Warhammer 40k: The Multiversial War of Equestria
Chapter Six: The Toa Meet Discord and the Crystal Kingdom
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As the Toa continued, Kongu could almost feel like they were being watched. He also felt... different. At least, the tundra they were on felt like it. Little did he know, they indeed were being watched, but not by any pony....
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"So, this is what my first little portal brought in. I was expecting something a little more.... Chaotic. Then again, I could just make a few more portals throughout the multiverse. I'm sure that my fellow Chaos Gods would be well okay with it, especially if I could cause enough chaos to bring them here. But, then again, they were a bit angry when I told them they weren't allowed anywhere near Equestria, considering that I had made my claim to it. Oh well, enough exposition for the readers, let's go greet the new guys!" Discord thought, and then disappeared and reappeared in front of the six.
"Why hello there, mysterious travellers, what are your names?" Discord asked, even as they all brought they're weapons out and pointing at him.
"What kind of rahi is that?" The black one asked.
"Oh, I'm not a rahi, whatever that is. I'm Discord, Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony, though now I serve with my friends for a good cause. Anyways, what are your names? I don't believe you answered me that." Discord replied, bowing politely.
"What should we do, Jaller? I don't trust it one bit." The white one, towering above the rest, asked the red one.
"For now, we should trust it, Takanuva. We need as much information as possible." The red one, Jaller, answered. He turned back to Discord.
"Greetings, Discord! I am Toa Jaller, leader of the Toa Mahri, and a Toa of Fire. These are my brothers and sister, Hewkii, Toa of Stone, Kongu, Toa of Air, Nuparu, Toa of Earth, Hahli, Toa of Water, and Takanuva, Toa of Light. Where are we?" Jaller said, introducing each of them. Each Toa nodded when they were mentioned.
"Well, my friends, you are in the land of Equestria! Home of the ponies, and now apparently the gathering point of the multiverse! I will be your guide here! That city you are walking to is called the Crystal Kingdom, or something like that. It will take forever to get there on foot, so why don't I make things a little bit easier, eh?" With that, Discord snapped his fingers on his paw, teleporting the six toa and himself through the warp and into the Crystal Kingdom Square. Each of them collapsed, gasping for breath after witnessing the terrors of the once peaceful warp.
"What in Mata Nui's name was that?" Hewkii asked, trying to stand up.
"Oh, that? That was nothing, just the Warp. Not a big deal. But here we are, the Crystal Kingdom!" Discord said, showing off the kingdom in all its glory.
"Well, then. Thank you for your assistance, Discord, but where are the Matoran of this world?" Hahli asked, looking around.
"Matoran? What are those? Anyways, we have the Crystal ponies!" Discord replied, pointing to the small Equine cowering in fear.
"Crystal... Pony? What in the name of the Great Spirit is a pony?" Kongu asked, looking at the thing.
"Why, it's this little thing!" Discord said, suddenely holding the thing in his arms, and giving it a noogie. All of a sudden, the Toa and Discord were suddenely surrounded by a squad of armed ponies.
"Lay down your weapons and surrender!" One of hem, obviously a captain, ordered the toa. They looked at him, and Kongu burst into laughter.
"Your actually think this small force can defeat a Toa-Hero? This is too much!" Hesaid through the chuckles.
"But, in the end, I think it's a good idea to not quick-make you our enemies." Kongu added, lowering his weapons to the ground. The others did the same.
"Good. Now then, you will come with me to see princess Cadence. Follow me." The captain said, heading towards the center of the city. The Toa looked at each other, shrugged, and followed him. Discord, however, still had spears pointed at him.
"Well, I can see you guys have things good here, so I'll just be on my way now." With that, The Draconequus teleported away. The guards looked around, until the captain told them to bring the Toa's weapons.
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Celestia's quarters, Canterlot Castle, one minute after The Toa capture
Celestia was mad. More angry than ever. And she knew just who to blame. Using a spell, she pulled Discord from wherever he was before and brought him here. In a flash, he popped into existence.
"Oh my, Celestia, what ails you old friend?" Discord asked, looking at Celestia.
"I thought you had Equestria protected from possible alien attack!" Celestia roared, walking up to Discord.
"Well, I did, but all those years in stone must have caused the storms to weaken a bit. And besides, they've all been here before, they just don't realize it." Discord replied, spinning a cane with a symbol of an eight point star.
"What do you mean?" Celestia asked, her curiosity getting the better of her.
"Well, you see, this all happened a long time ago, before you and Luna, and before my current reincarnation. Back then, Equestria was the center of the multiverse." Discord began, snapping his fingers. The world around them vanished, replaced with an image of a planet she did not recognize.
The world was shrouded in fire. As the pair flew in, it was obvious that there was a war going on. Celestia saw humans and others alike clash with eachother, even some ponies, though they were being used by humans.
"You see, back then, many of the multiverse's finest armies would be sent here to wage war, for, as this place was the center, they could control basically all travel between the multiverse." Discord explained, and they zoomed into the front of a massive portal, with warriors appearing by the hundreds.
"Through this chaos, I was born." He added, and they flew next to what looked like the beginning of a black hole. It vanished in a bright light, leaving in its place a baby creature. Though like Discord, it was different entirely. It had parts of many of the current species that fought: the arm of a human, the other arm of a ork, the leg of a toa, the wings of a guko bird, and the head of Discord.
"Was that..." Celestia began.
"Yes, indeed that is me. Anyways some pony took me in, and somehow lived long enough to raise me to adulthood. I had seen enough of this violence, so I traveled through the warp, and pleading with the rulers of the armies that were invading Equestria. Eventually, they agreed, though it took alot of threatening and begging. A few ponies had been left behind by the humans, and we're exposed to some sort of radioactive material, which made the current creatures of Equestria. I don't remember who the material came from. Anyways, I taught ponies the language of what is called low gothic, as well as being called english." Discord continued, and they flew through time, catching only glimpses of Discord's attempts to get the rulers to withdraw. They then found Discord speaking with the ponies of Equestria, as well as the other species.
"We had piece for a time, but then my brothers found me." Discord said, looking at the ponies.
"Brothers?" Celestia asked.
"Yes, my brothers. The humans call them the gods of chaos. Anyways, they found us after about three thousand years of me hiding our universe. By now, Equestrians had begun to prosper, and you and Luna were born." They flipped past a few thousand years of peace to two little fillies with wings and horns.
"You two were unique. never before had a Alicorn been born before. And that is what caused the Chaos gods to find us." Discord toled Celestia, and they zoomed out to the warp area. Celestia could see a fine border around Equestria, but it began to crack.
"The Chaos that ensued from your birth began to weaken my barrier around Equestria, allowing the Chaos gods, or at least one of them, to slip through." Celestia saw a swirling mass of chaotic energy slip through the barrier.
"I noticed this, and thus engaged this god, who was Tzeentch or something like that. I beat him back and resealed the barrier,at the cost of my first life. " they popped into the future, where The past discord fought Tzeentch in a losing fight. Past Discord had just barely managed to shove Tzeentch past the barrier, Blood and guts spilling out of him like a walking corpse of Nurgle. With a last burst of power, Discord sealed the barrier, with Tzeentch wailing upon the barrier without avail.
"As I died, a small fragment of my memory escaped, and lodged into your mind. Can you guess which?" Discord asked, and Celestia thought for a bit before realizing it.
"The old war..." She muttered.
"Bingo! Anyways, when I finally revived, it turns out that Tzeentch had placed a small amount of his chaos into me, but not enough to make me evil immediately. It slowly grew inside me, and when I finally turned rogue, I had made the warp storms to keep anything from getting in, at your request. And you know the rest. " Discord said, then snapped his fingers, and they returned to the present.
"Wow, I had no idea..." Celestia muttered, looking up at Discord.
"Of course you didnt, you weren't even born yet when it happened. And anyways, I cannot restrengthen the warp storms anymore, because my time in stone removed my connection to them. I can also sense a chaos fleet incoming, along with a few others I might add." Discord replied, suddenely with armour.
"How long until they arrive?" Celestia asked, panicking, before a thought arised.
"Wait, if the barrier is still going, because you said that the storms are weakening, then how is a chaos fleet going to get in here?" She asked, confused.
"Well, I didn't realize they had worshippers at the time, which in the human times was called time the Horus Heresy. so gods can't get in, but the worshippers can. They will be here in about... five weeks? We need to unite the current species on the planet before we can fight the chaos. Are you with me?" Discord answered grimly, before holding out his paw. She smiled, and put her hoof in his paw, shaking it. The deal was done.
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