Souls of Harmony...Go to Another World

Chapters

Discord's Escape
Discord's Victory
Strangers in a Strange Land
...And they are Called Soul Warrors
Those Mysterious Strangers

Discord's Escape

Souls of Harmony…Go to another World:
Discord’s Escape?

Ah, Equestria…you can’t find a more perfect paradise, from it glorious weather, to its cotton candy cloud, raining chocolate rain down on unsuspecting ponies.

“Wait-what?” a certain lavender unicorn exclaimed in surprise.

Twilight Sparkle, the studious unicorn and personal student of her land’s leader, was doing a bit of bird watching when she noticed a certain cloud soaring across the sky. She even doubt checked just in case she was seeing things. Once she had confirmed her worse fears, she panicked.

“No no, no, no!” Twilight muttered in a panic, as she teleported to the first floor of her library home. “How did he escape? Spike…! Spike…?”

Twilight felt kicking herself in the flank. She remembered that she had sent her dragon aid out on an errand, and he wasn’t due back for another ninety minutes. This only cause her panic to grow, and without much thought, she threw open her door with her magic, and ran out it…right into a certain cyan coat, rainbow mane Pegasus pony.

The two ponies collided into each other, and they went falling. The Pegasus pony landed awkwardly on her back, groaning slightly as she landed on one of her wings awkwardly. Twilight moan as she pushed herself up. She looked into a pair of magmata eyes, and everything else disappeared. The Pegasus pony looked in the unicorn’s eyes, and the world disappears for her as well.

“Heya Twi,” Rainbow Dash said breathlessly.

“Hi Rain…” Twilight replied, equally breathless.

For what seems like a lifetime the two ponies just stared deeply into each others eyes. The world could be ending, which is probably was, but they didn’t care at the moment. All that matter to them was looking deeply into each others eyes.

“Oh my…” a startled voice said, startling the two ponies back to reality.

Both blushing like mad, they looked up and saw their fours friends, each with own expression about the situation they had just found their close friends in.

The fashion designer, Rarity, was practically glowing as she stared down at her friends with wide eyes. She’s probably imaging her friends as cute couple. Next to her was the shy, butterscotch coat and pink mane pony Fluttershy, who was trying to look away while a little blush began to form on her cheeks. The pink earth pony known as Pinkie Pie didn’t seem effected by this new discovery, she was just bouncing up and down trying to follow that pink cloud in the sky. The final member Applejack, an earth pony with an orange coat and blonde mane, looked at the two with uncertainty.

The two, realizing their awkwardness they found themselves in, acted quickly; Twilight teleported off of her friend, as Rainbow jumped to the air. Twilight reappeared in an upright position, in front of her library as the cyan pony landed beside her.

“OOOWW, I smell something juicy,” Rarity said mischievously.

Before the marshmallow unicorn could get anything out of her friends, a familiar pink pony came into her line of sight. “Ow! Is it fresh made Apple cider? There’s nothing juicer then freshly made apple cider!” Pinkie said in her normal happy tone.

The energetic pink then began going on about other juicy fruits, and probably would have kept on going, if a certain earth pony hadn’t stuck her hoof into her friend’s mouth.

“Listen, what Twilight and Rainbow have is between them-” Applejack said softly.

“IT’S NOT LIKE THAT!!” the two embarrass ponies cried out.

“-Is between them. Besides, y’all, I think we have a more pressing matter at hoof,” Applejack finished seriously.

The group suddenly falls quiet, and they all looked at the cloud. The cloud had remained in place, like it was waiting on Twilight and her friends to do something. Once she saw the cloud mocking them, Rainbow Dash put on her usual determined face, and took towards the air, her wing arching from the fall but otherwise ok.

“Well what are we waiting for?” Rainbow asked eagerly, facing Twilight. “Let get the little guy out so we get a letter to the princess!”

“About that…?” Twilight replied regretfully. “Spike’s on an errand and wouldn’t be back for a while!” She finished up quickly.

“Is that all?” Rainbow asked cockily. “I can easily race back into town, get the little guy and be back here before you could blink!”

“That wouldn’t be needed, my little ponies!”

The six gasped at the familiar voice, and looked towards the sky. The co-rulers of the land, Princess Celestia and her younger sister Princess Luna descend to the ground. The younger Alicorn had on a purple saddlebag, decorated with jewels of the highest caliber. The six ponies immediately bow as the two royal sisters walked up to them.

“We don’t have time to formalities,” Celestia said grimly. “We and all of Equestria are in dire trouble.”

The six ponies lifted their heads, and exchanged worried expressions. Twilight stepped up to her teacher, voicing the thought that was on every pony’s minds.

“Umm, Princess…when did Discord escape?” the studious unicorn asked reluctantly.

Celestia looked at her student, her eyes becoming slightly downcast. “Unfortunately, Twilight Sparkle, my sister and I believe Discord has been free for some time,” the regal pony said calmly.

The silence that follows after the princess revealed that was so thick it could be cut with a knife. No pony, not even Pinkie Pie, knew how to process what they just learn. Sensing the tension in the air, Princess Luna stepped forward to continue where her sister left off.

“When Sister and I notice the cloud, we hurried to the garden, and to our surprise the statue was still in place,” the lunar princess explained grimly.

The six ponies now turned their eyes to the younger sister, their confusion growing. Applejack was the first to recover, and trotted up the princess, taking off her hat in a show of respect.

“Beg your pardon princesses, but if that varmint is still in prison, how is that cloud here?” the farmer asked uncertainly.

Princess Celestia sighs faintly, and looked at the farm pony. “My sister and I thought about that as well, but a spell confirmed that the statue is fairly new.” The princess noticed the blank stare she was getting, and sighs a little deeper. “When Discord is imprisoned by the power of the elements, the stone that cover his body often matches up with his true age.”

Realization quickly dawn on the group of friends, and new fears began to emerge within them. If what the princesses was saying was indeed true, then that mean only one thing…

“But Princess, how long has Discord been free?” Twilight asked uncertainly, stepping forward.

Celestia looked at her student with downcast and said grimly,” From what we can tell the replacement is roughly a year old.”

Twilight mouth dropped at this piece of information. “But that would mean Discord has been free from…”

“…Shortly after you six imprisoned him,” Celestia replied with a grim face.

Well, that was it. Twilight went into full panic attack…or she would have if a cyan hoof wasn’t placed on her shoulder. She turned her head and looked deeply into a pair of magmata eyes, and she felt her nerves settle enough to regain some of her composure.

“Don’t worry about a thing, Twi,” Rainbow reassured her in usual cocky voice. “We kicked Discord’s flank once, and we should as heck do it again. Right, Girls!”

Twilight let back at her other friends, and saw the determination they were all sporting.

“Darn totting we will!”

“…As long as nothing happens to my mane.”

“I-I-I can try, if that’s okay.”

“Don’t you worry your head off your auntie Pinkie Pie has everything under control.”

Twilight couldn’t help but smile. She was truly grace with some amazing friends. She put on her own determined expression and looked at the princesses, nodding that everypony was ready. Now it was Princess Celestia turn to smile. It never ceases to amaze her, just how much bravery these six processed.

Certainly, these six are braver then I was at their age, Celestia thought somberly as she looked at her sister.

Luna read the silent message her sister was sending her, and her horn became lit with her magic. Her saddlebags opened, and out floated a familiar set of necklaces and one crown. The younger sister then levitated the elements to their respective bearers, and they click around their necks. Last but not least Luna lowered the crown gingerly onto the head of the lavender unicorn. Once her element was in place Twilight looked up at her teacher and her younger sister, more determine then before.

“Now all we have to do is fine Discord and blast him with the rainbow!” Rainbow Dash said cockily.

“Ow, ow, ow,” Pinkie said excitedly, wavering her hoof and getting everypony’s attention. “How about we follow the cloud?”

“Get real Pinkie,” Rainbow said rudely. “Like Discord would be dumb enough to leave a trail we could easily follow.”

“I wouldn’t be too sure of that, darling,” Rarity said awkwardly, looking towards the sky.

Rainbow followed her friend’s glance, and was meant with a surprise that cause her mouth to drop. The cloud was still there, as if waiting for the group of ponies. Indeed, once the cloud noticed it was being watched, it zoomed off into the distance but still slow enough that it remained in the ponies’ line of sights.

“Something ain’t right here,” Applejack said cautiously. “It like that thing wants us to follow it.”

“Who cares?” Rainbow exclaimed, flying a little off the ground. “The sooner we find that creep, the sooner we can get rid of him!”

“That is true, Rainbow Dash,” Princess Celestia said, stepping in front of the six with a look of determination. “Shall we go then?”

The sounds of crickets suddenly filled the silence that formed around the six ponies. Five sets of eyes looked to their right, where the sound was coming from and saw their hyperactive friend making the noise. Pinkie immediately stopped her noise-making and gave her friends a big old innocent smile. Once the awkwardness of the moment had worn off, Twilight took a step toward her teacher.

“Umm, princess, why are you and Princess Luna coming?” the studious unicorn asked uncertainly.

Celestia looked at her student, and Twilight took a step back. There was a look in the princess eyes, one that she has only seen a couple of times. And every single time it scared her greatly.

“Because that fiend had used some sort of spell on the castle. Every single guard has been put into a magical sleep,” Celestia replied, her voice firm. “Even your brother and my darling niece had fallen under that maniac’s spell.”

Twilight’s eyes widen as she thought of Shining Armor and her new sister-in-law in some sort of magical sleep. Now it was the unicorn’s turn to narrow her eyes in determination, and looked back at her friends. No words were needed between the six friends, they all were aware of what was happening, and were ready to do their parts. Twilight looked the princess, and a silent message was sent between teacher and student.

Celestia couldn’t help but smile at the bravery of these six ponies. It made her feel a little guilty to always have to rely on these innocent souls when there was danger at hoof. She pushed that guilt deep down, now wasn’t the time to feel anything. Once Discord was imprison again, and then she could work out her own mixed feelings.

She looked at her sister quickly, sending a silent message to her, and then turned her attention to the cloud. The cloud hadn’t moved, surprisingly. That’s all change when the cloud sense that it was being watched. It seemed to look down and it noticed all eyes were now on it, it zooms off.

Wordlessly the group of eight set out, following the cloud closely.

(…)

“UUGGHH, are we there yet?” whined a certain white unicorn. “We been walking for hours and my hooves are killing me!”

Currently the group was traveling through the dreaded Everfree forest, being guided by their unusual guide, the Cotton Candy Cloud. And of course, a certain pony was already complaining. Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes, and looked at her friend.

“Rarity, we haven’t been walking for hours,” the cyan pony said in mild irritation. “It if anything, it only been a half-a-hour since we started walking.”

“Well, excccuse me,” Rarity replied, turning her nose up. “But some ponies have standards.”

Applejack just rolled her eyes, as she tuned out her friends as they started to bicker. She cast her eyes around the forest feeling like something wasn’t quite right here. She couldn’t put her hoof on it but something about this path seemed familiar.

“Anypony beside me feeling something’s rotten here?” the farmer asked suspiciously. “This place is feeling a might familiar to me.”

“I wouldn’t know,” Fluttershy squeaked meekly. “I stopped looking a while ago.”

Applejack looked behind her and saw her friend, who had a rope loosely tied around her neck. Shortly after they had entered the Everfree, Fluttershy had froze, and no matter what any pony said the timid Pegasus wouldn’t move, even the princesses’ encouraging words didn’t have any effect on her. In the end Applejack needed to tie a rope around her friend’s neck and drag her. Which was easier said then done, seeing as the timid Pegasus had grown a set of invisible dragon claws and was using them to dig into the ground.

“Fluttershy, we don’t have time for this!” Rainbow Dash said, have finished her little bickering match with Rarity. “By the time we get there, Discord would be long gone!”

Fluttershy didn’t response, she just squeal meekly and shrunk away a little. Applejack just glared at her impatient friend, and looked around her surroundings again. She couldn’t put her hoof on it, but this place did indeed seem familiar. She was walking along, trying to figure out her surroundings, when she suddenly bumped into somepony. Knocked off balance slightly, the farmer nearly fell over but was able to catch herself and straighten herself.

She looked at Twilight, and quickly noticed the startled expression the librarian was wearing. She cocked an eye as she followed her friend’s eyes. Now it was the farmer turn to become startled, as she finally realized why this part of the forest seemed so familiar.

There, in front of the group, was a familiar gorge with a familiar bridge which has been decaying due to age. Beyond the gorge was the ruin of a once mystic castle, the original ruling grounds of the royal pony sisters. Even though it had fallen into ruin due to age, there was still some awe inspiring about the place.

Applejack quickly recovered from her awe, and looked up. The cloud had remained in place, as if waiting from them to all gather. Once it was sure that the entire party could see it, it then dive bomb into the gorge, leaving behind the group of eight.

“It can’t be…?” Celestia suddenly said, causing everypony to look at her.

The two sisters have been hovering high above the others, keeping a close eye out for Discord, just in case he tried anything. The two have been so quiet this entire trip most of the others had forgotten they were even there.

Applejack narrowed her eyes, and studied the elder sister’s expression. The usually calm and composed face that the princess wore was gone, replaced with a look of dire distress. The farmer also notices beads of sweat on the elder sister’s brow. Applejack turned her eyes slightly to the left. The younger sister was in a similar shape, only maybe a little more worse for wear.

That was caused for alarm. Rarely do the immortal rulers of an entire nation lose their composure. And when they do everypony, even though those that don’t know them on a personal level, knows it never meant anything good. And true to form, Celestia dive bomb after the cloud, with her sister following close behind. The group of six ponies could only watch as the two rules disappear into the gorge.

“What the hay was that all about?” Rainbow exclaimed, bringing everypony out of their daze.

“I don’t know, but we got to follow them!” Twilight said in determination.

Applejack peeked over the side of the gorge, and couldn’t help but frown slightly. She looked back the unicorn, her uncertainly shining through her face. “I don’t know about that, sugar-cube? How are we all going to get down?”

Twilight looked down herself, and then looked back at her friend. Before she could speak, however, they all heard a bunch of noises, and they looked to their left. Pinkie had found a large fleet of stairs, and was currently (and comically) falling down them. She landed hard on the floor below, but other then being a little dazed she was fine.

“We can take the stairs, sillies,” Pinkie chirped once she recovered.

The ponies were shocked, but like all Pinkie Pine incidents the group quickly recovered and decided to follow her lead, minus the trembling down the stairs part. Before Twilight could make her way down, Applejack put a hoof onto her shoulder, to gain her attention.

“Umm, you might want to take her,” the farm pony said awkwardly and pointed to the shaking Pegasus behind her.

Twilight looked at Fluttershy and frown when she noticed her friend’s behavior. The timid winged pony had made many trips to the forest before. True, she has been afraid of it before, but that hadn’t stopped her in the past. So…what was different this time around? Twilight shook her head to clear it. Now wasn’t the time to being thinking about such things.

So, with a small sigh, Twilight’s horn lit up with magic, and she used her magic to take off the rope. She next picked up the scared pony gingerly, and descended the stairs, with Applejack following close behind. Once the last of them had reached the bottom, they all took off, worried about the princesses.

It didn’t take long for six to find the princesses; they both were standing by a mouth of a cave, where a faint light could be seen shimming from the opening. The group trotted up to the opening, and what they saw next took their breaths away. Even Fluttershy opened her eyes, and was in awe the sight before them.

It was tree, there was no doubt about it, but there was something mystic about the plant. The branches twist and turn in way no pony ever seen before; large gem-like structures hang from them, with wind-chime-like items hanging from them. At the center of the tree was a stare-like shape, eerie similar to a certain unicorn’s cutie mark. Toward the trunk of the tree were two familiar marks as well, in the shape of the princesses’ own cutie marks.

“What is this?” Twilight asked in wonder and awe.

“The tree of Harmony…” Princess Luna answered the unicorn, with a hint of nostalgia in her voice. “Many moons ago, sister and I obtained the elements from this tree, and use them to vanquish Discord. Even without the elements energizing it, the tree is truly a sight to behold.”

“Exactly!” a familiar voice said whimsically.

Immediately after hearing that voice, the group of eight readied themselves. Rainbow Dash and Princess Luna took to the air, scanning the area the best they could. The unicorns, Celestia included, lit up their horns with magic readying them for whatever the fiend might try. Finally, the farmer had gotten in front of her timid friend, who had once again closed her eyes, and was crunching low in the ground. Even Pinkie Pie had a rare serious look to her face.

“Discord! Where are you?” Celestia demanded firmly. “Show yourself immediately!”

“Show myself? Oh, dear, dear Celestia, I have been in front of you this entire time. All you had to do is look forward,” Discord replied whimsically.

The group of eight looked towards the tree, and watched as a familiar cloud come from behind it. There was a quick flash of light, and the cloud was replaced by the misshapen form of the Discord, smiling whimsically.

“Well hello everypony, so good to see you all again,” Discord greeted in false politeness.

Seven out of the eight shot glares at the misshapen creature. Discord wasn’t phased by the glares he just continued to look down at the group. His eyes lazily scan the group, and his smile grew slightly when he noticed the timid Pegasus among them.

“Discord!” Celestia said demandingly. “How did you escape this time?”

“And what are your plans, fiend!” Luna added threateningly, joining her sister.

Discord looked at the two princesses and laugh when he noticed the serious looks the sister worn. This only caused the younger of the sister to growl slightly, no doubt recalling some distant memory.

“Oh, my dear, naive ponies, what if this were my plan the entire time?” Discord asked whimsically. “What if everything you have experience up to this point was part of my plan? Why else would I risk exposing myself then?”

The six regular ponies exchanged uncertain looks. Those they were hesitant to admit it, Discord has brought up a very good point. If it was true and he has been free for more then a year, why risk exposing himself now. And more importantly, why did he show himself at the tree of harmony, where the elements were no doubt at their strongest.

It just doesn’t add up, no matter how one looks at it.

Princess Celestia, on the other hoof, wasn’t convinced in the least. She defile the claims Discord just made by bravely taking a step forward. Her horn lit up with her magic, and pointed it directly in the misshapen creature. All Discord did was chuckled whimsically at the display.

“I refused to believe anything that comes from your twisted mouth,” the eldest sister said threateningly.

“Oh, you do now, do you?” Discord asked, his smile turning sly. “Then why not blast me with your precious Elements? Let it be decided that way.”

The six ponies once again exchanged uncertain looks. Something clearly wasn’t sitting right with them about all of this. Twilight took her eyes off of her friends and looked at her mentor. Celestia hadn’t taken her eyes off the misshapen spirit of chaos, but she would want Discord taken care before he could start trouble.

The studious unicorn looked at her friends, who still shared her uncertainty, but nodded her head. Then, five ponies and one reluctant pony stepped forward. One by one the ponies closed their eyes, and the elements began to glow with a glorious light. Strangely the element of kindness seemed to falter a bit, but it soon glowed brightly, joining it other halves as a bright aura appeared around the bearers.

The energy from the elements soon reached it peek and lifted the bearers from the ground. Her friends began to encircle her, as Twilight could feel the elements surge within her, and her eyes opened to see them glowing white. With a final burst of light, two rainbows shot from the aura incasing the bearers. The two rainbows spiraled upward where they joined into a single rainbow and arced down, on a straight away to Discord.

No pony saw Discord’s grin grew ten fold and turned a little insane, as possibly the greatest source of light magic engulfed him a second later.

Author's Note

I would like to take this time to say my ususal sorries about my grammar and spelling. hopefully you all can still enjoy it. And please, by nice by helping out and pointint out some of my flaws. Thank you.

Discord's Victory

Souls of Harmony…Go to another World
Discord’s Victory

Princess Celestia couldn’t help but smile a bit, as she watches the rainbow energy engulfed her age old foe. It never ceases to amaze her, the raw magic that six mere objects process. It can topple the mightiest of giants, even the insane god of chaos is no match for the power of harmony.

The sun princess’s smile a little more, as she watched Twilight and her friends land, glowing from the aftermath of using the elements.

“Nicely done, as always, my little ponies,” Celestia said gratefully. “You have once again proven without a shadow of a doubt the power of your friend-”

“SISTER…!! Something’s amiss here!” Luna suddenly cried out in urgently.

Celestia gasped and looked towards the tree. To her surprise the energy from the elements hadn’t dissipate yet. In fact, upon a closer examination, she notices that the magic was being absorbed by something, swirling inwards towards something. She could also see a figure appeared in the swirl of energy.

“By the sun, WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE...?” Celestia screamed in a mix of fear and confusion.

Suddenly they heard it…laughter; pure insane laughter. The group’s eyes shrink to dots as they saw the figure emerge from within the rainbow energy. They could only watch in stun silence as Discord absorb the last of the element’s magic into his being, grinning like a mad pony.

“HAHAHA! It finally happened! The Elements broke through!!!” Discord screamed insanely, thrusting his mismatch limbs to the sky.

Celestia was at a loss. Never in all of her years as the ruler of Equestria had she seen anything like this. Never had anypony stood up to the power of the elements before. It was just unheard of.

“How can this be?” Twilight frantically asked, bringing the princess back to reality. “The elements had never failed before! What could this mean, Princess?”

Celestia looked at her student, and noticed the intense fear in her eyes. She regrettable tore her eyes away from student, and looked at the others ponies. Applejack held her ground firmly, but the fear in her eyes was enough of a sigh for the older princess. Behind the farmer was her timid friend whose looks like she has passed out. The only sigh that she was alive was the soft sound of her breathing. Next was the cocky speedster, who for once in her entire life looked ready to jump out of her coat at any moment. Next was Pinkie Pie, who looked ready to run if needed. Finally there was Rarity, who was doing a very unladylike thing by chewing her nails.

Celestai looked back at the spirit of chaos and notice something disturbing. Discord seemed different, his body was wider and his limbs were longer with more muscles then she remembered. And there was a strange energy crackling around him, a power she had only experience a few times in her life.

It can’t be… the princess of the sun thought.

“What can we do, princess?” Twilight asked frantically. “How could the elements fail? They supposed to be the ultimate source of light magic in all of Equestria! How could they not work on him?”

Celestia looked at her student again, and just broke her heart to see her in such a state. The young unicorn had use the power of the elements so much it was like her element has become a part of her. To see them fail in such a way was truly disheartening. She wasn’t in much better shape, either. She had never seen a foe withstand the elements before, even her own sister fall to them.

The sound of maniacally laughter drawn the princess’s attention back to it source. “YES!! The Elements never failed you! But they have always failed ME!!” Discord shouted insanely. “But that has all has changed! And I have you to thank for it my little poniiiees!

The mad, maybe madder spirit of chaos began another round of insane laughter, scaring the group of front of him. Celestia quickly steeled her nerves, and bravely step forward, her horn lighting up with magic.

“Discord!!” The solar princess demanded sternly. “I demand to know where you acquired the magic to resist the Elements of Harmony!”

Suddenly, Discord was in front of the Princess, smiling like a mad pony. This startled the entire group; there was no snap of his talons, no flash of light, he just appeared in front of the older princess. Celestia was surprise by this but only for about a second, and then she retaliated. She let loose all of that magic she had stored in her horn. But Discord just dodged the blast by arching his back down and the magic flow over him. He then snapped back and was now wearing a sly grin.

“Oh poor, dear Celestia, you don’t understand anything,” Discord said slyly. “The elements don’t use magic. They use the oldest energy in the known universe, possibly universes; light. The elements can focus this energy through bearers with the purest emotions to create a burst of energy that couldn’t be beaten. Fortunately for me I was born with that very same power.”

“LIES!” Discord jumped away from Celestia when a bolt of navy blue magic soared by him. Luna jumped in front of her sister, horn charged with magic. “Don’t let this monster’s words trick you, sister! Whatever vile magic he has acquired can’t be stronger then the elements!”

Discord chuckled to himself as he landed in front of the tree of harmony. “Oh Luna, I know you have been out of the loop for a while, but I would figure the more cynical sister would have been more opened minded,” Discord’s smile grew ten fold as it turned more insane. “Shall I show you just how insufficient those jewels truly are?”

Discord brought up his talon, clutching it slightly towards his chest as it glow tan. The elements began to glow as their bearers were lifted from the ground. Some try to fight against this magical pull, but it was all for nothing. Even Twilight Sparkle with her vast knowledge of spell couldn’t do anything against the maniac’s power. She would charge her horn for a spell, but the magical energy would quickly die before the unicorn could do anything with it.

The royal sisters could only stare at this turn of events with shock. Never before in their entire lives had they seen anything like this. Luna was the first to recover, and charged her horn with magic.

“SISTER!!” she called urgently. “We must act NOW!!”

Her sister’s voice was enough to knock Celestia out of her daze, and she quickly charged her own horn. The sisters let loose with a powerful spell one that they only use in the direst of times. The two bolts of energy merged into one, white bolt and soared toward Discord. The mad spirit just grin as he deflected the attack right back at the sisters. The princesses were forced into the sky to avoid their own spell.

Celestia looked down at the misshapen creature in shock. Even he shouldn’t have been able to deflect that spell like he did, it was made from both solar and nocturnal magic, and outside of the elements there was no stronger magic. Discord looked up, throwing a mocking grin her way.

“Now…watch and learn,” Discord spoke softly but his voice still reached the ears of the sisters.

Discord turned his body slightly, and placed his lion paw onto the trunk of the tree. The tree seemed to be against this idea, as it began to glow violently. Discord looked at it stoically, and pressed his paw a little deeper into the trunk, sending a wave of energy into the tree that silenced it. He then looked at the princesses one last time before turning his attention to the ponies in front of him.

Discord stretched out his eagle talon and the glow from it brightened. The lights from the elements brightened as well, until beams shot out, glowing in the jewels’ colors, and began to swirl together. The rainbow energy then enters into Discord’s talon, and a second later energy began to flow from the tree into Discord’s paw.

Celestia’s eyes suddenly went wild. She could feel it, the tree and the elements that come from it were being drained of their magic. “TWILIGHT SARKPLE!! EVERYPONY!!! STOP!!” the solar princess screamed in distress.

“W-We can’t!!” Twilight screamed in reply.

What happened next would be heard throughout the entire town of Ponyville. The tree let out an unnatural wail that reached far. Near, the outskirt of the rural town stood a large apple farm. There, a certain red stallion was just finishing putting away some of the day’s harvest when the wail reached him, causing his ears to flatten against his skull, but otherwise gave no other reaction to the unnatural sound filling the air. Close to the stallion was an elderly mare that had donned an old army helmet and was hitting some old pots together.

Deep within the tree filled with apples stood a tree house, which was currently housed three young fillies. They were currently doing some homework when the wail reached them. Instantly the three were huddled together, their young bodies quaking in fear, and not a dry eye to be seen.

At the other side of Ponyville a certain teacher was locking up her school building for the night. She was about to leave the building when the wail reached her, causing to drop to her bully and covered her ears firmly. Father into the town, the mayor was getting ready to do some last minute paperwork when the sound caused her heart to skip a beat.

All around the small but irreplaceable town it resident heard the cry, and felt the change. A pair of twin, barely a year old, began to cry when they heard the wail. A duo of weather ponies were suddenly threw off kilter from their cloud busting by the wail. In the market a certain zebra began to say a pray in her native tongue as the wail reached her. The ponies knew, from that wail alone, things were about to change…and change for the worse.

(Back at the Tree)

The princesses needed to cover their ears as the wail nearly knocked them out of the air. They watch through strain eyes as something shocking was happening to the tree.

The tree of harmony was dying, withering right before their eyes! The branches are shriveling and the hangings falling off as the branches dies, the items shattering upon impacting with the ground. The tree lost it coloring as the bark that made up the sun and moon symbols twisted and distorted until the bark broke and fell to the ground. The star in the center shake violently, as cracks began to appear in the center.

“DISCORD!! STOP THIS IMMEDIATELY!!” Celestia screamed when she notice the condition the tree was in.

The spirit of chaos looked at the solar princess with an insane grin, and snapped his talon heavily. The energy from the elements came free from the relics with a small snap, and conveyed onto Discord’s talon. The tree let out another, weaker wail as the cracks spread to the entire star and shattered a minute later.

Celestia let out a mute gasp as she saw what remained of the tree of harmony. It was now just a withered husk, nothing of its former glory remained. The branches were completely shriveled and some even looked ready to fall off. The trunk didn’t fair any better. It was completely dry and the bark looked dead, barely clinging to the truck. There even some roots exposed near the base where the tree was planted.

It was a sad sight to see, one that tore at Celestia’s heart very much. To see much a grand tree looking so ruin, she couldn’t help but blame herself for this turn of events.

She suddenly heard a moan and looked down. Twilight and her friends were all on the ground, moaning and groaning. She dive bomb without a second thought, landing next to her. She nuzzled her student as she softly studied her. Expect for a splitting headache she would no doubt have, she wasn’t any worse for wear. She sighs with relief, and looked at her student’s friends. Twilight’s friends were in the same condition as the unicorn, but looks like everypony was going to be fine.

“Uuhh, what happened?” Twilight said dizzily, as she slowly made her way to her feet. “It feels like an ursa minor ran into me?”

The lavender unicorn gave her head a quick shake to try and clear it. Her eyes suddenly snapped open when she noticed something fall into her line of sight. She followed as the element of magic, now a dull grey, fell to the ground and shattered into a million pieces. Both teacher and student looked at the pieces that were one the mystical element, and almost immediately everything else was forgotten.

They both looked at the others, and were shocked at what they saw. The golden necklaces that once held the element were now dull and brittle, looking ready to break at a simple touch. Then there were the gems. Like the element of magic the other elements had lost their colors, and noticeable crack litter around the gems.

Twilight’s friends started to regain their bearings, and began to get to their feet. This had the unfortunate effect of knocking the gems free and they fell to the ground, shattering like the element of magic. This brought the others to their senses, and they looked at their respective element, no doubt thinking the same thing.

They unfortunately didn’t have time to voice their thoughts, as a familiar voice drawn their attention. “SISTER!! The Everfree forest…it’s dying!” Luna urgently screamed.

Hearing the distress in her sister’s voice, Celestia instantly rockets up to the sky. Her eyes widen when she saw for herself what has her sister in such knots. The forest was indeed dying, and at very alarming rate. The trees withered with an unnatural pace, with sounds of the forest’s resident crying out in distress. She spied a timber wolf in the distance, and watched as it fall apart, the magic of the forest no longer able to sustain the creature.

Discord’s behind this, Celestia thought, her anger flaring to heights she didn’t know was possible.

She dive bomb in a wide arc with Luna close behind her, a disturb look on her face. The two princesses landed in front of the still shocked ponies, and Celestia turn a sharp glare to misshapen spirit of chaos.

“DISCORD!!” The solar princess practically screamed, her voice very commanding. “I demand to know what you have done to the tree of harmony this instead!”

Said spirit of chaos didn’t hear the commanding voice of the princess, or he wasn’t paying attention. He was just looking at his mismatched limbs, frowning in disappointment.

“I drain the greatest source of light energy in this pitiful world, and I don’t even have 40% of my natural power back,” Discord muttered somberly. “How disappointing…”

He looked at the group of eight, and Celestia flinched when she noticed her old foe’s eyes. Murder was in them, and that scared Celestia greatly. She tried to steel her nerves as her horn lit up with magic. The act was so quick no one saw it, as she opened a mental link with her sister.

“Luna,” Celestia said through her link with her sister, causing the young Alicorn to look in her direction. “Keep Discord busy while I prepare a spell.”

The younger princess seems confused by her sister’s word, only to gasp as a thought cross her eyes. “Sister…you can’t be thinking of using that spell?” Her older sister’s eyes going to the ground was all she needed to know. Sister…NO! She told us never us that spell until it was a dire-”

“And what do you think this is, Luna?” Celestia screamed. “The impossible has happened and the elements are gone. I think this count as dire, don’t you think?”

Luna looked at the mad spirit, and noticed the murderous intent in his eyes. She couldn’t help but feel a little nervous under those murderous eyes. She reluctantly looked at her sister and nodded. Celestia didn’t give any reply; she rocketed into the sky as Luna took up a battle stance, ready to buy her sister the time she needed.

Celestia fly as high and as far as her wings could carry her. She didn’t look down at the ruin forest, fearful of what she might see. Once she had reached high into the sky, she stopped and looked at the sun, frowning in discontent.

“Mother…grandfather, I sorry,” Celestia muttered somberly. “I know you told me never to use this spell, but situations are dire, and your spell maybe the only thing that can stop Discord. “I’m sorry if I disappointed you any farther.”

With her peace said, the solar princess turned so her back was facing the sun. She breathe in and out slowly, as she began the spell that she hoped would stop Discord. Particles of light began to appear around her, swirling to her horn. She set her jaw as she felt the magic of the spell began to take it toll on her alright.

Please, let my body hold out long enough, Celestia thought weakly.

(…)

“Luna, why do you keep this up?” Discord asked lazily, deflecting blasts of magic that the lunar princess was sending his way. “I can’t stress this enough, but you and your sister are no match for me. You never have been, so why keep this up?”

The air-born, younger princess ignored the spirit’s taunts, and continued to fire round after round of magic. She would occasionally stop and looked behind her. She was slightly relieved to see that Twilight Sparkle and her friends were starting too recovered from their shock, but it would still be a long time before they’re ready to move. Which shouldn’t be to surprising, considering all they had witness in just the last few moments.

A sound suddenly brought her attention forward, and she barely had time to dodge a blast that was deflected back at her. She looked at Discord, and her brow narrowed. The spirit has always been trouble before, but whatever magic he had obtained have put him on a whole new level. It was like Luna was a filly trying to stand up to an ursa major. Still…her sister needed time to finish her spell.

I wonder…will that spell actually be strong enough? Luna thought doubtfully.

Discord was suddenly in front of the lunar princess, grinning like the mad pony he is. Luna was startled by his suddenly appearance, and didn’t have time to react. Discord put his lion’s paw onto the princess chest, and with a push of light energy sent the younger princess to the ground. Luna tried to right herself and she managed to do it seconds before she crushed. Her hooves dug into the ground as she hard hit, and was throw back a couple of inches. She groans as she felt one of her back leg snap slightly, and she collapsed a few seconds later.

“Ahh, poor Luna,” Discord mocked as he lowered himself to the ground. “Sounds like you broke one of your wittle legs. You want your uncle Discord to kiss it and make it better?”

He titled his long neck to the right as a lavender bolt soared past him. He straightened up and looked as Twilight and her friend joined the injured princess.

“Well, isn’t this a surprise,” Discord said in mock surprise. “I thought that with the elements gone all you would be to chicken to face me.”

The regular ponies were silent as five out of the six stepped in front of the injure princess, while Fluttershy stayed behind to try and help the injured princess. Discord just smiled condescendingly, and began to approach them. He suddenly stopped and gasps lightly. He looked up at the sky, staring intently at a certain spot. He looked at the group with an insane grin.

“I didn’t know your sister was contacted directly to the sun…” Discord’s smile suddenly grew wider and he thrust his mismatch limb out at his sides, “…THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!!!”

Discord suddenly shot into the air, laughing insanely. The ponies watched as the mad spirit rocket into the air, quickly disappearing from their sights. A sense of dread filled everypony as they looked to Luna for answers.

“Princess, what was that all about?” Twilight asked as looked around. “And where’s princess Celestia?”

Luna sigh and took a seat, being careful not to put to much weight onto her injure leg. It was pointless to avoid the topic at this point. She looks at the ponies with heavy eyes.

“At the moment sister’s no doubt at the highest point possible, preparing the use of an incredibly powerful spell,” Luna replied solemnly. “It concentrates a lot of magic from the sun into a single point. It is also very dangerous even for alicorns like sister and I.”

The six exchanged looks, a sense of uneasiness replacing the dread they felt early. Twilight suddenly gasp and looked at the injured princess with a look of absolute fear.

“If is true and Discord can now absorbed light magic…” Twilight said, her word dying in her mouth.

Luna gasp as realization came to her. She looked up at the sky, dread filling every vein her body.

Sister was in such distress over losing the elements she didn’t take in consideration of Discord’s claims, Luna thought in dread and the address the others. “We most reach my sister and stop her before Discord reaches her.”

“I’m on it!” Rainbow Dash exclaim confidently.

She took off without thought and came crushing down on her rear a second later. Confusion but otherwise fine, Rainbow tried to take off again and was meant with the same results.

“What the hay!” Rainbow exclaimed, looking at her wings. “My wings aren’t working right!”

The group quickly looked at Fluttershy, who was busy trying to fly herself. She didn’t even get off the ground. She looked at her friends with sadness and tears in her eyes. Rarity was quick to comfort her friend, trotting up to her and wrapping her in a comforting hug.

“What the hay happening here?” Rainbow asked, looking at Twilight, with all of her other friends soon following.

Twilight put her hoof to her chin in thought, and began thinking. It didn’t take long to her to figure things out, and she gasp. “We must be affecting some sort of aftereffect from loosing the elements!” She said in realization.

“But that makes no sense!” Rainbow exclaimed in frustration. “You used magic and you’re just fine!”

“Well…it took a long time for me to gather the energy for that little magic, and it hurt a little,” Twilight admitted meekly.

Rainbow opened her mouth to speak, but was cut off by the lunar princess. “Then I guess I would have to go,” Luna replied bravely.

The six normal ponies looked at their princess with concern. It was Fluttershy who broke the silence first, and spoke her thoughts.

“You can’t! You’re hurt!” the butterscotch pony said in concern.

The younger princess shot a glare at the shy pony, and she flinch slightly, but surprisingly held her ground. “It is my leg that’s injured, not a wing. I should-” Luna gasped suddenly, and looked towards the sky. She could feel a massive source of energy…leaving the sun. This could only mean one thing, and she didn’t like it. “-We’re too late,” Luna muttered fearfully.

The six ponies exchanged dreadful expressions, and then all looked towards the sky. They could only imagine the worse.

(…)

“…Just a little more,” Celestia groan as she continue to use her spell.

By now, the glow from the older princess’s horn had intensified to a point that seemed to be unnatural. Stray bolts of solar magic were surging off the Alicorn’s horn. Those bolts would have probably hit something if it caster wasn’t so high up.

It has been nearly five minutes since she began casting her spell, and she felt it still wasn’t strong enough yet. Yet, she could feel the strain the spell was putting on her body. Black scorch marks line her white coat and new ones were being created with each stray energy bolt that came from her spell. Still, she kept at it, hoping that this spell would stop Discord once and for all.

“Oh princess… COME TO DADDY!!”

Celestia gasp and looked down. Discord was coming at her at an alarming rate, an insane grin on his face. She panicked upon seeing the charging master of chaos, and without second thought, fired the spell she has been preparing. The spell and Discord was on a collision course, and it looks like the spell would hit dead on.

Discord suddenly thrust his lion’s paw and the energy collided harmlessly into the center of the limb. Celestia gasp but didn’t let up. This spell was her only hope. It has to work, it just has too! The older princess continue to pool more magic into her spell, but it all seems in vain, Discord just kept coming, the spell not even slowing him down.

The gap between the two was quickly closed and with a single swing of his lion’s paw slaps Celestia’s horn hard enough for her to lose her concatenation. The magic disappeared from her horn and she was left a little disoriented from the experience. Discord uses this to grab Celestia round the throat with his lion paw. He tightened his grip enough that it would be uncomfortable, but not cut off her oxygen supply.

“Oh dear Celestia, you are naive,” Discord said slyly. “Are you so desperate to keep your secret that you would deny everything I just said? Really, what would you dear mother think of you now?”

Celestia groan slightly as she looked her captor right in the eye. “I refused to believe you plan any of this,” she chocked out bravely.

Discord just smile and lean close to his captive. “What you believe and what is true no longer matters. I win, and it all thanks to you,” Discord said slyly.

He pulled back his head and held up his eagle talon. It began to glow red hot, and he brought it close to Celestia’s chest. When she saw what was about to happen to her, the older princess began to struggle to free herself. But it was no use Discord’s hold on her was to strong. The mad spirit talon soon touched a spot below Celestia’s necklace, and the claw soon went into Alicorn’s body. Celestia screamed in agony as she felt Discord magic probe around inside of her, searching for something.

“Ahh, there it is,” Discord said smoothly, and pushed his talon a little farther in.

Celestia groan as she felt her head move painfully up. Her horn light up with magic, and a second later a thin beam of energy was sent from the horn, heading towards the sun. Celestia cried out as she felt a massive surge of energy enter into her, and then be transferred to Discord.

“D-Discord, what are you going?” Celestia asked through the pain.

“Oh, I’m just using your connection to the sun to take it power,” Discord replied slyly. “But you don’t need worry. I will leave enough energy so the sun will continue to shine. This world is no longer a concern of my.”

Celestia tried to break free once more, but Discord’s hold on her was still to strong. And he seemed to be getting stronger with each passing second. At the same time Celestia could feel herself grow weaker, as some of her magic began to seep out with the sun’s magic. She could feel her body painfully collapses into itself.

She suddenly heard a noise, and while it was painful, she looked in Discord’s direction. Her eyes snapped opened when she saw that she wasn’t the only one undergoing a change.

The spirit’s body was widening, as shoulders popped out and his limb lengthened. She felt the paw that held her change, growing longer and divided as well. Discord’s lower half divided as well, as hips grew and his legs lengthened. His wings shriveled and fell off, disappearing shortly after falling from his body. Finally, large cracks appeared on Discord’s horns and then exploded a second later, turned to dust in wind. Strangely his neck was still long.

“That should be good enough,” Discord said, speaking in a much deeper voice.

He pulled his eagle talon out, and Celestia groan as the deed was done. The spirit smiled delightfully as he took in the appearance of his old foe. She was has gotten smaller, about a few inches shorter then a regular pony. Her mane and tail were considerable shorter and no longer flow in some unseen wind. Her boots and crown had fallen off at some point, and all the remains of the once regal outfit were the necklace which looked ridiculous on her.

Discord began to quickly descend back to the ground, grinning smugly.

“This form sits you, Celestia,” Discord said tauntingly. “After all, you were just a child playing a part given to you.”

Discord barely reached the ground when he dodged a bolt of magical energy. He looked to his right, and saw Luna and the others fast approaching. He smirked as he carelessly tossed the weaken Celestia to them. Luna gasps and caught her sister in her magic. She next lowered herself enough to sit Celestia on the ground, but kept in the air enough to stay off of her broken leg.

“Sister, speak to me!” Luna nearly screamed in concern.

Celestia moan heavily, and struggle to her eyes. She opened them partly, and looked up at Luna. “S-Sorry, sister, I was careless,” she mumbled weakly.

Celestia closed her eyes after saying that. Luna looked at her stunned. She used a quick spell and confirmed that her sister was only unconscious. She sighed with relief and then turned her attention to Discord.

“ANSWER ME, VILE FIEND!!” Luna screamed in the Canterlot voice. “WHAT HAD THY DONE TO MY SISTER!!?”

Discord chuckled lightly and began walking towards the group. “Oh, nothing much, I just used her to drain a lot of energy from the sun. Unfortunately for Celestia, I also drained a lot of magic from her. But look what it did for me!” Discord up his lion paw, which was now more like a hand, and it began to glow tan. “Thanks to Celestia my power is close 60%!”

The ponies were incased in the energy and were lifted from the ground. They tried to fight their way free, but like the last time Discord held them, they were just wasting their energy. Discord walked up to them, talon behind his back, and smiling condescendingly at the ponies.

“KILL US AND BE DONE WITH IT, FIEND,” Luna screamed. “BUT KNOW WE SHALL NOT BEG FOR OUR LIVES!”

“Kill you?” Discord said, and his smile was replaced with a firm frown. When he next spoke his voice was low, “No, death would be too much of a release for you. Do you have any idea what I endure in that thousand years I was imprisoned? Do you?”

Discord brought the group closer to him, so he could look Luna directly in the eye. “Of course you don’t. Unlike you, I was awake my entire imprisonment. The humiliation I endure, having colts and fillies laugh at me. And let’s not forget the last 50 years of Nightmare Night egging I suffered!” Discord said angrily, and then grinned coldly. “So, no, death is the easy way out. I have much better fate in store for you, all of you, who failed me so much.”

Discord then brought up his eagle talon and thrust it to his side. The group watched in shock as Discord’s talon tare into the air, and he pulled away the spot he was holding, showing a grayish purple vortex to the group. Discord looked at the vortex quickly, and turned his attention to the ponies, his grin turning a bit insane.

The spirit of chaos’s paw began glow brighter, the group of ponies began to cry as they felt Discord magic surge through them. Luna happened to look down when she felt something odd happening to her legs, and gasped when she saw her legs dissolving, turning into tan particle of light. She looked at the others, and was shocked to see the same thing happening to them. She nearly fainted when she noticed how bad her sister was. More then half of Celestia’s body was turned into particles, and the rest was rapidly following.

“DISCORD!! What are you doing to us?” Luna demanded angrily.

“Oh, I’m just planning on sending you on a trip,” Discord replied coldly. “The land I’m sending you too is unforgiving, where living is just battle.”

Luna tried to shout something, but her entire body turned into particles before she could mutter a word. The rest quickly followed suit, with Rainbow Dash trying to reach Twilight before her body turned into particles. She didn’t get far as her body broke apart, with her last thing trying to cry out for the unicorn.

Discord chuckled coldly as he watched the particles form into balls, about the size of golf-balls, and without a second thought snapped his lion paw, sending the ball into the portal he created.

“Have fun! And try not to spoil my fun by dieing too soon,” Discord said coldly, and then look at his lion paw, “Still...why don’t I make things just a little more interesting?”

He created another ball of tan energy and threw it into the portal, chuckling like the mad-pony he is.

Strangers in a Strange Land

Souls of Harmony…Go to another World:
Strangers in a Strange Land

On the Planet called Earth, in a campsite somewhere in the heartland of the United States, a group of six had just finished setting up camp for the night. The group, four boys and two girls, were idly chatting away, under the setting sun. Well, five were chatting, one was just sitting by idly, looking at his mug of hot chocolate. Though his eyes were covered by the shadows of the setting twilight, it was clear that something was weighing heavy on him.

Suddenly, this young man’s head snapped up, and he looked behind him. This didn’t go unnoticed by another one in the group and he looked at his friend.

“Something wrong, coz?” teen six asked curiously.

The teen, called coz for now, didn’t answer his friend. Instead, he placed his mug on the ground, and stood up. He turned around, and stared intently at the horizon. This unusual behavior didn’t go unnoticed by the rest of the group, and soon everyone was looking at him.

“Hey, bro, what’s wrong?” one of the teen asked in concern.

Suddenly, coz took off, jumping over his former seat, and running at high speeds. The others in the group watched as their friend quickly disappear into the horizon. After a moment teen six sighs heavily and began to follow his friend. The others weren’t too far behind them.

“Do you think he sense something?” one of the female asked.

“Who really knows,” another one of the male teens said. “Ever since the battle with Blank, it almost like he’s a different person. It’s somewhat creepy.”

The group fell silent as the caught up to their leader, who happens to be looking around to gain his bearings. It didn’t take long for coz to get his bearings, and he was about to take off again. He was stopped when teen 6 grabbed him by his shoulder.

“Just hold on for a minute!” Teen six said firmly. “What got your suit so twisted?”

Coz looked at his friend, and said in a firm voice, “I just sense a big surge of light energy. And to make matters worse, it corrupted light.”

The mood between the six suddenly change and everyone there was in immediate agreement. Teen six put on a determined expression, as he stared his friend right in the eye.

“Lead on, cousin,” teen six said seriously.

Coz nodded and then held up his left arm. “Good. But first, lets get a little better prepared,” Coz said seriously.

The other teens nodded, and each held one of their arms. On each of their wrists were medal bands, each with a different kind of gem on the face of the bands. The teens lifted their bands to the sky and mutter something that was lost in a swirl of sounds.

(…)

Twilight Sparkle moan and groan as she slowly made her way to the waking world. Memories came rushing back to her, and she remembered that Discord, after doing the impossible and defeating the Elements, had sent her friends, the princesses and herself to someplace. But where, she didn’t know, and she was afraid to find that out.

“Where am I? And where are the others and the princesses?” Twilight asked, no even remotely aware of the changes to her voice.

She got to her feet, or what she believed to be her feet, and began to look around. She suddenly cried as she felt something sharp stab her in her hoof. She looked at her right hoof, and gasped at what she saw. Instead of the lavender hoof she had come to know and love, she saw something like a strange dragon-like claw, covered with soft, pale scales. She flax her claws and winces slightly when she felt pain go through it.

She turned her claw over and flinches when she saw the cause of her pain. She felt her blood run cold when she saw the small, but sharp pebble in the middle of her claws. She always noticed something coming out of the opened wound, and she nearly fainted when she realized that it was her own blood.

Ok, Twilight, just calm down and get the pebble out, then cover up the wound to prevent infection, Twilight thought, trying to keep herself calm by reciting a medical text she once read.

She focused on the small stone and poured her magic into her horn. The pebble didn’t even light up, let alone bugle, to the unicorn’s surprise. Thinking she was still a little disorientated from the trip Discord sent her on, Twilight put more effort into magically removing the pebble. It still didn’t move.

Twilight sigh faintly and brought up her other claw. She brought over the injured claw, and tried to remove the pebble. She frowned when her claws slip off the pebble, but she kept at it. She fails two more times before she finally removed the item in question, wincing in the process.

“How does Spike use these things?” Twilight asked herself, as she examines the pebble in her claw.

She threw it away after a second more of examination, and began to look around for something to cover the wound. It was around this time that she became aware that it was more then her hoof that changed.

She looked at her body and was amazed to see the changes to her own body. It was longer, with more sections to it then her natural pony body. She looked at her back legs and notice how different they were from what her forelegs had become. She continued to study her body, until she reached her new chest, and froze.

“What are those?” Twilight asked in wondering as she stared at the two items.

She moved her injured claw to touch one of the strange and wince when she irritated the wound. Her own curiosity would have to wait. She has other problems that needed to taken of first.

The young unicorn began to look for something to cover the wound, when she became aware that she was wearing something, and she looked down. She was surprise to find herself dressed in a white dress. The dress was simple with the skirt reaching pass the knees, and short sleeves covering the shoulders.

Twilight stared at the dress for about 10 second before deciding to use it. She went for the skirt, but stop, a feeling in the back of her head telling her something different. She listened to that feeling and moved up to the left sleeve. She had torn off a big enough piece of fabric after a near five minute struggle. She next carefully tied the piece of fabric around her injure palm, so not to drop it to the ground. It took about five minutes worth of work, but Twilight finally covered the wounds.

“It may not be the best, but it should do,” Twilight beamed slightly, proud of the work she did, and giggle suddenly when a thought popped into her head, “Rarity would be in frenzy if she knew what I did to a dress.”

The young unicorn gasps as remember something. She began frantically looking, trying to find any sighs of her friends or the princesses. She saw a creature close to her own location, and figure it was one of her friends. She was about to trot over to the being, when she remember the recent experience, and looked down. She didn’t see any other objects that could hurt her. Once she was sure it was safe to trot on, she began making her own over to the other being.

Twilight couldn’t help but notice how awkward walking has become. Since her body was no longer in even proportions, she found herself crawling on her claws and knees, and it was a very uncomfortable to do so. She was also alternating between looking down at the ground and her target, so she didn’t have any more nasty surprises. She finally reached the other being, and took a seat, to examine it a bit.

The creature was female, like Twilight herself. Her skin, as Twilight remembered it was called, was slightly darker then the stuff that now covers the curious unicorn. Her mane was short and a strawberry blonde color and was a little unkempt. The only other thing that Twilight could make out of this creature was it outfit. She wore the same white dress as Twilight, and what appears to be a brittle gold necklace.

Beyond these figures Twilight couldn’t make out anymore details. Satisfied with the little data she was able to muster, Twilight decided it was time to wake this mysterious creature.

“Hey, you ok?” Twilight asked as she used her good claw to lightly shake the creature.

The creature moans lightly and pushed away a little, obvious not wanting to be disturbed. Twilight frown a little at this, and shake the creature again, only a little harder this time. The creature reacted in a similar manner as before and just continue ignore the unicorn. This has the effect of making Twilight slightly mad, and she did something that she had never thought of doing before.

“WAKE UP!!!” she screamed as she gently whacked the creature on the back.

She let out a mix of a wince and a gasp for two reasons. First, she used her bad claw to whack the creature, causing a small jab of pain to go through it. Second her sudden outburst. Yes, she had gotten angry at times, but she never had resorted to violence before. This got the young unicorn thinking.

“What if this transformation has affected more then just my body?” Twilight asked herself and immediately frown when she notice something. “And my voice different too!”

She would have pondered this farther, if the creature hadn’t groaned a little. She looked down at the creature as she stirred, and lifted her head. She opened her bright red eyes and blinked twice, as she looked around. A small scrawl crossed her face when she noticed the strange creature looking at her, and probably figured it was the reason why her nap was disturbed.

Twilight couldn’t help but stared at the strange creature’s even stranger face. It muzzle was short, barely reaching pass the creature’s mouth. It was also small, giving the creature a somewhat cute look. Her chin was also small and slightly pointed. The rest of her face was slightly narrowed, which seems to add to her overall cuteness. The thing that shocked Twilight, however, was a patch on rainbow colors, which started at the top of the creature’s right eye and went down and curve around her right ear.

“What the hay?” the creature exclaimed rudely, in a light manehatten accent. “I was having a good nap. Why did you have to wake me whoever you are?”

Twilight felt anger from how rudely she was being talked, but push it down when she realize that this creature remained her of somepony. Still, she needed to be certain.

“Excuse me miss, you wouldn’t happen to be Rainbow Dash?” Twilight asked uncertainly.

The creature gave Twilight a glare that said “Are you serious?”

“Of course I’m Rainbow Dash!” the creature exclaimed confidently. “Who else’s is so awesome than me?”

That was all Twilight needed, still…she wasn’t leaving anything up to chance. She was in a strange land, after all.

“If you’re really Rainbow Dash, tell me what Rarity got you for your last birthday?” Twilight asked seriously.

“Easy peasy,” “Rainbow” replied casually. “She got me a personal Wonderbolts crest, with diamonds she engraved herself.”

Twilight’s eyes widen as a big smile appeared on her face, and she lung forward and wrapped her friend in a tight hug. Rainbow was startle by the sudden move, but did return a reluctant hug.

“OOHHH, I’m so glad to you!” Twilight exclaimed happily.

“Umm, miss, do I know you?” Rainbow asked awkwardly.

Twilight gasp and pulled away from the confused Pegasus. “Sorry. I know I may look different but you got to be believed me when I say it’s me Twilight Sparkle,” Twilight said seriously.

Rainbow once again gave her friend a doubtful glare. Still, the studious unicorn held firm, waiting for her chance to prove herself to her friend.

“If you’re really Twilight, then tell me, what happened in the twelfth Daring Do book?” Rainbow asked suspiciously.

“That’s easy!” Twilight replied confidently. “In the climax of “Daring Do’s Quest for the Eye of Eternal” Daring Do and her mentor turned rival, Hidden Knowledge, were turned fillies by the artifact, leaving the story at cliffhanger which was resolved in the next book, when Daring pass the Rite of renewal, and-umm, Rainbow? Are you ok?”

Twilight looked at her friend, whose mouth had long since dropped open and her eyes even wider. The curious unicorn became quite confused when she saw her friend start to shake a little, as she brought her limb out.

“T-T-Twilight…? What the hay happen to you?” Rainbow asked breathless as she reached over to touch her friend. She suddenly froze when she noticed her own appendage. Her face paled, much to the surprise of Twilight, as she looked at the claw, flexing at slightly. “What the hay happened to me? *GASP* what the hay happened to my voice!”

Twilight saw that her friend was close to panicking and did the only thing she could think of; she wrapped her friend in a tight hug. She could feel her friend’s heart rapidly beating against her chest and her ragged breath running down her neck. Still, she quickly calm down when she realized what was happening, and soon returned the hug.

The two stayed like this for nearly a minute before Rainbow regained enough of her composure. She broke the hug and looked at Twilight.

“Twi, what happened to us? Where’s you horn?” Rainbow asked in concern.

“My Horn…” Twilight exclaimed with fright and thrust her claw appendage to her forehead.

Now it was the bookworm’s turn to panic, when she couldn’t feel her pride and joy. Rainbow saw what was about to happen, and acted by putting her claws into Twilight’s own and that got Twilight’s attention. She looked into her friend’s confident eyes, and felt some of her worries disappear. She took a couple of breaths to compose herself before speaking.

“Well, I’m thinking this is Discord’s doing. He no doubt turned us into these creatures so I wouldn’t have access to my magic and you wouldn’t have your wings-” Twilight was interrupted when Rainbow Dash gasp loudly, and tried to look behind her and fell into her back. Twilight move as quick as her new body would allow her to and got beside her friend. “You ok?”

Rainbow grumble to herself as Twilight helped her into a sitting position. “I will be…once I get my hooves on that no good Discord and rip him a new one!!” the former Pegasus said venomously.

Twilight was surprised. Sure, she had seen her friend lose her temper a couple of times, but never to these levels. She was so angry her uncovered face was turning red. She once again thought back to her own outburst and wonder if they weren’t being affected by Discord’s spell.

I just hope the others aren’t as bad as we are, Twilight thought and gasp when she realized her own thoughts.

She began to frantically look around, but couldn’t find any traces of her other friends or the princesses. Her search didn’t go unnoticed by a former Pegasus pony.

“Something wrong, Twi?” Rainbow asked in concern, her previous anger forgotten.

“Where are the others and the princesses?” Twilight answered frantically.

Rainbow gasped and began looking around as well. She starting to worry when she couldn’t find any of her friends, either. She looked at Twilight, hoping that her friend would have the answer. The former unicorn saw her friend’s eyes, and tried to pull herself together.

“Ok, all we need to do is look for them,” Twilight explained calmly. “They can’t be to far away from us, after all.”

“Umm, Twi, how are we going to do that?” Rainbow asked doubtfully, looking at her strange body.

Twilight look at her own body and frown. She knew how hard it was just to move with this body. She studied this strange body of hers, and tried to figure what to do.

“AH!” Twilight suddenly said, and beamed a little as looked at Rainbow. “How you ever heard of Iron Will?”

“Hmm…” Rainbow crossed her appendages and titled her head to the left. “He’s that motivation speaker that Fluttershy once took a class from, right?”

Twilight nodded slightly and said, “Yes, but more importantly, Ion Will is a being called a Minotaur.” Twilight frown when she noticed the frown on her friend’s face. “I learned about Iron Will’s species when Fluttershy told me about her little experience. I learned that Minotaurs walk upright. From the picture I saw in my “Curious Creatures of Equstria”, Minotaur’s bodies are similar to the ones we now have. Maybe we can walk like them?”

Rainbow frowns and looked at her body. She wasn’t completely sold on what her friend was saying, still, thinking about her friends and the dangers they might be in, made all of her worries disappeared. She nodded her agreement, and Twilight smiled at her friend’s eagerness.

The former unicorn’s smile turned into a serious face, as she looked down at her body. She took several small breaths and mentally prepared herself. She started out slowly, placing her right foot firmly on the ground. She frowns when she notice how odd the dirt felt under her foot. She ignored it as she slowly put her other foot down, and began to rise up.

Twilight was amaze of how tall she has become. The avenge pony is roughly three, maybe four feet tall. But now she seems to be close to five feet. She would have done a more thorough study, if she had tried to look behind her, and nearly fell. Luckily she collided with something soft, and she looked into a pair of familiar eyes.

“You ok?” Rainbow asked in concern.

Twilight could feel herself blush slightly as she righted herself and looked at her friend. She frown when she noticed that Rainbow was slightly taller then her, probably by an inch and half. She also notice the object on her friend’s chest are slightly bigger then her own, and that made her feel slightly irritated. She tried to push the feeling aside, as she began looking around again, trying to use her new found height to see if she could find her friends. She nearly fell again, if Rainbow hadn’t put her foreleg around her and supported her.

“Hey, take it easy. Don’t want to have anything happen to that pretty face of yours,” Rainbow said without a hint of humor in her voice. “I will hold you until we both get the hang of this.”

Twilight would have blushed at her friend’s words, if she hadn’t noticed how serious Rainbow’s tone was. She nodded her understanding, and straightened up as she put her foreleg around her friend shoulder. Rainbow smiled confidently at friend, and together, they set off to find their friends.

(…)

In a place not to far from the change ponies, an object sat forgotten by all, except for time and the environments. It was a vehicle of some sort, but time and the elements hadn’t been kind to it. A thick lay of rust had coated the vehicle and certain parts are falling off, making the mark and model of the vehicle impossible to tell. It was a car the flat tires told anyone that. And yet, the model and style was now impossible to tell, mainly because of the large boulder that had crushed the entire front of the vehicle, as it rest near a small cliff side.

There was a sudden burst of light, high above the vehicle, and a ball of light hover above the wreck. The ball, part of Discord’s magic, looked at the wreck with distain. It seems to enter into debut with itself as it looked down at the wreck that was once a vehicle. It jolts to the left and then the right, like it was looking for a suitable replacement. When one such replacement was found, the orb seems to sigh, and get a little closer.

The orb sighs one more time, before it began to circle the vehicle in a clockwise fashion. A tail began to trail the orb as it started to grow smaller. The orb continued with this until a near circle was created and the orb was nearly gone, completing the circle just before it disappeared completely. The circle of light, roughly the length of the car, shimmers in the sun. The light then contacted, lowering itself into the vehicle. The wreck and the boulder that crashed it glowed as the light entered it into.

The light faded a second later, leaving the wreck like nothing had happen. For the next minute nothing really happened. Then suddenly, a clanging noise was heard follow by a bam and another clang, as the boulder melted into the vehicle. The holes were covered up by the mineral as the rust was quickly shaken off. The flat tires become heated and melted away, as the frame holding them began to change. Finally, the headlights, which had long been broken, lit up, glowing in an eerie light.

As the changes to the vehicle continued, taking on a monstrous shape, a window-shattering wail rang out through the sky.

(…)

“Oh, my,” Rarity gasp dramatically as she looked at her reflection in nearby pond. “I look horrible! And my mane looks so…plain!”

Applejack rolled her eyes, and looked back at her own reflection. “I can care less about our manes and more about what happen to us,” she frowns when she heard her own voice. She still has her southern drawl, but it has loosened considerable. It remained her, a lot of one of her cousin, one that has stayed over for a summer, and when he left he was talking in a similar but somewhat fake drawl as the rest of the Apples.

Rarity didn’t take kindly to her friend’s words and sent a glare her friend’s way. “Well excuuuse me, darling! But some ponies do have standards! Just because we’re change into some sort of hairless monkey is no reason to look one’s best!” She replied sharply.

Much like Applejack, Rarity’s accent had change. She still spoke in a refine manner, but her posh accent had disappeared completely. Her voice was also slightly higher, not by much but still noticeable for anypony that knew her long-term.

Twilight tune her friends out as they began arguing over petty things, and she studied her own reflection. Her face has that same pale but healthy skin that covered the rest of her body. Her nose was small and a little flat, and her chin was a little pointed. It was her cheeks that surprised her the most. They were a little round, with traces of foal fat on them. She was a little ashamed to admit this, even to herself, but she has always had a small amount of foal fat on her cheeks. Thankfully none of her friends has brought it up.

She continued to studied herself and took notice of some minor difference. First were her eyes; there were now a dull red, not the lavender ones she came to expect to see every time she looks in a mirror. Then there was her mane. It was now completely black, no longer having that shine that makes it glow purple when in the right light. She still has her two strips running down her mane. Finally, due to the changes to her stature, she couldn’t tell if her mane was shorter or not.

Twilight sighs lightly and looked at her friends, studying their own appearances. First was Rarity. Her skin was white, but with a hint of tan to it. Her mane, which was now a chocolate brown, was styled in her normal style, only slightly shorter and now on her left instead of her right. From within the curls that made up her normal style, she would see splashes of purple.

Twilight next studied her friend’s face. It was narrow, and the chin was small. Her nose was also small, about the same size of Twilight’s own nose, just not as flat. Rarity’s cheeks are also a little round, but not to the levels that Twilight’s were. She also noted that her friend’s right cheek had a scar that her natural body didn’t have.

Twilight couldn’t stop the irritated frown that worked its way to her face as she studied Rarity’s body. It was slender, much like her nature pony body. Her claws, however, were a different story. They were a little on the thick side, and that stumped her. She didn’t have long to think about her friend’s claws, as her eyes drifted to her chest, the source of her irritation. They were much larger then her own, just a probably a few inches larger then Rainbow’s, and that vex her for some reason.

Twilight turned her attention to Applejack, to try and took her mind off of her growing irritation. The studious unicorn was amazed by her farming friend appearance. Her face was similar to Rarity’s and her own, just with a slightly wide face, and higher cheeks and small nose. She still has her freckles, just not as noticeable from a distance. Her hair was now a golden brown with solid yellow highlights. Her mane was still in a brad, but it was smaller then before. Her eyes were now a deep blue, the near opposite of her natural eyes.

It was the farmer’s body that has the bookworm’s head swimming. Her new body was just as fit as her pony body, if not even more so. Every muscles on the farmer’s body was even, not one muscle was larger then the others. That didn’t surprise Twilight. Applejack’s a farmer, so it stands to reason her body, even a fake one, would be built for long harvests. Then, there was her skin. It was much tanner then Rainbow’s skin. The object on her chest were also smaller then one might have expected, but still slightly larger then Twilight’s own.

Honestly, if her heart didn’t yearn for another, she would consider Applejack fair game. Twilight quickly looked away from her faming friend, highly alarm by her thoughts and studied Pinkie Pie next.

Pinkie was probably the thinnest among the group, with a healthy figure, with no extra body fat, not even Rarity had that. She was also the shortest of the entire group, and her skin is also a keep tan, even darker then Applejack’s own skin. The objects on her chest were also big, not as much as AJ or Rarity’s but still bigger then Twilight’s.

The former unicorn turned her attention’s to her friend’s face, before these thoughts could resurface again. Her face was practically foalish, with a round face. Surprisingly she was the only pony in the group to keep her natural eye color. Her mane, which was now straight, was a deep red. The outer edges of the party pony’s mane were light pink hue.

Pinkie was currently keeping herself busy by playing with her claws. She would loop her claws together and somehow do this complex movements that stumped Twilight. Still, she found herself smiling, happy that her random friend wasn’t letting something unusual stop her.

Twilight’s smile faded as she looks at the last member of the group. Fluttershy was to be as expected; terrified out of her wits. The only thing keeping the timid pony from breaking into tears was Rainbow. The other Pegasus was close to her, studying herself as she comforted her friend.

Fluttershy’s skin was pale, paler then Twilight’s skin, but still healthy look. She was thin, not as thin as say Pinkie but still thin. Like the others before her, the objects on Fluttershy’s chest were bigger then Twilight’s, but she found that she wasn’t irritation like she was with the rest of her friends.

Twilight quickly turned her attention to her friend’s face, and couldn’t help but frown. There was no extra foal fat on Fluttershy’s face, but it was slightly wide, which gave her face a slight cute feature, when the unicorn thought about it. Her eyes were brown but with a noticeable gold tilt to them. It was Fluttershy’s hair that threw Twilight for a loop. It was a bluish black, and was short, shorter then when she was a pony, barely reaching passed her ears. There was a trace of pink in her mane, it was a single strip running from the back of her head to the center where it loop down and went back to the base.

Twilight noted that all of her friends were wearing the same white dress that she also has on. They also have on brittle gold necklaces with hollow centers, no doubt where the elements of harmony once resided. She looked back at the pond and notices the brittle gold tiara on her head. She could tell that it was her own crown, just lacking the flare it once had.

But… what are we? Twilight asked herself, as she looked at her reflection. More importantly… where are the princesses?

Twilight sighs and looked at her friends. Shortly after setting out with Rainbow, they were able to find their friends close by but not the princesses. It took some time but they were able to convince their friends of their identities, and decided to look for the princesses. That proved to be harder then they first thought. They couldn’t take two steps without tripping over their own feet. In the end, the group decided to practice a little before heading to look for the princesses.

That was 20 minutes ago, and while they had made progress in learning how to move in their new bodies, the experience has been draining. Plus, the tough ground was doing a number on their feet. When they found a small pond they decided to take a break, and check themselves out.

Twilight sigh again, and began to look around. She figured that the princesses should have been near them. But that was quickly turning out be false. She was also worried; both princesses were injured in a sense, and would be unable to defend themselves. Twilight set her jaw as that information, and she got to her feet. Immediately everypony’s attention was on their unofficial leader. She opened her mouth, only to shut it when a screamed pierced through the air.

The group was instantly on their feet, and running/stumbling in the direction they believed the scream originated. The six quickly reached a small slant in the ground, and gasped at what they saw. Two young ladies, an unconscious one being dragged across ground by the other, were being chased by some sort of metal monster.

Twilight focused on the monster, and studied it. It remained her of something she read in a fantasy book once. It has eight spider-like legs, which was mode up of metal and stone. The upper body was looked similar to what Twilight and her friends’ bodies has, only much wider and without the round objects that the girls have. It limbs were long, nearly reaching toward the ground, that each ended with sharp claws. The head was in the shape of a familiar spirit of chaos, but with only one eye. The head made it clear who sent this thing.

Twilight turned her attention to the girls the monster was chasing and gasped. The two were similar in looks, with the same light tan skin. The conscious woman has a long white mane with indigo and navy blue bangs in the center of her forehead. She also wore a similar whit dress, but she also has a pair of silver bracelets, a black necklace, a pair of silver slippers, and a black tiara. The unconscious woman also wore the white dress, but only had a gold necklace. She also had a white mane, only much shorter and has a dull vision of the rainbow wrapping around the left side of her mane.

Twilight could only gawk at the two women, unable to process anything else, including that those two were in danger. There was no mistaking who those two were, even if they don’t look remotely like they use too. And she wasn’t the only pony to see it, unfortunately.

“That’s the princesses!” Rainbow screams got the attention of her friends, and the looked at her in time to see her tried to fly.

But in that one moment of loyalty the former Pegasus had forgotten that she no longer have wings, and she came straight down the second she jumped up. Twilight, also in a moment of poor judgment, used her new claws to try and grab her friend, and in the end, was pulled down with her.

“Twilight! Rainbow!!” Applejack screamed as she lunged for her friend, missing catching them by a hair.

The two former ponies screamed as they went sliding down. The touched down with a collective ‘oof’ that has the unfortunate effect of alerting the creature to two new targets. The creature changed direction by turning on it torso and simply walked over to them. The creature reached the former unicorn and Pegasus with just two to three steps.

The former ponies regain their composure and looked up in time to see the creature points it claws as them. Twilight tried to act and cast a spell to teleport her friend and herself away, only to gasp when she remember she didn’t have her horn anymore. Panicking, she did the only thing that came to mind and hugged her friend as the creature thrust its claw at them.

...And they are Called Soul Warrors

Souls of Harmony…Go to another World:
…And they are Called Soul Warriors

“Oh Harmony, those pretender princesses didn’t do you justice,” Discord said with light dental clicking. “They built a palace over the very thing that proved to be their savoir, and they don’t even mention your once beautiful tree. And they call me mad.”

The spirit of chaos was currently in front of the princesses’ old castle, looking at the ruin building with something close to pity. The old castle has seen better days. There were many holes in the walls and even the roof. One of the towers had crumbled due to age. All in all, a very pitiful sight to behold.

“One bad day, and they abandon this place,” Discord said in disappointment. “No wonder they nearly fail so many times.”

Discord brought up his eagle hand and with a quick snap of his fingers, the castle was restored to it former glory, in a flash of light. The humanoid, mismatch creature grinned to himself as he stepped into the castle. Even he could marvel at the architectonically designs that the sisters had crafted in their early days of ruling. It almost brought a smile to the tyrant’s face. The almost-smile was gone the second he reached the thrones that the pony sisters once sat upon and their personal banners over the thrones.

“That wouldn’t do,” Discord said plainly, and then snapped his talons again.

The two thrones and banners were gone in a literal flash of light, replaced with a single throne and banner. The banner was similar to the banner that represented Princess Celestia, only with the colors reversed and the symbol changed. The body was now a dull crimson red with a pale tan trimming. The symbol was a golden sun, beaming it ray down on dots that grew dimmer as the light travel down.

“Ahh, father’s crest…,” Discord said with slight nostalgia in his voice, that quickly turned greedy as he said, “Is finally my.”

Discord grinned to himself, as he walked up to his new throne and took a seat. He quickly jumped back to his feet, yelping slightly as he grabs his tail.

“...Accursed thing! The day when I cast you aside isn’t approaching fast enough! Discord growled angrily.

He then took his seat again, careful about his tail this time around. Once he was settled into his throne, he grinned as me brought his talon hand out. The talon tore into the very fabric of reality, and tore open a vortex. He tossed the torn piece of reality over him, and used his lion’s paw to draw a circle around the vortex, incasing it in a golden circle.

“Now, I wonder how the little ponies and their fake princesses are doing?” Discord asked himself lazily.

He tipped the vortex with his talon and a picture replaced the swirling vortex. The picture showed two unconscious women, closed in age and having similar figures. Discord grinned and sank a little in his chair as put his chin onto the back of his lion’s paw. He knew who those two were immediately.

“So, the false princesses made it. That means their little ponies are there as well,” Discord said snuggly. “That’s good. Now, I just need to do is wait for the show to begin. Hmm, I hunger. ”

A snap of his talons and a floatubg plate of some kind of meat appeared in front of him. He grabbed a leg and took a messy bit out of it, as he looked back the viewing hole. One had started to stir, and Discord knew instantly it was Princess Luna. She shakes her head to clear it, and opened her eyes. Discord suddenly spit out his food when he got a good look at the younger princess’s eyes.

“WHY DOES HER EYES LOOK LIKE THAT?” Discord screamed angrily. “Only those of my uncle’s blood should have those eyes!”

The spirit of chaos was livid. Those eyes, ones that bring back so many woeful memories, he would never forget those eyes. But how does the younger princess have these eyes? Only those relate to his uncle should have those kinds of eyes.

“What does this all mean?” Discord asked himself.

He decided the best course of action was to watch the young princess and see what develops, no matter how irritated those eyes make him.

He watched as the young princess become aware of her surroundings and the changes to her body. She examines herself a bit, confused by the objects on her chest, but stopping herself from doing much with them. Discord had give credit where credit is do; Luna kept herself composed as she began to look around again. Her eyes snapped open when she saw the other woman, no doubt the other princess of Equestria, and tried to stand. She fell when she put weight onto her bad leg, and cursed in a tongue that even made Discord’s ears burn.

Still, the former pony princess wouldn’t let something like a broken leg get to her. She began to crawl awkwardly to Princess Celestia. She tried to shake her older sister awake, but it didn’t work. This alarmed the younger princess greatly, and she lean down, close to her sister’s chest, checking to see if she had a heartbeat. She smiled with slightly relief, obviously finding a heartbeat.

The princess of the night suddenly looked up, hearing something in the distance. She looked around as she tried to pinpoint the noise. The source of the noise suddenly came into view, and the former princess gasps in fear. Discord grin as his creation came upon the panicking pony princess.

“Oh well. I may not know why she has those eyes, but it doesn’t matter,” Discord said snuggly, and got comfortable again.

He watched as Luna, her composure lost, screamed at the top of her lungs and grabbed her sister by the shoulders. Discord couldn’t help but chuckle as he watch the injured princess try to pull her unconscious sister too safely. His good mood disappeared when a noise distracted his creation, and he turned his viewing portal in the direction his creation was looking. Two human, the transformed Rainbow Dash and Twilight Sparkle, came tumbling down a small hill. This has the unfortunate side-effect of turning Discord’s creation attention o the new arrivals, and that didn’t set well with the spirit of chaos.

“NO!” Discord screamed angrily, grabbing the portal in his misshapen hands. “No... Not them, the princesses!! Go after the princesses, not those no bodies!”

But his creation didn’t hear him, as it continued to advance on the slightly dazed former ponies. Discord growled but resigns himself to the fact that he couldn’t control his creation, not from where he was. So he just took a seat and waited for the creation to finish with the two interlopers. It reached them in a few steps and was about to finish them off, when the picture suddenly went cloudy.

“WHAT NOW!!” Discord screamed in fury.

The spirit of chaos angrily thrust his lion’s hand into the portal and tried to infuse more of his energies into it, to try and get the picture back. He suddenly recoil his hand out of the portal, feeling a strong and familiar energy surge around his hand. He glared at the portal, his anger mixing with confusion and a bit of fear.

“Impossible…” Discord whispered. “…That power? That’s uncle’s power…it still exists in that world? And to interfere with my own powers means whoever holds my uncle’s power is close, very close. I MUST KNOW!!”

Discord then tried once more to fix his spell by pouring both his light energies and his chaos magic into the portal, but it didn’t seem too worked in the way he was hoping. The portal, now over charged with energy, exploded in a massive mix of light energy and chaos magic. Discord weathered the explosion by casting a light barrier over himself. Once the explosion subsided and the dust settled enough for him to see, he brought down the barrier and stared at the spot where his viewing spell has just been, the floor was now blacken due to the event of the explosion.

“Just what does this mean?” Discord growled angrily to himself.

Unknown to the frustrated spirit, two figures stood in the shadows, watching their target silently. The two were cloaked in full body robes, as black as a moonless night, making them blend into the shadow seamlessly. The oddest thing about this duo is the one leaning against the wall; he clearly wasn’t a pony. He was standing up straight, but due to his cloak hiding any other features it was hard to tell what kind of Equestrian species it was. The other one was clearly a pony, a unicorn to be exacted, one could tell from the blood red cone that was glowing around his forehead.

What those two were doing was a mystery, a mystery that would probably go unanswered for a long time.

(…)

Twilight blinked when she didn’t feel a painful end, coming her way. She reluctantly looked away from her friend, and was meant with a very unusual sight. Six armored figures stood in front of the two transformed ponies, swords drawn. In front of them was Discord’s creation, sparks flying out of it right claw, though it didn’t acknowledge the injury at all, and focused on the figures in front of it. The studious unicorn in a new body studied the new ponies and what they were wearing.

The armor was very simple in design and it’s that design that seems to work. The armor was a dull grey and mainly covers the upper body, legs, arms, shoulders, and head. Underneath the armor was some sort of cloth, covering the figures’ entire bodies.

The gauntlets started at the claws and went up to the elbows. The claws’ top was covered with metal and the bottom was covered by the fabric. Twilight noticed that the section around the elbow was colored, a different color for each of the six. The boots were similar to the gauntlets, covering the entire foot and reached up to the knee, which is ended with colors, just like the gauntlets.

The body armor, which started at the waist and went to neck, had a little more detail to it, noticeable around the beast area. The top of the chest was somewhat in a V style, and also has a thick line of color under it, which ended at the center of the V and then down the center of armor piece. The shoulder pieces were simply round and form-fitted to fit snuggly around the shoulder without sacrificing movement. Like the elbows and knees, there were colors on the shoulder plates, but it only covered the center of the armor pieces.

The helmets were only piece that have any real design that set it apart from the rest of the armor. The bottom of the helmet has a wide rim, nearly touching the back of the body piece. The mouth was open, revealing the creatures’ mouths, and a small mask covers the eyes of their wearers. Finally, the tips were slated and slightly sharp, and there was a dual, horn-like object on the front of the helmets, just above the eyes.

Twilight turned her attention away from the armors and to the swords that each wielded. The swords were practically identically, except for the gem bridge between the guard of the sword and the base of the blade. The handle was pretty standard and nothing really stood out about it. The guard was shaped like a U and was slightly wide. Finally, the blade was close to three feet and ended with a double edge tip.

Twilight would have studied these new comers a little more, if the machine creature didn’t let out a mute scream and charged. Instantly two of the beings, warriors the only word that Twilight could think for them, stepped forward. One warrior has a sky blue diamond in his sword with the colors on his armor. His friend has a navy blue opal that matched the colors on his armor.

The D-spider, as Twilight named it, didn’t even flinch as the warriors took up battle stances, bringing to swords to point. The D-spider didn’t flutter as thrust it claws at the warriors. In total synchronization the two warriors thrust their swords into a defensive stand, and took the attack head on. Twilight was surprise when they were able to weathered the attack, without much trouble, say for sinking slightly in the soft ground. She was even more surprise to find the creation of Discord struggling to gain ground, despite the size advantage it has.

“Wind! Take those two and get out of here,” the sky blue warrior said with a light New Jersey accent. “Flower, Earth! Go and get those other two!”

Well Earth, a warrior with brown trimmings, and Flower, with her pink outlines, follow their supposed leader without question, Wind, the warrior with light tan trimmings, growl just enough that the transformed ponies could hear.

“No way, Thunder!” Wind replied in a light German accent, with angry disobedience. “I’m staying and tearing this thing a new wind hole!”

“Don’t argue!” Thunder barked at Wind viciously, which caused her to flinched slightly and nod. “Ocean, Fire, help me hold this thing off so the other Soul Warriors can do their part!”

Fire, the warrior with bright red trimmings nodded, as Thunder and Ocean threw the D-spider off them with a mighty push. Fire followed up by jumping high, higher then one would think possible when you’re wearing near full-body armor. The gem on his sword, which looks like a blood red ruby shaped like an arrow head, glowed and his entire blade began a blazing inferno.

“INFERNO DRILL!!” Fire cried out and thrust his sword down.

Twilight watch as the fire flew from the warrior’s sword and spin like a drill, just as the name suggested. The attack hit dead center and pushed the creature down, but not out. The D-spider weathered the attack as it faded and it regain it footing. It didn’t have time to completely regain it momentum, as Thunder and Ocean jumped into the air. Their swords began to glow with some sort of energy, as Thunder’s sword began energized with lightening, and Ocean’s sword became incased in water.

“THUNDER SHOT!!” Thunder held out his sword in front of him, and a small ball of electricity came out of it as the warrior recoiled slightly from the shot being fired.

“AQUA SLASH!!” Ocean thrust his sword down and released a crescent slash of water.

The aqua slash traveled behind the thunder shot for about half a second before it collided with the small ball, propelling it faster as the lightening was mix with the water. The D-spider cried out in agony as the odd power hit it straight on. The creature wasn’t able to shrug off this new attack as easily as it had the previously one. Or maybe that earlier attack had weakened it slightly. Whatever the reason, the creature struggled to regain it momentum.

Twilight finally tore her eyes away from and looked at the one before her. Wind was fidgeting clearly eager to get into the fight. Yet, she stays where she was, probably out of fear of what her leader would do. This didn’t go unnoticed by Thunder, as he looked at Wind when he landed.

“What are you doing Wind!” Thunder barked angrily. “Get those two out of here!”

Wind growled lowly as she thrust her sword behind her and it disappeared in a swirl of wind, shocking Twilight. She next moved behind the two startled ponies, and leaned down, warping her appendages around the ponies’ waists.

“Try not to loose your lunches, girlies,” Wind said with angry sarcasm.

Rainbow looked at the armored figure, probably to tell her off. She didn’t get the chance as she felt a swirl of wind appear under her, and before either of the transformed ponies knew what happening, they were soaring in the air, Wind having created the swirl of wind to add to her jump.

It was at that moment that Twilight realized something. The name of these warriors, these Soul Warriors, reflects the elements they control. Well, almost all of them have names that match their magic. Twilight looked at Thunder as he continued to fight alongside his follow warriors, as they landed next to the other transformed ponies.

His name’s Thunder and yet he uses lightening, I wonder why? Twilight thought to herself.

The former unicorn would have pondered this farther, if she didn’t feel a claw rest on her right shoulder. She looked to her right, and was meant with the deeply concern eyes of a familiar pony.

“Are you o-okay?” Fluttershy asked shyly.

Much like the rest of the group, Fluttershy’s voice had undergone a certain degree of change. It was still soft and timid, but it was also slight deeply, but like the others changed ponies, one would need to know the shy pony to detect the change. Her timid friend also have an accent that former unicorn couldn’t place. Twilight smiled reassuringly at her friend and patted her with her injure claw, biting her lip from moaning in pain.

“I’m okay, Fluttershy…thanks to these brave ponies,” Twilight replied once her pain subsided, oblivious to the stare she got from Wind.

Fluttershy smiled in relief, and that made Twilight’s smile grow a little. She turned back to the fight when she was sure he friend was ok enough, and was surprise by what she saw. The three soul warriors had changed tactics and were using the creature’s size against it. Ocean would lead the charge, using his magic to wet the creature’s legs and Thunder would follow up be electrocuting the wet spots. The D-spider was shocked greatly, but kept itself upright as Fire made his move. The warrior rushed the creature, sword ablaze, and sent another inferno drill at the D-spider.

The creation of Discord did something quite unexpected just now; he jumped to the right and avoids the magical attack all together. The other two warriors didn’t let that stop them as they charged forward, sword charging with their respective elements. Thunder and ocean used a reverse of the attack combination they used before, with Thunder using a thunder slash and Ocean using an aqua shot. The D-spider, probably because it witnessed a similar attack before hand, was able to counter it by jumping high into the air. It then did something quite unexpected again. It thrust its claw out and fired them like a Pegasus flying at high speed. The three soul warriors weren’t prepare for the suddenly attack and took it straight on. The three were sent flying back a good distance, but they manage to flip up right and land on their feet before crushing. They stopped themselves by thrusting their swords deep into the ground.

The three Soul Warriors straightened up, took their swords from the ground, and got back into battle stances, ready to continue the fight.

Twilight watched this all, feeling both fascinated and frightened at the same time. She was amazed at the endurance and stamina these creatures processed. They have been fighting for nearly five minutes, and with all the battle magic they been using, they most be exhausting themselves greatly. And yet they were able to take a hit dead on and recovered from it with little problems.

Truly, these Soul Warriors were something else.

At the same time, she couldn’t help but fear the creature they were fighting. It was obvious that the D-Spider was learning the more it was fought. Given enough time the creature could figure out ways around the warriors’ defense and that didn’t sit right with her. She looked at her protector, planning on telling her this in hopes that she could somehow warn her friends before something bad happens.

That plan was put on hold when a loud scream pierced the air, and the transformed ponies and their protector looked toward the source of the noise. What Twilight saw made her heart sank. The princesses and the other two soul warriors, who have been largely forgotten because of the fight, had not gone smoothly. Princess Celestia had finally woken up, confused and probably a little disorientated, probably panicked when she saw the strange creatures. She was currently fighting as her sister tried to calm her down.

Twilight thought about trying to shout over to her mentor and try to calm her, when a mechanic noise startled her. She looked at the D-spider, and to her horror saw the creature heading towards the princesses. The male soul warriors were trying to catch up to it, but even with the speed their have they wouldn’t reach the reach before it reach the princesses.

The former unicorn gaps, as she recalled the event when the creature attacked Rainbow and herself. The creature was attacking the princesses, only to turn its attention on Twilight and her friend had scream when falling. She realized that the creature fines its prey through sound and that gave her an idea.

She turned to her protector and spoke as calmly as she could, “If you can somehow tell your friends that the creature is attached to sound, you might be able to lure it away from the princesses, and your friends.”

Wind looked at the former pony, eye balling her suspiciously. Twilight held firm, believing in her plans. Wind gave a small smirk, as she touched her left wrist, to the puzzlement of the ponies. Their confusion only grows when she began to nod, and they watched as her smirk grew into a grin. After a few seconds Wind release her hold on her wrist and looked at the ponies.

“Listen,” Wind said, her face turning serious. “I’m going to help my friends. Thunder wants you all to keep as quiet as possible. Can you do that?”

“Okie-Dokie-lokie!” Pinkie Pie said in her usual chirpy voice, earning a small glare from Wind.

Unlike the other misplaced ponies, Pinkie’s voice wasn’t all that changed. About the only thing that could be heard in her voice was an accent that no pony recognized.

Wind glared at Pinkie for about minute before sighing, and drawing her right arm behind her back. Her sword appeared in the same fashion that it disappeared, and Twilight saw the tan sapphire embedded in the sword. Wind swirled under the warrior’s feet, and she jumped, using the wind to add extra speed and she landed near her friends. The ponies watched as she held her sword out in front of her and began to lightly spin it. She continued this for a few seconds, and soon a funnel was created, and reached high into the sky.

Satisfied with her work, Wind removed her sword from the funnel she created, and brought up her free hand. With a small push a wondrously sound began to pass through the funnel, filling the air. The sound did the trick and the D-spider changed course again. The male warriors wasted no time in attacking, Thunder leading the charge like any true leader.

Twilight continue to watch as the warriors attacked anew, changing their approach ever few seconds to confused and keep the creature off-balance. If she didn’t know any better she would say the warriors had a way to talk with each other without actually talking. She turned her eyes to Wind, and watched as she continued with her decoy tactic, moving around every few seconds so the D-Spider wouldn’t be able to track her easy.

Amazing… Twilight thought in amazement. The level of control these warriors have over their magic. I can never do what Wind’s doing without pushing my body close to it limit.

The transformed unicorn turned her attention away from the fight and to her mentor. Princess Luna had managed to calm her sister down, and Flower was now doing something. Twilight couldn’t what happening because they were so far away, but looks like Princess Celestia was doing better. She also noticed that Princess Luna was standing, though she had a bad leg.

Twilight smiled, glad that her mentor and sister were doing better. That smiled disappeared when she heard her friends gasp faintly, and looked back at the battle. She couldn’t help but gasp as well, when she realized that the D-Spider has figure out the warriors’ plan, and was now just attacking anything it sees. Wind had abandon her decoy tactic and join with the other warriors on the attack, fighting closely with Fire.

Wind was in front of the male warrior and her sword was being charged with her element. Fire was doing the same thing as well, and it left Twilight to wonder what was going through the two warriors’ heads.

“HURRICANE CROSS!!!” in rapid secession Wind swing her sword in front of her and creating her attack’s name.

“INFERNO DRILL!!” Fire cried as he launched his attack.

The two attacks were on a straight away for the D-spider, but something odd happened. The inferno drill collided with the hurricane cross, and to the ponies’ surprise, merged into a single attack. The combed attack hit the D-spider dead center and a small explosion occurred, partially blocking the creature in smoke.

The D-spider stumble a bit, as Thunder and Ocean, who were trailing behind their friends, jumped high into the air. Their swords were already charged with their respective elements, only it was much stronger then before.

“THUNDER…” Thunder thrust his sword to the sky, and lightening shot up, reaching a good three to four feet in the air where it formed into a blade-like structure. “…BLADE!!” He then thrust his sword down.

“TSUNAMI SLAM!!” Ocean thrust his sword in front of him and that send a stream of hard water out.

The lightening and the water merged together to form a more powerful force that slam right into the D-spider. Because it wasn’t fully recovered from the earlier attack, and wasn’t able the weather the new attack, the creature got knocked back as it was being electrocuting. There was a small explosion a moment after the powerful attack hit, and the creation was sent flying, crushing down a few feet from the ponies. The creature twitched a little, as it tried to upright itself, and the transformed creatures could see that same of its chest plating have been blown apart, and something glowing could be seen in the exposed area.

“OOHH YEAH!” Rainbow screamed, forgetting not to make a sound.

Twilight and Applejack moved quickly, covering their overexcited friend’s mouth. But it was to late, the creature most have heard her, as it tried to look in their direction. It then did something both amazing and frightening; the creature swing it’s claw behind it head, and use it extending claws to help it back to it feet. It then turned it attention to the transformed ponies and began making it way to them.

Twilight and her friends tried to make a run for it, but in their haste they lost what little control they have over their new bodies and the tripped over their own feet, felling into a hump. Twilight manage to untangle herself enough to look behind her, and screamed when she saw the creature was over of her.

Thunder suddenly land in front of the transformed ponies, his entire body alive with lightening. “I don’t think so!!” He screamed as he thrust his sword out in front of him.

The blade became energized in a matter of seconds, and a thunder blade was fired point blink at the creature. The creature, in a surprising move, was able to lean down enough that the center wasn’t hit. Still, the blade of energy tore through it, and threw it back a good complete of feet.

Thunder stopped his attack and took up his battle stance. He stared at the creature, as it struggle to stay on it feet. It managed to straighten itself up, only to start shacking violently. The warrior could also see the light in center of the D-spider’s exposed chest starting to glow brightly. Thunder suddenly gasp and dropped his sword, spinning so he was facing the ponies. Within a couple of seconds, the other warriors had appeared and covered them as best they could.

“Whatever you do, don’t look at what’s coming next!” Thunder said in a harsh whisper. “Trust me you wouldn’t like what’s coming next!”

Twilight looked at the mysterious pony, and was about to ask what he meant. The words died on her mouth when she saw a bright flash of light over head, and everything went dark after that.

(…)

Thunder held his own eyes shut for about a minute and half before he dared to open them. Even after opening them, he found himself a little dizzy. The feeling wore of quickly, and he pulled himself from the pile. He looked at his friends and saw them recovering as well.

Even with our powers we still can’t handle a flash pulse very good, He thought warily, and looked behind him.

He frowns when he noticed the creature was gone, and a quick scan confirmed that it wasn’t anywhere near by. He growl lowly as he looked back at the mysterious girls they found. He frowns when noticed that they were all out cold. He watched as Ocean, now recovered, kneels in front of the girls, and looked at his right hand. The gauntlet disappeared with a swirl of water and the fabric cover his hand retracted. Once his hand was bare, Ocean began to examine the mysterious girls.

“Well…” Thunder asked calmly.

Ocean looked at his friend, his expression void of emotions. “They’re fine, just knocked out from seniority overload from being indirectly exposed to the Flash Pulse. They should recover in a few hours,” the warrior that controls the waters replied calmly.

Thunder nodded and looked where the other warriors and their charges were. He was glad that Earth was able to put some of kind of earth dome before the flash went off. He jumped from the small hill side, and ran with unnatural speed the second his feet touched the ground. He reached the other within seconds, came to a stop in front it, and knocked lightly on the dome of earth that covered the other two warriors and their charges.

“...Sorry, no one is home at the moment! Leave a name and number, and we will get back to you in the next two decades.” Thunder cocked an eyebrow as he heard Earth’s goofy tone followed by a light whack and heard Earth voice once again, “OW, it was a joke, a joke! Ok?”

Thunder just shook his head, and watched as the dome began to shutter and opened at the top. Within the span of five and half seconds the dome have been completely absorb back into the ground, and Thunder could see his follow warriors and their charges. He nearly cracked a grin when he noticed Earth rubbing his jaw. That feeling left him when he noticed the two unconscious women behind his friends. Both were out like lights, no doubt due to the flash pulse.

“How are they?” Thunder asked Flower.

The pink warrior looked at the two females, and sigh slightly. “They fine, just knocked out due to that flash pulse,” Flower looked at Thunder, her eyes wanting to tell him something.

The warrior that controls lightening didn’t missed the tone his light Japanese accented friend had sent, and was about to ask what was wrong.

“Listen, coz,” Earth said in a light Russian accent, having stopped his jaw rubbing to address his cousin. “There’s something you got to know, about these two women.”

Thunder looked at Earth, his expression serious, “Go on…”

Those Mysterious Strangers

Souls of Harmony…Go to Another World:
Those Mysterious Strangers

The D-Spider stumbled away from the battle it was just in. It was given a simple order, to find those who radiate light and crushed them. It had did just that, but it was meant with more resistance then expected. The six that interfered were more powerful then it first realized, and they had fought it without fear. And together they have managed to beat the creature into near submission.

The creature would frown, if it had the mouth for such an action. It was feeling something, something it was unfamiliar with. It boiled within the creation, making want to scream if it had a mouth for such an action. Whatever this feeling was, it was making the creation feel it even more.

The D-Spider finally realized what it was feeling. It was anger. The creature was angry, at itself for messing up like it had, and angry at those creatures that dare to interfered with its mission. With anger comes another new feeling, resolve. It was now determined to finished its mission, and make those who stopped it pay.

The D-spider looked around, becoming self-aware for the first time since it discovered it could feel emotions. It realized, in it newly discovered anger that it had returned to its place of birth. The energy of it creation lingers in the air. The newly discovered feeling of confusion was quickly overcome with anger once more, as it walked up to the small cliff.

It stared at the cliff for about half a minute, before it angrily thrust it claws into the cliff-side, and it began to feverishly tare into the rock. It began throwing away small chucks as it searched for a certain item. The creature ignored the rocks and soil it was throwing onto itself as it continued to dig at a feverish pace. Some of the rocks even began to merge with the creature’s body, feeding off of the magic that created it and still lingers in the area.

A large rock, roughly twice the size of a basketball, suddenly hit the D-Spider in the area a mouth would be located and created a large crack. The creature paid it no mind and continued to dig, digging farther with each passing second. The vibration from all the digging was quickly had having an effect on the creature, as the newly formed crack continued to widen with each passing second. Soon, a sound, jumbled at first, began to emit from the creature, and soon turned into angry growling.

The D-spider continue to dig, absorbing the rocks as they flew against his body, and using those bits of lingering magic to continue to heal and began to change as well. It suddenly stopped when it hit something solid. The creature would have grin if it was knew what the gesture was, as it began to pull on the object it just found.

The creature’s newly formed mouth opened wide with a victory roar as it reached its goal and quickly pulled it out. In its claws was a large ore of unrefined metal. The ore shimmered with the lingering magic that created the creature. It stared at ore for a few seconds, and then thrust it down onto its chest. The ore was quickly absorbed into the creature’s body and it began to shimmer brightly.

The D-spider suddenly threw back its head as it roar in the pain, it third discovered feeling. The creature endured the pain as it felt its body began to change, to shift in new ways. Though it endures the pain, it still screamed out in agony, a scream that pierced through the air and caused several birds to flee in fear.

(…)

Princess Celestia stirred, as her mind awoke faster then her body, and she began to replay resent events. She remembered Discord besting the element bearers, her sister and herself, and the fiend banishing them to some sort of alien world. She next remembered waking up and seeing strange creatures watching over her. She panicked and tried to get away, screaming in the process. The last clear memory she has was that of one of the strange creatures claiming to be her sister.

After that, there was a strange flash out light, though a dome of earth quickly covered her before she could get a good look at the light. And after that...nothing else.

The pony princess moans lightly as she opened her eyes. She blinked a couple of times, to allow them to adjust. She looked up at the evening sky, and wondered. How long was she out? What had happened to her sister? More importantly, what had happened to her faithful student and her friends?

“Ah, I see you’re finally awake,” an unfamiliar voice calmly. “How are you feeling?”

Celestia panicked upon hearing the voice, and tried to move, only for her entire body to lock up from a painful jolt. She groan and moan in pain, as her body instinctively move, to try and loosen the pain, but only succeeded in causing her more pain.

“Hey, don’t try to move,” the voice said gently. “We don’t know what’s wrong with you.”

Celestia turned her head to the right, though she noted that it made her neck arch, and saw a strange, fully clothed creature. The creature had a blonde mane, cut short and combed down the middle. The creature’s eyes were a sea-foam green and for some reason, remained Celestia of a calm ocean.

“Who are you?” the pony princess asked in a raspy voice.

The creature smile kindly as it said, “William Rolling, but my friends call me Will. Please hold still while I finished examining you.”

Celestia nearly flinched when the creature reached for her with its weird appendage toward her. Will must have seen her uneasiness and offer her a kind smile. Though the smile did smooth her own anxieties a little, she also realized that she was completely at the creature’s mercy.

So, she settled as the mysterious creature examined her. While Will was examining her, Celestia was studying the strange creature. Will was dressed in a white sweater, pants of an unknown material, and shoes she couldn’t even place. She also could spy some sort of jacket by the creature’s side, though she didn’t know what the jacket was made of. But one thing stood out among the creature was the metal bracelet on his right appendage. It had some sort of jewel, but the princess couldn’t see it clearly from the angle she was at.

Celestia watched as the mysterious life form continued to examine her, and she fellow the creature’s appendage and her breath suddenly caught in her throat. Instead of her normal pony body, she saw an alien body close in shape to the creature’s own body. She just stared at the body, almost in disbelief of what she was seeing. She was close to panicking when she felt something touch her shoulder, and she looked to her left, looking at another one of these creatures. She took a look in those deep purple eyes, and she knew who she was looking at.

“Luna…?” Celestia asked breathlessly, to which the creature nodded weak. “What happen to you?”

The lunar princess’s eyes fell as she looked away, speaking solemnly with a voice that the older sister barely recognized, “It was Discord’s magic. It sent us to this strange land, and transformed our bodies.” Luna looked at her sister with pleading eyes, “What do you remember when coming too earlier?”

Celestia sigh slightly and moan when a jolt went through her body from the small action. This caused Will to frown and pulled his free appendage to his chin in thought.

“I’m the son of a doctor and studying to be a doctor myself, and I have never seen muscles and joint like this before?” Will thought out loud for a moment, and then looked at the pony princess with a small but kind smile. “But aside for that, you’re one healthy lady. Just let the stiffness fad a bit and then get up and walk around to take care of the rest.”

And with done and out of the way, the creature known as William Rolling got his jacket, got up and walked away. Celestia watched the best she could, and sighs. She tried sit up, and was meant with a jolt of pain, causing her to groan and slump back into her place. She took a quick breather and then tried again, only to be meant with the same results.

Luna saw what her sister was trying do and helped, by sliding her strange appendage under her sister’s back, and slowly eased her into a sitting position. The act was more painful then she first thought, but the elder princess bore with it, and began to look around to get a feel of her surroundings.

She was in some sort of campsite the seating area with an out fire was the big tip off. She continues to look around and realize she was near some sort of forest. She continues to look around, and froze as she felt her stomach drop. There, sitting at some sort of makeshift eating area, was a large group eating what she believed to be dinner. It was the six female that caught the princess’s eye, however. She would always know those six, even if they were changed beyond recognition.

Those are Twilight Sparkle and her friends, Celestia thought sadly, tears threatening to fall. I could stand with just me being sent here, but not my little ponies.

The devastated princess watched as her little ponies tried to use their new appendages and fumbled a bit dropping the silverware they were trying to use into the food they were trying to eat. The group didn’t give up to their credit, and tried to grasp the silverware again. The results were pretty much the same. Still, the group didn’t give up and continue to try and get the hang of their new appendages. In the end, the creature sitting across from Twilight and her friends needed to help them by showing them how to hold the silverware, and it was still hard for the transformed ponies to use their new appendages.

It was very heart wrenching, and the princess needed to look away to avoid any more heartbreak. She tried to study the six other figures but there wasn’t enough light on them to get a proper look at. This caused Celestia to frown in thought, and she looked up. What she saw next made her uncomfortable. The sun was setting in the horizon, though she couldn’t feel any magic coming to her.

The princess’s first thoughts that it was because of Discord and his magic that she couldn’t feel the magic of the sun, but quickly realized that to be part of the truth. She realized that the sun she was looking at isn’t the same sun that she has been tether to for hundreds of years.

She continue to stay at the sun, which were close to disappearing over the horizon, and felt something, something she realized her subjects must when they watch the sun being lowed. Celestia had raised and lower the sun in Equestria for over thousands of years and was always busy with the act to ever truly see what her little ponies had seen.

It was a truly mystifying sight to behold…one that Celestia felt brought her a little closer to her subjects.

“Sister, are you feeling well?” Luna asked, placing her appendage onto her sister’s shoulder. “Why are you crying?”

Celestia blinked and felt her check with her appendage, nearly pocking her cheek due to her own unfamiliarity with the thing. It was indeed wet, and she quickly wiped them away from her eyes. She looked at the ground for a few seconds, to compose her thoughts, and then looked at her sister, a mask, built through thousands years of refinement, in place.

“Luna…” Celestia asked seriously, though her voice was still a little horsed, “What happened? The last thing I remembered was waking up to two strange creatures in armor.”

Luna frown and looked towards the ground, doubt and uncertain written all over her face. Celestia knew that look all to well, and smiled softly as she reached out to comfort her younger sister. The action was interrupted when they heard footsteps approaching them, and they both watched as a male creature came into view.

Celestia studied the creature thoroughly, taking in very detail about it. It was short, but she couldn’t tell how short, and thin with little muscle or fat on it. The creature’s skin was also a little on the pale side but was healthy looking. His mane, a chocolate brown, was slightly long and has a few loose strain here and there, but otherwise well kept.

Then there creature’s eyes…they were mismatch. The left eyes were brown, about two shades deeper then his mane, and his right eye was a sickly gold color. But it wasn’t the mismatch of the eyes that caught the sun princess’s attention. No, it was the look the eyes had behind them it remained Celestia of a barely controlled fire, just waiting to break free at any moment.

It was those eyes that scared Celestia and she looked at the outfit the boy was currently wearing. He wore a long sleeve shirt, colored red, with some sort of symbol that she didn’t recognized under a multi-pocketed, open vest. The legs on the pants the creature wore were short, barely reaching past his knees and looked a little on the baggy side. Finally, he was wearing boots of unknown make.

“You doing okay?” the creature asked in concern. “Will said you were up, and I decided to see how you were doing while he ate. You also must be thirsty, so here.”

The creature held out his left appendage, which held a bottle of water, and that’s when Celestia saw it. It was a bracelet near identical in design to the one Will wore, only the jewel was a deep red, and covered in markings the pony couldn’t place.

She looked at the bottle and realized that her throat was indeed dry. She turned her complete attention to the bottle and focused her magic into her horn…only to feel nothing! The familiar tingle any horned pony gets when they are using magic wasn’t there. The ever present feeling on lightheadedness when the magic is first directed into the horn, also not there. In short, she couldn’t feel her magic in the slighted.

Celestia clumsily brought her new appendages to her forehead, but kept her composure when she couldn’t feel her horn, just some sort of scar. She sighs faintly as she let those strange features fall to her side, and glances at the creature and the bottle he was offering. To his credit, the creature didn’t lose his composure as he kneel down and reached out, gently taking Celestia’s appendage and placing the bottle in it.

“This is called a hand,” he explained softly as he put the bottle into the palm of the newly named appendage, and gently began to close the small appendages on the hand. “And these are called fingers. You use them grasp and hold things with.”

The creature finished tightening Celestia’s fingers into a gentle hold, and twisted off the cap. She stared wearily at the bottle, but the irritation from the dryness of her throat stumped out any hesitation she might had. She left the bottle to her mouth, instantly noted how different the action felt with her altered body. She drank slowly, watering her throat slowly so she didn’t suffer any after-effects. Once she had drunk her fill, her lowered the near empty bottle from her mouth and looked at the creature was a kind smile.

“Thank you,” the sun princess said gratefully.

She frown when she noticed how different her voice sounded, but just filed it into the back of her mind for later, and focused her attention on the creature in front of her.

“No problem,” the creature replied casually, missing or more likely ignoring the piercing glare that Luna sent his way.

“Can I ask your name, young stallion?” Celestia asked kindly.

The creature cocked an eyebrow, for unknown reason, but kept his composure as he replied, “Name’s Christopher Donaldson, but most call me Chris. And trust me I’m far from a stud.”

Chris chuckled at his own joke, only to stop when he notice the awkward looks the two pony princesses were given him. He couched lightly to composed himself and looked at the two, namely Celestia.

“How are you feeling? I know Will gave you a once over, but you have been out longer then the rest of your friends?” Chris asked seriously.

Celestia offered the strange creature a kind smile, and tried to stand. She regretted the move almost immediately, her entire body arched and screamed and she was forced back to the ground.

“I will be fine, once this body stops hurting,” Celestia replied weakly. She then looked up at the strange creatures. “Please, can you tell me what’s going on here? More importantly, how are my little ponies?”

Chris just looked at the pony princess a little awkwardly from her choice of phrasing, but kept his composure as he said, “Well, we really don’t know. After the soul warriors dropped you off at our site, we have been waiting for everyone to regain consciousness to tell us what happened.”

“Soul…Warriors?” Celestia asked, titling her head to her right.

Chris chuckled, rather from Celestia’s words or action, she didn’t know, and that earned another glare from Luna. The young creature composed himself and looked at the two princesses seriously, though Celestia did notice that he still had the light-hearted aura about him.

“If the media is to be believed, the Soul Warriors are a group of superheroes who protect my hometown of Raven Falls,” Celestia instantly notice the aura around the young creature change to a more serious one, “But enough gossip. We got questions we liked to ask, and your friends are little reluctant to tell us much. They kept saying something about waiting for the princesses to wake up. That wouldn’t be you two, would it?”

“Who do you think you’re talking to?” Luna asked angrily, getting to her feet. “You are in the presence of princesses of Equestria, and you should address us as such!”

“Luna, please settled down,” Celestia said in a commanding but soft tone.

Luna looked at her older sister and notices the glare she was getting. She let out a frustrated sigh and looked at Chris, sending a glare at him before kneeling beside her sister. Celestia gave her sister a quick nod and a small smile, and then turned her attention to the creature.

“I would be more then happy to answer any questions you or your friends might have,” Celestia said calmly. “And in turn, you can answer some of our questions.”

“Sounds fair,” Chris replied cooperatively.

Then, without saying another word, Chris got beside the older princess, which didn’t sit right with Luna, as she sent a glare the creature’s way. When Celestia notice what her sister was doing, she shot her down with her own glare. Luna continued to glare at Chris for 10 seconds, before gently taking her sister’s left arm and Chris taking the right arm. Together, they lifted the older princess up, and they proceed to the eating area.

Once they head reach the area, Celestia felt her heart sank once more. Now that she could see her little ponies better, it was worse then she thought. The six were clearly fighting to stay positive in this dreadful satiation they have found themselves in, even Pinkie Pie, a pony known for her upbeat approach to life, looked about ready to give up.

The older princess tore her eyes away from the heartbreaking scene, and focus on the creatures she didn’t recognized. She began studying the creatures as she walked by them.

First was a girl with a red mane with noticeable blonde highlights. Her mane was fairly short and styled in small spikes. Her skin was a light tan color and her eyes were light red color. The oddest thought about this young female was her left ear. There was a noticeable chuck missing around the top of the ear.

The girl was wearing an odd outfit, will odd to the age-old transformed pony. She was wearing black pants of unknown design, with a chain for a belt, and black boots. The shirt she wore was sleeveless, black, and there was a chain necklace. Like her friends, this girl also wore a bracelet, only she had a light tan jewel on it with a swirling wind around the gem.

Next to the girl was another girl, who seems to be the exact opposite of her friend. Her mane, a near pure white, was slightly long and tied into a short ponytail. Her red eyes, which nearly match her friend’s coloring, shine with mature level that Celestia didn‘t expect to see in one so young. The oddest thing about the girl was the scar on her left cheek. It was small and shape like a flower.

The girl was wearing a single piece dress that went down to her knees and was wearing black knee high boots. The material of the dress appears to be a fine silk and was a navy blue color. She also was wearing a sleeveless, red jacket with pink highlights. She also has a star shaped pendent hanging from her neck. Finally, like her friends before her, she also has a bracelet, only her jewel was a light pink with flower on bracelet‘s surface.

The next one was a boy and probably the tallest among the enough though Celestia was having problem gauging his height due to him sitting down. His mane was a golden brown and slightly long, but kept well combed. The creature’s skin was far darker then his friends, nearly red even. Due to the angle he was at, Celestia couldn’t get a good look at his eyes.

The creature was wearing a pair of blue pants of unknown material, and a gray sweater with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, and a pair of footwear that looked meant for running. This creature also has a star pendent, identical to the one the petite female has. And like the others, he also has a bracelet, only his has a brown jewel on it with a picture of the shattered ground around it.

And then there was the final member of the group, which for reasons Celestia couldn’t understand felt weak as she tried to study him. He was probably the biggest in terms of muscle, but she really couldn’t tell due to the outfit he was wearing. His hair was black and short, shorter then his friends with a gel in it to keep it down. Like his friend seated beside him, his face was angle in such a way that his eyes couldn’t be seen.

He wore a pair of shoes similar to his friend’s own footwear, but was in far worse condition. He wore tan pants that, like every other piece of clothing she had seen, Celestia didn’t know the material. He wore a dark green dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up pass the elbows and kept in place by fastens. The princess could see some sort of long jacket resting on the chair the creature was sitting on, but could see it clearly. And like his friends, this one also has on a bracelet, but his seem be different then the rest.

It still has a jewel, a sky blue jewel, and there was a path leading from the jewel to a two trees, one on each side of the path starting. The bracelet also had jagged edges on the bottom of it.

Celestia frown when she noticed that her sister and Chris had led her close to the one pony she didn’t want to close to. Still, years of mental training kicked in at this point, and her regna mask slip into place, as she took her seat. Chris wordless walked to his friend’s side and took a seat between Will, and the other boy.

Form corner of her eyes, Celestia noticed something wrong with her sister, and looked to her right as she watched Luna limp slightly to her seat.

“Are you okay sister?” Celestia said in concern.

Luna sighs as she took her seat and looked at her sister right in the eyes. “My leg was broken during the fight with Discord. Strangest thing is my leg was still broken when we came to this strange land, but upon waking a few hours ago, my leg felt much better.”

Celestia frown at this. She was starting to wonder if these creatures didn’t have address to some sort of magic. And if that was the case, then maybe they could help her little ponies and her sister get home?

The elder princess looked at the group, ready to begin questioning, when one of the creature, Will she realized, stood up. He looked at the group of transformed ponies with a bright, friendly smile.

“Well, since we were waiting everyone to wake so can get the introduction out of the way.” Celestia noted how practice that speech was, like he had given it before. Still, she was patient and waited for the stallion spoke.

“I will start things off…I’m William Rolling, but you can call me Will,” he gestured to his left. “And those are Jessica Bloom-” the group look to their left as Jessica waved shyly. “-and beside her is Clare Donaldson.”

The girl at the end of the foldout table flashed a cocky grin and gave the transformed ponies a two-figure salute. Celestia studied the two female creatures, and couldn’t help but compared them to Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. She looked at the natural born flyers, and took in their own reaction. The shy pony just waved back at the creature, a very light blush on her face. Rainbow, on the other hoof, was glaring at the cocky creature, probably thinking something about the creature.

Celestia looked back at Will when he began speaking again.

“And these three are Chris Donaldson, Garry Gray, and the guy at the very end is Garry’s cousin, Drake Blacklight.”

Celestia bypass the one she knew and looked at the last two, namely the one called Drake Blacklight. She flinched when she thought Drake looked at her, looking at the table to avoid his hidden eyes.

Why does this creature make me so nervous? Celestia thought nervously. The last time I felt like this was when I meant Discord for the first time.

The older princess frowns as she thought back to Discord. She wanted to be angry at him, he was the reason why her sister and more importantly, her little ponies were in this strange place, facing these strange creatures. And she was mad, but not at the spirit that trapped them here. If anything, she was mad at herself. If she wasn’t so reckless and tried that spell, Discord might not have the power to send them to this strange place, where she couldn’t feel the magic of the sun.

It’s my fault my little ponies are here, and by grandfather’s horn I will get them home, Celestia thought determinedly, casting a quick glance at the element bearers.

The princess turned her attention forward when she heard Will began to speak again. “And now I believe it time for you to tell us about yourselves and why you’re here in such odd outfits,” though his approach was polite and well-mannered, Celestia did pick up on some undertones, though she was having trouble telling what the creature was trying to get out.

The older princess put those thoughts aside for the time being, and began to get up, intending to address the creatures in front of her. She suddenly collapsed into her chair, even inch of her body screaming at her and causing her to moan and groan loudly.

“Sister, are you alright?” Luna asked with great concern, as her place her new hand onto Celestia’s shoulder.

Celestia offered her sister a weak smile and patted her hand as she said, “I’m fine, sister. I momentarily forgot about the condition this body is in.” She frowned when she realized that her voice was still a little horse, probably because of the stiffness of the muscles around her neck.

The elder princess saw moment from the corner of her eyes and looked to her left, watching as Twilight Sparkle stood up. She watched as the transformed unicorn flinched slightly as she began talk, a small nervous stutter on her voice.

“W-Well, I’m Twilight Sparkle, faithful student to Princess Celestia, and these are my friends.” Celestia turned her attention to the group of strange creatures as her student began say the names of her friends.

She was a little surprised to see the group reacted indifferently from everything, as she would figure these creatures would find the ponies’ name weird. Being a princess ruler of an entire nation has its up and downs, namely going to another nation for peace talks. Celestia frown as she recalled a nasty experience where she went to a nation and she was meant with a problem because the leaders of the nation thought that the ponies were nothing more then sassy who only knew how to look pretty. It had taken every bit of self-control Celestia had taught herself from lashing out whenever she heard snickering aimed at one of her guards. And while things had ended on a high note, Celestia had made a note to keep the treaty with that nation up to date, to avoid the leaders as much as possibly.

The pony princess let these old memories die as she turned her attention to her student as she finished the introductions.

“And I know this may sound odd, but we don’t normally look like…” Twilight paused to think of a name for the body she currently had, but was probably coming up with nothing.

“Human,” Chris intervened politely, causing the transformed ponies to look at him questioningly. The young creature didn’t flatter as he calmly said, “The bodies you’re currently have belong to the race known as Homo sapiens, or human beings as we commonly known.”

Twilight nodded and took a moment to collect her thoughts. “We’re not actually supposed to be humans, we actually ponies, from the land called Equestria. We sent there to here by Discord, the evil spirit of chaos and disharmony, probably because the princesses, my friend and I have stopped him from throwing Equestria into eternal chaos many times.”

Celestia once again look at the group, and was surprised at what she saw. They creatures, the humans, believed them. Again, due to numerous times spent with different species throughout the world that Equestria rests on, she knew from experience how certain creatures react. Heck, she once meant a colony of ponies that believe magic was nothing but fairy tails.

“We believe you,” a calm voice said, drawing Celestia out of her thoughts, and drawing the transformed ponies’ attention to the speaker.

Celestia felt her anxieties returned as she looked at the speaker, namely the one called Drake Blacklight. The young human had finally repositioned his head so his eyes could be seen in the fading light, and what the princess saw scared her slightly. His eyes were a dark purple color, and looking at the transformed princess with a piercing glare. Celestia gasp as she realized something and looked at her sister. Luna has exact some eye coloring at the human she was sitting across from. She snapped her head back in Drake’s direction, and become surprised once more. Garry had lifted his head and was looking at the princess with the same purple eyes that his cousin has.

By my grandfather’s horn, what does all of this mean? Celestia asked herself, starting to panic a little. Why does my sister those eyes?

“But…I would like to know why you both have those eyes?” Drake asked, his voice turning sharp as he pointed at the princesses.

This caught Celestia by surprise, but kept herself composed as she asked calmly, “I sorry, but I don’t understand what you mean?”

This seems to make Drake a bit mad, as he got up and slam his hand onto the table. The caught everyone’s attention and they looked at the young human. Celestia noticed just how mad this human seems to becoming, but kept her composure as she stared at him.

“Where you come from purple eyes maybe common, but here purple eyes are only common in my family,” Drake said sharply. “So, I would like to know why you and your sister have my family eyes!”

At that moment, Rainbow Dash, true to her element, jumped to her feet, and looked ready for a fight. “Hey, my friend just told you, we were change into this form, so how would the princess know why she has purple eyes.”

Drake did the impossible at that moment, and caused the transformed winged pony to back down by sending a hard glare her way. Even Celestia could admit that there was something about those eyes. It was like staring at lightening at the moment it stroke, and that made the princess fearful.

Thankfully, Garry decided to intervene and grabbed his cousin by the arm. Drake looked at his cousin’s piercing glare as Garry, “Drake Settled down. We talk about this, remember?”

Drake continued to stare at his cousin for a few seconds, before he sighs heavily and shake his arm free from Garry’s grip. “Whatever.” he replied flatly.

The young human then walked off with his cousin watching him as he disappeared into the trees. Garry sighs heavily and looked at the princesses with sympathy.

“Sorry about my cousin. He’s going through a rough time, and haven’t gotten a lot of sleep lately,” he replied with sympathy.

“I completely understand,” Celestia replied with a kind smile.

Garry returned the smile, got up and walked over to a nearby pot. He spoke as he gripped a bowl and began to fill it. “I think we all have a long day. So after you fill your stomachs, I suggest we all go to bed.” He finished filling a second bowl and returned to the table, handing the bowls to the princesses. “Sorry, but all we can offer you are some fried beans. We weren’t expecting company.”

Celestia just smiled gratefully as the strange creature, and then looked at the spoon that was in the bowl. It didn’t long to learn how to use her new hands, but it was still a chore due to the stiffness of her body, but she still manage to fill her stomach, which was rather empty she realized.

As she ate her rather plain supper, the misplaced princess’s thoughts began to return to the subject of her eyes. If what that young human was saying was true, and purple eyes are that uncommon in this place, then what does that mean for her sister and herself?

She would find that thought would plague her for the rest of the evening, and will into the night and she would find that thought interrupting her sleep, though she didn’t get much due to her stiff and sore body.

(The next day)

“I don’t trust them, sister,” Luna whisper to her sister as they helped with clearing up the camping area.

The group, after being awoken from a semi-hard night of sleep, was treated to a breakfast of homemade pancakes and eggs which they had plenty of. Shortly after finishing breakfast, Twilight and the others had offered to help with the clearing, and while the humans were reluctant to accept, they had given in when they saw they determined faces of their pony friends. The ponies were even given footwear, as Clare had said that human feet aren’t made for roughing it.

Luna has found a lot of this suspicious, mainly because of the breakfast as she recalled the one called Garry saying they didn’t have much last night.

Celestia sigh as she finished folding up the table covering and looked at Luna. “Luna, I know a lot of this is suspicious, but listen, we can’t afford to be narrow-minded here,” The older sister ignored the glare that was set her way as she began walking toward a strange vehicle near them. “It’s clear that we aren’t in Equestria or any of the other nations. And while I admit that these “humans” seems dubious at best, we can’t afford to turn down their offer.”

Luna frown as she thought back to breakfast. During it, Will had offered to lend his and his friend’s aid as long as their liked. Celestia was against the idea, but he had pointed out that the ponies weren’t familiar with the land, and there was that strange creature of Discord to worry about. So, against her better judgment, Celestia had taken the offer.

“I know, sister. It just…” Luna looked at the vehicle that they were currently heading to. “…I don’t like this. These self-moving carriages are big enough to carry all twelve of us without problems.”

Celestia heaved her own sigh and patted her sister on the shoulder. “I know, sister, but we really don’t have a choice at the moment. But…I’m planning on keeping an eye on them. If anyone of my little ponies is harmed by these “humans”, I insure you that they would know the wraith of the sun,” the princess promised threateningly.

Luna nodded her own understanding as their reached the vehicles, and began to load up the supplies they had been carrying. A sudden notice, one that drew the attention of everyone at the campsite, pierced the air. The group of twelve looked in the direction they believed the noise was coming from. The noise quickly grew louder, and the princess thought it sounded like metal banging against something.

A feeling of dread started to fill Celestia. She didn’t like that noise, not in the slighted, and since she didn’t have her magic-something she had learned last night-she couldn’t protect her little ponies.

“EVERYONE!!” Drake suddenly screamed, to gain everyone in the area attention. “GET TO THE VANS!! Chris, you take the ponies and get out of here!”

Celestia was confused by this sudden outburst, but it was soon clear up as the source of the noise made itself know, and this cause all of the ponies-turned-humans to scream. The caller of the sun could feel her stomach drop as she stare up at the monstrous that was clearly made by her hated enemy, and wishing with all of her might that she had her magic back.

Author's Note

And don't held back, if you feel like my character is jerk, let me know.