My Little Pony: Golden Heart's Worry
Presently after the invasion settlement of the 3 Tribes, the night where Lorcan is sleeping peacefully until...
"Gaugh," Lorcan woke up with some sweat off his face, as he catches his breath. "What a dream, no...not a dream." He spoke from what was a dream, but he somehow knew...he wasn't dreaming. "Without knowing it, my spirit drifted into an alternative universe, where Celestia performed a strong love spell, and ponies of mares, fillies, got together, and mares having babies. And what's more, Luna having a younger self of her be doubled out to live another life as Lulu." The dragon teen spoke from getting out of his bed to showing he still wore his cloak even to sleep but was more puzzled in what he saw of another world, "Though I have to admit, that last part of her having her own sister isn't so bad. Oh well, at least the stuff like that can't happen here...right?" He shrug off in seeing that such a fate from an alternative universe couldn't take effect here, now would it?
But as he looked out the window, he glued his eyes in seeing, a familiar magic beam in the skies. And once more, when he let his magic get a feel of what was outside, he instantly panicked; he knows this spell.
"OH NO! Luna DID dared Celestia with that spell!" Lorcan gasped out in surprise shock, what happened in the other universe he saw is happening here. "Great, if it's not stopped, what happened in that universe will be the future of this one!" He groans to see that if he doesn't stop this spell now, it'll be a repeat of what happened in the end of what he saw in another world. "Only thing is, Ben Mare exist here and so does a Nyx and Phobos." Lorcan knew that he never saw anyone from this place in the alternative place, not even Spike's girlfriend, which still stuns him that it happened there and still not here. "Hugh, guess that spirit drifted to see another universe's order wasn't a complete unexpected result, more likely a coincidence to let me know this would happen." He spoke in sighing with some relief, he was given a warning that what became of another place may happen here. "Lucky thing I know how to fix it by memorizing how it all happened with my own alternative self's view of the situation." Lorcan smiled in having a pretty good way to stop this mess from spreading its roots too far, the alternative universe had the spell last a few days, this time, the action is being done quickly.
"Thrusvhmm.../Frispvhmmm..." Then Lorcan summoned his flaming portal to go through before it vanished. He knows how to stop the spell before it begins; thanks to his astro-projection into another world, he has all the answers needed.
Later on the start of the morning, before anyone knew it, sparkles rain from the skies. By the time anypony woke up, red love aura lifted from them, and yet felt odd, like something almost happened but didn't. Not even the Mane Six knew what happened, but Ben's Triforce protected him from such a spell at least?
And as it just so happens, Lorcan was alone with the Royal Sisters in the throne room. He had explained an experience of what he saw from another world where mares, fillies, perform acts that were, well...unusual to say the least. But he already went to get Discord by releasing him from his stone like prison in the garden, performed the spell to stop the crazy love, and now Discord is back in his statue form.
But odd thing about it: Discord's soul was still trapped somewhere where no pony can find him, yet his body is moving and acting the same way as if having a soul of its own. Either Lorcan messed up when he split the Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony before or there's something screwy going on here. The Dragon is not sure why he didn't go to where the soul was trapped. Perhaps it's because he felt the urge to release the body instead.
"And there's the whole story, highnesses." Lorcan explained to the princesses of what he wanted to let them know.
"Such an event took place in another universe you say Lorcan." Celestia spoke with surprise tone in her voice in hearing this? "And we made it happen from a dare." The princess questioned that all this happened from what one dare did all those things.
"But I dared my sister at the night time to see how the results of the spell would take the effect by morning." Luna explained the difference that what she did was during the night, not of the day from another world with the spell to work come morning. "We barely even felt it." She spoke that, even though the spell woulda affected them, Lorcan stopped the spell from activating.
"And trust me, what happened in that alternative place stays in that alternative place." Lorcan spoke off to state that what goes on in one world just stays there without coming into their lives. "You two already learnt that lesson, but let’s say I've given you a story of what happened in your lives from another view of what happens in an alternative world." He explained that for now, they got the lesson by what he experienced and has shared.
"Is there anything else that happened you didn't mention?" Celestia asked in wondering if there was more to the story.
"Other than instead of two Royal Sisters, I made a double of a younger Luna, she went by Lulu and there forth came 3 instead of 2 princesses. About sums it up to what I just finished with Discord." Lorcan shrug off to playfully state a very interesting part of their being another Luna in the two sisters lives, plus about Discord too. "Which I might add, you had an idea to reform him to serve his magic for good. Gotta say, when I told him that story, he laugh until I left out the part of his own return stone fate." He smiled in knowing that he held the truth of what happened in the alternative universe's Discord to the other one, letting him on before a repeat in history was done. "Although...I am a bit puzzled about something..."
"Still, it was very concerning that you stopped what almost would have been our shared fate." Luna spoke with concerns in how Lorcan did something that would have been a problem.
"True, everypony should learn to experience such a motion that will lead them to their own path, not let a spell do it for them." Celestia nods in agreement; ponies should develop feelings on their own, not let magic help along the way...most of the time that is. "As for Discord..." She spoke in bringing the topic over to something here.
"Here it comes." Lorcan rolled his eyes in expecting this one.
"I believe that starting within this week, I'll make preparations to have him be brought to Twilight to have her and her friends reform Discord for good." Celestia spoke with a high decree that she'll intrust the act of reforming Discord to the Mane Six.
"If such a method can be done, then I may even present to you sister a piece of cake." Luna stated out with a smile to her sister and whispered this under a sly motion, "Which will be larger..."
"Well don't this be all." Lorcan dryly stated with a roll of his eyes in seeing this moment of his life just got busy, now he'll have to see where Discord being reform will lead them to cause he hasn't a clue.
Lorcan soon exit the throne room by his portal spell to return to his room hidden from all but a few that know he residence in the palace.
"Okay, who's the wise mare?" Golden Heart asks in annoyance as he trots into a room in the palace where Pinkamena, usual cloak, hood and all, was that.
Pinkamena blinks then looks surprised. Her older brother's mane and tail is now golden, instead of the darker brown color that it once was.
"Big brother; Wow, you really look golden now." Pinkamena giggles a bit.
"Someone messes with the shampoo that I used, putting in some weird chemicals. Now I got a golden mane and a golden tail." Golden Heart said in annoyance and frustration. "It will take weeks to clean this stuff out."
"Oooooh, I don't know. I think you look better this way. I heard some ponies saying how your mane and tail makes you look 'number 2', if you know what I mean."
"Hmmm, you're right. And my name is Golden Heart...may as well look the part. Very well, I will keep the new look."
Just then a portal appears, the two saw Lorcan coming out as he said, "Golden Heart...Pinkamena..."
"Hey there, little Spikey's brother." Pinkamena said with a smile. "How are you today?"
"Fine, just fine...I just stopped a love spell from starting; nothing bigger, just to keep mares from falling for other mares."
"Yeah, I saw what happened." Golden Heart said with a shudder. "Luckily, Pinkamena and I are immune from the spell effect."
"Yeah, well, hope you're immune to this." Lorcan said, wondering if Golden Heart is ready for this next bit of news. "The princesses are thinking of reforming..."
"Oh, that's good to hear that you're returning to society."
"Wish, that was the case; except it isn't me...they want to reform Discord."
"WHAT," Golden Heart gasps in shock and worry as he gallops out of the room, much to the surprise of Pinkamena. This news is big...and may be bad.
"Oooh, sounds like somepony is in trouble." Pinkamena giggles a bit, knowing that two Royal Sisters are going to be in a big talk.
"Okay, what the hay are you thinking?!" Golden Heart demands as he slams open the doors to the throne room. The Royal Sisters are still there, talking about how to deal the plan to reform Discord. So you can imagine their surprise and amusement to see their longtime friend coming in.
"Golden Heart; is that you?" Celestia giggles a bit as she saw Golden Heart's new look. "Wow, when Luna messed with your shampoo before, I thought it would have more hilarious effects."
"That was you, Luna?"
"Guilty as ever," Luna said with a proud smirk, "A big prankster, just like my big sister. You mad?"
"Later; Look, Lorcan told me that you are planning on reforming Discord." Golden Heart said in concern as Lorcan came into the room via portal. "What are you thinking? Have you forgotten what Discord has done to Equestria, to Morning Glory, to your ponies, as well as Lorcan's war thing?"
"Oh sure, bring that up, why don't you?" Lorcan scoffs to Golden Heart for bringing the last part up.
"I understand your concerns, Golden Heart...I really do..." Celestia said with a nod. "But in case you have forgotten, Nyx was once Luna's darkness...and thanks to my student, she was reformed. I am planning on doing the same thing to Discord..."
"Be remember, even the nastiest of titans can changed if given the chance for friendship and caring." Luna adds to Golden Heart, saying that if Discord can learn friendship and love, even the Spirit of Chaos can change.
"Oh really; Well, I haven't forgotten one of my battles against Discord centuries ago..." Golden Heart remarks with a frown, recalling that time against Discord, not too long ago....
It was in a huge volcano in the darkest parts of Equestria. Golden Heart was breathing heavily as he glances at Discord, who sat in the air as if without a care in the world.
"Discord, come down here and fight, you monster!" Golden Heart exclaims as he makes his sword float, challenging the Spirit of Chaos to a fight.
"Me? Fight? Please; fighting is for barbarians...not clowns." Discord taunts as he makes a water spritzer appear in mid-air and squirts a lot of water onto Golden Heart. "You just need to cool off, clown."
Discord snaps his fingers, turning Golden Heart into a clown. The alicorn struggles in his clown suit, taking it off but trips on some banana peels that fell from himself. Golden Heart yelps as he got hit by pies, then trips onto the ground.
"ARGH," Golden Heart yells as he rips apart the clown suit and flies at Discord. "You dare make a fool out of me?!"
"No." Discord adds as he snaps his fingers, causing Golden Heart's wings to wrap around himself, causing him to hit the ground hard. "You seem to do a good job at doing that by yourself. Ciao!"
Golden Heart yells in anger and defeat as Discord disappears. That monster isn't taking him seriously at all!
"It took me a few minutes just to get myself freed. I was humiliated by that chaotic monster." Golden Heart complains a bit to the Royal Sisters and Lorcan. "And of course, there's what happened at where Everfree Forest now stands..."
Many centuries ago, Everfree Forest doesn't exist yet, it used to another place just called 'Everfree' before the forest came to be. Here, Discord was having fun, making chocolate rain and sending down anvils at any passing ponies.
"I am really enjoying myself. I don't know why I wasn't summoned years ago." Discord said with a laughing tone of voice. He then saw something, making him sigh in frustration, "Oh, you again?"
There he is, Golden Heart, frowning as his horn glows. The alicorn calls out, "Discord, your reign of terror ends."
"Terror; don't get me wrong. Terror isn't my thing; that would be Tirek's department. I am just in it for the chaos and disharmony thing. Don't get flattened just because you couldn't win the last time.
Discord send in a huge anvil at Golden Heart, the alicorn however blasts it with his magic. The Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony frowns a bit. This guy is no fun, not fun at all. Golden Heart's horn glows a bit as if preparing for a spell.
"Discord, this is it! This spell I learned will send you back to the darkest reaches of Tartarus where you came from! UNICORN BURST," Golden Heart yells as he fires a huge blast at Discord who sends out a blast of his own.
Whatever next, no one can predict: a huge explosion came that threatens to consume all of Equestria...but when all is clear, something else happens: a forest begins to glow where the area Everfree used to be at. Golden Heart got up, surviving the blast and glancing at Discord who gave him a look of a Cheshire Cat.
"Now look what you done. You made a forest via a mixture of chaos and whatever you just did." Discord taunts Golden Heart. The alicorn tries to send in another attack, but nothing's working, "Ooooh, magic not working? Well, tough. Apparently, unicorn magic except for some if you're lucky cannot work here...and it appears that this place will keep on growing without the magic of Equestria...why it would even grow around the castle where your two alicorn friends lived at. Congratulations, Goldie, you just created the Everfree Forest. But thanks for giving tribute to the environment."
Discord laughs sinisterly as he disappears. Golden Heart just sat there in guilt as the forest rose up and covers the sky, blocking out Celestia's sun...if it's still there by the time Discord is done...
Golden Heart looks down as he said, "I made a place where pony magic cannot work that day...but I wouldn't give up as I do my best to keep ponies safe. Those times, I realize that I was angry over what Discord done those days and vowed never to let anger take me again."
"Except for a few times," Lorcan scoffs a big.
"Yes, a few times. Thanks, Lorcan. And now, you two want to reform Discord?!"
Celestia pauses then she says, "Yes...I know Discord has caused chaos and hurt to ponies those time ago...Luna and I know that he has a hand in the creation of the Everfree Forest which many ponies do their best to stay clear from...but changing Discord can still be done."
"Yes, if reformed, Discord's magic can be some use to us...as well as giving out humiliation to our enemies." Luna adds in. "While it may be insane and not make sense..."
"And another thing, how would you reformed Discord? I doubt Twilight wants to go near him." Golden Heart said, pointing out the fact that Twilight wouldn't want to reform Discord after what he did to her and her friends before.
"Yes, I understand which is why I picked another pony for this. I cannot say whom yet but I'm confident that this pony will reform Discord." Celestia said seriously. "That is all that I have to say. We will let you know when the time comes to bring Discord to Ponyville...and time will tell if Discord can be reformed or not. If somepony like my sister can change and be accepted despite what he or she did, then we can make a difference."
Lorcan and Golden Heart can tell that Celestia's mind is set, there is no changing it. The two say their goodbyes as they both leave, both are wondering if the Goddess of the Sun's place will indeed work.
"The ponies won't approve of this..." Golden Heart said to Lorcan, knowing that the Mane Six and their friends won't approve of the idea of reforming Discord.
Lorcan nods in agreement as he adds, "Yeah, bad enough some jerks think Celly's too forgiving for not killing Nyx and going after Trixie."
"And she made the fate of the Crystal Empire a test."
"But at least she tried the other times. There's no way she would purposely stand from the sidelines. Yeah, she must have been captured by Nightmare Moon or beaten by Discord."
As the two leaves, they fail to hear Celestia whisper sadly, "Oh, Lorcan...you have no idea how wrong you are..." A tear slides down her cheek.
The End
Cast list
John de Lancie: Discord
Nicole Oliver: Princess Celestia
Tabitha St. Germain: Princess Luna
Vic Mignogna: Lorcan
Orlando Bloom: Golden Heart
Andrea Libman: Pinkamena Diane Pie
Author's Note
Look good, right folks? And it gives us the origin of how the Everfree Forest was made. Also, the Discord thing will be explained in the next story. Speaking of which...
"Discord's Redemption: Takes place after 'Keep Calm and Flutter On'. Discord is on the road to redemption but Princess Celestia takes him to the Flutter Province to apologize to the one pony he once tortured: Morning Glory. And what does the guest at the castle wondering about Discord after what happened in 'Lorcan's Wrath'?"
Indeed, this short story has references to 'The Elements of Harmony and the Savior of Worlds' (but with some differences to fit into my series of fics)'. Read, review and suggest.
The dream was a reference to my AU fic 'Fun with Shipping'.