Chapter 1; Darkness Reappears
A small, dark purplish mare crept through the dense wood, watching her steps as if they would destroy the world. The buzzing noise of wasps, the croaking of frogs, and the low howl of Timberwolves could be heard off in the distance easily scarred the young Alicorn. The trees of the Everfree blocked every stray trace of sunlight trying to penetrate the lush roof of the forest, making the underbrush quite dark, nearly making the young Alicorn appear to be blending into the background, which would be what happening if the mare wasn't moving as much in her frantic search. The ground was covered with decaying leaves, roots, and tree trunks. Even though she was so far into the Everfree, she could still hear the busy marketplace of Ponyville, faintly, but somewhat clear. She began to see light coming through some of the high brush of the forest, intrigued by it, she decided to go exploring into it more. as she began to reach the light, she seen the most magnificent tree in the entire forest. 'Hmph. Must be in the heard of the Everfree by now. He MUST be around here somewhere, and if not, I may as well turn back and end the worriment of my Sister.' she thought, hoping the Chaos Bringer she was looking for was there. She noticed, however, that the bushes where quite hard to push paste. Quickly remembering of her magical prowess, she split the bushes, being rushed with light. She began to have a small head ache from her eyes having to readjust to the newly founded light. Once they were cleared, she noticed the tree was miles in the air, even though from when she entered it she never gave any thought to it. 'I didn't come here for a TREE. He better get here soon, or else I shall inform Celestia of his plans.' As if on cue, a snaky figure appeared to be transforming out of the tree. The creature that stood before her began to magnify, growing taller and taller as it's features began to come out. At first, it appeared to be a dear, from it's horns, but as it began to emerge more and more, she noticed it had a lion's paw, eagle claws, eagle feet, a snake tail with a puff of hair on the end, and the most striking of all, fangs under his mouth.
"Hello, humble Princess. May I offer you some tea and scones? I believe it is around lunch time, although it is quite hard to see in here." And with a snap, a small picnic clearing was made from the trees, the table appeared to be made out of cracked stones, alongside the seats. With another quick thought, the stone was carved into magnificent shapes - Lions, Zebras, even a bit of modern artistics, such as a stereo system plugged into an invisible outlet, playing music of Marezart, slowly turning to Octavias brilliant songs and melodies, to turning extremely upbeat with some of Vinyl's songs. Perhaps a bit more of Nightcore in the mix then other genres, but otherwise still comedic in response.
"Thanks for the offer, Discord. But I'm afraid I'm here for an audience with the lord of chaos, not the lord of buttered british snacks and horrid music. Either come straight forward, or just leave Discord. We both don't have time for foolishness." As Luna finishes her final word, Discord sits, nibbling at a small cracker, watching the seriousness slowly fade within the dark purple mare. Perhaps a bit more of a seductive stare, but as Luna noticed a small trace, it quickly ended.
"I never knew the youngest princess of Equestria could be so... boring when it comes to politics. I thought you would like some adventure, but maybe I'm mistaken. Perhaps another, equally as powerful mare might be able to help me... Perhaps Trixie, or even Twilight? I'm sure Twilight wants Celestia dead after what she permitted to happen. Aswell, I doubt anyone would even give a small trace of care for you after your 'departure' of Canterlot. Ah, even the grand, glorious name of that city brings a nice shiver to my spine. I can't wait for it to be named Trotterlot. I believe it'll make for a much better name for the residents, seeing how they don't 'canter' a lot." As Discord went on and on (And on, and on, and on), Luna quickly grew bored of this. She had very impertinent duties to return to - Mainly assuring Celestia she is safe. Celestia must NEVER know this has happend - else this entire thing is in jeopardy of failure... As luna thought on and on, Discord continued his ranting about how the 'Great and Powerful Trixie' would be better in this situation than Twilight, but kept on arguing the opposite, like his brain could never make up it's own 'mind'.
"Must I remind you why we are here? As if it's not simple enough... But fine. It's so we can end this silly 'game' Celestia is postponing. If not for Celestia's power, we could have done this YEARS ago, but we are still resigned to our fates as mere servants to her ever growing and changing kingdom. If this is the end of our 'conversation', then I must go to check on her. She must be worrying sick, as it took me days upon days to get here - This damp, earthy, noisy, and disturbing place. Please do go on, if you insist, although I would rather end Celestia's worries sooner rather then later." As Luna kept stating how she wished for Celestia to end her worrying as soon as possible, Discord listened in intently, grasping at every word as if it would save his life. For all Luna knew, Discord was just being a gentlecolt, but the truth is, Discord is planning the fall of both sisters, even Twilight (Although she isn't related genetically, she might as well be.)
"If you would be quite for longer than a few seconds, I would gladly tell you of my plans. First, you must do that 'Nightmare Moon' phase again. It would cause you to be almost, and by almost, I mean almost, close to my level of evilness. Although you can't control your actions in that phase, it would allow me (Aswell as you) to take over canterlot and the royal guard without much effort, which is what we must do to make sure that Canterlot can't be taken back" As he was no wheres near finishing, Luna began to notice that the background around here began to smear, squabble, and mix with other colors. It began as all natural colors - Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Ect. - Then began to transform into much more representable ones - From purple, to black, to white, to cyan, ect - As she began to notice all of this, how ever, Discord greedily continued his story upon Equestrian domination, and submission to his (And her) will. "As for the Crystal empire, that wou--- Are you even listening Luna?" As Discord spoke her name, a dark, almost imprisoning feeling spread throughout her - Conquering all her nerves into submission. She began to feel... queasy. Noticing the changes coming much faster than expected, Discord laughed. He had bored her to evilness. Had he wished for this to take it's nice time, the all magical force of changement thought otherwise, allowing it to happen much faster and with much clearer results.
"Ah, Welcome back to life. Incase you forgotten everything, I am Discord. You are my servant. I shall name you..... Hmm... Mareset Night."
Prologue: Return of Night.
The first week of Luna's return brought much joy the people of Canterlot, and Equestria it's whole self. Luna's return ment many things to many different people, but to her motherly, and caring sister - Celestia -, It meant much, much more than just joyous gifts of apparel for the new princess, more than all the threatenings she would get for her return, and even more than the love of all her subjects. Something to challenge the life of all things. The return of her mother.
When Luna first disappeared, her mother went searching. Of course, Celestia truly knew what happened to her beloved daughter. For she sent her away on a quest. A quest of excitement, adrenaline, and of course, waiting. Celestia was to be in charge while Mother was gone.
Many things happened within the return of Luna to her complete self. Three things, to be exact. At first, there may appear to be no connections, but wait and listen. First, a rebellion came into arousing. Second, Somepony showed great marks on a test. And finally, a visitor came to Ponyville. No connection, you would agree. But things can intertwine in destiny in many, strange and mysterious ways.
