Saving Screwy

Prince Elysian, son of Celestia, sat at attention by his mothers left side. His slicked back, gold and periwinkle mane shining in the noon day sun. Around him sat Luna,, and the former elements of harmony.  In front of him stood Discord, lord of chaos and a petitioner to the crown.

Elysian knew discord quite well, and had been away when the screwball incident occurred. However, he had been brought up to date and understood the significance of discords request.

He looked at his mother; she sat tall her white coat- which he had inherited- shining like pearl in the harsh light. She bore the same posture as she always did when performing the role of Princess. Proud, demure, powerful.

However, her expression was one he had never seen before. A mix of anguish, sympathy tiredness and….. fear, it was faint but he could tell that she feared for something, however he couldn’t tell if it was for her kingdom, her friends or discord.

“Discord I feel your sorrow, and if I knew a way of gaining entrance to her realm, I would gladly accompany you myself in retrieving her. However as you know better than any of us her power is as strong as yours and her wards are expertly crafted to keep us away.”

Elysian watched the draconaquus expecting anger or defeat to be prominent on his mismatched features, however none was present.

“Screwball is not dangerous or evil, she is scared and trying to help me. She is also clever, her objective is to try to cure me of the spell she thinks you cast on me. She knows about the element bearers and knows that you often use them to solve problems that you can’t, and that they had a hoof in reforming me. She set her wards carefully, she knows that both of you together would have a chance of overpowering her and that if I went in she wouldn’t be able to harm me. But the bearers wouldn’t pose a threat, and they fall short of her wards requirments. She set everything up, hoping that you would send them in so she could figure out how to cure me from them”

Celestia took a breath to say something but stopped herself, and mulled the new information in her head. “Yes I see how this would provide us with an opportunity. However there is one thing that worries me, as you said they are no threat. So how would they be able to do anything to help us bring her back?”

Upon hearing that Celestia thought them no match for Screwball, Rainbow Dash started to object but was quickly silenced by the others. Elysian smiled at this.

“As I said, screwball is not evil. Like me she has potential to be kind and helpful, unlike me she has more of it. They wouldn’t be trying to drag her back here kicking and screaming. The objective would be to convince her that I am not being forced to be good and that it is safe to comeback. Besides, what little physical or mental threat she poses could be nullified by small protective spells, that you or I could cast on the bearers. I have thought this out Celestia.”

Both Celestia and Luna were a bit surprised at the detail of his planning, he had obviously been spending lots of time working out a solution.

There was silence for a long time, Celestia and Luna exchanged a silent conversation while the elements and discord stood still, Elysian simply observed.

Celestia looked over at twilight and her friends, each gave a nod, even Fluttershy showed her willingness, giving an actual nod.

Celestia sighed, her head hanging, this was a tough decision and Elysian knew that his mother had many pro’s and con’s to weigh. Eventually she lifted her head and looked discord straight in his wonky eyes.

“Alright Discord, we will get your daughter back”