The Truth: Over

Fifteen years later

I was sitting in my study underground, I was taking notes on my latest project while Screwball read a book. What, you thought I was just floating about keeping those three company for the last three thousand years? No, I've dedicated my free time to learning everything I could about magic and science. Over the past hundred years I've noticed that Equestria has been threatened by supernatural forces and only barely survived the attacks. So I began developing ways for Equestria to defend itself against these dangers, not necessarily by killing the attackers but by dispelling the darkness.

"Screwball sweetie, could you be a dear and fetch some light magic essence from the storage closet?" My granddaughter nodded and did as asked. "Thank you." She smiled and watched me work. "Now, I just need to find a way to match the magic wavelengths to the soul without actually tapping into a ponys magic reserves."

"Would it help if I used my magic to do it?"

"Sorry Screwball, your magic is chaos magic, it would cause the opposite effect I'm looking for." She shrugged and went back to her book. "Now, I just need to figure out which type of magic would dispell dark magic."

"Didn't you say chaos magic would cause a different effect, then you just need to make the opposite of chaos magic." I froze in place and looked at her.

"Screwball you're a genius."

"I try." I shook my head and began jotting down everything.

"What's the opposite of chaos...something that would reverse it...harmony...the answer is harmony magic!" I jumped with joy as I began collecting the necessary ingredients and began adding them to a bottle, each time moving the bottle to a different temperature and conditions. Once the potion was done what sat before me was a bottle of glowing rainbow liquid. "Woah..." I picked it up and held it in the air in victory. "Yes! It's finally done!" I set it down and spun Screwball around in my hands causing her to giggle at my excitement. "Screwball, you have helped me out with something I've been working on since before you were born, with this, Equestria will be safe from powerful forces without actually killing the user."

"Then what are we waiting for, let's get this thing to my mom."

"No."

"What?" I set her down and took a serious tone.

"Under any circumstances you are not to speak one word of this to your mother, father or aunt. They would depend on it too much, it is for a last resort only." She nodded in understanding. She's always been a smart mare despite her name and usual behaviour. She's like Discord except she has Celestias intelligence, letting her think rationally and have more self control. I ruffled her mane and picked up the potion. "Come on, we need to get this somewhere that lacks harmony for it to work."

"Like the Everfree?"

"Again my dear, you're a genius." She smiled and teleported us outside the castle. We walked over a bridge and walked down the steps to the cavern where the heart of the Everfree was contained. When we reached the tree that controlled everything in this damn forest. I placed a drop on its roots and watched as it partially crystallised the tree. Taking a shot I threw the potion on the tree and a bright light enveloped the cave.

When the light died down we gasped at the sight before us.

We stepped forward and I placed a hand on the tree, causing a white aura to envelope my body. "Grandpa!"

"It's alright Screwball, it's not hurting me." I concentrated on the energy the tree was giving off. I pulled my hand away and the aura disappeared. I looked at a small rock and held my hand out, I imagined the rock floating towards me and it did, the white aura enveloped my hand and the rock as it floated towards me. "Well Screwy, looks like your grandpa can use magic now." I tried exiting my body but found that I couldn't. "That's odd..."

"What's wrong?"

"I seem to be stuck in the body, I can't separate my soul from it." I tried a few more times before giving up. "Hold on." I walked over to a wall and pushed my hand through it, like when I was in my spirit form it just went through it. "But I appear to have the abilities of when I'm a ghost." I turned to the tree. "Curiouser and curiouser." I walked towards it and placed my hand on it again. This time I was given knowledge...

Terrible...terrible knowledge...

I was given visions of future events, and it physically hurt to see what was about to happen in the next few years.

"Grandpa Spirit!" I collapsed to my knees and held my head in my hands. "What's wrong?"

"Keep an eye on your father Screwball, if anything seems out of the ordinary...you come get me. Understood?" She nodded, not pushing for more answers. "Come on, your mother will be wondering about you."

One month later

I've been keeping an eye on both Luna and Discord the past month, both have been acting normally, I haven't seen them do anything they normally wouldn't do, but time would tell. I don't know what is going to cause those two to act like they will, but I know that I'm not supposed to know.

I was given far off visions, it all has to happen...I can't stop it. The oncoming storm that will lead to the thousand year peace.

"Father, you seem troubled." I looked to my right to see Celestia looking at me with concern.

"I'm fine Celestia, I'm just thinking about the outcomes of one of my experiments."

"You do seem to be spending a lot of time in your study, have you reached some kind of breakthrough with that defensive project?"

"It looks promising, just got to iron a few things out then it should work." She nodded and was about to turn away. "The real question is are you ok, you've been very busy lately, more than usual."

She sighed and looked at me. "It has been very stressful, I've currently had little time to spend with Discord and Screwball, I can't tell you how much I appreciate you looking after her."

"What are grandparents for?" She smiled and nuzzled my side. "Now, I want you to drop everything you have planned for the day and go spend some time with your husband." She was about to protest when I placed a finger to her muzzle. "I'll take care of the paperwork, you need some quality time with Discord and Screwy. And it's not a question, it's an order."

"Oh really, and what if I do protest?"

"You're a million years too young to try to argue with me, now get going." She smiled and walked off. I sighed and walked into her study where a mountain of paperwork stood. "I'm starting to regret this."