The Changing paths of elements

by TheGryphonsPresent

Chapter 4:The Chaos Starts now

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Young Celestia:"Lets go warn Sombra and chrysalis..Discord."

Young Discord:"Alright dearest and thanks again dad."

Star Swirled:"Your welcome..and be safe."

*Discord opened the door for celestia letting her walk out first and then shut the door walking beside her*

Young Celestia:"If this is just the beginning then I don't think were even close to facing whats yet to come."

Young Discord:"I think your right on that..and I don't like whats probably coming.."

*Discord & Celestia Both headed back to the garden to speak with Sombra and Chrysalis not even aware Delirium was spying on them until they were out of her sight.*

Delirium:"Finally those pesky ponies are out of sight now..time to set this plan of mine in motion before others start wandering the halls and ruining my plans."

-Delirium would walk into the room that held all the elements securely with the room very dim and no guards in sight as she walked to the glass case that held the elements and soon stood staring at them as she used her magic to break the spell that was keeping them safe, and stared gawking at the elements that laid in their case, pinning her ears back she'd open her mouth and began to sing while walking around the room-

Delirium:~They want me in chains.. and for me to change..but I don't dare try to hear their violent words..and I'll no longer bow to her..but am I going insane?..Oh no..just forgotten and breaking away..but is this truly real or a dream?..And should I tell my self this isn't real..?"

*Delirium would walk on over placing her hoof against the mirror as she looked at her reflection with the true side of Delirium placing her hoof against the glass in the mirror with tears rolling down her cheeks and slowly fell to her knees with her hoof still against the glass on the opposite side of the mirror*

Delirium:~Am I going insane?..Am I crazy..or is this a dream..?..Doesn't matter I have only chaos to bring..and a world to take..oh am I going insane?..Am I crazy.. or is this a dream? They want me in chains..and for me to change..but I don't dare try to hear their violent words..oh I know what to do..now..to put an end to my misery..and take what is rightfully mine..oh am I insane?..Am I crazy or is this a dream?..And though they've thought they've seen the real me..they shall know that they'll only fear me..am I going insane?..~

*Delirium turned and walked to the elements of harmony, levitating a few more of the elements with her horn taking them out of their case, levitating them each on different sides having two elements on her right and two on her left while one just above her almost forgetting about her own element soon carefully levitating hers down on the ground and looked down coldly at it before placing a hoof on it and forced her hoof down putting pressure in her hoof making the element begin to slowly crack in front of her while she kept her hoof on it until it shattered completely and slowly moved her hoof away from the cracked element she had shattered, and started walking to the center of the room*

Delirium:~And If they try to fight..I'll just have to end a life..even if they scream it doesn't matter to me..am I going insane?..Am I crazy or is this a dream?..And though they've thought they've seen the real me..they shall know that they'll only fear me..

*The remaining five elements began to glow and a small symbol would appear with them that each represented the pony's cutie mark, within seconds their glow would fade and turn to black, beaming down 5 dark rays upon Delirium, quickly she'd close her eyes unsure of what the elements were doing, slowly the elements would stop beaming down on Delirium and making her open her eyes and look to see what the elements had done, to her surprise the elements had transformed her completely changing how she looked, from her height to her tail and mane with little extra necessity on her back she never use to have before*

Delirium:~Am I going insane?..Am I going crazy or is this a dream?.. ~

*Delirium levitated the element of laughter in front of her and grinned after she had stopped singing*

Delirium:"It's time I changed things up a bit..starting with discord..this will be fun..and a surprise he'll never forget."

Young Celestia:"Is something wrong discord? You've been awfully quiet.."

Young Discord:"I..well..actually yes something is wrong.."

Young Celestia:"Well what is it?..Your welcome to tell me."

Young Discord:"It's just..I feel like were being watched.."

Young Celestia:"Watched?..I don't see any one behind us or near us."

Young Discord:"I know but it still doesn't change the fact that I still feel were being watched by some pony ya gotta believe me I'm telling the truth Celestia and I'm being completely honest on this."

Young Celestia:"Alright..okay..I believe you on this even if I don't fully understand entirely."

Young Discord:"Thanks.."

*Celestia would holler at Sombra,Chrysalis & Luna who were talking to one another to get their attention to come over to where she and Discord were*

*Sombra ,Chrysalis, and Luna looked over and began trotting over to Celestia and Discord*

Young Chrysalis:"Hey your back!"

Young Sombra:"What took you guys so long?"

Young Discord:"We were just having a discussion with Star swirled about a few things and thought we should tell you as well of what we think might be going on with the elements."

Young Sombra:"Somethings wrong with the elements?.."

Young Chrysalis:"But aren't the elements safe and secure?.."

Young Sombra:"Yea..but uh before we stray off topic tell us whats wrong."

Young Luna:"I'm guessing you told him then about what I saw earlier right dear sister?"

Young Celestia:"Yes..I did and well the elements..or should I say Deliriums element its..its grey and when we asked Star swirled if he knew anything about this even he couldn't find an answer and Deliriums been acting as off as her element has been."

Young Discord:"And were not sure what to do.."

Young Luna:"Maybe..we should start looking  for  the answers our selves..then."

*Chrysalis would look over to the place Delirium was at during the party*

Young Chrysalis:"Hey um guys.."

Young Discord:"Yea I think that's our only best bet that will figure something out on how to fix all this."

Young Chrysalis:"Guys.."

Young Sombra:"But where should we start looking first?.."

*Chrysalis pinned her ears back and yelled to get her friends attention*

Young Chrysalis:"GUYS!"

*Everyone would turn to Chrysalis after she had managed to get their attention*

Young Discord:"Yea?"

Young Luna:"What is it Chrysalis?.."

Young Sombra:"Yea Chrysi?"

Young Chrysalis:"That's what I've been trying to tell you but..guys wheres Delirium?..Shes not at the spot she was sitting at during the party."

Young Discord:"Your right she isn't."

Young Luna:"This can't be good..".

Young Celestia:"Where could she have gone?.."

Young Discord:"Maybe she went home early?.."

Young Luna:"Now why would she head home it's still day out."

*Discord quickly averted his gaze from Luna's, while puffing his cheeks*

Young Discord:"She probably realized she had left the oven on."

Young Luna:"Discord..that's not funny."

Young Discord:"Was to me."

Young Chrysalis:"Well whatever it is we should find her too for all we know something could of happened to her."

Young Celestia:"Chrysalis is right..we have to go and find her."

Young Luna:"But what if we don't?"

Young Discord:"Then will try again until we do."

Young Sombra:"Well then what are we doing still standing around lets move it."

*The five ponies would all walk back into the castle from the garden*

Young Luna:"Do you think will be able to find her,sister."

Young Celestia:"I hope so.."

Young Chrysalis:"Don't worry I'm sure we will Luna maybe she had a good reason why she left."

Young Luna:"Maybe..but I hope your right Chrysalis.."

Young Chrysalis:"I hope so..too"

Young Sombra:"Why not we split up too cover more ground to find her, Discord Chrysalis you two search the high places."

Young Discord:"Aye aye captain!"*Discord pulled out a pirate hat out of know where placing it on his head with pride*

Young Sombra:"Right...Luna you search the west hall, Celestia you search the south hall."

Young Luna:"What about you?.."

Young Sombra:"I'll use a duplicate spell to duplicate my self so I can search the north hall while my duplicate searches the east."

Young Celestia:"Sounds like a decent plan..why not we all agree if we can't find anything that we meet up in the center of the castle."

Young Chrysalis:"What time?.."

Young Celestia:How about around 9pm since its 5 pm right now and will give us enough time to search the castle."

Young Discord:"So..in  four hours,right?"

*Celestia would only nod to Discord she question with out a word to be said*

Young Chrysalis:"Come on Discord let's get to searching see you all in four hours."

Young Luna:"Yea cya..and good luck Sombra and Dearest sister Tia."

*Luna began to gallop down towards the west hall*

Young Celestia:"Remember you all that we meet back at the center of the castle at 9."

Young Sombra:"Got it."

*As Sombra walked he'd be casting the duplicate spell managing to duplicate him self completely making the duplicate him look almost completely solid and walked up to his duplicate self giving him a command*

Young Sombra:"Duplicate your too check the east hall and look for delirium if you don't find anything return to me immediately."

*The duplicate would only nod following its masters orders and went on its way to the east hall of the castle*

Young Sombra:"Cya later I gotta go check the north hall now."

Young Celestia:"Alright but um wait!"

*Sombra quickly Stopped in his tracks from heading to the north hall and slowly turn his his body around*

Young Sombra:"What is it?.."

Young Celestia:"Be safe.."

Young Sombra:"Will do."

*Sombra galloped off to the hall he said he would check out while his copy ran off aswell while Celestia quietly walked off."

Young Chrysalis:"Discord mind I ask you something?..It's not most of anything I've ever asked before but..by any chance are you and Celestia well..an item?"

*Discord would be flapping his wings as Chrysalis was while his face reddened*

Young Discord:"I well..maybe we haven't really talked about that very much."

Young Chrysalis:"But you two seem so close I mean you two were around each other the most at the party after that big..pff cake war."*Chrysalis gave out a small chuckle*

Young Discord:"You do have a point there but I don't know maybe she doesn't see me in that way, you know."

Young Chrysalis:"I best she does she seems really into you and your so sweet with her come on ya gotta tell her sometime Discord."

*What felt like hours of walking and roaming each and almost every hall of hoping to find delirium all the ponies started to give up for the coming evening*

Young Luna:"No sign of her down here.."

*Feeling hopeless, Luna made a bubble like small screen float in front of her that showed celestia's face*

Young Luna:"Any sign of her dear sister?"

Young Celestia:"No , not at all I can't find her in the hall way I'm in."

Young Luna:"What about Sombra? Did you ask him through the bubbles."

Young Celestia:"I already have asked him but even he and his clone have found only empty hall ways."

Young Luna:"Well what about Discord, or Chrysalis maybe they-

*Before Luna could finish her sister had cut her off from finishing*

Young Celestia:"I asked them too and they looked in all the towers even, maybe we should call it a night before we all get lost the castle is like a maze dear sister , tell the others to meet up where we agreed too."

Young Luna:"Alright sister.."

*Increasing the spell, The bubble screen split into four, one bubble for Discord appeared, another for Chrysalis and the final one Sombra*

Young Luna:"Everypony..Sister and I both agree that we should call off the search for today."

*Discord tugged on his ears with frustration*

Young Discord:"What?! But can't we keep going it's not even close to midnight ..I think."

Young Chrysalis:"I agree with them discord..and I'm kinda feeling*Chrysalis yawned*tired..from flying around with no rest."

Young Discord:"Oh alright..fine..guess I'm kinda feeling tired too I have to admit."

Young Chrysalis:"Will meet you all back at the center of the castle Luna, Chrysalis out."

*Chrysalis popped both hers and Discords screen bubbles and grabbed his hoof ,to keep him with her so they wouldn't get seperated in there way back*

Young Sombra:"So were calling it quits already?"

Young Luna:"I'm afraid so Sombra but only for now perhaps we might find her in the morning besides ''tis getting closer for me to bring out the moon and I need my strength."

Young Sombra:"Understood Luna,Sombra out."

*Just as Chrysalis had done, Sombra would pop his screen bubble to, heading to the center of the castle just as the others were*

*Flapping her wings she let out a sigh before looking at Discord giving him a concerned look*

Young Chrysalis:"Discord..your not looking too good.."

Young Discord:"I'm fine Chrysalis honest, I feel fine, I am fine nothing to it--

Young Chrysalis:"Discord!!!"

*Chrysalis zoomed down to catch discord who had fainted in mid flight,

After catching him she'd clap down and carry him on her back walking with a worried look still on her face*

Young Chrysalis:"Perhaps..he's just tired*chrysalis looked over at her back where she had placed discord* then again maybe we all are.."

*Center of the castle*

Young Luna:"Where's Chrysalis and Discord?..."

Young Sombra:"I'm not sure but I'm sure their on their way here,just give them a bit of time."

Young Celestia:"I don't think you..have to worry I can see them just up ahead from us."

Young Chrysalis:"Sorry..if I'm late..Discord fainted and I..well it's kind of hard carrying a pony on my back.."

Young Sombra:"Fainted?..That doesn't sound like him at all.."

Young Celestia:"Why not we get him to bed, he may just only be exhausted Chrysalis.."

Young Luna:"I think we all should head to our rooms, Sister could you come with me to help lower your sun for my moon?.."

Young Celestia:"Of course little sister.."

Young Luna:"And Sombra could you take discord to his room?"

Young Sombra:"consider it already set into motion."*Sombra levitated Discord off Chrysalis walking to the west wing of the castle."

Young Chrysalis:"You think Discord will be alright?..

Young Sombra:"He'll Be just fine." *Sombra shouted back to Chrysalis as he wasn't walking*

Young Chrysalis:"I hope so.."*Chrysalis said in a sadden voice as she walked on heading to her own room of the castle

Young Sombra:"What could of made you faint?..I doubt it'd be from exhaustion due to you being full of energy constantly, there's gotta be a reason for this..perhaps I should take another look around after putting you to bed."*Sombra quietly spoke to Discord who was still asleep*

Young Sombra:"And..here we are.."*Sombra opened the door quietly that led into Discords room and walked while levitating Discord now towards the bed ,and laid him down and walked to Discords bed pulling the covers over up to Discords shoulders and placed a hoof on the bed as he sat and looked over at his friend*

Young Sombra:"I know you can hear me..even if your not awake right now, so I want you to know were gonna figure this out I promise you Discord..sleep well."*Sombra turned the light off closing the door behind him and headed for his own room*

*Looking through the mirror Delirium smirked as she watches sombra's conversation with Discord who was still asleep*

Delirium:"Oh I wouldn't have said that if I were you Sombra dear, looks like Discords not the only one being punished tonight."

*She'd levitate the element of honesty as she did before with the element of laughter and brought the element to be in front of her as she grinned, pleased with what she was doing,and watched as she was using her magic to break the element of honesty, and within moments later the element would shatter in front of her piece by piece hitting the floor*

Delirium:"They wanna interfere..then I'll play their little childish game but my way, and soon they shall fall, what a delight this is such fun, but that game doesn't start till tomorrow, then the real fun begins."

-The next morning later-

Young Discord:"Boy..what a strange dream I had..everything was all chaotic and the floor was like checkers and some ponies floating without wings."*Discord rubbed his eye letting out a loud yawn as he stretched his front hooves up above his head,even if he was half asleep still, he'd get up from his bed and headed for the bathroom that was in his bedroom and quietly opened the door,leaving it wide open, Discord would turn the fauscet on and splash some water in his face*"Question is how I got into my bed maybe one of the others brought me to my room or maybe one of the guards did--WHAT?!..WHAT?! W-why do I have horns?...a-and my eyes t-their not blue any more..what in equestria is going on..I must be dreaming..but gotta check to be sure."*Discord raised his hoof and slapped him self across the face and gritted his teeth baring the pain*"Nope..definitely not a dream..I gotta tell one of the others about this..."