The Elements of Chaos Book II Return of Chaos Daddy Discord

Moonlight was flying around the castle. She wanted to know what Celestia and Luna were up to. Besides she had nothing else to do. She was still completely grey and angry, because of this she did not get any sleep. Eventually she found Celestia and Luna talking in a large room. It seemed like Luna had been the first to speak up. "Celestia, I have been in deep thought for the past few days. Our kingdom is weak, our subjects are struggling, everything seems weak." Celestia looked down at her sister and said, "Continue Luna. Please share your thoughts with me." Luna slowly continued. "I was thinking perhaps we could start a new kingdom." Celestia looked a little shocked. Moonlight was surprised as well. But she continued to watch. "If we started a new kingdom we could get a new start. We could find new land. Be able to have better building area to expand on, more room to grow food. The younger ones could grow in a stronger economy. Everypony could be happy." Celestia turned to her sister. "Luna, that does sound like a lovely thought. And even a well thought out plan. But if we do that. The kingdom we are in will be divided and shattered. It will be chaos all over again. Ponies will be scattered everywhere." Luna looked a little hurt and said, "But Celestia...." She was immediately interrupted. "I'm sorry Luna but it can't be that way." Luna tried to speak up and convince her sister. "But if we only..." But Celestia would not listen. "That is enough Luna! My decision is final." Moonlight stopped listening and flew back home. "Why would Luna want to create a new kingdom?"

After Moonlight had returned them back to normal and had left they had all decided to give her a while to calm down. All of them had gone too far. They were all completely shocked at what happened.   They all went home and when the moon rose and they all went to sleep they found Discord waiting for them.

They were all completely still. "Do you think Discord will be mad at us" Cotton Feathers said in a nervous tone. They all looked forward and saw Discord standing a few feet away from them. "We're about to find out I'm afraid." Crazed Candy said. "Who is going to talk to him first? Somepony has to." Discorded Swirls said. They all looked at Star Dim. "What?" She said. "Well you do have the second closest relationship with him. And the rest of us besides Cotton have not know Moonlight as long as you have." Star Dim slowly nodded and walked towards Discord very quietly. She was two feet away when she looked up at him. But to her surprise Discord did not look angry. He looked concerned. Star Dim slowly began to try and speak. "Do you........need to......speak to us?" Star could barely get the words to come out of her mouth. She was very nervous. Discord, instead of getting angry, like everypony had expected just looked at her in the eye and said, "Are you all okay?" Star was a little shocked but spoke in a more firm tone, "I think everypony is fine. You're not mad at us are you?" Discord laughed a little and then became slightly more serious. "No, I'm not mad. But I am a little concerned." Star looked at him, then at her friends and said, "Does that mean....you know what happened to...." Her sentence was quickly finished by Discord. "Yes, I know what happened. And I will tell you this, she won't be calming down for a while." Star Dim looked down. "We all went too far. I can admit that. But why is she so afraid? She seems so scared and miserable all the time." Discord sighed. "It won't be easy to explain, but maybe I can give you an idea of what Moonlight sees." Suddenly everything disappeared and then Discord said, "Imagine being in a world where everything is perfect for you. In your case a world full of darkness." Suddenly everything became dark and full of night. "It's so beautiful." Star Dim said. Discord continued, "You have everything you could want. And you even have someone to share it with." Suddenly a young unicorn stallion appeared. He walked towards Star Dim and took her hoof. "Well that sounds delightful. But what does that have anything to do with Moonlight?" Discord turned from her and said, "Now imagine that being taken away from you. Everything." He waved his paw and everything disappeared. The stallion began to fade. "Now think of what it's like to have all of that gone. No one is there. Nothing is there for you to enjoy. And if everyone found out you did not like it their way. You would be hurt greatly." Soon ponies began to surround her. They all looked angry and scary. They got closer and closer. Eventually Star Dim closed her eyes. Then everything disappeared. Discord looked at her and said, "Moonlight is afraid. She had everything she could have ever wanted. She had you, she had me, she had chaos. Then everything was taken way from her. Chaos left. I was turned to stone. And now her friends are trying to get her to just forget everything. She did nothing to deserve any of this. When that happen she became crushed. Her anger and fear began to rise. I'm not there to protect her. I'm not there to comfort her. If she goes out and is found using her magic Luna and Celestia will destroy her. Her magic will be gone. Everything she could ever want will be gone. And she will be so drowned in her anger she will destroy herself. With every moment that goes by, she is slowly growing insane. You have to prevent that from happening. When you told her to go wih you and she said no, you did get rid of some of her anger, even if she showed in a frightening way. Please be gentle with her. She is being twisted in anger, fear, and sadness. Do not do anything to make her more angry then she already is." Star Dim looked around her and said, "When you say it like that. It does explain everything. Is she really that confused and is being tortured by her mind?" Then Discord said, "Bring them all to me, one at a time. They can only experience feeling." Star Dim sighed and walked towrards them. "Discorded darling, Discord needs to speak with you. Chocolate you will go after her." Discorded Swirls looked a little nervous but dashed over to him. And slowly they began talking, then they disappeared for a while and continued talking. When she was finished Chocolate Pie went next. "Cotton darling, you will go after Chocolate, then you Crazed darling." Star Dim said. One by one they each went up and talked with Discord. Cotton surprisingly took the longest amount of time. When Crazed Candy came back Discord followed. "Where is Moonlight now?" Chocolate asked. As quickly as she asked an image appeared in front of her. It was Moonlight, she looked grey and angry. One minute she would be crying and then the next she would be destroying everything. It would be fixed but then just be destroyed again. Everypony gasped. "Are'nt you going to stop her? Are you even going to talk to her?" Crazed asked. "Not right now. She is getting her frustration out. But tomorrow I will definitely be giving her a talking to as well. We will be having a long, serious conversation I can assure you." Was Discord's reply. Then he looked at the image and saw Moonlight destroy a bookshelf and as everything flew into the air she fell on her bed. Discord laughed. "She is so adorable when she is angry! Look at her!" Cotton Feathers only said, "Just remind me not to get on her bad side again." The girls laughed. Everything was slowly coming together.

Moonlight was getting very tired. She was about to go to sleep, when she felt something underneath the blankets. She pulled the object out. It was the toy Discord gave her. She felt a little lonely so she used her magic to bring inside the sculpture garden. When she found Discord she laid down and grabbed the toy. It felt so soft and warm. Feeling it's softness and flufflyness made her even more tired. Slowly she closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Luna was getting ready to raise the moon. She watched as all the lights slowly went out. She then used her magic to raise the moon. She looked at how everything looked so fragile, broken, and weak. She said in a soft quiet voice, "Come little children, I'll take thee away. Into a land of enchantment. Come little children, the time has come to play, in my garden of shadows." Slowly her eyes began to glow white then she disappeared. Slowly she cast a spell causing everypony in the castle to fall asleep. She flew out of the castle and through the streets. She put all the lights out, allowing everyone to sleep. As she looked through all the windows she found many children. They were all sleeping and she wanted them to live in a better place. The light of the moon began to shine on them and guided them to Luna. She told the children not to worry and that they would all be safe. "Come little children, I'll show thee the way, through all the pain and the sorrow. Weep not dear children. For life is this way, murdering beauty and passion. Hush now dear children it must be this way. Come with me my children and you'll soon awake into the calm, and the quiet." All through the night she led them over the night sky and in through the night and she brought them to a great castle where they would be safe. When Luna returned she passed over the sculpture garden. Through the light of the moon, Luna swore she saw somepony down there. She got a little closer and saw it looked like......an alicorn. It was sleeping underneath the statue of Discord. Luna thought it might have just been her imagination, slowly she crept into the castle and back into her room.