Chapter 1: This is only the beginning
The cold morning air whipped back Derpy’s mane and tail as she flew as swiftly as she could towards Ponyville. for she had urgent news for twilight and her friends from princess Celestia, something top secret and not even any hint on why it must be delivered was said except that it was to be delivered ASAP. Derpy couldn’t help but wonder what was in the envelope addressed to twilight.
6 months earlier
Lyric, a blood red Pegasus with an orange spiked mane, a dark purple star with music notes circling it for a cutiemark and her two signature bracelets on her front left leg. Sketch a silver unicorn with a gold mane and a pencil and paintbrush as an X for a cutiemark. And finally Apollo a purple pony with a short curly blond mane and an omega for his cutiemark. Were escorted into the royal throne room by a group of guards.
“Lyric, Sketch, and Apollo, I heard that you three ponies were looking for adventure?” princess Celestia implied, continuing on with
“well I am thinking of expanding my kingdom over the mountain range, and in need of some strong, brave ponies to go on an expedition over the mountains to explore the terrain and see if there are other ponies out there. all necessary items for your expedition, and needs for survival will be on me. so what do you say? Are you in?” the three ponies some more quick to respond than others nodded their heads in agreement
“we accept, your majesty.” Lyric said excitedly
Present day
“whoa, Sketch Apollo come quick” shouted lyric, one day while exploring the deep jungle, causing sketch and Apollo to come galloping over
“ what’s the matter Lyric are you hurt… whoa, what did you find?” sketch asked in astonishment.
“whoa, I cant believe it..” Apollo gasped
“come on, don’t just stand there lets go explore in side!” lyric said impatiently. Apollo nodded in agreement.
“w-wait how do we know what’s inside” sketch hesitantly questioned
“well we’ll never find out just standing here” Lyric said entering the ruins of what looked like tomb. Apollo and Sketch looked at each other and shrugged and trotted after Lyric. When they entered the ruins they saw Lyric trying to hack away a tangle of vines
“here let me help” Sketch said levitating the machete and surprising lyric causing her to fall back into a puddle.
“oops sorry” Sketch giggled as they walked the was machete cutting the overgrowth as they went Until they heard a loud “CHINK!” of metal rung through out the entire area. Lyric pushed back the vines a discovered some sort of mechanism It was a large purple sphere with a sharp rusted spike sticking out of it, with 4 gold looking legs holding it up, and on the side of the gold base was an old rusty looking button surrounded by a dark purple rim. Lyric reached out to push the button
“Lyric stop we don’t know what It does it could be dangerous.” Sketch warned
“but we’re adventurers we are spouse to take chances it’s part of the job” Lyric complained Apollo sighed and replied "yes, it is part of our job, but sketch is right, besides its getting dark we should set up camp.” Lyric tried to protest but they had already started out
“hey wait for me!” Lyric called trotting after them. as soon as Lyric stepped out a mysterious alicorn mare and discords face appeared in the purple crystal both laughing manically the mare saying
“those fools, walking right into my trap.’
Their camp was small some tents, a fire, what was left of their food supply, and the things in their saddlebags. Lyric was busy flying laps around the camp site, while Sketch was cooking dinner, and Apollo gathered fire wood to keep the fire going. As they were eating their meal, that Sketch had prepared, everypony was talking excitedly about how their find would go down in history, and it was their lucky break. After dinner they set of to bed for tomorrow was another long day of adventuring.
Lyric tossed and turned for most of the night she couldn’t sleep without knowing what that button did,So Lyric snuck out of camp being careful not to wake the others and flew of toward the ruins. Upon entering the ruins Lyric was wondering what could possibly happen by pushing the shiny button. Maybe riches, or possibly fame, or it could just be a muffin for Lyric hadn't had a good old muffin in a while and muffins were her favorite just like Derpy.
Before she realized it she had come upon the purple crystal ball with the button. Lyric reached out just about to press the button when Sketch, who thought she might catch Lyric trying to see what the button would do, ran in pulling her back, awaking Lyric from the trance like state fixated on the button
“Sketch what are you doing, let me go!” Lyric yelled fighting to get free from Sketch’s grasp accidentally hitting the button with her back foot in the process. the shiny orb now releasing a purple and red mist. The mist was twisting this way and that around the room purple clumping to one side of the chamber, and red on the other. Two evil laughs loomed in the air, the room echoing with their sound.
As the laughs started, the two fighting friends stopped dead in their tracks, for the had not noticed the mist forming in the chamber.
“look what you did now Lyric!” Sketch hollered angrily
“me! You’re the one who started it Sketch! if you would have let me go I wouldn't have accidentally kicked the button!” Lyric screamed right back
“hey what’s going on here I heard you two at the campsite and… holy Celestia” Apollo replied as Discord, Chrysalis , and a mysterious alicorn appeared from the mist.
The three ponies were standing there dumbfounded, and curious as to who this new mysterious alicorn was.
“wh… who are you?…and why are you here?” stammered Lyric finally after a short awkward silence. The alicorn stared at her and replied
“why little pegasus, my savior, you released me from my prison, so I will tell you who I am Psychotic-twist, little known sister to princess Celestia and Luna, I was banished here and secluded here in these ruins for 2 thousand years of my 6 thousand year banishment, because you, little pony, released me from my prison, now to resume where I took off to take over Equestria!!” Psychotic-twist finished with an evil laugh. during her evil laugh Lyric took action flying off to inform the princess of her mistake.
“thank you foolish ponies Psychotic-twist and I decided to team up and take over for no pony will know who she is she will just be a dark blue alicorn with a royal purple mane” Discord sneered maniacally
"nopony with ever suspect a thing"
“you will never get away with it Discord, the elements of harmony have beaten you before, and they can beat you again!” Apollo shouted, as Sketch leaned over and whispered into his ear “where is Lyric?”
Chapter 2: Mystery's tale
Lyric flew at near sonic speed toward Canterlot
“I must tell the princess about what happened out their” Lyric thought
45 minutes in later
Near exhaustion, Lyric neared Canterlot. It was now dawn; Princess Luna must have just lowered the moon. Lyric changed course to head toward the castle, just that simple task had taken what little energy she had left. It had been a long, exhausting day that with no sleep through the night, and the night before was restless.
Upon reaching the castle, guards, as usual were surrounding the castle. Lyric had tried to tell them that she needed to speak with the princess, and that the fate of Equestria depended on it, but they only replied that the princess was not taking hearing until noon, and to come back later.
Lyric wouldn’t take no for an answer, she flew over the gates and almost immediately tailed by dozens of guards.
“Land immediately, you are in restricted air space.” one guard shouted.
Lyric ignored this request. Guards were gaining on her, with what little energy she had left she speed up enough to reach the doors of the thrown room, which is where she was met by several dozens of guards, lead by none other than Shining armor.
Lyric came to a halt; she knew that she couldn’t try to get past them.
“It’s a matter of the fate of Equestria. Please, let me talk to the princess.” Lyric tried to persuade them, for what she was saying was true.
Of course this didn’t work, as expected. She hadn’t given up yet though, she may be sleep deprived, but she still had determination.
The princess, meanwhile, had been relaxing drinking her morning cup of tea, when the commotion outside the thrown room door started. Figuring that she might as well go see what’s going on, for there were guards yelling, and somepony screaming at them.
The door opened the princess looking at every thing going on
“what’s going on here?” this made Lyric stop dead in her tracks.
“nothing to worry about your highness, we will handle this.
“princess I have terrible news from the expedition team!”
“and what may that be?” Celestia questioned
“well it’s kind of along story.”
“guards I think I can handle it from here.” the guards bowed and resumed to their stations.
…
“And Discord and somepony named Psychotic-twist plan to…”
“I know Take over all of Equestria” Celestia said with a sigh
“you see, Psychotic-twist is my sister, nopony knows about her for she was wiped from the memories of all ponies, and unwritten from the text books. Psychotic-twist isn’t her real name either, her real name is Mystery, or at least, that’s what everypony called her. Mystery was banished while still a bit young, for she had met Discord, and had fallen in love.”
Lyric then asked “but wasn’t Discord banished by the elements of harmony?”
“yes he was, but we will get to that later.” Celestia replied she the continued
“Mystery and Discord, had a forbidden love, every night, they would sneak out to see each other. But falling for Discord had influenced her. His magical and chaotic ways fascinated her. But for every spell she learnt, only made her fall into the darkness, day by day getting deeper.
Eventually our mother had found out, and she was furious. Mother had then for bayed her from seeing Discord. But by then it was to late, the darkness had corrupted her, and her love for him was strong now. Mystery grew enraged, and lashed out, almost destroying Canterlot completely, with her new found ways. Luna and I teamed up, using the elements of harmony, and our combined wits, we managed to banish Mystery and Discord. Knowing Mystery, she always had a twist; she would find a way to escape before her banishment was over.
And now that she has been released, she is still outraged at us all, she will return to destroying Equestria.”
Celestia sighed and started to write a letter to her faithful student, Twilight.
“hey Tia what is going on? To whom art thou talking?” Luna said walking in the room.
“Luna, you remember Mystery.”
“why would we not? She hath destroyed Canterlot, many thousand years past. ”
“well Luna, it looks like she has returned, with Discord.”
