my queen. What will it be, Princess? Choose me, or the fire?" Discord offered with an evil smile. As her answer Celestia jolted towards him a little and her violet eyes and hair bursted into flames for just a second which startled Discord a bit. Celestia's angry look still encompassed her which Discord returned.

"So be it. This excuse of a ruler has chosen death over life. So, as punishment of this heinous crime she is sentenced to burn..." Discord announces to the crowd. Meanwhile from a far distance in an alley a hole was dug up from below and out pops a still changed dog like Big Macintosh panting. As he hops out the other seven ponies jumped out still wearing their elements.

"Okay, we're in." Zach said.

"I'm still confused on why Big Macintosh didn't change back. Nor the rest of the Apple family for that matter." Applejack said.

"Maybe because Sweet Apple Acres wasn't in the radius of the changing blast. But that's besides the point what do we do now?" Twilight asked.

"We split up in groups. Twilight, AJ, and Dash will free the prisoners when the guards are distracted. Fluttershy will escort the mares and children to safety. And Rarity and Pinkie will cover us from above to make sure no patrol sees us or prevents the citizens from escaping. I'll rescue the Princess." Zach explained.

"But what if this doesn't work?" Fluttershy asked in worry.

"It has to work! There's no other way." Zach said with determination and the group looked at each other for a moment and nodded.

"Okay. We're on it." Dash said as she flew to another hiding spot with Applejack following.

"We'll get right on it, darling." Rarity assured as she, Fluttershy, and Pinkie went to the top of the nearest building.

"Please, be careful." Twilight pleaded.

"I will." Zach assured and both hugged for a brief moment before Twilight broke it and went to catch up with Applejack and Dash.

"...For Justice, for Equestria, and for all generations to come!" Zach hears Discord announce and made him put on a determined and angry look. He flies on top of a building and stays behind a chimney staying out of sight and watches the moment from a great distance.

"...Back where she belongs!" Discord declared and drops the ball of fire on the wood and spreads getting nearer and nearer to Celestia. Zach couldn't believe what he's witnessing. He was going to lose his mother again. He can't let this happen.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Zach screams from the top of his lungs which caught the attention of everypony including Celestia and Discord. They see Zach taking charge in the air heading towards the stand. This made Discord smile evilly and flung out his claw pointing at Zach and his minions started flying into the air charging for Zach. Time was running short for Celestia as she coughs from the harmful smoke producing from the fire while Discord keeps on his wicked smile. Zach started shooting energy beams on whoever came close to him sending them flying down but more and more keep coming making it difficult for him to keep firing until it got the point where dozens of minions started dog piling him and they fell down to the top of a flat roof building. As it started to look like they got him a light started glowing from where Zach is and started getting brighter until it created a blast sending the minions flying in all directions. He stood on the roof with a deathly glare encompassing him. He then casts an invisible spell on himself and went for the sky again with no one seeing him. He then starts running on the side of the castle and until he got to the end he started gliding towards the wooden stage. When he landed he reappeared again which startled Discord. Without warning Zach casted the force field spell in front of Discord and shoots a beam in the ground which produced a smoke screen obstructing Discord's sight of them for extra effect. He uses his magic to put out the fire and cut the ropes from Celestia's hooves and levitates her unconscious body. Most of the soldiers climb up to the stage to stop Zach from escaping. Zach however formed a giant energy pole and swipes it from the side slamming into the soldiers sending them a few feet away. As it was done Zach started flying for the castle balcony while levitating Celestia.

"Lanson!" Discord shouted in anger. The crowd cheers as they watch him get nearer to the balcony struggling to fly and hold on to Celestia's weight. He did manage to make it and stands in front of it still holding Celestia and casts the same impenetrable force field around the whole balcony to keep Discord out.

"ORDER! ORDER! ORDER!" Zach chanted loudly as the whole crowd began chanting along.

"Captain!" Discord called.

"Sir!" the captain responded.

"Seize the palace." Discord ordered. Zach then took Celestia to her room and rested her gently on her bed.

"Don't worry. Everything will be fine." Zach promised and went back outside. He then casted a large boulder and lifted it with his magic and dropped on the edge of the balcony sending it to the earth. It impacted on the statue of Discord smashing into thousands of pieces which is starting to infuriate Discord. Most of his minions started turning tale and run.

"Get back here, you cowards! You four. Get over here and ram down the door." Discord ordered a group of minions guarding most of the cages leaving only one on duty.

"Alone at last." Twilight sneaked behind the guard and dropped a levitating rock on it's head rather amusingly putting him unconscious and grabbing the keys. While they unlock every prisoner free Discord's minions began pounding on the door like rams with their horns trying to break in.

"Citizens of Equestria! Discord has abused our freedom, stolen our country! And now, he has declared war on Princess Celestia herself! Will we allow this?!" Twilight shouted on the base of where the Discord statue was and the soldiers and even most of the stallion citizens shouted in a 'no' unison and started charging for the minions. Zach shoots beams of energy from the balcony at any minion cornering any civilians buying them time to escape. He even brought to life a rhino and an elephant to even the odds as the two creatures ram and send the minions flying. While Fluttershy leads them out gesturing them to go to the gates on a building she notices a lone minion approaching the escapees and she found a brick and held it above an alley the minion is coming from. She took her timing and let's go successfully hitting it's target on the head and knocking it out cold.

"Sorry. Sorry!" Fluttershy squealed. Rarity and Pinkie aligned several party poppers on the edge of the building they were assigned to pointing them to the ground.

"Ready, aim, FIRE!" Pinkie shouted and swiftly the two pulled the strings from the right making their way to the left with the poppers shooting rapid speeding streamers right at their enemies like guns.

"Harder!" Discord ordered as his soldiers continue to pound the door with their strong horns. Twilight, Applejack, and Dash at the meantime have each other's back as they buck, shoot energy beams, and hover attack each minion that comes to them as the battle rages on. Pinkie and Rarity had another plan as they begin building something big. As Twilight takes out another minion one big particular minion comes up to her and does some crazy tricks such as flips and breaking the ground with it's strength trying to intimidate her but she gives an unimpressed look. Without warning she summoned shackles below him and locked them onto his legs sending him tripping down with a grunt as Twilight grins slyly at it. Zach from the balcony then noticed that two minions were trying to get in through a large window that wasn't protected with the shield spell and hastily went in front of it and shot an energy beam at one sending it flying away and bucked the other one also sending him down to the earth screaming. Discord's minions were getting close to breaking down the doors as Rarity and Pinkie finished their secret weapon. It's a giant mouse trap with wheels that Rarity found ridiculous to build but went along anyway as they push it near the edge of the building they're on.

"Ready, aim, fire!" Rarity this time gives the order and they pushed it off sending it falling towards stray minions and they see it coming for them and they avoid it from crashing into them just in time landing upside down.

"Are you positive that's what it should do, darling?" Rarity asked confusingly just the moment the upside down mouse trap snapped and the base slams right on the minions that were in the way.

"Positively!" Pinkie answered happily which Rarity returns. Applejack faces off against another strong minion as they locked heads with fierce looks on them. The minion made a mistake as he tried to ram Applejack but she avoids it by jumping over the enemy and lands behind it putting the minion in a confused state. She then bucked it in the back sending him flying feet away landing near Big Macintosh still in his dog state.

"Big Mac, sit." Applejack ordered and he obeys as he sits right on the minions face as he struggles to get free. Then the time came to end this as part of Zach's plan was to return every one of Discord's army into stone again. However they need to do it all at once. In the dome roofed buildings they have sun like antenna's on top of them which Zach believes it can lead to the top of the observation tower which should send beams of the attack to every minion it comes across. Fortunately they only need six of the Elements of Harmony to produce the beam separately. But they need all seven in order to finish Discord too. Zach whistles signaling the strike and the other six mares quickly gathered in the square and prepared for the attack. A light emits from behind them and they started floating in the air. Discord's minions finally shattered the door making an opening in it. Twilight's eyes glowed a white light again and the rainbow beam fires out again heading straight for Zach. But this was on purpose as Zach casted a reflecting spell in front of him with his harmony beam shooting with it which sends the beam to the nearest antenna. It hits and transfers to the next, and the next, and the next, until it reached to the observation tower as it charges up with a bright radiating light on it. And soon the light starts sending small rainbow beams into the city only hitting every one of Discord's minions as they inevitably try to escape it. The plan was working. Discord couldn't believe this sight and made a desperate move as he jumps right into the opening finally entering the castle.

"It looks like I'm going have to kill them with my bare paws. This time, no one interferes." Discord declared after barricading the door wit various items from around the room and makes his way upstairs.

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"We did it, Princess! We did it! We're beating them to the punch! Come and see." Zach gestured in glee. But he got no response as he looks back in worry at Celestia still resting on her bed.

"Princess? Princess, it's over. We won." Zach said again as he comes to the bed but Celestia still has her eyes closed rather peacefully.

"Princess?" Zach said in concern. He feels her forehead and it felt really cold which was starting to worry him even more.

"Oh no." Zach muttered in fear. Was he too late? He rests his ear on her chest checking for a heartbeat. Nothing. He checked one last time as he uses his life sensing ability and checked around her... nothing. He saw nothing but a cold lifeless body.

"[gasp] Oh no. No, no, no." Zach began weeping and breaking down holding Celestia's hoof with his and stumbles his head on her body ever so gently as he sobs over Celestia. Footsteps were then made with the sounds of a hoof and a paw. Zach knew who it is. Discord approaches slowly from behind and rests his lion's paw on his back.

"You killed her." Zach whispered.

"I had to. Horrible as it was, I hope you can forgive me." Discord hoped as Zach continues to weep on Celestia.

"There, there, Zach. I know you are in great pain. But now the time has come to release you from that misery... forever." Discord stated. Zach saw a shadow of Discord in front of him with his eagle claw raised in the air in a striking pose. Zach turned back and gasped just as Discord was about to attack. He swipes his claw at him but Zach blocked it barely keeping his razor sharp claw away from him as the two struggle against each other's strength. And in a move of desperation Zach uses his magic and shoots a beam right at Discord's chest sending him flying to the wall. He grunts in pain after colliding with the wall and Zach pants heavily with a threatening glare.

"N- now, now. Hear me out, Zach." Discord said calmly.

"No! You listen! Everyday I've been taught that mercy is a good thing to give, but now I realize that mercy just makes everything even worse!" Zach shouts in anger rather intimidating Discord a little.

"[moan] Zach?" Zach heard a familiar angelic tone from behind and looks back to see a shocking surprise. Celestia was alive getting up while rubbing her temples.

"Celestia!" Zach said in a relieved tone as he comes to her aid.

"She lives." Discord growled and sheathed his claws.

"NO!" Zach shouts and holds on to Celestia breaking for the balcony and flew to the air with Celestia following. Discord quickly got up and heads to the balcony and looks up in a battle position. But they were no where in sight. He began flying up slowly keeping on his guard. He swiftly comes to the side of the tower but still no sign of them. His curiosity got to him as he looks down and descends again cautiously. He landed back on the balcony and slowly approaches the edge. And swiftly he looks down to find his prey holding on the edge with terrified looks on them.

"Where do you think you're going?" Discord asked and swipes his claw at where Zach's hoof was but he avoids it as he sways back.

"Look! Up there!" a guard below pointed at the conflict taking place at the observation tower with onlookers gasping at the sight.

"Hang on!" Zach warned with Celestia on his back and flies up with Discord pursuing. With each grab on a window ledge for a breath Discord attacks with his claw but Zach continues to avoid each attack. With Zach counterattacking with beam attacks when given the chance Discord evades his attacks as well. It was a battle to the death with Zach nearly reaching the top. Discord unexpectedly came out of nowhere and attacks his claws on the wall just inches away from Zach while he quickly sends Celestia to the top balcony.

"I knew I should've dealt with you in that pathetic town when I had the chance! But I'll make sure I won't make the same mistake twice, when I'm through with your friends." Discord stated with a devious smile.

"What?" Zach asked in shock.

"Now, I'm going to do what I've should've done... 1000 years ago!" Discord said as he flies towards the ground to find the girls.

"NOOOOO!" Zach screams and interlocks with Discord from the back before he could go any further. Discord grunts trying to get free and Zach makes a daring move as he pulls Discord with and they collided with the wall near the balcony thus breaking one of their wings both shouting in pain. They tried flying away from each other but it proved useless as Discord had to hold to one side of the ledge as Zach barely gets to the other side also hanging on for dear life. Zach just barely noticed that the beams of energy on the top of the tower turning every minion into stone is still going. He had a plan as he quickly absorbed a stray rainbow energy into his elements. Discord slowly climbs back up with Celestia coming to Zach's aid.

"Hold on." Celestia said as she grabs on to Zach's hoof and pulls him up. As his head gets over the ledge he notices Discord is nearly up as well and shoots the beam that should turn him back to stone. But to his dismay he hits the ground missing Discord by inches. Discord began laughing maniacally as he gets back up on his feet and summons a large energy ball from his paw and claw.

"As soon as I'm through with you, I shall rule this kingdom with an iron fist!" Discord declared with a very wicked smile. Little did he know though Zach missed him on purpose as the spot that Zach hit was a trap which Discord is stepping on. When stepped on the spell will officially work. The spell began turning his feet into stone and started making it's way up with Discord not noticing. Zach then noticed that Discord's weight was cracking the area he's on including the whole balcony which is nearly ready to break.

"Discord, no!" Zach shouted as he got back up on his hooves and shoves Celestia into the tower room putting her in a daze. Discord then looked down at his feet and realize the situation he's in. He started screaming in fear as the crack hit's the wall and breaks. Zach leaped and tried to save him but it was too late as he landed near the edge and missed his claw by inches as the part of the balcony falls. All Zach could do is watch him fall to his doom screaming as the rest of him turns to stone. The now statue Discord collides to the ground hitting the discarded bell from the bell tower smashing into thousands of pieces also breaking a chunk off of the bell. Zach then realized that the rest of the balcony is about to fall as he gets up quickly heads for the entrance.

"Zach, hurry! Please!" Celestia begged as she hangs out her hoof for Zach to catch. Zach leaps for it just as the balcony breaks apart. Celestia caught Zach by the right hoof but to her horror she only caught the first element bracelet on his ankle and Zach slid from it now falling to the earth.

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"NOOOOOOOOO!" Celestia screams as she watches Zach fall. As it seems that Zach would be falling to his doom as well a blue streak came from underneath him and caught him. Celestia was stunned to see Dash catching him and taking him down. She quickly heads for the stairs to meet them down. Dash slowly lands to the ground putting Zach back down. As Zach realizes who it was that saved him he threw himself at her hugging her tightly surprising Dash at first but she happily returned it patting him on the back. Shortly the rest of the group arrived and were relieved to see Zach okay. He got back up and approached Twilight. He stopped in front of her and opened his mouth ready to say something until Twilight unexpectedly threw herself at him surprising him the same way as Dash. But he smiled and hugged back. As the hug broke they looked at each other happily glad that this time it's over. They then see Celestia approaching gracefully with a motherly smile at Zach and hugs him as well which Zach again returned. After they broke it Celestia levitates the element that slid off and put it on Zach which made a faint glow appear behind him. Zach then looks at the girls and they nodded. He flies into the air along with the girls and another bright flash of light emits from them which soon enshrouded the whole city. Shortly enough everything was back to normal and it was time to celebrate as the seven were gathered to the throne room where an audience cheers for the heroes. They walk down the path proudly to meet with the princess. As they reach the princess she smiles sweetly at them and Applejack produces a wink at her. Twilight then noticed Spike gave a nervous wave at her which she did back.

"We are gathered here today to once again honor the heroism of these seven friends who stood up to the villain Discord and saved Equestria from eternal chaos. For if it weren't for them, Equestria would not be the same again. Two in particular however, My faithful students, had shown much courage and faith to keep going and to never give up. To give our gratitude, we dedicate the newly constructed bell and a new chapter in this room to Zachary Lanson, Twilight Sparkle, and the heroes of Equestria!" Celestia announced as two curtains lowered from near the throne and a window nearby. A golden bell was revealed next to the throne sparkling from the sunshine with inscriptions printed on it quoting: 'Never let go of faith, because if you do, you've already lost.' The exact same words that Zach and his father said. This made Zach smile proudly. The stained glass window shows the seven elements of harmony defeating Discord in the same way as they defeated Nightmare Moon. The seven turned with gleeful smiles to the crowd.

"Three cheers, for the Elements of Harmony!" Le Squire apparently was there and shouted as the crowd began cheering and picking up the seven taking them to outside in celebration.

[Le Squire]

"So, here is a riddle to guess if you can

Sing the bells of Canterlot

What makes the monster and what makes the boy?

Whatever and which you

Can feel them bewitch you

The rich and the ritual chants

Of the Bells of Can-ter...LOOOOOOOOOOOOT!" Le Squire sung with the seven being taken outside in the streets of Canterlot in celebration of their victory. Once again they have proven that no living thing can ever break them apart no matter how big or mighty. They will always be victorius. Suddenly as Celestia and Spike watch them go Spike belched another scroll out.

"OH, COME ON!" Spike complained which made Celestia giggle. The sun shines on the newly made stained glass window of the seven triumphant over Discord signaling their power over friendship and their will to stay as one. Whatever future challenge that will come there will be no worry because the power of friendship will prevail now and forever.