If I gave him flaws, he would fail

Celestia gave one final loud moan as she felt Discord finish inside her, before pulling him close for a deep and fulfilling kiss, “Mmmmm, Discord, I have to say, making love with you is an experience.”

“Oh really?” Discord asked, rolling to Celestia’s side and cuddling up close to her, wrapping an arm around her to pull her close to his chest. “Was it the three ring circus or the whipped cream?”

“I’d say it was when you turned your dick into a fire hose and sprayed me with ice cream,” Celestia giggled.

Smiling, the humanoid snake creature smiled and leaned in to kiss his beloved on the nose, “ Well, I always did love my mares, sweet.” he then ran his eagle clawed hand through her flowing mane. “Now, tell Dr. Discord about your problems.”

Celestia sighed, looking away orm Discord for the moment, “ Grand Ruler,” she said solemnly.

“Ah, him,” Discord chuckled.

“He keeps wanting to turn my country into a military state and my ponies into warriors, because ‘that is the way the world works’,” Celestia said, sitting up on the bed and sighing. “It’s not even like I don’t know that there are monsters out there, I fell in love with one.”

“Monster? Me? I think I am much more of a jester,” chuckled Discord.

Celestia smiled softly, “ But, his way is not how I want to rule my country. He is might makes right, I want might for right. Have an army, have fighters, but only use it as a means of defence. Of course, if that was my only problem, I wouldn’t be so upset.” she felt Discord's claw run along her back, between the wings, making her feel like continuing. “You have seen how he has been acting: Nopony try to achieve anything in life, try not to dream about being better than anypony, don’t be different from anypony, try not achieve wealth, everypony must keep to the unicornian way of life, unicornians are superior, and make sure that you think like we do. Did you know he brainwashed a pony under my nose? UNDER MY NOSE!!!”

“You know, at least I’m honest,” chuckled Discord.

A smile comes to her face as she holds Discord’s claw in her hand, “And I love you for that.”

“You know, you can easily overthrow him,” Discord smiled. “I’ll even bring the catcher’s mitt when you throw him.” to emphasise, he even brought out a catcher mitt with a Grand Ruler plushie inside it.

“You know I can’t,” Celestia said with a sigh. “If I overthrow him, the unicornians will never accept me. It will just seem like I was only using him to gain power. But,”

“But?” asked Discord, his usual michesvious grin appearing on his face.

“If my sister were to lead a rebellion, alongside a dead but now revived enemy,” Celestia said, smiling at Discord over her shoulder and rubbing her chin. “And then, were to overthrow Grand Ruler while putting me onto the throne. Then it would just be a rebellion throwing the losing side a bone. While arguments would arise, there would still be plenty of the old regime to keep most of the public satisfied.”

In a flash, Discord was dress with a long gown and was fanning himself with a fan, “Why, dear Celestia, Ah do declare. Are you asking little ol me to work with your sister to overthrow your hubby?”

“Discord! I would never discuss such things, or would I order you to do anything,” Celestia said, looking into the draconquis’s eyes with a come hither look. “But, if the being who shares my bed just happens to act upon my suggestion...then, what can I do. It wouldn't be my fault that you took a silly little suggestion seriously.”

“Oh, you clever little minx!” Discord said, grabbing Celestia’s shoulders and rolling her onto her back. “I think I’m rubbing off on you.”

“Yes, you are a bad influence on me,” Celestia giggled as she kissed him on the lips.

“So, ready for round two?” Discord asked.

Running her hoof along Discord’s brown pecs, to his abs, the monarch of the sun replied, “I counted, my dear. For you, this is round two, but for me, this is round seven.”

“I only gave you seven?” asked Discord before nuzzling his mare, “I must be slipping in my old age.”

That night, as the castle slept, the lunar diarch began her royal duty of walking along the dreamworld to guard against the nightmares that threatened her subjects. As she walked along the starry void, passing by door upon door, Luna came across a strange sight, “My sister’s dream door seems to be unusually active tonight. She must be having a good dream,” Luna said, opening the door to glance upon the dream that her sister was having.

“And now, by the holy light eternal, I proclaim you to be husband and wife,” the priest said.

“Her wedding? But Tia hated her wedding day. Why would-” Luna was interrupted by the voice that spoke next.

“You can skip the next part, preacher. I’ve got it!” Discord said, pulling Celestia close and kissing her passionately.

“WHAT BY MY MOTHER!!!??” Shouted Luna to herself, stepping back a few steps in shock. “M-m-my sister, and Discord? When did this happen?” Luna asked as the dream world began to change from a chapel to the old Canterlot castle. Taking a few steps into her sister’s chambers, the blue alicorn could her the sounds of a party being held outside, “I remember this, it was the summer’s end festival that was held a few months before Twilight’s ascension. The days before the unicornians and their invasion. But, why on earth-”

“Are you in my room, Discord?” asked Celestia. looking at the draconiquis as he stood before her.

“Why, simple,” he asked, producing a bouquet of roses with different names on them. “I have come to ask you, for a dance.”

“A dance? Why? What are you planning Discord?” Celestia asked, taking the roses in her magic and putting them in a vase.

“Well, as you know, I am now part of team friendship,” Discord said, appearing before Celestia with a t-shirt that said ‘go team friendship’ in six different colors. “And, since joining the team, I have been doing my research and good gracious, if I had known that friendship was so chaotic, I would’ve tried it eons ago.”

“But friendship is not-”

“I mean, friends pretend to be friends or enemies, insult each other but still are friends, can hit each other in the weakspots but they can be the most open, friends keep secrets from other friends, and more. Why, just by reading your student’s reports alone shows that I don’t really need to do a thing to produce chaos. Why, I venture to say that friendship is just as chaotic as me, and that sounds like something fun to try.”

Celestia trotted in front of Discord and glared into his yellow eyes, “So what does that have to do with me?”

“Wellllllllll, as I was researching friendship, I noticed that there was another emotion I have never tried. One that is just as chaotic as friendship,” Discord then created a giant heart around himself and Celestia, “WUV! I mean, think about it: false love, hidden love, desire, forbidden love, desire to protect your loved ones driving you loco, and so much more. Why, it is a veritable smorgasbord of chaotic emotions and energy that I have got to try it out. So, I figured, why not quit being the malicious spirit of chaos for a thousand years or so and give love and friendship a try.”

“So, you chose me, why?” asked Celestia as she stepped away from the heart, using her hoof to wave it away. “Why not Fluttershy, or Twilight, or my sister?”

“Fluttershy’s heart yearns for another, sadly,” Discord said, showing a plushie of Fluttershy running after Rainbow Dash. He then brought out a puppet of Luna with big wide eyes, “And Woona is too young for me. You, on the other hoof, are just the right age for me. Besides, think about it, the bastion of harmony on this planet and the spirit of chaos! Think of what the ponies will say, what the reactions will be, and how they will all act. Besides, it might even be fun.”

“Ok,” Celestia said, scraping her hoof along the ground.

“Wait, you agree?” Discord asked.

Celestia shrugged her shoulders, “Why not? I haven’t gone on a date in centuries and going out with you might even be a little fun. Just two things 1) For a while, we don’t get this out into the public. I don’t want any drama should this not work out. Speaking of which, what if this doesn’t work out?”

Discord shrugged his shoulders, “Then it doesn’t. I tried a new emotion and failed at it. I want to try everything that friendship has to offer, and if I don’t like it, then I don’t. I’m not going to focus too much on it. Now, the second stipulation?”

“You leave Fluttershy out of this. She is very sweet and kind, and I don’t want you to use her as a bargaining chip if this goes bad,” Celestia said.

“Hey, Flutter-butter will always be off limits, she is my only friend after all,” Discord smiled.

“Beyond that,” Celestia held out her hoof with a smile, “Lets see how this works out.”

“So, it began then did it? Wait, a few months later, that was when we reimprisoned Discord again. Does that mean, her song...was for Discord?” Luna asked herself as she watched the world around her become awash in memories of Discord and Celestia together through the months. After a few moments, she found herself in Celestia’s chambers in the castle of United Equestria, “This is new Canterlot, but when?”

“Thanks for the shoulder rub, Goldwin,” Celestia said with a smile as the yellow alicorn rubbed his hands along her shoulders. “This new body that Celesto forced us all in is still taking time to get used to.”

“This must be when we just got Goldwin,” Luna said, watching the scene before.

“Understood mam, and might I ask where the king is at the moment?” asked Goldwin, his voice deepening a little.

“On the couch, we got into another argument,” Celestia said. “He wanted to put stricter training regiments into schedule of my ponies and make them work harder. I told him that they are strong and able on their own, and they have lives they need to get to. He said, ‘no, they must be like my own men. Its the only way! They might not become as strong as my Starfleet, they must be training as much as they do. And it went on from there,” Celestia sighed. “If I wasn’t trying to keep up a facade for the public, I would’ve annulled the marriage, but such as it is.”

Slowly, Goldwin’s hands began to turn into a yellow eagle hand and lion hand, “Maybe you need a break from him?”

“Goldwin, what are you saying and what is wrong with your...” Celestia’s voice trailed off as she turned her head to look behind her and into the eyes of, “Discord!”

“Hello, my dear,” Discord said, finding himself being pulled on top of Celestia. “Miss me?”

Celestia, her arms around his neck, smiled as she looked into his eyes, “More than you know. I missed you so much, Discord.” Leaning in, she gave Discord another deep kiss, running her hands along his sides. After spending a few minutes locked in the embrace, she backed up and smiled warmly, “Discord...”

“Yes?” Discord asked, watching as Celestia began to remove a strap from her dress.

“I want you to make love to me, tonight.”

“OK, no, I do not want to see my sister get laid, abort abort!!!!” Luna said, walking out of the dream just as the first throws of passion began. Turning her head back, she said to herself, “So, my sister has been seeing Discord for that long, and has continued to see him for the past few ye-no, it can’t be,” she shook her head at the thought, “That would mean that the twins are...”

Shaking her head of the thought, the lunar diarch continued her walk through the dreamscape. Her walk took her past many doors, some of them had the fears that came from nightmares while others had the hopes of dreams emanating from them. Luna giggled as she walked past a few childish dreams, seeing the young children dreaming of the next big story they would write or their lives all grown up. Though, she could feel herself frown as the numbers of children having dreams about their cutie mark, what they wanted to achieve in life, and their goals seemed to be dwindling the more that time dragged on, “Damn Grand Ruler, and his little Starfleet,” she cursed under her breath.

There was a time, not too long ago, where the dream doors would be filled with the dreams of fillies wanting something more for their future. Now, though, there were very little of dreams for the future. Nopony wanted better, nopony wanted to be more or the best, and no foal had a dream of being something they weren’t. For most of the foal’s dreams were now just to be there for the government. It just left parts of the dreamscape feeling lonely and sad, which made the diarch’s job harder.

After a few more feet and past several more doors, Luna came to a crossroads in the dream realm. One path lead to a small circular room, while the other lead down to a darkened road. With a shake of her head, Luna turned to the lighter path leading to the circular room. She knew all too well that the darker road lead to the ponies of Starfleet’s dreams. It was a shame that the ponies of Starfleet had put up so many barriers in their minds that prevented her from checking their dreams. She knew they all had secret pains that they never showed, but she was unable to help or to see them. With a toss of her long starry hair, the lunar diarch stepped into the circular room of doors.

The room had six doors, though one was currently darkened. This was the first one she walked to and placed a blue hand onto it, tracing her finger along the starburst that had adorned it This was the dream door of Twilight Sparkle, and it hurt her to see it blackened like it was. Turning around, she looked at the other five doors that surrounded her and made her way to a door with three blue diamonds on it, “Hmmm, it seems that generosity’s door is very warm. Perhaps Rarity is currently in the arms of a lover and is dreaming about her experiences with him. Maybe, a new life has been born on this night.”

Turning her attention to the adjacent door with a rainbow colored lightning bolt on it, the princess opened it to see Rainbow Dash stuck in a black room.

“Twilight,” Rainbow Dash said, looking down with tears in her eyes. “Why did you have to leave me?”

“Goodbye, Rainbow,” Fluttershy said, walking away with Rhymey holding her hand.

“Flutters? No, wai-”

“Bye, Rainbow!” squeaked a bouncy Pinkie Pie as she trotted off with a grey earth pony. “Me and Maude are off to places unknown, without you. Byeee!”

“P-Pinkie, wait!” Dash yelled, hearing the sounds of wings flapping behind her. “Rarity?”
“Farewell, Rainbow Dash,” Rarity shouted, waving her white hand to the cyan mare as Spike carried her off. “Me and Spikey are off to our honeymoon.”

“No, Rare I-”

“See ya later, RD,” Applejack said, adjusting her hat and walking away. “Got to be moseying on.”

“Wait, no...”Dash whimpered, before sitting on her knees and began to cry. “Why, why does everyone leave me in the end.”

Luna let out a sigh, “Rainbow, you put on such a brave face, but deep down, you are afraid of losing everypony. Especially since the past few years have been nothing but battle after battle. I hope this break that you have right now, will sway your fears.” Silently, she turned and left the dream to look in on Fluttershy’s.

“Please, Ryhmey, I want-” Fluttershy pleaded, looking to the chain that connected her to her husband.

“I am sorry, my doll
But I won’t let you go at all.
Please stay to my chain
And I will take away the pa-”

“That is a horrible rhyme you selfish loser!” shouted Rainbow Dash, cutting the chain and then Ryhmey’s head off. Looking to Fluttershy, she picked her up in her arms and smiled, “I’ll always save you, my little Fluttershy.” Then her body was dressed in a light blue costume with a red cape, and she flew with Fluttershy off into the sky.

Luna suppressed a giggle at the sight, “IT seems that kindness years for another. And what of laughter?” Luna asked herself as she walked to Pinkie’s door, feeling a familiar warmth emanating from the door, “Is that the feeling of a returned friend?”

As she opened the door, Pinkie Pie appeared right before her, “Princess Luna! Don’t look into my dream just yet! I want it to be a surprise!”

“A surprise? What do yo-”

“No questions, just go and look at Applejack for now, ok?” Pinkie Pie said, closing the dream door on Luna.

Luna arched an eyebrow at this, and chose to label this under just Pinkie Pie. Moving to the final door, she opened it slowly to see Applejack, standing at a field in front a line of corpses.

“Everypony, Ah’m so sorry,” Applejack said, looking down at the ground and shaking her head. She let out a gasp as Twilight’s hand grabbed her leg.

“Why didn’t you lead them? Why did you fail me?” Twilight asked, looking up at her friend.

“Ah’m sorry Twilight, Ah tried, Ah really did!” Applejack.

“Not enough! Now, they are all dead thanks to your weakness!” screeched the dead Twilight.

Applejack backed up slowly, trembling, “No, Ah-Ah...”

Before Luna could assist, the dream door slammed violently on her and sent her reeling back, “Applejack...” she said solemnly.

Letting out a little yawn, Princess Luna awoke from her chambers and rolled out of the bed. Letting her feet touch the soft carpet of her room, she stepped away from the bed wearing her light blue nightie and with a teddy bear in arm. Stepping away from the bed, she lightly patted the head of her faithful possum, Tiberous, and looked out the window. Down below, she could see the still sleeping ponies of Ponyville and the places where the elements dwell, “Oh, you little ponies. For so long you have been enduring too much pain under the rule of this monster. I promise you this, as sure as the sun rises, I will fix this and bring back Equestria.” Letting out a sigh, she closed her eyes and used her magic to lower the moon and let her sister’s sun rise.

Her duty done, she began to strip off her nightie and walk behind a dressing curtain, “I am surprised that Grand Ruler still lets me raise the moon. You would think that he would take that from me as well. He already has made me feel so...small as of late.”

As she began to look for the appropiate piece of royal dress to wear, she shook her head, “Once again, making me feel so...unimportant.” A knock on the door quickly took her out of her revelery, “Come in?”

“Princess Luna,” Supernova, her guard captain, said, walking in with the metal clop of his shoes, “There is a report of a dark cloud being seen over Neigh Orleans.”

“I see,” Luna said, putting a thumb to her chin, “And what is Grand Ruler’sresponse to this?”

“He just sees it as a normal weather phenomenon, nothing more,” Supernova said, shaking his head.

Luna turned, using her magic to put on a dark blue royal gown, “And your thoughts.”

“An attack,” Supernova said, frowning, “But without any confirmation, I can’t really be-”

Luna stepped out slowly and walked to Supernova, not noticing his blush, “Is she there nearby?”

“Well, I have heard reports that Abra is going to be there, so yes,” Supernova said.

“Then I guess we will wait for her to confirm this,” Luna smiled warmly at the thought of her student.

The town of Neigh Orleans, in comparison to the other towns that dotted Equestria, was rather small. Not big or important enough to be marked on a map, and lacking something special like the homes of the Elements of Harmony. The only time that the town sees any life is during the annual fallen sun celebration, a week long celebration in honor of the dead and the dream worlds that lie beyond. Though it was a yearly thing long after her imprisonment, princess Luna has taken the time to make a visit to this town around that time. ‘Luna, gumbo, and fire’, is the motto of the town now. However, after this celebration, the town goes back into its quite slumber.

For years, even after the death of Equestria and the birth of United Equestria, through battle after battle with the various masterminds and overlord’s, this town had remained a quiet place of tranquility. So for one mare, with an auburn coat and cherry mane, to see a line of marching creatures on the horizon was unusual for a morning, “Clean cut?” she asked watching as the line came closer.

“Yes, Cherry?” a light blue stallion asked as he walked next to the mare, his hand reaching for hers. “What is it?”

“What is that, just outside the city?” she asked trying her best focus on the approaching army.

“I don’t know,” Clean said, holding his hand to his forehead for a better look. “But it looks like an-”

“ATTACK!” shouted a pink pegasus as he flew through the sky, flapping his wings as hard as he could. “Griffons, boars, and ponies! They just killed the front guard and are coming closer, get to the barriers, get to the- AHHHHH!”

Whatever the pony was going to say next was interrupted as a griffon came from behind and slashed his claws across the back. As the pegasus fell from the sky, crashing to the ground in a heap, the griffon perched on top of a house to glare at the hybrid pony couple, “Run,” he said with a growl.

Not needing a second thought, the couple ran for their lives into the protective barriers of their homes. As they hid themselves, praying for Starfleet to come and save them, Conquest walked out onto the top of a building and looked down, flanked by Mysterious and Repstallion, “Now, this is my kind of morning. Devastation, ponies screaming for mercy, and destruction of the highest bidder. It does an old man proud.”

“Yeah, but there is a problem boss,” Rep-Stallion said, landing on the ground next to Conquest, “The boars don’t seem to be cutting the mustard, they can’t get through those barriers.”

Mysterious said nothing, only nodded his head in response. Almost as to confirm this, Conquest chuckled, “Oh, I know. Those barriers are built to last, which is why,” he then skipped from the building’s ledge to look towards the mayoral building at the end of town, “we bring back up.”

The mayor of Neigh Orleans sighed as she watched the ponies reached the protective barriers. With a soft smile and confident that her ponies were safe, the mare began to walk towards a phone that linked her to New Canterlot and Starfleet. But, before her emerald hand could touch the phone, she felt a blade against her throat, “Touch the phone, and you are a dead mare.”

“H-H-How did you, what about the-” the mayor, Dirty Deal, whimpered as the blade pressed deeper, drawing blood.

“ Guards? the police? Oh,” Dementia chuckled, “taking a nice long nap.”

Tears came to the Dirty’s eyes, “No, you monster.”

“Oh, don’t worry, they aren’t dead...yet. Conquest wants your guards to hate him for doing this and for their own failure. No, you are going to press that button that brought the barriers up,” Dementia said, smiling as her white hand drummed the fingers along the hilt.

“But that will-”

“Kill the town? That’s what the boss wants,” Dementia said, smiling.

“Please, no, they-”

“Look, I don’t want to kill you, so you do it, or I will,” Dementia said, looking down at the mare’s cutie mark. “A hoofshake?”

“Yeah, I used help ponies with deals and settlements before I became mayor,” Dirty said, twitching slightly. “You know, things like divorce, marriage counseling, and child payments.”

For a few moments, Dementia froze, her eyes blinking rapidly as the word child passed through her mind. With a quick shake of her head, she grabbed the mayor by her pink mane and slammed her head into the table with a growl. Turning to the button, she whispered, “I’ll do it myself.” Then she walked slowly to the button and hit it, running her hand through her spikey red hair.

As the sound of the barriers being turned off hit Conquest’s ears, be began to chuckle low, “And...”

At a small building where a stallion held his wife close to her, he watche as the boar approached the door with another charge. His confident smirk quickly turned into a look of horror as the boar’s tusks began to break through the glass of his home.

“Here”

The stallion shook his head, his body trembling as the boar pushed harder into the glass window, breaking it more and causing the glass to crack in a spider pattern.

“We”

As the glass began to break, the stallion place his body over his wife and whimpered, “I love you.”

“Go.”

The boar roared as the glass shattered in a sparkling shower, charging into the building with a murderous glint.

Elsewhere, several ponies were glowering at the town, “Remember, the boss said that the Equestrians were mind raped by the unicornians. There is no way to bring them back, so kill them all!!” shouted the criminal, his red eyes narrowing in rage, feeling the hatred pumping through him.

Trixie breathed out a sigh as she looked at herself in the mirror, a disappointed frown etching across her face. While the costume did its job, being a little revealing in terms of cleavage and leg helping to distract the audience from the trick, it was the job that she had the problem with. Years ago, she was the great and powerful Trixie, mistress of magic. Now she was just Trixie, lowly assistant to a low rate magician who could barely cast a good illusion, “It must be nice heading to your hometown,” said Abracadabra from behind her.

Trixie turned to look at Abra, “Oh yes, it is.” she said, adding a bit of snark, “Can’t wait for my family to see me as an assistant instead of the headliner.”

The purple alicorn either did not detect her sarcasm or ignored it as he looked at Trixie’s light purple suit, “And I think your new outfit suits you.”

“A little, revealing if you ask me,” Trixie said, looking down at how the suit’s neckline cut down to expose some ample cleavage, and its short cut to her legs show off plenty of her body.

“Its perfect,” Abracadabra said, walking to a case, “Now, if I could only find my-do you smell smoke?”

Trixie nodded, and then looked out the window. The sight made her step back in horror, “Neigh Orleans, it's on fire!”

“Oh my goddness,” the magician said. “We need to alert Starfleet immediately.”

“WHAT? That’s my family there, we need to help them first!” Trixie growled.

Abra gave his blue mane a shake before turning to look down at her, “Look, my assistant. I know you have your fears, but you must put your own-”

“What do you know, you no-talent hack!!” Yelled Trixie as she stepped forward in anger. “You unicornians are all the bucking same. Focus on the government, the grand ruler is boss, we Equestrians are inferior, and my favorite, show detachment all the while. Well, newsflash loser, you will never be better than the Great and Powerful Trixie. You may be stronger and faster, but in terms of magic? You are a fraud and the world's greatest weakling,” breathing hard, she glared into the magician’s eyes. “For the past few years, Trixie has had the misfortune of watching you play magician when all you are capable of doing are the world’s weakest magic tricks.”

“Now, listen here, my faithful assistant. Need I remind you that you were assigned to me because your magic is weak, much like all Equestrians are inferior to us Unicornians!” growled Abra.

“No, you just say you’re better. You never show it beyond just some simple ring tricks and card tricks that Trixie’s grandpa did when he was a child. And he was an earth pony,” Trixie said, somehow remaining calm throughout. “And now, you no talent hack, you expect Trixie to sit back and watch as her hometown burns?”

“No, we call Starfleet. Its not our job to rush headlong in and save ponies,” Abra said, looking into her eyes.

“Thus, you are weaker than Trixie first thought,” Trixie said casually before turning away.

“Now, another outburst like that, and you could lose your job,” Abra said, walking to the front of the cart.

“Too late,” Trixie smirked. “Trixie quits, and furthermore...you have been talking to an illusion clone since Trixie had seen the fire.”

“WHAT?!” Abra yelled in shock as he looked outside the window to see Trixie’s suit discarded and a mare running off into the distance.

As Trixie ran away from the wagon, the blue unicorn finished clasping the cape together around her neck. Gone was her assistant’s outfit, now replaced by a blue vest over a white button shirt and a pair of black pants with matching shoes, “Now, this is more like it. No more am I the lowly assistant of some hack magician.” A smirk came across her lips as she leapt over a log and into the town proper, fixing her hat on top of her head, “I am now back as The GREAT AND POWERFUL TRIXIE!!” She shouted at the top of her lungs, throwing her arms up in an dramatic fashion.

Reaching into her pocket of her blue vest, she pulled out a power and blew it into the air, “Find my parents” she whispered. Watching the power carefully, she watched it flow through the city in a blue trail. Looking ahead at the burning town, she began to look back and forth across the ruined city for sign of her family or life. Seeing none, she ran deeper into the town, yelling out for her mother and sisters. As her run took her deeper into the city, she began to hear a pony call out for help. Trixie took a few more steps before hearing the call again. She looked towards the sound, back to the path that led through the city, and then back to the sound, “Darn Trixie’s hero complex!” she shouted as she ran towards the sound.

“H-H-help me!” screamed a grey unicornian, his wings flapping weakly thile his legs were under wooden beam..

“Hang on, Trixie is here!” Trixie yelled, sitting on her knees and using her magic to lift the beam from the uncornian’s legs.

“G-g-get away you stupid Equestiran,” growled the unicorian as the mare lifted the beam from his legs.

Trixie rolled her eyes at this, and chose instead to move the beam aside, “Just say thank you and leave. The great and powerful Trixie has better things to do.

“T-thanks,” the unicorian said as he ran off.

Trixie nodded as she watched the stallion leave and then turned to follow her blue powder “Trixie’s tracking spell will only last an hour, she hopes that her family can be found by then.” Trying to ignore the fear that clutched at her heart, she ran through the city, calling out for her family.

“Help us!!” screamed a little kid.

She stopped for a moment as the call hit her ears, and let out a small growl of frustration. Turning away from her path, she ran to a burning building where she could hear several kids screaming. Taking the time to look left and right, she could find no pegasus or a source of water that could douse the flames. Sighing, her face took on a look of determination as she leapt through a burning window and into the room where the foals sat, “Fear not young children, for Trixie’s cape is flame retardant. Just go through this,” she said, holding her cape through some flames to block them, “And you’ll be safe.”

The children needed not to be told twice as they followed Trixie’s order to the letter. Each one leaping through the blocked off fire and into the outside, all except one. The little foal sat in the corner crying, “No, I won’t go.”

Coughing, Trixie went to the little filly, noting that her barcode meant she was an unicornian, “Why, little one?”

“The fire scares me,” the young unicorian whimpered.

Trixie looked back at the raging inferno, and how the building looked like it was getting closer to collapsing. A worried look came to the magician before turning back to look at the filly, “Fear the fire? What is there to be afraid of? Watch as the great and powerful Trixie blows away the fire with a wave of her hand.”

The filly watched in amazement as Trixie waved her hand and the flames before her vanished, leaving a clear path out, “Wow! You did it!”

“Was there any doubt?” Trixie said, trying not to cough, “Now, Trixie wants you to run with her, as fast as you can, under her cape. And, she wants you to be brave.”

“Why?” the filly asked.

“Because, if you show fear, then the flames will return. Trixie’s spell will only last as long as you are not afraid. Can you be brave for Trixie?” Trixie asked.

The filly nodded, and got ready to run. Smiling, Trixie took the filly under her cape and ran as fast as she could towards the window. Though her illusion magic made it seem that the flames had dissappeared, they were still there and getting hotter all the time. Racing quickly, Trixie did all she could to keep up the illusion of the flames dissapating until she reached the window.With a powerful leap, she jumped through the window and landed on the other side with the filly still under her cape. Trixie got up and smiled down at the child, “We did it, we go through the fire!” she cheered as the building collapsed behind her.

“OH thank you,” said an unicorn mare as she ran to the children, “I am their teacher, and when those griffons torched the building-”

“It was griffons who did this?” Trixie asked the mare.

“Griffons, boars, and ponies,” the unicorn whimpered. “I-I-I thought Starfleet would protect us.”

Trixie shook her head, “Look, there is a safe path that way. Get these foals out of town and get them to safety. Then get to Ponyville, there some of the ponies might be able to help you,” and with that, she ran after the plume of smoke from her tracking spell.

The rest of her trek through the town, was not pleasant. All around her, the screams of the dead and dying filled the air. It was only through sheer luck that she was able to avoid the ponies, griffons, and boars that were ransacking her hometown. A shudder went town Trixie’s spine as she came across a few corpses that were rotting on spears, and she found herself getting sick when she saw one body drawn and quartered a distance away. After passing by more destroyed homes and lives, Trixie came upon the ruins of her home, “No, please Luna, no!” Trixie screamed as she ran to the broken house, but was stopped when she heard a voice from behind her.

“Well, what do we have here?” asked a boar, licking his tusks.

A griffon smiled, “Looks like a unicorn, and a dead sexy one too.”

Trixie took a step back, and looked at the destroyed home, “Two boars and three griffons. If they were ponies, then Trixie might be able to handle them in a magical duel. But, this would be a little tougher.” Reaching into her pants pocket, she pulled out a small smoke bomb and threw it to the ground, distracting the creatures long enough for Trixie to run away. The two races were not distracted for long and soon gave chase.

Trixie, having lived in that town since she was a child, knew the streets better than them. Thus she easily navigated the streets and alleyways like a pro, giving the men chasing her a chase like no other. A few times she looked back over her shoulder to see how the creatures were fairing, and could only chuckle to herself as they looked confused on more than one occasion. When she neared a split in the road, her body split into two identical Trixies, one going left and the other right. The boars chased the one on the right, while the griffons went after the left one, “Nice trick, girly. But we can smell the real one’s sweat. Magical clones don’t!” one of the griffons roared.

Trixie smirked, “Oh, Trixie knows. She also knows that Boars are more likely to chase a pony down a wider area, while griffons go after where their noses lead. So, Trixie has decided to lead you to where she can get you trapped the easiest.”

“Trapped, what do you me-” the griffon was interrupted when he and his two companions found themselves trapped in a closeline. However, when the three griffons tried to struggle and break out, they found themselves getting tighter and tighter in the ropes, “What is this? This aint a normal clothesline.”

“It isn’t, its a type of webbing from some spiders that Trixie met once while on the road,” Trixie chuckled as she walked under the griffons. “Trixie occasionally uses it for her escape tricks, and unless you are the greatest unicorn on the planet...you are not getting out anytime soon.” the blue mare laughed as she got out of the alley, only to start to run away from the charging boars.

Sweat rolled down Trixie’s face as she ran from the charging boars, her breaths coming out in short pants as she heard them charging at her. In only a short few moments, she found herself at a dead end and the boars at her back. Turning around, she held up her hands defensively, whimpering in a pleading tone, “P-please, don’t hurt Trixie. She is so sorry, please don’t kill her.”

“Oh, we arent going to kill you,” one of the boars said, stepping towards her slowly. “We are just gonna have a little fun with you.”

“Yeah, and then we’ll kill ya slowly,” chuckled the other boar as he backed up and rammed his tusk at Trixie’s heart.

Tink

The boar looked on in shock as his tusk hit glass,” What?” as he looked closer, he saw that the sun revealed the Trixie he was looking at, to be a reflection on a mirror.

The mirror image put her hands on her hips and threw back her head in a haughty laugh, “HAHAHAHAHA! Didn’t you boars know who you were messing with? I am the Great and Power TRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRIXIE! Vanquisher of demons and monsters, defeater of Ursa Minors, and the rival to the late Princess Twilight Sparkle. She is the most powerful unicorn on the planet, and you’re doom!”

“OH, I can’t take this anymore, kill her!!” shouted the boar as the two turned to look behind them and at Trixie. Growling, they tried to take a step forward, only to be stopped by bars, “What?!”

“Bars from Neigh Orleans, and pretty strong ones,” Trixie breathed on her hand as she removed the illusion that made the bars invisible. “Unless Trixie is wrong, and she rarely is, you boars need momentum in order to use your strength and magic. You see, Trixie has once visited the Boarder lands so she knows a little about how Boarish magic works. The key is momentum, and without it, you will never have the strength to break out.” and with that, she turned to walk away.

“You CUNT! Get back here so we can kill you!” screamed the boar. “I swear. I will kill you!”

“Any threats can be carried out at Trixieisawesome lane, at kickass city. You can kill her there,” Trixie chuckled, waving goodbye as she walked away.

It did not take long for her to reach the ruins of her house, and began to look for signs of life, “Mother? Sisters?”

“T...Trixie?” muttered female voice from beneath a bunch of rubble.

“Mom!” Trixie exclaimed, running to the fallen house. “Are you all right? Is Trixie’s sisters there?”

“Yes, we are all right,” said Hazel, looking out through a small hole in the rubble. “I am using a shield spell to keep us safe, but.”

“But?” Trixie asked.

“It won’t last much longer, please help!” Hazel said, coughing a little.

Nodding, Trixie’s horn lit up with a pink aura, trying to pull up the rubble, “Ugggh, used too much mana with those illusions, Trixie isn’t sure she can-”

That was when a pair of hands began to pull the rubble away, “Sometimes, being stronger helps.”

Trixie looked on in shock as she began to help with her magic, “You’re that stallion Trixie saved before.”

“The name’s Mainak Crush, and yeah, you did,” the stallion said, lifting the rest. “I wanted to thank you properly this time. Besides, those foals back there? One of them was my kid brother. So, thanks.”

Trixie smiled, “No, thanks for this.” she said, finishing putting away the lst of the rubble, freeing Trixie’s mother and sisters.

“No, thank you. You know, I thought you Equestrians were weird, weak, and kind of stupid. But now, I see that you guys have some good hearts deep inside, and I shouldn’t judge based on assumptions,” Mainak said shaking Trixie’s hand before running off.

Trixie smiled and was quickly assaulted by hugs from her mother and six sisters, “Trixie! Thank you!”

“Trixie is glad to see all of you are ok, mother, Nyxie, Mixy, Pixy, Winxy, Lynxy, and Twixy. And,” Trixie looked to see a mare wearing a business suit walk out of the rubble, with a similar mane style as hers, “Checker, I am even glad to see you.”

The mare ran her hand through her mane and scoffed, “Don’t think I was here for your show. I was here for mother’s sake.” Checker Monarch said.

“Sure,” Trixie chuckled before looking t the dark green unicorn with a white mane, “Mom, there is a safe path right behind Trixie. Take it, and go to Ponyville. Find a mare named Lyra Heartstrings, she’ll find a safe place for you to stay.”

“What about you?” Hazel asked, looking at her daughter with concern.

“Trixie has another job to do, something important now that she no longer works for Abra,” Trixie then gave her mother one last hug. “Farewell mom.”

“Good Luck, my little Trick,” Hazel said, hugging Trixie goodbye.

As Trixie saw her family off, she let loose a sigh and ran to the city limits. Once there, she pulled out a black cloak and looked back, “Trixie had better go tell mistress.”

“Let it never be said that I don’t enjoy the finer things in life,” Dark Conquest said as he skipped through the dying town as the armies continued to ravage the town. “The classical sounds of death, the fresh smell of rotting corpses, and my favorite, the hatred of the survivors against me.” Taking a deep breath, he sighed, “All I need is some hero to challenge me and my day will be set.”

“Starfleet Magic!” called out Lighting Dawn, transforming as he hit the ground in front of Conquest, making a small crater beneath him.

As Lighting turned to face the black alicorn, Conquest rolled his eyes at the entrance, “Again with the whole ‘transformation phrase’ junk. What is that? A kind of verbal tick of yours?”

Lighting chose to ignore the remark, instead choosing to get into a fighting stance, “I am only to ask this once. Where is my WIFE?”

“Your wife? Oh, Starla,” Conquest said nonchalantly, watching the energy crackle around Lighting, the white alicorn becoming a mix of white and yellow. “Last I saw her, was in my bedroom and chained to the bed. As a matter of fact, I can tell you her last words before I left ‘Please no,” Conquest mocked in Starla’s tone, “Don’t do that. Stop, please pull out, I don’t want your baby. Stop! You’re hurting my pussy, please stop it!”

“You sick monster!” shouted Lighting as he charged at Conquest, his arm extended for a punch.

The black alicorn chuckled as he grabbed the incoming assault, “I am insulted sir! I have you know that my finest physicians gave me a clean bill of health.” Letting go of the hand, Conquest stepped back, dodging Lighting’s next punch. “Hero, don’t you know what this is? This isn’t the part where you win.”

With a grin, Conquest blocked a right hook from Lighting and twisted the arm, “This is the part where the hero challenges the big bad all alone. Because he is confident that he’ll win. Then he gets,” he then struck Lighting’s gut hard three times, before swiping the back of his fist across Lighting’s face. “Beaten hard, almost to death. He then spends the next few days or months figuring out how to-” stepping to the side to dodge a kick, Conquest slammed his elbow into the leg and broke it, “- win. It might be through training or an ‘eureka moment’. Then he comes back at the finale,” Conquest blocked Lighting’s left hook, and delivered several hard strikes along Lighting’s body, a bone cracking with each hit. With his last punch, he reached out and grabbed Lighting’s head.

“I-I-I...” Lighting wheezed, his injuries catching up with him.

“Oh? Is this the heroic, ‘I will take you down” one liner? Oh, its been years since I heard one,” holding onto Lighting’s hair, he slammed the alicorn’s head several times into the ground. “Let me hear it.”

“I will...save...her,” moaned Lighting, the blood trailing down his eyes.

“Oh, nice one, it's a classic,” laughed Conquest as he kicked Lighting into a nearby wall.

A grey griffon wielding a crossbow landed next to Conquest, “Want me to kill him, sir?”

“No, no. I want to feed on his hate a little more,” the alicorn chuckled as he pulled out a lollipop from his pocket, then lit it on fire. “ Besides, I want to play to his hero script and play the villain a little more. It makes taking their lives so much sweeter. Now, come on boys, lets head for home!”

As Conquest began to teleport his men away, Lighting feebly reached out a hand, trying to stop them, “G-g-get back here...” and he fainted.

On a nearby hilltop, overlooking the now burning city, Trixie sighed in a mournful tone as she watched. A purple hand landed on Trixie’s shoulder, making her look at the figure in the black cloak, “I am sorry that this happened to your home.”

“Trixie’s family is safe, that is all that matters right now,” the blue mare said, looking on with tears in her eyes. “Now come, we should be-”

The mare in the black cloak hugged Trixie tightly,” It’s ok, it is only natural to cry. This is a horrifiyng experience for you.”

Tears began to well up in the magician's eyes as she cried on the mare’s shoulder, “My town, he took my home away. My family almost died, if I-”

“You saved them Trixie,” the mare said, holding Trixie close. After a few minutes of hugging her, the mare looked south toward a small wooded area, “Now, we must work hard to ensure that this doesn’t happen again and save all of Equestria.” Igniting her horn, she vanished in a blaze of purple light with Trixie in tow.

Far from the burning town of Neigh Orleans, in a small town not too far from Manehatten, a flower festival was being held. Inside the large festival, Buddy happily took Daphine by the hand through some of the concessions. Letting out a giggle, Daphine happily took an offered cotton candy bag and began to eat into it. Buddy sighed as he looked down at his wallet and then back to his young cousin, smiling at her inspite of losing money.

The two cousins traveled through out the festival, enjoying the sights and upbeat music the permerated the festival. The two looked at some of the flower arrangements and the small stands where dealers handed out their cheap wares. In other stalls, small games of chance were played and as was expected of a stallion of Starfleet, he failed each one. It was Daphine who had the chance to win some of the games and it was her that took the time to find a place to sit down with a large plush flower. Giggiling, she looked up at her cousin and said, “Geeze Buddy, you suck at these games. I thought you gradutated from the academy!”

“In the bottom of my class for markmanship and swordplay,” sighed Buddy as he sat down, a bottle of lemonade at his side. “It’s why I prefer whips. They are just so much more fun.” Seeing this made Daphine raise an eyebrow and cause Buddy to chuckle, “Well, I mean for combat they-”

“I know, it’s ok to have a cousin who is into S&M,” giggled Daphine.

“Daphine Anabelle Dill, where did you hear such vulgar and tasteless language,” asked Buddy, a little shocked at his cousin’s words.

Daphine had a tricky smile, “Who do you think?”

“Oh yeah,” Buddy said leaning back on the bench, and looking up at the sky. Slow breaths left his chest as he watched some of the pegasi move the clouds around.

“Buddy,” asked Daphine, “Do you think I’m special?”

“Of course you are,” Buddy said, smiling. “Everybody is-”

“Don’t feed me that old line,” Daphine said, frowning, “Do you think that I as a pony am special?”

“You are my cousin,” Buddy said, running his hand through her mane, “I raised you since you were a baby and I know for a fact that you are special. No one can beat you at identifing plants, finding out about roots, and describing poisonous flowers.”

“Then why can’t I get a cutie mark?” whispered Daphine, “I am tired of just being like all of the other Starfleet kids and not getting their cutie mark. I remember what happened the day Sweetie Belle got her mark, and how we all know where her destiny lies. I want that! I want to know what it is I’m good at and not have this stupid ID code telling me nothing about myself.”

“Daphine...”sighed Buddy as he pulled his cousin into a fatherly hug.

Daphine sniffled, “I remember, how in the first day of school, I was worried about being made fun of because I was different. Well, I liked being different! I want different, I want unique, I want to have a mark on my flank that says who I am! I want to know if...I’m good enough.”

Buddy sighed and hugged her closely, feeling twinge of pain in his heart when heard this, “You are good enough, and you are special. You will always be special, not because of your race or creed...but because, you are you.”

“Think mom and dad would agree,” asked Daphine looking up to her father figure.

Buddy sighed, “Your aunt and Uncle, they were so happy to see you born that they were determined to do everythign they could to make you happy. I am positive they would see you as a wonderful little girl. Just like I do.”

Daphine smiles warmly at her cousin and hugged him, “Thanks Buddy.” wiping her eyes, she leapt off the bench and ran off, “Come on, lets have some fun!”

“Would it be too much to ask for you to call me dad?” asked Buddy to himself.

“Dear, you worry too much,” King Topaz said to his pacing wife.

Krysta turned around, he blue eyes glaring in anger, “Too much, too much?! None of our people can get off world, the space bridges are down, and we have yet to hear word from our allies in United Equestria for the past few months!”

“Your allies, dear,” Topaz said, “I seem to remember you were the one who agreed to let ourselves to be used as slave labor for them. To save them when their precious shields fall.”

“It wasn’t slave labor,” Krysta said, crossing her arms and turning away, frowning slightly, “At least not to me. They were my friends...”

“Friends? Didn’t you tell me they abandon you, treated you as a butt monkey, and laughed at your misery?” asked Topaz.

Krysta sighed, “Well at least Lighting was.”

“The same Lighting who doesn’t seem to appreicate you?” asked King Topaz.

Tink giggled while playing with his toys, “Sound like lousy friends.”

Krysta raised a finger at this, before lowering it and walking away. Lowering her head in sadness, she couldn’t help but sigh and look down, muttering a silent prayer to herself, “Oberon, if you exsist, please let my friends be ok.”

A purple fairy looked at her queen as she walked by, “Something amiss, my queen?”

“Oh, hey Tecna. No nothing, just praying for my friends,” Krysta said, looking up at a stain glass window of herself. Putting a hand onto the glass, she asked, “Do you think I’ve been a good queen?”

“Yes my leige. You have done so much for the kingdom, ushered an era of peace for generations to come and have-”

Krysta quickly interrupted, “Then why don’t I feel like I’ve mattered to anyone.”

In the small town of Ponyville, four mares found themselves heading to Sugar Cube Corner, “So, how did Rainbow Dash convince Rhymey to let ya go, Fluttershy?” Applejack asked, getting to the door.

“I told him that Flutters had a dentist appointment,” Dash chuckled as she high fived her friend.

“I don’t like lying, but...” Fluttershy said, following alongside rainbow Dash, “Pinkie said this is important.”

“I hope Spike doesn’t mind watching the shop for a bit,” Rarity said, smiling softly.

Applejack looked closely at Rarity, and then sniffed the air, “Rare, did you and Spike just-”

“You’re here!” Pinkie Pie squealed in delight as she opened the doors to Sugar Cube Corner. Grabbing her friends in a hug, she pulled the four into the building. Skipping, she led them to a private room where a mare sat in the shadows. “Ok, you can come out!”

“A-All right,” the mare nodded, walking into the light.

“Oh, my!” Fluttershy said in shock, looking at the unicorn’s horn and eyes.

“My word,” Rarity gasped, holding her hand to her mouth, looking at the purple mane.

“ It can’t be,” Applejack shook her head in surprise, taking the time to look at her body, noting the white starburst cutie mark on her legs, matching along with her grey fur.

“No way,” Dash said in a gasp.

“TWILIGHT??!” shouted the four at once.

“Um, hello everyone,” the grey unicorn said, her voice timid and soft. “I know I look like someone called Twilight Sparkle, your friend Pinkie tol-”

“Isn't this great!” Pinkie shouted over the mare, jumping around. “”Twilight is alive! I knew she was, I knew that she wouldn’t die on us and leave us all alone! Now she’s back and we can be happy again and all us can be back together and-”

“Pinkie,” Applejack said sternly.

“We can have fun again and can get Fluttershy away from that big loser-”

“Pinkie,” Rainbow dash growled, annoyed.

“And then she and Celestia can overthrow Grand Grumpy and then make Equestria-”

“PINKIE!” AJ and Rainbow yelled.together.

“Fluttershy, Rarity, could you talk to our guest? Me and Rainbow need to talk to Pinkie, alone,” Applejack said as she and Rainbow lead Pinkie into the next room.

“I am dreadfully sorry about this, miss, it's just that you look like a friend of our” Rarity said.

“I know, Pinkie told me about her,” the mare smiled. “I am sorry for your loss. I wish I could’ve met her personally, what was she like?”

“Nice, and very helpful. She was a type of mare who would solve any problem because she would want to. She...liked to study everything there was and was a great friend,” Fluttershy said, looking down at the ground.

In the room next to where Rarity and Fluttershy were, Rainbow dash looked to Pinkie, “Ok Pinkie, what the buck is this?”

“What do you mean Dashie, I was just showing that Twilight is alive,” Pinkie smiled.

“Sugarcube, Ah know you want it to be, but Twilight is dead. Remember? Ah know how it feels, after mah parents died Ah saw them all over the place,” Applejack said.

“But she’s-”

“And then there are the dreams,” Applejack shuddered, “Ah can’t begin to tell you how often Ah dreamt that they came back one day. That they would see how Applebloom grew up and we would be a family again.”

“But Applejack, Twilight’s,” Pinkie said, beginning to cry.

Rainbow Dash put a hand onto Pinkie’s back, “Pinkie, we’re worried that you might be having a relapse. We all remember what it was like when Twilight died. You locked yourself in your house for weeks. None of us actually saw you and you never left. It took me and AJ busting the door down and dragging you out.”

“Pinkie, we had to get you to a psychiatrist to help get you through your grief. We-,” AJ stopped herself for a moment, before wiping a tear away, “we almost lost ya. Remember? We don’t want that happen to you again.”

“But girls, she looks so much like her. I just want her to be-” Pinkie began to cry a little bit more, only to be hugged by her two friends.

“We know Pinkie, we know,” AJ whispered.

“I would give up my flying, my speed, and everything else about me, just to see her alive again. But, I know that isn’t possible because ponies can’t come back to life,” Rainbow Dash said, holding her friend tightly.

“But, that doesn’t mean, we can’t ask her to be our friend,” Applejack smiled. “It’s how Twilight would want it, and it's how the Pinkie Pie I know and love would do it.”

Wiping a tear from her eye, Pinkie Pie nodded, “I’m sorry, its just that I want her to be alive so much.” Pinkie said, opening the door with her face back into its usually permanent grin. “HI! I’m Pinkie Pie, but you know that already miss-Oh, that’s right! You don’t have a name!!”

Rarity looked shocked at this, “You don’t?”

The mare shook her head, “No, I don’t. All I remember is waking up in the Everfree Forest and feeling lost. I just knew that I had to come here and it would be safe. Beyond that nothing.”

“Well, we can’t keep calling ya, mare, all the time. Ya need a name,” Applejack said.

“How about, Friend?” Fluttershy asked.

“Fluttershy, that’s brilliant!” shouted Rarity. “From now on, you are named ‘Belle Amie.”

Applejack arched an eyebrow, “What kind of name is that?”

“It’s prench,” Rarity smiled. “It means, ‘Beautiful Friend.” And I think that will work for her.”

“Yeah! Welcome to Ponyville Belle! Oh, we should have a welcome party, and a congratulations on your first time together Rarity, party later tonight!” Pinkie cheered, to this, Rarity blushed.

“Wait, how did you know that Spike and I made love last night,” Rarity said, holding her hand to her mouth.

“Because you have that, ‘I have just had the perfect night with the perfect guy’ look that ponies get when they have great sex with their true love,” Pinkie giggled. “You know, the warm smile, the inner blush, and the sultry look in the eye.”

Belle shook her head, “ Miss Pie, that is simply imp-”

“Hello ma,. Pinkie, did you give our customer a try of our new cupcake?” Mrs. Cake said, walking in from upstairs and straightening her apron. There was a contented smile on her lips and her mane was a little askew. In her eyes, she had a sultry and ver contented look

“Oh, hello Rarity, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash. What can I do you for?” asked Carrot Cake, coming down the stairs and pulling up his pants with a cheerful grin on his face.

Pinkie looked smug as she pulled out her party cannon, “See?” and then fired her party cannon.

“So,” Discord began to ask as he walked with Luna down the secret tunnel in New Canterlot. “Since Celestia has asked me to help overthrow Grand Ruler, does that make us friends, amigos, compatriots, conspirators, sidekicks, sibs-in-law?”

“Neither,” Luna said, looking away from Discord as she neared the second throne room, where two mares awaited them.

“Oh come on. I thought I was a full fledged member of team Luna by now,” Discord said, zapping a t-shirt onto him that read ‘Team Luna’ with a smilng and winking Luna on the front.

“No! You are only here because Tia asked it,” Luna said, burning the shirt. “And do not remind me that you are her...lover.”

“Discord!” said Trixie and the mare as the two walked in.

As Luna took her seat, she waved them off, “I know this must look strange, but Discord is working with us, for now. Due to the request of my older sister, and as for how he is among the living,” she paused and sighed, “I can only assume he faked his death.”

“Help us? But why would Celestia trust this creature?” asked the mare in cloak, her eyebrow arched.

“Because,” Discord said, showing off a picture of him and Celestia at a beach, snuggling up. “That’s why. And Yes I did fake my death, you didn’t think their silly beams could do anything to me”

“All right, remind me to ask you more about your relationship with Celestia later,” said the mare, looking back at Discord with an untrusting look

“Now, onto business,” Luna said, looking to Trixie. “Trixie, I believe you have quit your cover?”

“Yes, as of this morning, Trixie is no longer under the wing of Abracadbra. Shame, it was a nice cover,” Trixie said.

“And Spark,” Luna asked of the mare in the cloak as she pulled back her hood. “Am I to understand that all of Neigh Orleans is in ruin and Lighting was beaten by an alicorn named Dark Conquest?”

The purple unicorn nodded, “That is correct, your highness.”

“Then the time for rebellion has come sooner than expected” Luna said, putting a finger to her chin, “I had hoped that I would be able to hold off on my rebellion for a year at most, until the other five were ready. However, this war is expetiting this plan.”

“Expetite?” asked Spark.

Luna nodded, “Indeed. While Conquest is indeed a threat, it cannot be denied that he is a cunning stragetist. With Grand Ruler leading the country, our defeat is most certain. We need to overthrow the dictator before we can stop this monster. I assume that you know what to do?”

“Yes,” Trixie said. “Go to each member of the team and bring them here.”

“Good, you two are dismissed,” Luna said as the two mares left.

Discord looked over Luna’s shoulder at the leaving Shine, noticing her cutie mark of five stars in a circle, as if they were circling a central star “What was her name again?”

“Shining Spark,” Luna said, watching the two race off.

Spark and Trixie walked down the hall, Spark having a small frown on her face, “I am not sure about this team, Trixie. We are taking civilians into a war that we may lose. Including a mother. Are you sure that we can handle this?”

Trixie smiled, “OF course! After all, it was a similar group of civilians that defeated Nightmare Moon. This group of ponies shall be no different!”

Spark could only nod in response, her mind thinking of five mares who stood up against eternal darkness once. Letting out a little breath she said, "Always trust in your friends. I will always believe in them."

Author's Note

For the opening with Discord and Celestia, I was going to put in a sex scene with the two of them. But, I changed my mind, then I wanted to put in a scene of me coming onto the screen and explaining that I couldn't describe the scene of them banging because it would blow your mind. So, I went with this instead.

Luna's dreamwalk was going to be interrupted by Nova (yes, the stallion from Kiala's verse. I love those stories) I stopped because I was worried about how the scene would look.

Trixie was also going to open her scene with some unfufilling sex between her and Abracadbra, but it didn't pan out. Also, this is a nice call out to Mykan...who's a wimp now? Her family is also filled with some references. HEr mother is HAzel from Twixie answers, her big family is from Pony POV, and Checker is, of course, from Getting Back on Her Hooves.

I woul like to thank Zoltan and a close friend for some of their ideas (Belle ami and the dialouge from Conquest)

I woul also like to apologize, my usual editor is busy right now, so this is me alone.

Also, two questions. One, have you figured out the twist yet? and two, is Applejack's relationship tacked on?

Remake notes:

Oh, this chapter. While not as important to me as the one with the boar, this one has some staying power with me. It's the chapter where we are introduced to Belle properly. Oh, and do I have somethings to talk about her. But, that will come later.

Also, this is one of the bigger things I wanted to do with some of the eariler rewrites. Focus a little on Buddy and Dahpine's relationship. I felt like I left that out and would help flush the green one a little more. This goes for Krysta as well.

I also added some stuff for Trixie's illusions to show that she did not really get rid of the smoke, it was an illusion that she made to keep the filly's spirits up.