The Elements of Disharmony

Twilight trotted in place, looking around rapidly for a place to hide, and she decided to fly up to the top of the root chandelier. She landed gently on one of the largest roots behind some smaller ones, thankful for her gray coat to blend in with the brown plant material.

"Twilight! Where are ya?" the voice called again, a little closer this time. Twilight peeked out at the increasing volume of the sound of clacking hooves, and seconds later she saw what looked like Liarjack. The only thing different about her was her coat, hair, eyes... pretty much everything about her was different! She had a bright orange coat with pale yellow hair and emerald-green eyes, nothing like the gray body she normally possessed.

Gulping, the alicorn tried to quietly flap her wings and fly over the earth pony. Once she landed, however, she ended up losing her footing and collapses to the ground, catching 'Liarjack's' attention.

"There ya are, sugar cube!" the earth pony grinned when she saw her "friend". She began to trot towards the alicorn who, panicking, quickly took air and flew off as fast as she could. "H-Hey! Where are you goin'? Twilight!"

Twilight zoomed out of the castle and into the sky. She looked behind her to see 'Liarjack' looking up at her, but she had stopped running. Sighing in relief, she flew a bit slower.

Suddenly, she collided into something hard. She cried out in shock, and she also heard a groan of pain under her. Her blood ran cold as she recognized the voice.

"Ow... Twilight, what's the rush?"

"Rainbow Ditch!" Twilight cried out before flying off again. She could just hear the pegasus pony call out to her, "Hey! It's Rainbow Dash, remember? Come back!"

The alicorn had no idea what the hay was going on, but all of her enemies were all brightly colored, no longer gray like they're supposed to be. Whatever it was, it was freaking her out!

"Twilight!" she suddenly heard Rainbow 'Ditch' call out to her. She looked behind her and yelped when she saw the pony she collided into just seconds ago chasing after her. She was ready to beat her up!

"No! Go away! Please!" Twilight wailed as she flew as fast as she could. Unfortunately, she was no match for Rainbow 'Ditch's' speed. She thought quickly and zipped down once she flew through some clouds, and she could hear the whooshing sound of the pegasus racing on, thinking she's still on her tail. "Phew... Lost her..."

"Yay for Twilight!" a new voice called. Twilight growled in frustration as she recognized 'Grumpy' Pie's voice. Can't she get a break without her enemies trying to chase her and beat her up all the time?

The alicorn angled her wings upward and she soared back into the sky, but in the opposite direction of where Rainbow 'Ditch' flew. She flew faster and faster until she reached her castle again, relieved to find that 'Liarjack' wasn't there anymore. She zipped into her castle and closed the doors, fortifying them with whatever she can find. When she finished, she finally allowed herself a chance to rest, panting, her heart racing from the fear and fast flying.

A few moments passed before she heard some knocking on the door, and she let out a scream. She backed away from the doors as far as she could before bolting down a hallway. She found herself storming into a room, one she didn't recognize right away. Only when she heard the soft moans, this time belonging to a child-like male, did she realize she was in the room of her former "slave". "Oh, sweet Discord..."

"Twilight?" Spike grunted as he stretched out, waking up from his previous slumber, his Rarity doll in his left arm. "What are you doing here? I was taking a nap, you gave me permission, remember?"

"What?" the alicorn gasped. She almost immediately went into dictator-mode, having been used to barking orders to her "slave". "I didn't say such a thing! Now go and make sure those awful ponies don't get in this castle!"

"Wh-What are you talking about? What awful ponies? And you did say I could-"

"How dare you argue with me?" Twilight roared, spreading out her wings and towering over the dragon to intimidate him, in which it worked like a charm. "You are living under my roof, and therefore you shall obey my orders! Now go, slave!"

"S-S-Slave?..." Spike whimpered, cowering under his blanket, tears cornering his eyes. This was most definitely not the Twilight Sparkle he was used to.

"Go now!" Twilight howled, and the baby dragon yelped before leaping out of bed and rushing to the castle doors. She sighed in relief, knowing that her "slave" would keep those awful ponies at bay. Now she could finally relax...